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

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Laják No one else is indicating they wish to engage, so I will conclude. I return to a central point I raised with Mr. Laják at the start on the risks associated with a temporary solution. I appreciate what he said. I remain of the view, however, that it would quickly evolve into a solution that would work for a time and that it would possibly create more problems...

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

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Laják for joining us. We appreciate it. It is a pity we did not have the video connection working perfectly, but it did not detract in any way from the level of engagement. The conversation we had just was very worthwhile. I thank Mr. Laják on behalf of the committee. We will conclude our first session, go into private sessions briefly and then resume in public...

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

Colm Brophy: This is our second discussion today on EU enlargement and the western Balkans. We are joined in the committee room by Dr. Gëzim Visoka, who is associate professor of peace and conflict studies at the Dublin City University, DCU, centre for international conflict resolution and reconstruction. I welcome Dr. Visoka and thank him for joining us today. I will briefly read the note on...

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

Colm Brophy: Yes. We have approximately 30 seconds.

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

Colm Brophy: My level of cynicism on it would be that all the Senator's suggestion would achieve is that certain larger member states would have to eventually show their hand to very conveniently sit behind, as Dr. Visoka quite correctly mentioned, the smaller member states when they would use their veto. It suits them. I thank Dr. Visoka for a very interesting second contribution to the meeting on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2023)

Colm Brophy: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an ASD class for a school (details supplied) in Dublin south west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31212/23]

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

Colm Brophy: I am conscious, unless there has been a change, that we only have about 17 or 18 minutes left. A number of people want to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Spanish ambassador, H.E. Mr. Ion de la Riva. Today's meeting is to discuss the priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the European Council, which began on 1 July. Before we begin, I advise the ambassador of the long-standing parliamentary practice that witnesses should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: Not at all. I thank the ambassador for his comprehensive presentation of what sounds like an excellent work programme for the upcoming Presidency. A number of Deputies want to come in. I do not usually intervene or make a comment first. However, I want to say one thing that is particular to my way of thinking about things. It is about the relationship between the European Union and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: His Excellency has been very comprehensive. There is opportunity for some back and forth on this as we have some flexibility on time. I call Deputy Haughey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador. As someone who will be in the ambassador's lovely country for the election, the notion of campaigning in 30°C is not one that any politician, regardless of his or her perspective, would relish. In this country, we would not even think of conducting an election in that heat at the time of year in question. It will be a very interesting experience to watch the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: If the ambassador can add to that in five minutes he is a very good man.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Spanish EU Presidency: Discussion with Spanish Ambassador (5 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: As someone who has been in Madrid on many occasions, it is a beautiful city at any time. I thank the ambassador for coming before the committee today. We very much appreciate it. The thing I took from a lot of what he was saying, and the way the questions worked and the way he was answering really brought it home, is that interconnectivity between the central themes of the Presidency. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome the UK ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Mr. Paul Johnston, along with his colleagues. In today's meeting we are looking forward to having a discussion on the future of the EU-UK relationship, which I believe will be the first opportunity for the committee and the ambassador to engage on that post Brexit. This will obviously be a crucial relationship as we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador very much. We have had some indications already in terms of Deputies wanting to contribute. I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú. Before I come back to the ambassador, for the purposes of clarity, our meeting this morning and what we invited the ambassador in for is to discuss EU-UK relations in the context, obviously, of Ireland in that regard. Some of those areas and questions, which the Deputy is absolutely at liberty to ask, are way outside the scope of that. We respect that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: That is why I made it very clear that the Deputy is fully entitled to make the points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: I want to hand back-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future of the EU-UK Relationship: UK Ambassador to Ireland (12 Jul 2023)

Colm Brophy: I am going to be a little more definitive now and I am going to ask the ambassador to address the issues that we are primarily here to discuss today. I want to give members a bit of leeway but this is not a discussion on that point. This is a discussion on potential UK-EU future relations. With that, I will hand back to the ambassador.