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Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I appreciate the sentiment behind the Senator's amendment. The term "land" is already defined by section 2 of the 1976 Act, including land covered by water. The amendment is, therefore, unnecessary.

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: This obviously concerns the nature reserves and land owned by the State. It defines such lands, including any foreshore which belongs to the State and the land under the territorial sea of the State. Therefore, as I said, I cannot accept the amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: Ireland is a longstanding supporter of the vital work undertaken by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).  UNRWA provides essential services, including healthcare, education and humanitarian relief, to 5.7 million registered Palestine refugees, 1.4 million of whom are in Gaza. So far this year, Ireland has disbursed a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (2 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: Ireland is recognised as a principled and high-performing provider of official development assistance (ODA). The delivery of Irish ODA follows international best practice approaches and is guided by principles for development effectiveness. A Better World, Ireland's international development policy, outlines the priorities of Ireland's development assistance programme. The Irish Aid...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This Bill is being brought forward to consolidate in one stand-alone enactment the State's maritime jurisdiction legislation and to update it to reflect recent developments in international law. It is a technical Bill that establishes in domestic law the framework of different maritime zones of national jurisdiction recognised by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: Ireland is playing its full part in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including to ensure fair and equitable access to vaccines for all. Last year, Irish funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) was quadrupled, given its role as lead UN agency for health and co-host of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator.  Launched in April 2020, the ACT Accelerator, with...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I welcome this opportunity to present the 2021 Estimate for Vote 27, relating to in international co-operation. Vote 27 funds approximately two thirds of Ireland’s official development assistance, ODA, programme, better known to the public as Irish Aid. The Vote provides the funding necessary to deliver on the Department’s high-level goal, which is to work for a more just,...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy. I will respond initially by joining him in the comments he was making-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: That is perfect, I thank the Chairman.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Chairman. I shall follow on directly from the comments made by the Chairman and that of Deputy Brady about Ethiopia and Tigray. Obviously it is, as the Chairman quite rightly described in his remarks, a situation in which Ireland is very actively involved both from the UN side and our relationship with Ethiopia. It is an important country for us in terms of Irish Aid....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: Obviously, follow-up on this issue takes place on the ground through our diplomats. It is probably more appropriate to follow up with a note on this because the specifics the Deputy is seeking are not something I am in a position to give him. I know follow-up takes place on the ground in terms but it would probably be better for me to provide a note on the issue so that the Deputy has more...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: On the Deputy's first key point, the heart of what Irish Aid is about is what he referred to. It is about putting a situation in place on the ground which, as a by-product, will stop migration and people having the necessity to move. If one looks at what causes most global migration, much of it relates to food shortages, such as where crops fail due to climate, etc. What we are trying to...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: That is no problem. To be clear, the situation is that only vaccines approved by the EMA are regarded as complying fully with our requirements and obviating the need for quarantine. That is the situation as it stands. Teachers vaccinated with the Chinese vaccine would be required to quarantine on their return. It is a situation which includes many Irish citizens and members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Priorities (15 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 to 643, inclusive, 679 and 682 together. The Generation Equality Forum hosted by the Government of France and convened by UN Women will take place in Paris from 30 June to 2 July. Ireland has engaged closely with the Generation Equality process, including through my participation at the virtual high-level event hosted by the Government of Mexico in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (15 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: The Counter Fraud policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, which affirms our zero tolerance towards fraud, sets out the procedures for the prevention, detection and dealing with instances of fraud or suspected fraud, including in partner organisations. Information regarding suspected frauds, along with information regarding recovered and unrecovered funding, in Irish Aid’s areas...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Action Plan (17 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: The Interim Climate Action Plan presents a number of supporting and enabling actions to advance Ireland’s international role on climate issues. These actions are necessary to support our efforts to coordinate and scale up our international climate finance and to enhance our climate diplomacy efforts. Ireland provides significant international climate finance, the vast majority of which...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (21 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I thank Senator Crowe for raising the matter and I am here to represent the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, who, unfortunately, cannot attend. I acknowledge the service given by current and former members of the Defence Forces who have devoted their time to serving our country and thank them for it. I hope to provide some clarity on the protocols for military funerals and where it is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (21 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: I have listened to the Senator's remarks. There is much to consider in what he has said and I will convey his remarks to the Minister, Deputy Coveney. Many military families will be interested in his remarks. As it stands, that is the procedure in place, but I will convey the Senator's remarks and the contents of our exchange to the Minister.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Official Engagements (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: As the Senator noted, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, travelled to China last month to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Minister Wang Yi, on Sunday, 30 May. The meeting took place in the context of Ireland's membership of the UN Security Council and had an extensive agenda covering bilateral relations and EU-China relations, as well as issues on the agenda of the UN...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Official Engagements (22 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: It is particularly important that we are aware of, and restate, our membership of the UN Security Council and the importance of that. It is in light of that membership that the engagements take place, which the Minister, Deputy Coveney, has been engaging in. It is through constructive engagement that we find solutions to many of the problems that face us. Senator Mullen seems to be...