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Thousands of cases have already been adjourned, people facing serious charges are unable to get legal advice and criminal courts have effectively come to a standstill.

It is a shoddy and, ultimately, very damaging way to do business because the courts are now in chaos.

Unfortunately, there are companies in Europe that are owned or effectively controlled by Russia and its sanctioned oligarchs.

It is so important to keep promises.

Every ton of raw materials that end up in Russia is used against us in this war. This is what we understand. This is how we see it.

It’s €50m wasted and you don’t have funding for services.

This presidency won't just be a presidency for governments or institutions or politicians alone. It will be a presidency for people, for the people of Ireland, for the people of Europe.

Holding the presidency is an honour and a responsibility, and we are ready to give it our all.

Når et fly bliver aflyst eller forsinket, står passagererne ofte i en enormt frustrerende situation, hvor de bare gerne vil hurtigt videre. Så skal de ikke også kæmpe sig igennem et uigennemskueligt system for at få den hjælp eller…

When a flight is canceled or delayed, passengers often find themselves in an extremely frustrating situation, where they just want to move on quickly. They should not also have to fight through an opaque system to get…

Og vigtigst af alt, retten til kompensation ved lange forsinkelser bliver fastholdt

And most importantly, the right to compensation for long delays is maintained.

Børn skal kunne sidde sammen med deres forældre uden ekstra gebyrer. Det skal være gratis at rette en stavefejl i navnet. Priserne skal være mere gennemsigtige.

Children should be able to sit with their parents without extra fees. It should be free to correct a spelling mistake in the name. Prices should be more transparent.

Det her er en god og vigtig aftale for europæiske flypassagerer

This is a good and important agreement for European air passengers.

Jeg glædede mig over, at Arbejdstilsynet bragte sagen videre til politiet, og jeg glæder mig over, at der nu er mulighed for, at vores retsvæsen får lov til at forholde sig til sagen.

I was pleased that the Working Environment Authority brought the case to the police, and I am pleased that there is now an opportunity for our judiciary to address the case.

It is something I hope to have further details in the coming months.

If it is something that is replicated in other European jurisdictions then it should be replicated here in Ireland.

We do need to explore all avenues in terms of how we can get greater prosecutions and certainly linking DNA testing with dog licences, ensuring that swabs are taken when dogs are registered, would be an important enforcement measure.

I have reached out to my officials to seek a briefing in regard to DNA testing.

We should not as a society, in 2026, be treating beautiful Irish hares in this way for our entertainment.