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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: I cannot remember who went first last time, so since Professor Barrett is nearest to me, I invite him to respond. He can start.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: I will go back to Deputy Ó Murchú. He wanted to come in for a quick moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: The simultaneous joy and problem of being Chair is that by the time you get to make a contribution a lot of ground has been covered. I want to focus or express a view on certain areas and get the witnesses' thoughts on them. We talked a lot about the Franco-German position and axis. I call a spade a spade in that regard because it all hangs off the following. The question of enlargement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: A representative of the Government of North Macedonia made that point only a few weeks ago while sitting in the chair Dr. Colfer is sitting in now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: Political power.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: One of the tragedies of Brexit that is never talked about is the heft, balance and influence the UK brought to the core EU member states, as they were, in terms of its relationship with the Franco-German axis and the economic strength and heft it brought to the Union. If it had stayed in it, it would have left the bloc in a much stronger position to deal with eastward expansion, compared to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: I spent yesterday listening to the divisiveness of the views of countries excluded from Schengen that want to be in Schengen. We are slightly different. We do not want to be in it because of our other situation with UK. For member states that have fulfilled every single monetary requirement and every single security requirement, to see existing member states blackball their membership of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: That is the balance. I would agree with Professor Barrett on that. I call Senator Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: It is worth noting that the language of the European Parliament that Dr. Colfer just quoted came specifically from Ireland. At the meeting we attended, those exact words comprised the Irish proposal in a discussion that otherwise did not recognise neutrality. Only when we proposed the wording was it included in the draft. It is very interesting that the member states participating at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: We will have to-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (7 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the total cost to the taxpayer of the administrative errors incurred by the NTA which have resulted in extensions to the public participation process of the BusConnects Bus Corridor schemes; if these costs could be broken down by each error which has occurred to date, across each Bus Corridor scheme, and to include the costs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I would like to take the opportunity to welcome the European Commission representation in Ireland, Ms Barbara Nolan, who is head of the representation. She is joined by her colleague, the deputy head, Mr. Jonathan Claridge. They are very welcome and I thank them for coming in. At today's meeting we are going to discuss the state of the EU and the Commission's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Nolan for that comprehensive opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Nolan very much. We are a little caught on time, as I know both Deputies Harkin and Haughey also are, so I am going to allow those Deputies in straight away with their questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: Is Deputy Haughey happy with that answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: I will follow up with certain aspects of what has been said. This is my first time chairing this type of session. I know the witnesses come in regularly. I am very much pro-European. President von der Leyen has done an excellent job with her Commission during her term of office in so many ways. However, there are certain things that need to be noted. Deputy Haughey already alluded to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: We might look at the margins being made by European auto manufacturers on EVs as well. That is all I will say. We will not get caught up on this. It is probably not fair to ask the witnesses to respond on the situation of the Commission President. We have covered that sufficiently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union and the Commission Work Programme: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Colm Brophy: We have seven or eight minutes left in this session. I do not know if Deputy Ó Murchú wants to come in on this session or wants to wait until the next session. I appreciate he has been bilocating between the Dáil Chamber and the committee room.