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Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----not only organised crime-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----infiltrates our country, but how we should be willing to address it.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I think the questions-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: The questions I posed, and I will repeat it again, are at the heart of attitudes towards organised crime because organised crime is what we are talking about.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: We are talking about a gentleman who was involved in organised crime at the same time he was a public representative for a political party. We are talking about a leader of a political party who seeks high office in this country and who went out of her way to facilitate him remaining within her party. Indeed, she took no action, except to canvass for him in an election after, seemingly,...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to give me some latitude because she interrupted me. The public deserves-----

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I will finish with these sentences. The public deserve to know about every aspect of this sorry affair. I ask Deputy McDonald to take the opportunity to reply. She needs to come clean about what happened.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: Will Deputy McDonald be afforded some extra time?

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy went over herself. I posed direct questions to her in regarding party figures and involvement and her own knowledge, and maybe she could take the opportunity to answer them.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: Something Sinn Féin loves, as the Ceann Comhairle knows, is to have a question-and-answer session. Here is an opportunity for her to answer questions.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy has walked out anyway. I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (18 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: 131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn in the strongest terms Uganda’s recent actions against the LGBT+ community; if the Irish Ambassador to Uganda has expressed Ireland’s condemnation of this abuse of human rights to the Ugandan government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17676/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to ensure that a pandemic special recognition payment which has been issued to a private company (details supplied) has been passed on to its staff members; if he is satisfied that all those due the payment have now been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18786/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Maroš Šefovi. Mr. Šefovi is vice president at the European Commission with responsibility for inter-institutional relations and foresight. He is the co-chair of the EU-UK Partnership Council, established under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, as well as the co-chair of the EU-UK joint committee established under the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: We lost contact with Mr. Šefovi for a few moments, but we can now see and hear him again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Šefovi for his contribution. A number of members have questions for him. As this is a time-constrained meeting, I will ask members to limit their contributions to an initial five-minute question. People can come back in depending on how things flow after that. This is to make sure everybody gets a chance to ask a question and receive a detailed reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: Deputy Harkin said she might have a follow-up question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Relations and the Windsor Framework: Engagement with European Commission Vice President (25 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: We are coming into our last ten minutes and I appreciate that we gave a commitment on time.