Results 7,621-7,640 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: Is the motion agreed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I have said before that the joint committee wants to do what is in Ibrahim Halawa's best interests. I will accede to an informal meeting with the legal team as a matter of courtesy. Given that it has requested a meeting with us, we should accede. I am disappointed there was a vote on this because everyone on the joint committee wants to see this young man freed. That is our goal. Some of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I have said it before but obviously the Senator is not listening to me. The Irish Government has followed in the same lines as the Australian Government.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I am sorry but that is the information I have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I am going to move on. I do not want an argument.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: We are moving on, in public.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: Democracy has taken place. We have had our vote and I am going to move on to our main business.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I propose that we meet the group informally. That was the whole idea behind the motion. It was to meet the group at the earliest opportunity. I ask the legal team to contact the secretariat and we will meet it. Let us be quite clear; we have no problem meeting it. We will meet it informally and deal with this in a constructive way as any committee would deal with something like this. As...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I welcome the witness, Dr. Bernard Sabella, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. I extend a very warm welcome to him this morning and apologise for the delay as we had matters to attend to within the joint committee itself. It is timely to have Dr. Sabella here today. I welcome also our good friend, the ambassador and head of the Palestinian mission in Ireland, H. E., Ahmad...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank Dr. Sabella.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I will call Deputy Crowe now, as many questions are overlapping. Deputy Byrne will follow him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: A few questions have been asked, so Dr. Sabella might answer them now before I revert to the next three members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: What can Ireland and the EU do, particularly the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, given her interest in the area?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: What is life like for the ordinary person in Jerusalem?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank Dr. Sabella. I think Palestine is always on our minds. The committee has taken a very keen interest in the Middle East peace process and the conflict in Israel and Palestine. Members of the committee have visited Palestine, Jordan and Israel. We met the Palestinian Foreign Minister and chief negotiator when we were in Palestine. Obviously, it is a difficult and challenging issue....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: I am sorry, but may I finish and I will then let the Deputy in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: No. I thank the head of mission, Ambassador Abdelrazek, who is very involved with all politicians here. He is always around Leinster House and certainly a good ambassador for Palestine in Ireland. I thank him for his work. Did Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett want to say something?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: No, he does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: Yes, but it really has nothing to do with us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)
Pat Breen: As Dr. Sabella will be aware, the Oireachtas unanimously passed a motion in recognition of Palestinian statehood. I think this happened last December. The Government is reflecting on the issue. We look forward to keeping in touch with Dr. Sabella and his colleagues. We all wish him a happy Christmas.