Results 21-40 of 72 for going forward speaker:Seán Haughey

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Jun 2021)

Seán Haughey: ...to the 1990 levels, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. However, no agreement was reached as to mechanisms to be used to reach these targets. It is reported that Poland in particular put forward objections on the basis of its continued reliance on coal. In any event, we await the "Fit for 55" package from the European Commission. Achieving these targets will be challenging for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Seán Haughey: ...crash and the Irish people voted in favour on the first attempt. It showed that economic uncertainty is a worry for everyone. I agree with what our guests said regarding the role of trade going forward. I take on board also the point they made about how the investment court system is a reform of the ad hoc system of private arbitration of the ISDS, and that is welcome. Our guests may...

Europe Day: Statements (11 May 2021)

Seán Haughey: ...and European rights and values, including the rule of law, migration challenges, security, the EU's role in the world, the Union's democratic foundations and how to strengthen democratic processes governing the European Union. These have been outlined by the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Thomas Byrne. The range of issues is wide. The consultation in...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Seán Haughey: ...Change and to the Paris Agreement on climate. The EU has also made the tackling of climate change a central objective through the so-called European Green Deal. I also welcome the new emissions goal announced by the US Administration. It now aims to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. Other countries, including China, must now step up to the plate and follow suit. The recent virtual...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (31 Mar 2021)

Seán Haughey: ...EU has not been pursued, particularly in view of the interconnectivity of global supply chains, and I am of the view that the policy on this issue agreed at the Council meeting represents the best way forward. I note what was said in the Council’s statement on the EU’s relations with Turkey. There is no doubt that it is in the EU’s interests to have stability in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16) (resumed): Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (16 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: ...a patient man. We appreciate the work he and his team put into the protocol. We have spoken about the political fallout from the attempted triggering of Article 16. There is no point in going over that again, other than to say that the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland now has a five-point plan to free Northern Ireland of the protocol. Sectarian tensions are rising....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16): Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: I am not going to repeat what other speakers said, other than to say that the triggering of Article 16 was a serious mistake with serious political fall-out. What the committee is doing and intends to do at subsequent meetings is to find out what actually happened. We need to learn the lessons from it. I know the Minister said that we cannot really move on from it, but we will eventually....

Post-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2020)

Seán Haughey: ...the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, tried to tear up the rule-book and negotiate bilaterally with France and Germany. It was a good try, but that was something to which the EU was never going to agree. We were told that negotiations might not conclude before the end of this month, leaving everyone, including the European Parliament, in limbo for the first few weeks of January. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Conference on Future of Europe and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (25 Nov 2020)

Seán Haughey: ...Port. That is something we need to look at seriously at this stage and prevent any problems arising. I note what the Minister of State said about treaty change. I support his view that the Government does not favour treaty change. As he will have heard, this committee has discussed the Conference on the Future of Europe for several weeks with various points of view brought forward....

Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: ...relations with Africa, as well as the southern neighbourhood, Belarus, Turkey and the downing of flight MH17. Obviously of major concern to Ireland is the Brexit issue and the state of EU-UK negotiations on a possible trade agreement. The time, energy and resources given to dealing with the outcome of the fateful vote on Brexit way back on 23 June 2016 have been substantial. Public...

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Seán Haughey: ..., which are all extremely important and much work needs to be done in those areas. I would also like to reiterate what the Minister said about the need to develop relationships between the EU and the UK going forward, when all this has been sorted out one way or the other. More specifically, we need to develop relationships between Ireland and the UK in the future. I know this came up...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)

Seán Haughey: I congratulate Deputy Byrne on his appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs. I regret that he was not able to go to Brussels but I appreciate the circumstances behind that, which concerned the Covid-19 crisis. I welcome the agreement reached by the European Council on the multi-annual financial framework and the recovery stimulus package, which, as the...

Covid-19 (Brexit): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Seán Haughey: That is correct. I am going to ask three questions in two and a half minutes and hopefully the Minister of State can reply in that time. A hard or no-deal Brexit is now looking increasingly likely. This will have serious consequences for businesses and SMEs already struggling due to Covid-19. There seem to be several disagreements between the EU and the UK in the negotiations. These...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 May 2020)

Seán Haughey: 1025. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he plans to regulate the taxi industry going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6465/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (18 Dec 2019)

Seán Haughey: ...Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views as to the required next steps in the Brexit negotiations; the way in which he plans to ensure the unique interests of Ireland are kept to the fore going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53622/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (18 Dec 2019)

Seán Haughey: I ask the Tánaiste his view on what he believes will be the next steps in the Brexit negotiations and how the Government plans to ensure that Ireland's unique interests are kept to the fore going forward. I think the House would also welcome an update on the Brexit situation at this crucial time.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: ...environment, workers and consumers, which seeks to return Europe to a model of competition that brought nothing but destruction in the past. We need to be very clear that the principal changes negotiated with the Johnson government in recent weeks are a step backwards, though probably unavoidable given the behaviour of London. This involves a decisive move towards a long-term hard Brexit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Finland (10 Jul 2019)

Seán Haughey: ...just questioned the Taoiseach in the Dáil on the recent European Council and the filling of the five positions in the institutions. I questioned him on the candidacy of Frans Timmermans and the goings-on within the European People's Party group. It is clear that the candidacy of Mr. Timmermans was opposed by Hungary, Poland and other eastern European member states which raises...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Haughey: ...already considered the Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016 and the Local Government Reform (Amendment) (Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin) Bill 2016 which was brought forward by Deputy Lahart. When those Bills were taken on Second Stage, the House agreed to defer a vote on them, pending further discussion and consultation with the Minister and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of European Court of Auditors: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Seán Haughey: ...otherwise in that regard? Citizens complain about the amount of bureaucracy and form-filling and the fact that it is quite daunting. Are there any moves to try to improve the situation or is the trend going the other way, with more form-filling and bureaucracy required? Mr. Murphy mentioned a report on youth unemployment. Will he give us the headlines of it? During the recession...