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International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: We are more than happy to have pre-legislative scrutiny to engage with those with whom we agree and disagree. It is a fundamental and long-standing position of my party. With respect to Deputy Paul Murphy, I have been going to Fine Gael Ard-Fheiseanna for more than 20 years - I presume he has not been to any; I really hope he has not – and I have spoken on countless motions that make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (4 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: An Expropriation Bill (Act 13 of 2024) was signed into South African law by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 23 January 2025. The Act repeals an earlier Expropriation Act (1975) and seeks to align the process of expropriation of property with the principles outlined in the 1996 South African Constitution, which recognises the right of the state to expropriate property for public purposes or in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: Ireland's Embassy in Pretoria opened in 1994, and it currently manages a bilateral development programme focused on reducing inequality, tackling the spread of HIV/AIDS, and reducing gender-based violence. Ireland’s total Official Development Assistance (ODA) directed to South Africa over the four years 2020 2023 amounted to a total of €16,294,000, as outlined in the table...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: The Department of Foreign Affairs, through the Government's international development cooperation programme, Irish Aid, is responsible for working with and supporting partners to tackle poverty and reduce humanitarian need in low-income countries and in crisis settings. The international development programme does not have a role in policy development or in regard to the promotion or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: The Government remains firmly committed to Ireland’s international development assistance programme and its overriding priority, to reach the furthest behind first. Ireland has worked with the US Administration and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on several global?and country?programmes that support sustainable development and humanitarian response....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (4 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: Four years since the military coup in Myanmar, the Government remains seriously concerned at the situation in the country. Almost 20 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Myanmar. This includes more than 3.5 million displaced internally. Some 15.2 million are facing acute food insecurity, including 2.3 million with high levels of acute malnutrition . The situation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (19 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: Development cooperation is integral to Ireland’s foreign policy and our priorities are set out in A Better World, the Government's policy for international development. A Better World recognises that access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care is fundamental to transforming women's health outcomes and to realising Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Presidential Elections (19 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: We will continue to reflect on the issue of extending voting rights for Irish citizens resident outside the State. As the Deputy is aware, expanding voting rights to persons living outside the State requires a referendum to change the constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (19 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: We are continuing to monitor the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has experienced conflict over many decades, with increasing insecurity and violence in the mineral-rich areas of the east of the country. In July 2024, the Africa-led Luanda process resulted in a ceasefire, which significantly reduced the level of armed conflict. However, in January 2025 the M23...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (19 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: Development cooperation is integral to Ireland’s foreign policy and our priorities are set out in A Better World, the Government's policy for International Development. It recognises that access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care is fundamental for transforming women's health outcomes. In September 2023 then Tánaiste, Micheál Martin approved a new...

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: The Deputy laughs at the Government every day.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: There will be a vote in the Dáil.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: It is parliamentary democracy.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this motion. As I proceed to completely disagree with them, I say it is a good thing that we were able to have a frank and open debate in the Chamber. I agree with Deputy O'Donoghue's paying credit to the men and women of the Defence Forces and the service they give to the State currently and have given previously. It is with great pride...

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: I did not.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: It was reflective of comments, not the motion.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: It is not a fact check.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: It is standing policy for the last 25 years Deputy. It has to be-----

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: Renewed.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Neale Richmond: Address the five that I laid out.