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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: I invite Mr. Peadar King to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: A small delegation of this committee will travel to Geneva next month to the UN Human Rights Council and I am sure the issue will be raised. Mr. King's comments are interesting. The rebels marched into Goma last Tuesday and took over the city of 1 million people while 1,500 peacekeepers watched idly. If they had interfered, it would probably have caused more bloodshed in the region and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: I invite Mr. King or any of the other witnesses to answer that question. If we have brief answers we can move on to the other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: Oxfam is working in the DRC and therefore Mr. Clarken might want to comment on that aspect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: Mr. Clarken referred to people fleeing to Rwanda. What about the role of Rwanda in aiding the M23 rebels?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: We will hear next from Senator Norris because I know he is under time pressure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: That is a separate issue, Senator Norris, but I will let you away with it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: Mr. King and Ms Ní Nuadháin, what co-operation did you get in making the programmes from government, local government and non-governmental agencies working in the Congo? What was the public reaction to the programmes? If there are to be further programmes, public reaction is very important and it is important to gauge that reaction. What future plans are there for continuing the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: The public reaction has been good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: Are there any further questions? Does anybody wish to comment on Deputy Nash's questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: I invite Mr. Clarken and Ms de Barra to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: I thank Ms de Barra. She is correct in saying the Government has a huge responsibility in this area. An EU election observation mission at the elections in November 2011 stopped short of saying the elections were not credible. At the same time it hopes the new Government will put in place measures for the forthcoming elections. I refer to a meeting which Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: We have had a very interesting debate with most members contributing to it. On behalf of the committee I thank Mr. Peadar King and his guests for their contributions. The meeting was worthwhile. Given what is happening in Goma the meeting was timely. It is important that such difficult humanitarian situations are not forgotten. The committee will not forget them and will continue to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: This is our second meeting today. We are as busy as the Tánaiste.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: That is fine. We had a very interesting meeting with the makers of the "What in the World" programme on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am sure the Tánaiste will get some questions on the issue following his meeting in Brussels on Monday. I welcome the Tánaiste to today's meeting. I also welcome his officials. I am aware he has a busy schedule. We can tell that from...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: I thank the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore. We congratulated him personally at last week's meeting and we have written to him in that regard as well. We also congratulate our diplomats abroad, particularly in Geneva and in the United Nations, for their work. At every opportunity here when we met diplomats, we highlighted Ireland's candidature for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: As eight more committee members wish to speak, I ask people to confine their contributions to questions rather than speeches.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: The Tánaiste might reply to questions raised by Deputy Crowe and Senator Norris.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: We had better move on because there are other speakers as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (21 Nov 2012)
Pat Breen: The Senator has kept him away from looking at his notes.