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European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I have done my best and anything I have not yet answered I will answer at another time. However, I must conclude with some core themes mentioned at the European Council and to which the Taoiseach referred with regard to points on which colleagues have touched thus far. I wish to conclude with the point on enlargement. I acknowledge that the European Council agreed to open up negotiations...

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Members have justifiably drawn attention to different parts of the Council’s conclusions. On the wording of the Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP, they should note that conclusion 2 states: "Today, the European Council is making a strong commitment to the further development of a credible and effective CSDP, in accordance with the Lisbon treaty and the opportunities it offers"....

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes, I am.

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: They are courting across the floor.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I will wrap up in a moment. It is likely that the European Council will request the European Commission and the European Defence Agency to bring work forward in areas such as research, standards and certification, small and medium enterprises and security of supply. I will briefly refer to other matters raised by a number of colleagues, particularly Deputy Crowe, who mentioned enlargement,...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for that. I welcome his contribution at any time. I wish everyone a happy Christmas and a well-deserved break. I take on board the point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett that many people are not in a position to enjoy Christmas, and we keep them in our minds in the work we do here. I will address some issues raised by my colleagues, many of which focused on the...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Who will lend us that money?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Who will lend us the money?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I know it is not. Those people are in my constituency too.

Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Ann Phelan for raising this matter. I assure her the Government is seriously concerned about the deteriorating position in the Central African Republic that she has just outlined. As the Deputy has acknowledged, in recent weeks there has been an alarming breakdown in law and order and basic social structures in the country, as well as a worrying increase in intercommunal...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I note Deputy Ann Phelan began and ended with Nelson Mandela and invoked his spirit and vision for Africa at the outset of her contribution. I wish to emphasise to the Deputy what the United Nations are doing in this regard, the response of the international community and the Irish view of and support for that. A very important point of difference between the position in the Central African...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I encourage all members to make a submission as the points they raised would form a valuable part of the review. I fully accept Senator Hayden's point on the value of bilateral relations. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of the Taoiseach attach great importance to developing bilateral relations. I travel extensively to what could be inelegantly described as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that it is a formal meeting

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not have a precise date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The meeting is a formal gathering and it will be held on Tuesday, 21 January 2014.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I would welcome that. I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for their contributions and questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the opportunity to address the committee on the review of foreign policy and external relations, which we are undertaking in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The purpose of the review, which was launched by the Tánaiste on 8 October, is to provide an updated statement of Ireland's foreign policy and external relations, and to identify a series of recommendations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I had a bilateral meeting a week ago with the foreign Minister of the Moldovan Government and also met with him during the partnership summit in Vilnius. I also met last week with representatives of the Government of Moldova. During the partnership summit I expressed the view that while the focus on the difficulties being experienced in the Ukraine is important, it is also important we do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank members for their questions. I will take them in the order they were asked. Regarding the Chairman's question on the review of the European External Action Service, EEAS, it has achieved much despite the youth of the organisation and the difficult circumstances it confronted during its establishment. I understand the Chairman's concern about the service's cost. Like him, I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Chairman for giving me an opportunity to appear before the joint committee this afternoon. As the Chairman has said, I will speak first about the General Affairs Council meeting that will take place next Tuesday, 17 December. I have agreed with the Chairman that in the second half of the session I will run through the foreign policy and external relations review. As I...