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Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will not speak at length because many of the issues have been covered. I welcome the legislation but join others across the House in saying it is difficult. They are uncomfortable regulations and legislative measures to have in place. Nobody wants to be working in a pandemic with restrictions on civil liberties but there is a recognition that what is...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I thank our guests for their presentation and for giving of their time on this important topic. I welcome greater co-operation throughout the European Union on issues such as defence and cybersecurity. It makes sense, particularly for a small country and member state such as Ireland, to pool resources and to work with like-minded member states to deal with these threats that have, as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on Cybersecurity: European Defence Agency (Resumed) (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: If Mr. Ruutu is hoping to see greater co-operation among member states, which would be welcome, I take it that he also hopes to see a growth in the EDA in terms of recruiting additional staff and increasing its budget, which is modest considering the EDA's work programme and the various areas on which it is focusing. I wish him well in that work. Has Mr. Ruutu had engagements with other...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (16 Dec 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister is welcome to the Chamber. It is great to be able to stand in this House and welcome such a large social welfare package. We can be very proud of our country and the levels of spending we see here across all areas of social protection. That does not happen everywhere in the OECD and beyond. We see a record budget for next year, 2022, involving an increase of €558...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Business of Select Committee (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I remind members to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off. Apologies have been received from Senator Malcolm Byrne. I welcome everyone to today's meeting. In regard to correspondence to be considered, we have the IBEC unified patent report submitted on 15 November; Senator Lombard's correspondence on VAT rules post-1 July, submitted on 17 November; executive committee of the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: The agenda for today's meeting is an update on the withdrawal agreement, the protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, TCA. Our witnesses today are Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Simon Coveney, and officials from his Department. I welcome the Minister to the committee and thank him for his time. Bear with me as I run through the note...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We will suspend briefly as a vote has just been called.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Thank you for bearing with us. There was a vote in the Seanad, so we had to suspend. The Minister had finished making his opening remarks just as we concluded. I will open the meeting to members. We will have a question and answer session. I call Senator Lombard.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We will go one at a time, if that is okay.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: We lost a lot of time with the vote. Therefore, if the Minister consents, I might bring in two members at a time to make sure that we get everyone in. The next speaker is Senator Wall, followed by Senator Gallagher. We cannot hear Senator Wall, so we will come back to him in a second. I call Senator Gallagher.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: Senators, if you can hear me and if it is possible, please make your way to the committee room to ask your question. That would be appreciated. We think it is an issue with the committee room and not your computers. I will call Senator McDowell and come back to Senators Wall and Gallagher.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: I will try to bring Senator Gallagher back in. We will see if the communications are back running. We still cannot hear him. Senator Gallagher, if you want to send your question by the chat function, I will ask it for you. I might ask the Minister a question while Senator Gallagher is doing that. At our last meeting, we had Vice-President Šefovi before our committee and he gave...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Update on Withdrawal Agreement, Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland and Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Minister for Foreign Affairs (24 Nov 2021)

Lisa Chambers: It is give an inch, take a mile, as they say.