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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Thank you very much for your contributions. Regarding the 88% who believe it is important to vote, I hope to God that when they all get a chance on 7 June, they remember how they answered. If I remember correctly, we were at about 50% in 2019. Let us hope for higher than that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Before the witnesses answer, regarding a specific part of what Deputy Howlin asked regarding the direction in which the EU is going, I am interested in the phraseology used. As Deputy Howlin said, there is a lot of dissatisfaction around the Gaza situation and the initial response of the European Commission to that. Do the witnesses feel from their research that influenced the answers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: That is the fourth time you have agreed with the Vice Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Now we are going to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Thank you, Deputy Ó Murchú. We got the gist of it. That is a fairly page-by-page critique of the survey in the Deputy's contribution. Does Ms O'Connell wish to respond in a general way on one or two of the comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses. In conclusion, from my own perspective, there are a couple of things that always stand out in this and we discussed this at the last one as well. I find the figure on how the European Movement Ireland gets their information and the fact that social media accounted for 10% ,and 13% on the female side, strikes me as remarkably low in this day and age. The Northern...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Thank you very much. We will move on to Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I am delighted to welcome Ms Jane-Ann McKenna, CEO of Dóchas, Ms Angela O'Neill De Guilio, head of global partnerships and funding at Trócaire, and Mr. Dominic Crowley, emergency director at Concern. The joys of technology mean we are joined, by video link, by Ms Emily Wigens, EU director of the One Campaign. I thank all the witnesses for joining us. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: Three big questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms McKenna. Coming at it from my own perspective, I very much agree with what has been outlined today. There is an absolute key importance in taking the core principles of our policy and working to ensure that we enshrine them in the EU philosophy policy. I agree totally that there is a drift away from it. We are entering a very dangerous period. There was an allusion to it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses. Did Deputy Ó Murchú want to come in there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: My thanks to the witnesses for coming before us today. With that, the committee stands adjourned until Wednesday, 3 July at 10 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witness for those powerful contributions. I obviously do not disagree with a word they said. I will open the floor to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Hungarian ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Mr. Gergely Bánhegy and the deputy head of mission, Mr. Tamás Szilágyi. I hope I have pronounced that reasonably correctly. Our discussion today is on the priorities for the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council which is starting and will take place over the latter part of this year. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador. His pronunciation was very good. I thank him for his very comprehensive opening statement. We have some indications from members who wish to ask questions already, so I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry, Ambassador. We have a feedback loop coming in. Can we shut that out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Colm Brophy: Yes, but can we shut it down or switch off the microphone? Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador and his deputy for visiting us today. We appreciate the time he has made available to outline the platform the Hungarian Government will be working on during its Presidency. To be positive, this is an opportunity for Hungary to work with its fellow EU members, to carry out what the ambassador has said and the commitment he made to use the Presidency in the way it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council: Discussion (3 Jul 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador. We look forward at the end of six months to seeing that Rubik's cube fully done and fully balanced on all sides. I thank the ambassador and the deputy head of mission for their time.