Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised)
9:30 am
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I will mention St. Patrick's Day again. Gone are the days when St. Patrick's Day was seen as an opportunity for Ministers to go abroad for purely political purposes. St. Patrick's Day now has a huge trade and commerce dimension. That focus will be seen again this year. I want to acknowledge the role of the parliamentary tier of this committee in that respect.