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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Mr. Zurabashvili very much indeed. I am very conscious of time. There are three remaining speakers, all of whom have indicated they will be very brief. I will, therefore, take all three together and then let our colleagues respond. Senator Keogan will be followed by Deputy Duffy and Senator Horkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Senator. Finally, I will give the floor back to each of the ambassadors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Mrs. Larisa Miculet and Mr. George Zurabashvili for such comprehensive statements. Thar ceann an chomhchoiste i gcoitinne, I wish you all a very happy St. Patrick's Day. Lá Fhéile Pádraig faoi mhaise daoibh. Most of all, collectively, we wish peace to our Continent, and peace in particular to the people of Ukraine. We will suspend the meeting for a few minutes,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: On behalf of the committee, I welcome H.E. Ms Anna Sochaska, ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Ireland, and her colleague; and H.E. Dr. Laurentiu-Mihai Stefan, ambassador of Romania to Ireland, and his colleague. They are all very welcome to the committee today. I thank them for their patience in being in attendance and listening to the very powerful and important testimonies their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Thank you. I will open the floor to members to pose questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: We will come back to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: What if Donald Trump is re-elected? How reliable would that transatlantic reliance be in that circumstance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Is Poland putting all its eggs in that basket?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Dr. Stefan and give the final platform to the Polish ambassador, H.E. Ms Sochaska.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: It has been the theme of the day, I am afraid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the ambassadors. On behalf of the committee and the Irish people more widely, I make the point that we are truly in awe of the response of their nations and peoples to the unprecedented crisis that has unfolded because of the viciousness of one individual. I hope the discussions we have had today will be the start of an ongoing dialogue because, while we have gathered an enormous...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: We will go into private session now. I ask members of the committee to remain.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I begin, as I have done in most of our debates on European Council statements, by decrying the shortage of time we have. It is not in accordance with the commitments we made after the Lisbon Treaty. All of the normal debates, issues and challenges faced at the European Council which we normally debate in this Chamber beforehand, have been eclipsed in the last four weeks following the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: The past four weeks have witnessed the illegal and unprovoked war of extermination launched by Vladimir Putin's Russia against the people of Ukraine. The world, in particular Europe, has changed and nothing will be the same again and we have to give most serious consideration, both as an Oireachtas and as a people, to a broad range of issues that will flow from this terrible aggression. I...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I warmly welcome that, but it needs to be in place for tomorrow, which is when the next Cherbourg boat arrives. The Minister will recall that our response to Brexit was to put customs officials and agents on board ferry vessels so that, by the time truck drivers arrived here, all the paperwork had been done. Surely we need to put cross-departmental teams on board the ferries. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Questions have been repeatedly raised in this House about the expulsion of the Russian ambassador and the large size of the Russian Embassy staff here, which numbers more than 30. Today, the Polish intelligence services have asked their foreign ministry to consider expelling 45 Russian diplomats, some of whom have allegedly been working for Moscow's secret services under the cover of...

European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I am long enough in this House to remember the tortuous and cumbersome extradition procedure that used to exist prior to the enactment on foot of an EU framework directive of the European arrest warrant legislation. The Minister of State is far too young to remember any of that, but I remember debates in this House and major battles in the courts before criminals could be extradited from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) attending training as a carpentry apprentice with SOLAS will be investigated; if it will be ensured that they are paid the appropriate rate for their level of training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a certificate of vaccination for the booster vaccine will be issued to a person (details supplied) via email which was requested of his Department in February 2022 and which is required for travel purposes. [15560/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Prison Service (29 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some 70% of prisoners in Irish jails have issues with literacy; the steps she is taking to address this situation; the discussions she has had with the Ministers of Education and Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on this issue; and if she will make a...