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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: Is that not the bulk of our foreign direct investment?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I acknowledge fully what Mr. Casey is saying. One of the problems is that we have to make decisions around how you take the percentage you want to ring-fence. Every year, you get such conflicting advice on it but that is the job of the Government. Unfortunately, I am very sorry. As I started off by saying to the witnesses, I would love to have way more time to tease this out but I must...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Issues (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with progress to date on the Women in Finance Charter, which was developed in partnership with various stakeholders (details supplied), whereby signatories of the charter commit their organisations to improving the number of women in management and board-level positions to achieve better gender balance and a more inclusive working...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Engagement with An Taoiseach (22 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I will watch it. It is always wonderful to have an opportunity to tell Chairpersons, who spend most of their time telling everybody else to try to keep a time limit, to do likewise. I thank the Taoiseach for his engagement. I was recently appointed Chair of the Joint Committee on European Affairs. Recently, our work has been on two areas which no one will find surprising. The first and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Eoin Micheál McNamara from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and Dr. Scott Fitzsimmons from the University of Limerick. I thank them both for being here. At today's meeting, we will consider EU defence and security policy. Before we begin, I will read a note on privilege. All witnesses are reminded of the long-standing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr McNamara very much. I now call Dr. Fitzsimmons for his contribution, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: Before I go to our next member, as everyone is indicating, I will make people aware that I allowed a little bit of latitude because it was the opening. Timewise, however, we will have to be tighter if members do not mind. We have approximately one hour left. So everybody knows the sequence, Deputies Carthy and Haughey and Senator Chambers have all indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: That is grand. We should hopefully be able if we work together on it in terms of replies as well as questions. I call Deputy Carthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Carthy very much. We started with Mr. McNamara last time, so I will start with Dr. Fitzsimmons this time. As I said, we might all remember the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: Could Mr. McNamara please conclude?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. McNamara.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: We will give a bit of leeway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I have to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I ask the witnesses to be brief. We are running close on time and want to conclude shortly. I appreciate the points made by Deputy Ó Murchú. We have covered a lot of ground already. Rather than repetition, I ask that we home in on one or two of the individual aspects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: Before I conclude, I would like to have an engagement on a particular aspect of the discussion. Unfortunately, we have very little time so I will try to be brief. My question has nothing to do with Ireland in the context of individual aspects of neutrality or issues around foreign policy. A key aspect of what we wanted to engage with the witnesses on here today is the principle of European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I think the Department of Foreign Affairs is conscious of that, as is this committee. I do not fully agree with Mr. McNamara about the geopolitical move to the east being based on the development in Poland. The balance of power will happen with enlargement where it includes Ukraine, Georgia and some of the newer member states. Following that process, we will have a European Union which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: The Irish Government and this committee have a lot of ambition. A lot of members have done some huge work on that, about which it is hoped we will get an opportunity at another time to keep the witnesses informed. I thank all of the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is concerned at the deviation in trends between wholesale gas and electricity prices and what consumers are paying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28745/23]