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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (17 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: 1721. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the small Army contingent currently serving in Mali, Africa are not afforded any kind of stipend towards phonecall credit to be used to contact families at home while away on duty (details supplied); and his views on whether it is unacceptable that those serving in Mali who are living in isolated locations without access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: The joint committee is continuing its consideration of the implications of Brexit for the Good Friday Agreement and its institutions. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Declan Fearon, Mr. John Sheridan and Mr. Bernard Boyle, the representatives of Border Communities Against Brexit. Mr. Fearon will make the opening address. Both he and his colleagues will respond to questions. I remind members,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: We will open the discussion for questions and answers. I invite Mr. Mickey Brady, MP, to commence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Mr. Sheridan wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Sheridan. We are running out of time so I will take a few contributions together. I now call Deputy Brendan Smith, who will be followed by Senator Craughwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask members to keep their comments brief because we have a few more people looking to come in and we have another group as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask Mr. Sheridan to reply, after which there will be three other speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: There are three other people indicating - Deputy O'Dowd, Mr. Mark Durkan and Mr. Francie Molloy. We will have to finish it there because we have another group coming in. We will come back to the witnesses before we wrap up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: I ask the witnesses to make any concluding remarks they want to make.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: Sincere thanks for coming in, for the presentations and for the issues raised with and the questions posed to us because they are issues we will consider. Brexit is one of the main issues for us as a committee. There are other issues as well with regard to the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, but particularly between now and March, we will focus Brexit, and we will continue to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: We are now moving into the second session which is a discussion with representatives of the Children's Rights Alliance. We are joined by Ms Tanya Ward, chief executive officer of the Children's Rights Alliance, and Ms Saoirse Brady, the legal and policy adviser. I thank them both for being so patient and I also thank them for being with us today. I invite them to give their opening...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: Yes, we will come back to it. Was Deputy Breathnach indicating?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: Does Ms Ward want to make any concluding remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discusssion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Kathleen Funchion: On the child protection and child abduction proposal, with the agreement of the committee we will write to the Minister in support of the proposal. We will also look for a copy of that report and follow it up from there. I thank the witnesses for attending and for their presentation. The issue is very important and it is often overlooked or forgotten. The children are our next generation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputy Sherlock, Deputy McLoughlin, Senator Frances Black, Mr. Mark Durkan, MP and Ms Margaret Ritchie, MP. Dr. Alasdair McDonnell and Mr. Mickey Brady are in attendance and I welcome them here today. Today the committee will continue its examination of the implications of Brexit and we will hear from Dr. Conor Patterson, chief executive of Newry and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: The committee will today continue its consideration of the implications of Brexit for the Good Friday Agreement and its institutions. I am very pleased to welcome our witnesses today. They are Dr. Conor Patterson, chief executive of Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency; Mr. Peter Conway, CEO of Warrenpoint Harbour; and Mr. Michael Blaney, managing director of Autoline Insurance Group. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Dr. Patterson for his contribution. If the three witnesses are agreeable, I will take all their contributions and then open the meeting for questions. I invite Mr. Peter Conway to make his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: I will open it up to questions now. Mr. Mickey Brady has indicated and Dr. McDonnell will follow him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: We will take one contribution at a time. Does anyone want to come back in on any of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Dec 2016)

Kathleen Funchion: That sounds very interesting. There will be a lot of interest in that.