Irish Freedom Party's
Foreign Policy:

The Party puts Ireland's interest first. Our long-term goal is for Ireland to be a sovereign independent country outside the constraints of the EU. We believe that an exit from the European Union will permit the Irish People to take back control of
 

▪ Law-making

▪ Citizenship

▪ Currency

▪ Trade policy

▪ Borders and immigration policy

▪ Taxation and budget policy

▪ Sea-fisheries and marine resources

▪ Human rights under the Irish Supreme Court

▪ Foreign and security policy and enable the maintenance of a meaningful military neutrality.

 

We support all democratic endeavours to achieve the consent of the voters of Northern Ireland for a re-united and independent Ireland under the control of the Irish people and not that of either London or Brussels.

 

The Party will seek when feasible an Irish referendum on EU membership in the event of the following:

▪ Another net contributor member State leaving the EU

▪ Further undermining of Irish interests by the EU such as the introduction of a CCCTB which will mean loss of control over our own taxes.

▪ Further undermining by the EU of Irish military neutrality

 

In the short term, where feasible, we seek the repatriation of powers to Ireland from the EU, the lessening of financial contributions to the EU budget, the protection of Irish tax sovereignty, a better deal for our fishing community and the removal of Irish Defence Forces from EU Battle Groups.

 

We will use the Irish veto to block the accession of any further countries to the EU until the EU undertakes deep and radical reform. Specifically, we will campaign for the return of our national veto over all policy areas and the abandonment of Qualified Majority Voting. Specifically, we are opposed to a common EU Foreign policy and will work to ensure Irish fishermen are given greater rights to fish in Irish territorial waters.

 

We will seek means to curb abuse of our national welfare and residence system by EU foreign nationals. Belgium for instance, applies rules preventing non-Belgian EU nationals who are not working from claiming welfare payments and supports. Immigrants to Belgium must also have a minimum level of savings and a job arranged in advance. Uncontrolled immigration helps increase demand for housing, reducing availability, increases house prices and also lowers the wages of less skilled workers.

 

We will seek to bring back the ‘Green’ passport. In 2006 Ireland abandoned the green passport in favour of the common ‘burgundy’ passport of the EU. The introduction of the green passport in 1927 was an important symbol of our new-found independence. Re-introducing that passport now will be an important symbol of our desire to once again become an independent nation state.

 

Flight arrivals into Ireland will have a queue for Irish passport holders and everyone else (incl. other EU passport holders) will queue separately unlike the situation at present.