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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (21 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the decision of the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly not to seek re-election, his plans to contribute to the debate on the possible restructuring of the organisation. [15186/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (21 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: 549. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that in the proposal to consider the Future of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly that an Irish comprehensive review of the duplication of functions and operations be explored, in order to have a complimentary role evolve between the Parliamentary Assembly and the Organisation for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: 45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by some Community Employment Schemes in recruiting staff to meet their quota of participants; the additional incentives that are needed to encourage more persons to take up vacant positions on such schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15907/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sovereign Debt (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if legislation will be introduced to tackle and prevent vulture funds from claiming more than other lenders in the case of the sovereign debt crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15901/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Security Situation in Kenya: Ambassador of Federal Republic of Kenya (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the new ambassador, His Excellency, Mr. Richard Opembe. Having read his contribution and listened to his presentation, I wish him every success in his new position. I wish his country every success in rolling back the horrors of what is happening to Kenya. I lived in Africa for four years and I am still trying to come to terms with the complexities of the Continent of Africa and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: I am no historian but I am very familiar with the arguments about the death of so many Armenians. I know it is a very emotive issue. There is a relatively small and compact Armenian community in Ireland. I have met members of it at celebrations. They have some religious leaders here in Ireland and they would argue very strongly that they do recognise it as a serious political issue. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: On a point of information on procedure, I was very familiar with Dublin City Council's approach to taking decisions on a motion, after which one could not debate it for a further six months. If we vote on the motion today, are there restrictions on when the matter might come up again for further debate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: It is the same system. In the light of that information, it is important for everyone to recognise that if a vote is taken and the motion is defeated, it cannot be debated for another six months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: If Senator Daly is arguing so strongly in favour of the motion, surely he would like us to vote in favour of it? In that case, would he not defer the discussion for a week?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: It is up to Senator Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: It took me six months to prepare research for a previous motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts: Motion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: Could we ask the Department for the briefing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Migration to Europe: Discussion (22 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: I do not know how low humanity can sink when one sees these traffickers locking women and children into the hulls of boats, putting the ships on autopilot to hit the rocks off the coastline while they abandon ship to go back from where they came. I am convinced we are not hearing the full extent of the horrors of this trafficking. To think these traffickers can extract as much as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: When we were debating the issue of genocide and Armenia last week, I said that I heard some speakers from Armenia speak very intelligently about the issue. I was surprised that the members of the Opposition were pushing so hard for a vote. I was disappointed that they pushed the matter to a vote, in so far as it deferred another vote on the issue for six months. The reason I raise the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: The Austrian ambassador was-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: The President would have been embarrassed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: The President would have been disgraced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: If you want me to name you as the prime mover, I will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: I join with the Chairman and Deputy Brendan Smith in extending our heartfelt sympathy to the people of Nepal. I hope the ten Irish people who have not been accounted for are not actually missing but are alive and well. I know this area attracts very experienced travellers from Ireland. They are well used to travelling to obscure and remote regions. Telecommunications are obviously down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade between Ireland and ASEAN Countries: Irish Exporters Association (29 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: Can the Chairman allow me to speak now because I must leave the meeting?