We need to send out a strong message that action is going to be taken to protect the rainforest. When you think about it, we impose sanctions on other countries for damage they may inflict on the world in the future. What’s happening in the rainforest is happening today, by the second, by the minute, by the hour. The horrific videos of the burning of the rainforest should revolut us all. I want my party and the irish government to adopt this policy. We need to get the European Union and the United Nations to adopt this policy. They all need to wake up and act in response to the ongoing damage that is being done to the world as a result of the burning of the rainforest.

Minister Jim O’Callaghan launches 2025 awareness campaign targeting misuse of illegal fireworks
24 September 2025 Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan today launched a nationwide awareness raising campaign to warn against the serious dangers posed by illegal fireworks and the strict...
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