Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Business of Joint Committee

2:30 pm

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, this pertains to Melbourne and Brisbane specifically but I note Ireland has a large number of honorary consulates in Canada, as the ambassador obviously cannot cover the entire territory and the system works very well. However, in Australia, in a place like Melbourne that has a huge Irish population, both those newly arrived and those who have been there for generations, in some instances, the ambassadors have not visited Melbourne for one or two years and an honorary consul would do that. I will ask the Minister about that.

The second one concerns a problem I am sure many members have encountered. There are dedicated sections to deal with Oireachtas Members in agriculture, health and elsewhere and I must state-----

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