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Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the engagements associated with his attendance at the United Nations seminar on Sustainable Development Goals. [41462/23]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I wish to be associated with every word the Ceann Comhairle has said and welcome our Ukrainian friends. Unfortunately, I was not able to meet them at the joint committee because of the timing clash with these questions, but they are very welcome to this Chamber and we are honoured to have them here. My question is to ask the Tánaiste if he will report on his engagements during his...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste. When he was marking the UN International Day of Peace last week, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said, "Peace is needed today more than ever. War and conflict are unleashing devastation, poverty and hunger and are driving tens of millions of people from their homes. Climate chaos is all around". We know the SDGs are one of the best tools we have not...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I reiterate the point that our development aid is the advertisement of our commitment. It is where people can actually put our commitment to the SDGs to the test. Another undertaking the Government has given concerns climate financing, which runs across the responsibilities of the Departments of Foreign Affairs; Finance; Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and the Environment, Climate and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: With the focus being on the two-state solution, and then recognising that the two-state solution is becoming more and more unattainable as a result of the actions of the Israeli Government, to me point to a need for greater urgency. To repeat the point, this has to be followed by substantive actions because Ireland being considered hostile to the Israeli Government's policies is something I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he proposes to take further to his visit to Palestine and Israel; and if such actions will include the recognition of the state of Palestine. [41428/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: We followed very closely the Tánaiste's recent visit to the Middle East. He will have read the commentary that arose during that visit. On foot of that visit, what actions does he propose the Government should take?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I welcome the Tánaiste taking the time to travel to Israel and Palestine. If I have one critique, it is that I would have liked him to have visited Gaza. I do not know if that was considered in his deliberations. Notwithstanding that, it is important that Ireland shows leadership and an interest and that the Government reflects the interest the Irish people have in seeing a lasting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government intends to take legal action to the European Court of Human Rights in response to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill adopted by the British Parliament. [41427/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: Our first question is simply to ask the Tánaiste if he will give us an update on the Government's consideration of taking legal action on the British Government's so-called legacy Bill.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste for the answer. As he rightly says, this is one of the few issues now on which there is absolute political agreement across all political parties, not only in the North but across the island. The Bill clearly and very blatantly reneges on the commitment to implement legacy mechanisms agreed in the 2014 Stormont House Agreement, of which of course the Irish...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I thank the Tánaiste. This is not just about political instincts, although political considerations are important. It is crucial that the Irish Government sends a very strong message internationally as to the seriousness with which we take the British Government's actions. There are also practical rationales. As the Tánaiste will know, six families of victims have already...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports and resources that Ireland has provided to the people of Morocco and Libya following recent natural disasters. [41460/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a statement on the submission by the Irish Government to the International Criminal Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory; and to confirm if the submission will be published. [41458/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a statement on the Irish Government's position on the recent Azeri military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. [41461/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he proposes to open a new consulate in Australia, in recognition of the growing Irish population in that country and the strengthening relationship between Ireland and Australia. [41459/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (28 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the adoption of the Code of Practice that will provide for local authorities to install CCTV cameras in the vicinity of ‘bottle banks’ and other waste collection locations. [41281/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: I wish to put on the record that I absolutely refute and reject that position. The O’Farrell family has been here many times before and have had 11 years or more now of words of sympathy in this House. They want to see action. I would have liked if the Minister had taken the opportunity today to agree to some small steps that could allow them, but also society at large, to get to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: So the Minister would agree to a debate.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commissions of Inquiry (27 Sep 2023)

Matt Carthy: Was Zigimantas Gridziuska a Garda informer?