Perjury Motion Receives Cross Party Support

Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín has welcomed the cross party support for the Regional Group Motion that will make it a Statutory Crime to commit Perjury.

“The Regional Group’s motion received Government support to immediately establish the Dáil Select Committee on Justice and for Committee Stage of the Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 to be the first item of business on the agenda before the 31st of October”.

“Small to medium sized business are getting stuffed by radically increasing input costs. Amongst these increasing costs is Insurance. Whole swathes of our society is in danger of becoming obsolete as Insurance becomes increasingly hard to acquire. There are many problems with the dysfunctional Insurance industry and all need to be tackled. One of those is fraud. It is astounding that perjury is not clearly defined, is hard to prosecute and does not have a clear penalty”.

“Our Bill resolves this problem and will make people think long and hard before the seek to commit perjury in the future. This Bill is not just about insurance claims, it is about the core administration of justice in our society”.

It is now time to pass and enact this Bill without further delay.

The nine TDs involved are: Cathal Berry ; Sean Canney ; Peter Fitzpatrick ; Noel Grealish ; Michael Lowry ; Verona Murphy ; Denis Naughten ; Matt Shanahan and Peadar Tóibín .

The Irish political system is radically broken

In Ireland the vast majority of elected representatives put a finger in the air to check which way the political wind is blowing. They have one eye on their leaders – seeking brownie points – and another eye keeping their seat safe. If elected reps shut up and do as they’re told, they are promoted; if they stand up for what they believe in, they are demoted. No wonder we have the political class we have. No wonder one point one billion euro is being buried in a hole under the National Children’s Hospital and that Stormont is in stalemate.

Throughout Ireland, many people are now afraid to say what they feel, many are afraid to respectfully engage on a range of different topics. Many feel there is a new censorship and a new political correctness in Ireland, that opposition to the establishment is being deleted.

Respectful opposition is not the enemy. Respectful opposition is a critical element of a functional democracy. Aontú will have the backbone to stand up, without fear, for you.