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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.

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

Colm Brophy: This is an interesting set of figures because it is not suiting certain people's narratives to quote that Irish people are coming back here in higher numbers than they are leaving.

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

Colm Brophy: Of course.

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

Colm Brophy: People have a right to leave.

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

Colm Brophy: I apologise in advance because due to a set of clashing meetings, I will need to leave within the next few minutes.

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

Colm Brophy: With the exception of a gap of just over two years, I have been a member of this committee for many years. One of the unfortunate aspects of our discussion every year is that it is nearly always dominated by the discussion of this area, the risk and everything. It seems everybody latches onto that, meaning that some of the other messages get lost within it. If I had more time, I would like...

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

Colm Brophy: I think I read somewhere that this is somewhere around 20-something percent of overall taxation.

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 Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Miroslav Laják, EU special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and other western Balkan regional issues who is joining us online. Due to a technical issue, we will have audio but we will not have a visual link for the moment. At today's meeting we will discuss EU enlargement in the western Balkans, focusing on the situation on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Lajcák for his opening remarks. A number of members who would like to ask him questions. It was an interesting contribution. He covered quite a range of areas. I have one comment. I appreciate what he said about examining again at how membership could be developed and the interim stage idea. Perhaps it is something in the Irish way of thinking or whatever, but I always...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: We appreciate that flexibility.