WELCOMING UKRAINIAN MPS TO SEANAD ÉIREANN: OPENING REMARKS

​A historic day in the Seanad as four Ukrainian MPs, Lesia Vasylenko, Alona Shkrum, Dmytro Natalukha, and Rostyslav Tistyk addressed the Seanad, the first time Ukrainian MPs have addressed any national parliament in person since the war began. It was an honour to welcome our Ukrainian colleagues to Seanad Éireann this evening just as thousands of Irish people have welcomed Ukrainian refugees into our country. Ireland continues to support Ukraine's application for EU membership and its right to self-determination and democratic government.