Grace O'Sullivan MEP @GraceOSllvn@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Climate & social justice activist 🌍. Ecologist 🌱. Surfer 🏄🏼♀️. Mother.
Green MEP for Ireland South 🇪🇺. @greenparty_ie spokesperson on the marine.
Joined Apr 2022
@flossiebeachcl1 @LegoLostAtSea Serious case of hat-hair! 😁
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It should go without saying that Marine Protected Areas should be off limits for destructive practices.
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@grainnelaw @IPCC_CH @GreensEFA @greenparty_ie Fully agree! 🙌
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@flossiebeachcl1 Fridays for Future and amazing organisers like @flossiebeachcl1 above shouldn't have to be out on the streets - we should have acted decades ago!
We need every single party on board for a 'whole of government' approach to climate change.
@jerosullivanRK
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"There is no longer any excuse for politicians and leaders who say this is not the time for action”
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The latest @IPCC_CH report shows that we have already reached 1.1°C global warming and we are running out of time to achieve systemic change
It also says we have the knowledge & resources to tackle the climate crisis now.
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@AndrewMageePsy @CosgroveNessa @GreensEFA @greenparty_ie Both hopefully in the coming months!
More info here: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/e00ec-marine-protected-areas/
and here:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-revision-of-the-fisheries-control-system
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@AndrewMageePsy @CosgroveNessa @GreensEFA @greenparty_ie Hi Andrew, thanks for the comment. We are now legislating for the biggest increase in Marine Protected Areas in the history of the State. In the EU I’m now negotiating to increase restrictions and monitoring on these trawlers.
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I’ve been a surfer my whole life and love the connection surfing gives us to the sea 🤙
So it was great to meet up with the Irish Surfing Association recently for the launch of their new Strategic Plan at TBay Surf Club in Tramore 🏄♂️
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Don’t ye know Saint Patrick was a punk
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At the end of Seachtain na Gaeilge and on this St. Patrick's Day, I share this video of a speech I delivered on Monday about the year 2023, one I hope will be remembered as the "Year of the Sea" 🌊
It was lovely to be able to speak as Gaeilge in the Parliament - more to come! ☘️
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🇮🇪Ag deireadh Seachtain na Gaeilge agus ar Lá Fhéile Pádraig, roinnim an físeán d'óráid a rinne mé ar an Luan faoi 2023 - bliain a bheidh cuimhne uirthi mar "Bliain na Mara" tá súil agam 🌊
An-dheas a bheith in ann Gaeilge a labhairt sa Pharlaimint - beidh níos mó ag teacht ☘️
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The issue of ‘Margins of Tolerance’ has stalled negotiations, with some calling for loosening of regulations for reporting catches by millions of tonnes potentially.
I can’t allow that.
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I am in talks at the moment to introduce increased restrictions and monitoring, including CCTV, on large trawlers like this.
I had hoped we would finish negotiations last week but some issues remain outstanding. 1/2
RT @ShaunaReports: Irish MEP @GraceOSllvn says super trawlers like Margiris are "a disaster for small-scale fishers everywhere" while @FairSeasIreland is calling for urgent protection of 30% of our seas. @Irishwildlife @whittledaway wants a ban on tr…
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@codohertynews @FairSeasIreland @whittledaway @WhitmoreJen @MichaelC_IND_TD Good piece! Thankfully we are now negotiating new rules for monitoring in the EU, including the instalment of constant monitoring devices and CCTV on ships like this. I was in talks last week and hoped for agreement but one issue remains in the way!
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📰Today reports show that he himself will not be welcome to travel to Israel in the future. This action I hope will lead him and the EU to act in the name of human rights and democracy in the region.
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Last night in the European Parliament I asked High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs, @JosepBorrellF (the EU's Foreign Affairs Minister) why we are conducting fossil fuel trade deals with Israel.
❓️Why is one occupier's oil and gas more acceptable than another's?
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Supertrawler once again in our Atlantic 😡
Ultimately, we need fisheries reform to end their subsidies and ban them entirely. We have been blocked in the past, but we will keep fighting 🌊
Right now, I am currently negotiating legislation to expand our power to monitor onboard.
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RT @SeaShepherdFran: Thank you for adding your voice to defend the defenseless and help us preserve the essential population of dolphins in the Bay of Biscay 🐬💪
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This is not only inhumane, but detrimental for overall ocean health.
I'm working to tighten rules to prevent this from happening with my work on Fisheries Control
@seashepherd @greenparty_ie @malcolmnoonan
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Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Climate & social justice activist 🌍. Ecologist 🌱. Surfer 🏄🏼♀️. Mother.
Green MEP for Ireland South 🇪🇺. @greenparty_ie spokesperson on the marine.
Joined Apr 2022
