The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes has defended
Enda Kenny’s role as Taoiseach and leader of the party. The Dublin MEP says
Fine Gael has a significant mandate to defend and that it intends doing so with
Mr Kenny as leader. Mr Hayes, who was speaking in the European Parliament, says the
priority for both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael will be to see if they can form a
government with other parties and independents.

Out words: hard decisions

Dur: 00:30 

MEPs have this morning been debating
plans outlined at this week’s EU-Turkey summit to tackle the refugee crisis in
Europe. The United Nations has expressed concerns over the so-called “one in
one out” proposal outlined at the summit. The plan envisages
resettling a Syrian from Turkey to an EU country for every Syrian readmitted by
Turkey from the Greek Islands. The Fine Gael MEP
Mairead McGuinness says that the challenges in resolving the refugee crisis are
huge. 

Out words: in Syria

Dur: 00:33 

The European Parliament has this morning
been debating the recent EU-Turkey Summit in tackling the refugee crisis. The
United Nations has expressed concerns over the so-called “one in one out”
proposal outlined at this week’s summit.  The plan envisages
resettling a Syrian from Turkey to EU countries for every Syrian readmitted by
Turkey from the Greek Islands. The Fine Gael MEP
Mairead McGuinness says that despite concerns over cooperating with Turkey, the
results of non-cooperation would be worse.

Out words: are enormous

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