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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Or the capital of Ireland.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: As the Senator mentioned, the Minister is attending the launch today. The Minister welcomed the publication of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces in February. The establishment of the commission was set out in the programme for Government. The members of the commission were drawn from a wide range of national and international experts. The publication of the report...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (13 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: I will convey the Senator's views to the Minister, as he has done himself on many occasions. I will also add my own personal take, since we have both known Dún Laoghaire Harbour since childhood. I agree with the Senator that it is underutilised. It is a tremendous facility. For as long as I can remember, the association between the Naval Service and Dún Laoghaire has been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Department of Foreign Affairs publishes a report on Ireland's Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme each year. The report includes statistical information on programme expenditure in a series of annexes. These show the distribution of aid, including the amounts allocated to our priority focus areas as set out in A Better World, Ireland’s international development policy....

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: She will take your seat.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Stop your councillors stopping houses.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: It is always a-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: It is the truth. It is why you do not like it.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Stop the councillors voting against housing-----

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Health Promotion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland’s international development programme has had a long-standing focus on improving the quality and availability of health services, particularly maternal and child health. A Better World, Ireland’s policy for international development, commits to a new initiative on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), building on our partnerships in health and HIV and AIDS....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Health Promotion (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: UNFPA is an important Irish Aid partner, which will receive €4 million in unearmarked core funding this year. This is an increase of €500,000 on last year's core funding to UNFPA. A further €1.5 million has been disbursed in support of UNFPA's activities in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. No specific funding for the UNFPA Supplies Programme is proposed.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (12 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Programme for Government has committed to making incremental, sustainable progress towards achieving the UN target of spending 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI) on ODA by 2030. In Budget 2022, €1.044 billion was allocated to Official Development Assistance (ODA), the highest ever amount allocated by any Government. This is an increase of €176 million on the 2021 allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland has played a leading role in the international response to the crisis in Ethiopia, at the UN Security Council, through our bilateral engagements, and within the European Union.   Since taking up our seat in January 2021, Ireland has been to the fore of the Security Council’s efforts to address the crisis in Ethiopia. We believe that the Security Council has an...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Providing assistance to refugees and safeguarding their rights remains a key part of Ireland’s foreign policy. Ireland supports refugees both through direct action and through our engagement with multilateral fora such as the EU and the UN. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland continues to play its part and encourage others to provide a safe haven for people in need of protection and humanitarian support, who are fleeing conflict and crises. Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, for example, Minister Coveney has engaged closely and regularly with his counterparts across the European Union, calling for a collective effort in terms of supporting the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (5 Jul 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland continues to play its part and encourage others to provide a safe haven for people who are fleeing conflict and crises and are in need of protection and humanitarian support. Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, for example, Minister Coveney has engaged closely and regularly with his counterparts across the European Union, calling for a collective effort in terms of supporting the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (28 Jun 2022)

Colm Brophy: In Budget 2022 €1.044 billion was allocated to Official Development Assistance (ODA), the highest ever amount allocated by any Government. This is an increase of €176 million on the 2021 allocation of €867 million or, in percentage terms, a 20 percent increase in the overall cash allocation. Approximately 60 percent of Ireland’s total assistance is managed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (28 Jun 2022)

Colm Brophy: The 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights will take place in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 27 June-1 July 2022.  It is convened by the African Federation for Sexual Health and Rights and hosted by Sierra Leonean organisation Purposeful, in partnership with a number of development partners and civil society organisations, and in collaboration with the Government of Sierra...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vaccination Programme (28 Jun 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Access to COVID Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) is the global collaborative initiative launched by the WHO to fast track the development, production, and access to COVID-19 diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines - for all. The initiative has brought together governments, scientists, businesses, civil society, philanthropists and global health institutions. The ACT-Accelerator has...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (28 Jun 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am deeply saddened and concerned by last Wednesday’s devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan and express my sincere condolences to the victims. This tragedy comes at an extremely difficult time for the people of Afghanistan, with millions facing severe hunger, including at least 20,000 people living in catastrophic food insecurity.    Ireland has significantly...