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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: That is fair enough. It relates to both.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: You are very kind. Thank you very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: I should add my important voice to this too. It seems we are losing a very talented man to retirement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: I apologise. I thought the Chairman indicated he was retiring.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: That is a different story. I wish him luck and give my best wishes to his replacement. I read the press release in the The Irish Times, which is a great source of information about the foreign affairs committee and international affairs. I understand the Department will be considering developments in England and the UK as a whole, including the potential referendum on EU membership. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: I would like to speak next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: I congratulate Trócaire on its humanitarian work. I thank Mr. Meehan for his detailed submission. There is absolutely nothing he contributed with which one could disagree. He highlighted the key areas, such as climate change, governance issues - we all know how important that is in emerging democracies - and human rights. I express my deep appreciation of the Roman Catholic community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions: Trócaire (26 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: I note a figure in the document indicates funding increased by 4% year on year. Mr. Meehan indicated in response to Deputy Mitchell's question that funding had declined. I ask him to explain.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (27 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the price to consumers of gas, particularly in view of the long cold wet winter this year and that working families and vulnerable elderly people are finding it impossible to meet the costs of heating their homes and flats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/14]

Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: Would the Deputy prefer we were talking about Ivor Callely?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policies for faith based schools and the way they deal with new communities and persons of different religious or tribal backgrounds to that of the school they are attending; the procedures in place for dealing with conflicts between these new communities; the training given to teaching staff for dealing with these issues; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of Fairtrade public procurement by the Government in the most recent available year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10505/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: 285. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding SI 9 of 2014, Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10792/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: Before we go into private session, can I ask the Chairman to note that Deputy Crowe is in attendance? The Chair said earlier that an apology had been received from the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: The Chair mentioned that the Turkish ambassador to Ireland would come before the committee later this month. When will the Cypriot ambassador to Ireland be attending?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: My understanding was that we wanted to talk to the Cypriots about the Cypriot agreement. We have an ambassador from the Greek section of Cyprus. We are bringing in the main Turkish ambassador, rather than a representative of the Turkish part of Cyprus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: I appreciate that, but it seems strange to me. I would like to know the arrangements with the Cypriot ambassador to Ireland. When the question of who should come first was raised, people said they did not really mind. The question of where the Cypriot ambassador to Ireland fits into our plans seems to be fairly imprecise. Quite frankly, I would have thought it better for the Cypriot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: I think we should afford him the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recent and Forthcoming Foreign Affairs Councils: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: I will concentrate my few comments on the situation in Ukraine. I am known at this committee to have dissented somewhat from the popular views that have been expressed here to the effect that Tymoshenko was the hero of Ukraine, that she was the greatest democrat that existed, she is one of ours and therefore let us run with her. I concur with the Tánaiste's condemnation of the role...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Recent and Forthcoming Foreign Affairs Councils: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: The Tánaiste mentioned the United Nations and the OSCE working together to facilitate a peaceful resolution. Does he mean part of that would include the monitoring by the OSCE of the elections that are coming up? Given that Russia is a member of the OSCE, which operates on the basis of consensus, how does the Tánaiste see the OSCE functioning without Russia? I understand that one...