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Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

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Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Irish politician
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The future of CAP is the hands of MEPs. @EUAgri proposals to scrap it and fold it into the proposed Regional partnership plans have now been rejected by all political groups on the AGRI committee except @EPPGroup @RenewEurope and @GreensEFA We now have a majority to save it. #CAP #MEPs #EUAgriculture #EU

Gold plating is where Governments add extra layers of complexity to EU rules. In Ireland when the government gold plate something and it subsequently pisses people off, the same government blames the EU. They deliberately mislead the public to save their skins. What new I hear https://t.co/TS6CY2btM0 #GoldPlating #EULaw #IrishGovernment #IE

AI could wipeout the human race withing the next decade. It's hard to believe that politicians who couldn't even regulate something relatively simple, like building materials, are in any way capable of regulating AI. I questioned Ministers Niamh Smyth and Peter Burke on this https://t.co/hIxgsUMx8d #AI #Regulation #FutureRisks #Therearenospecificcountrycodesidentifiedinthetweetprovided.

Alan Kelly and co were in government in 2011. At that time there was ample information available of serious corruption in the Gardai. That includes dealing heroin and cocaine. That government did nothing about it. Easy shout in opposition. They had their chance. Did nothing. #Corruption #Garda #PoliticalAccountability #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweetyouprovided.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Having a meeting here now on the new proposed EU budget framework for 2028-35. One that sees a significant reduction in funding for Agriculture while massively increasing defence spending. https://t.co/XW5gdOq9yW #EUBudget #Agriculture #DefenceSpending #EU

It's now considered radical by some in Ireland NOT to celebrate a rapist and a sexual predator. WTAF. https://t.co/sP8ejbDrsu #Ireland #MeToo #Justice #IE

Netanyahu "was told what was going to happen" on October 7th. Is Hilary Clinton now a rabid anti-semite? #Netanyahu #HilaryClinton #antisemitism #IL #US

At IMCO committee to discuss the regulation of AI. Ministers Peter Burke and Niamh Smyth are here on behalf of The European Council. Given that it's MEP who will be central to deciding how this regulation works it's astonishing how few are here to discuss this most important https://t.co/csiM7pOJMM #AIRegulation #IMCO #EuropeanCouncil #EU

If you feel "unwelcome" by someone condemning a genocide then maybe have a good look at yourself. #FREEPALESTİNE #FREEPALESTINE #Genocide #SelfReflection #PS

There needs to be a lot more thought put in to what is a significantly challenging transition from primary to secondary school. Particularly for children who are neurodivergent. For some it breaks them. It need not be so difficult. #Neurodiversity #EducationTransition #SupportKids #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

Today I met with North East Sepsis Awareness (NESA) group. As their name suggests they are trying to highlight the dangers posed by Sepsis. @CarrollJennifer you need to do much more on this. It needs to be far higher up your agenda. People dyeing due to a lack of information. https://t.co/MYS6duuNuH #SepsisAwareness #NESA #HealthEducation #Therearenospecificcountrymentionsinthetweet.Therefore #theresponseis:

The IFA were at the AGRI committee this atternoon talking about how we need to teed the world. With the farming systems we have in Ireland, thanks to the likes of the IFA, we can't even feed ourselves. https://t.co/ewCsO206ge #IFA #Agriculture #FoodSecurity #IE

The IFA were at the AGRI committee this afternoon talking about how we need to feed the world. With the farming systems we have in Ireland, thanks to the likes of the IFA, we can't even feed ourselves. https://t.co/GdfBanKGT9 #FoodSecurity #SustainableFarming #IFAIreland #IE

Man who bangs his head against a brick wall for 50 years says that in spite of serious injuries he has no plans to stop. #Determination #Inspiration #Resilience #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweet.

In 2018, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly to repeal the Eighth Amendment, giving Irish women and pregnant people the right to autonomy over their bodies. However, the O'Shea report (2023) found that current abortion laws are not meeting the needs of women and pregnant https://t.co/WO8HYG73mh #AbortionRights #IrishWomen #ReproductiveJustice #IE

I'm a MEP. I'm autistic. It's a spectrum. All autistic people are different from each other. It's not 'one size fits all'. Likewise for allistic (non autistic) people. #AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweet.

We discussed safety of children online today in plenary. If we're going to force children to go 'off line' then we need to dedicate time and resources to providing alternative activities for them to engage in. Are we prepared to do that is the question. https://t.co/d5q6fQWFQ6 #OnlineSafety #Children #EngagementAlternatives #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

Why is anyone whether that be players, officials or supporters, lowering themselves by participating in any way in this pathetic excuse for a world cup? #WorldCup #Football #Integrity #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

At yesterdays joint HOUS/IMCO committee I questioned the logic of the drive for deregulation in house building. Deregulation coupled with lax market surveillance has left the lives of tens of thousands of householders in pieces due to the presence of undetected defective concrete https://t.co/BzPkvGg4Ev #Deregulation #HousingCrisis #ConcreteSafety #Therearenospecificcountrymentionsinthetweetprovided.

People point to the EU and blame them for the woes of fishers. The reality is that for small scale fishers, the problem lies at home. The irish government could, if they really wanted to, change everthing for small scale fishers. If the will was there. #SmallScaleFisheries #IrishGovernment #EUBlaming #IE #EU