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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: It can be circulated before the end of this meeting, if there are issues in it. I am satisfied that a number of changes were made to the Bill. However, there were issues included in the pre-legislative scrutiny report which were of great import and were the subject of substantive discussion at this committee, where agreement was reached. These were contained in the report but it did not...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Stanton wishes to comment before the Tánaiste responds.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Is the Tánaiste is referring to the timescale for the proposed passage of this Bill and the wider issue of the consequences of the judgment on Government policy?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: The Tánaiste may have said earlier that he would be willing to reflect upon and look at what appears to be the broadbrush wording of section 2A(1)(g)(ii). Did the Tánaiste say that he would have another look at that?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: The point Deputies Carthy and Howlin are making is that "public agitation" that the Tánaiste is repeating is not equivalent to commentary.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Where do we stand? Does Deputy Cronin wish to contribute at this stage?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 9 and 14 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 10 to 13, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Before inviting the Minister to respond, I ask Deputy Howlin speak on amendment. No. 12.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: That is accepted and noted.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive are related. Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 15. Amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: That completes our deliberations. The Bill has now been considered and the debate on and discussion of the amendments completed in accordance with Standing Order 101. I thank the Tánaiste and his officials for attending. I thank the members of the committee and all those who submitted amendments for their active participation.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (23 May 2024)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 and has made amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I have received apologies from Senator Joe O'Reilly. I welcome other members and notwithstanding the busy weekend that most of us have had, with the exception of Senator Craughwell. Today we meet with representatives from Dóchas to discuss their pre-budget submission. I especially welcome Ms Jane-Ann McKenna, CEO of Dóchas; Ms Karol Balfe, CEO of Action Aid Ireland; Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the witnesses for their respective presentations. I call Senator Craughwell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Charles Flanagan: In the witnesses' submissions there does not appear to be reference to Covid-19, which dominated our proceedings in previous years. What does that mean for Africa? I am sure the consequences are still readily evident. What is the extent to which the immediate battle against Covid, in the context of vaccination and public health preventative measures, is in evidence? Related to that is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Can more be done from an Irish perspective based on our expertise in exporting food? Can more be done around partnership with the private sector on research and development such as the major Irish food companies and their research and development departments working on designs in partnership with agencies? Could that be further developed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I call Senator Wilson to make a final comment and then we will proceed to our private business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Dóchas Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion (11 Jun 2024)

Charles Flanagan: In that regard, I thank the witnesses for coming in and for sharing with us their priorities. We were very keen to hear from them before the summer recess as in recent years we were very keen as an all-party committee to put together a report from this committee directly to the Minister of Finance in advance of the budget negotiations which will take place throughout late summer into the...