Results 41-60 of 2,538 for speaker:Colm Brophy
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I was struck by one thing as Mr. Ahern was talking about the arguments made about enlargement 20 years ago. Some things may have changed but those arguments, believe me, happened. They have been dusted down and have been said to all of us in our various work as we have met candidate states. Mr. Ahern would be amazed at how similar some of the tones are. A number of people have indicated...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. David Donoghue, who is a former senior official at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Donoghue served in several senior leadership roles, including his final appointment as Ireland's permanent representative to the UN in New York. Also joining us today are representatives from Coalition 2030. We are expecting to be joined online by Ms Meaghan...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Carmody for her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I will let committee members in first as there is a protocol. I will let Deputy Haughey in unless he does not wish to take his slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: MEPs can attend.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: We are doing the European aspect today, so I ask that we look at how we link to Europe with regard to where we are at.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I welcome Mr. Barry Andrews MEP. I thank him very much for joining us. His commitment to and work in this area are very strong and well known. I am sure he will have some questions to put to our guests here today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I am conscious of the need to balance out contributions and let members in. We will try to take one from each group. We can always have another round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: We have a seat around here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Come to the question, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I wonder about that, I can tell you. Come on, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I think I will give the witnesses more than two or three minutes as Deputy Ó Murchú enjoyed more than two or three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Uí Bhroin. As Chair, one of the pros and cons is that I come in last. A lot has been said. I hope the committee will indulge me because this is a particular area for me. I wanted it on our discussion because of my previous ministerial role within it. There are so many areas that are important to comment on. The discussion we had today indicates that yin and yang between...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I call Mr. Donoghue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Donoghue. Does Ms Uí Bhroin wish to comment briefly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Or lecturing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: There is another committee that has responsibility for that issue. We appreciate the witnesses coming in and we appreciate their engagement. They get a sense from us as Members of the Oireachtas of how important it is that people who come to talk to us and who advocate on a view, particularly when we talk to people who are very supportive of an aspect of it, also have an understanding of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: There are people who tee up questions. I want to conclude on a more positive note, perhaps to embarrass or annoy a particular contributor, if everyone will bear with me for a few seconds. I appreciate Coalition 2030 and everything that has been said. It would be remiss not to conclude this meeting by acknowledging Mr. Donoghue's work as a representative of our State and a diplomat, and his...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I am going to draw a line under this. When witnesses are invited to appear before a committee, there is an area they are invited to discuss.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)
Colm Brophy: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to address the inadequate number of school spaces available for children with a moderate intellectual disability in the Firhouse/Knocklyon area of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19287/24]