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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: The ambassador brought us up to date in his briefing.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: I read the document incorrectly so.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: Are you still captivated by Gerry?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (19 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a proposal (details supplied) regarding racism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40997/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (19 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41002/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda Síochána resources will be deployed in Dublin 12; if she will clarify a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41583/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the decision not to grant a visa to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41626/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding an Educate Together national school for Dublin 6 and 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41971/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: I thank the delegates for their presentation. As colleagues noted, we have debated this issue in great depth here at the committee. The collective conclusion of those debates was that Ireland will suffer terribly if the UK decides to pull out of Europe. We also discovered from our academic and financial advisers that Britain, equally, would suffer terribly. It is saddening that the UK is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: The Minister might also tell us about the procedure for labelling Palestinian goods. Palestine is producing excellent herbs and citrus produce. Are these goods listed as Palestinian in order that we can choose? Rather than arguing against purchasing Israeli goods, let us argue in favour of recognising the Palestinian produce on the market. Is there a formula in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the Minister and, to get straight to the point, I would like him to answer a couple of questions. We are looking at Europe through the eyes of a small island nation, and then we have the bigger conflicts in the greater world. Would the Minister agree with me that the last thing the world required was the shooting down by Turkey of a Russian jet on the border with Syria? As a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: I asked about Ukraine also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: Will the Minister please reopen the embassy in Tehran?

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: Say it before the Committee of Public Accounts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: We are meeting on a regular basis with the ambassador under tragic circumstances. I thank him and his staff, who in terms of the many engagements they are attending on behalf of the French people, are representing them well. I understand President Hollande was in the thick of the attack in terms of his being at a football match at the time. What is most impressive and reassuring to us as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: The Commissioner is welcome. I am unsure whether it is coincidental or whether the Commissioner is aware of it, but we held a debate in the Dáil one or two hours ago which resulted in the ratification of two economic partnership agreements. One was an agreement with the CARIFORUM states and the other was with west African states. This leads me to a question on point 6 in the document,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: You do not have to thank me. I will take it as given.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: I will go back to where I was, if I can remember. I was telling the Commissioner about a vote today in the Dáil. These economic partnership agreements are interesting. Previously, we have had Eastern Partnership agreements with Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia. There are dissenting voices in the national parliaments. There are eurosceptics in our national Parliament. Some people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: They are very nice people.