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- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (15 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the meetings and events that he attended during his visit to China; and the outcome of each engagement. [50155/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Union (15 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a request by the Spanish government that Basque, Catalan and Galician be recognised as official languages of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50183/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (15 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions related to the Colombian peace process during a bilateral meeting with the Colombian President at the United Nations General Assembly in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50184/23]
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Well said.
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: I am disappointed by the Government's response, particularly given how it was conveyed by the Minister of State who moved Second Stage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 in the Dáil. The Government’s response smacks of double standards. I will put it in context. On 28 February 2022, the ICC prosecutor, Mr. Khan, announced that he had begun the...
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Who reported that, Mattie?
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Who reported that?
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Read the motion.
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Ah no, I am really disappointed in you now, Mattie.
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: By whom?
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Who would see it that way?
- Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: I move: That Dáil Éireann: condemns and deplores the escalation of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territory since 7th October, particularly the killing of innocent men, women and children, the taking hostage and imprisonment of civilians, the targeting of civilian infrastructure and the mass forced displacement of civilians; notes that: — Ireland is a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: I offer a very warm welcome to the witnesses and thank them for being here. More importantly, I thank their organisation for the work it does across the world and, as the Chair acknowledged, for the kind words in respect of Ireland. Going to the crux of the point in respect of funding, Mr. Rajasingham mentioned that OCHA's humanitarian financing relies on a limited pool of just 20 donors....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Does that number include Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: What distinguishes a major donor from other donors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Is that measured as a proportion of GDP or in absolute terms?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: It is the absolute contribution. It seems scandalous to me that only 20 states are contributing to humanitarian financing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: The EU currently has 27 member states. Is the EU considered a donor in its own right as one of the 20?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Am I correct that a sizeable number of EU states do not contribute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Global Humanitarian Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (14 Nov 2023)
Matt Carthy: Mr. Rajasingham mentioned that OCHA has less funding in 2023 than it had in 2022, despite significantly increased challenges. This suggests that even among the 20 major donors, some are paying less this year than last.