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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I will ask Dr. Hashemi to answer that question and I will call on Senator Walsh again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: A question Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I will allow Senator Jim Walsh back in after other members have spoken, if he wishes to reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: On that question, does Dr. Hashemi think national governments are doing enough to prevent citizens from going abroad to fight in Syria? We have approximately 33 Irish people there and a few have been killed in the crisis. Our police force is monitoring the situation. These are small numbers compared with the UK, France and other countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I have made it a rule that members may ask one or two questions. I will allow further comments after questions have been answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: The committee visited the Middle East last year. Members visited Jordan and the Zaatari refugee camp on the border with Syria. Most of the political people with whom we met, parliamentarians and the Jordanian Foreign Minister, spoke about what was almost a civil war which most of them were of the opinion would continue for many years - some predicted nine or ten years - that it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: How strong are the relationships between all these radical Islamic groups like al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and ISIS and the other groups in the region as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: Dr. Hashemi is in big demand today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: Deputy Eric Byrne wants to come in again and I have no choice but to let him speak. I ask him to be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: Briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: It would be remiss of me not to ask Dr. Hashemi a general question. As he is director of international studies in the University of Denver, I ask him to comment on the Middle East process and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Where does he envisage it going in the future? I am sure members would like to hear his views on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I will not take questions on the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I know that the issue was discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday. I thank Dr. Hashemi for a most comprehensive and interesting contribution. We have had a very good debate in which members asked questions which Dr. Hashemi answered. There was interaction between us and we got a lot out of the meeting. I thank members for their co-operation. They have considerable interest in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: I wish Dr. Hashemi well. Unfortunately, we cannot fund his future travels in Europe, but I am sure he will speak to other parliaments. I believe he has answered the questions put in a very balanced way. He is different from many politicians, which is great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria and Middle East: Dr. Nader Hashemi (19 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: That is important. On behalf of the joint committee, I thank Dr. Hashemi for taking the time to appear before it and dealing with members' questions in a very fair and comprehensive way and not evading answers.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: We are great people for knocking ourselves. When one goes abroad, the people one meets speak about the good work we have done with the economy. We are a leading example of what can be done in a few years to turn an economy around. We had a broken economy several years ago. Last week, I attended a book launch with the former Taoiseach, Liam Cosgrave, who spoke about the trouble his father,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when headage and single farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 5 November 2014, when payment of a disadvantaged area scheme 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44918/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (25 Nov 2014)

Pat Breen: 390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will send election observers to monitor the presidential elections to be held in Sri Lanka in January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44876/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (2 Dec 2014)

Pat Breen: 256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45790/14]