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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Brexit Preparations (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional financial resources have been made available to An Garda Síochána to assist it in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12704/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 178. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the uptake of all Brexit-related supports that fall under the remit of her Department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12702/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of additional veterinary officers announced as a result of Brexit; the number who will be in place on 30 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12705/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with the insurance industry to discuss the issue of the green card; the steps he has taken to ensure persons have access to a green card in a timely manner should they require it as a result of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12706/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Commission team for being here to take questions from us. My first question is on the attempts to reform EU tax policy and the suggestion that we would move towards a qualified voting majority in respect of EU tax policy. Can Mr. Martínez Mongay outline to the committee the justification for that? How does he reconcile that proposal with the subsidiarity rule?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: With respect, having been a member of the European Union since 1973 and having always protected the Single Market and adhered to the four freedoms and the values inherent in them, this is an area of concern for Ireland. Tax policy is a matter of member state competence. It always has been. There have been suggestions here, perhaps due to the paranoia of dealing with Brexit, that in return...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: It has been reported in the papers right across the European Union, so it has been discussed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: With respect, I understand that the Chair is chairing the meeting but it is my question. It is more of a statement. This is part of the conversation happening in this member state. We must learn lessons from Brexit. We should not take the sentiment among citizens of member states, or how they view the European Union, its reach and the changes it proposes, for granted. While we might...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Absolutely.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Unhappy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Flexibility is great, and we will need flexibility in applying state aid rules within our own country. Separately to that, is it the intention of the Commission to provide some financial assistance, even if Mr. Martínez Mongay cannot quantify it? Is that being discussed?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: That leads me on to my final question. In regard to the multi-annual financial framework, MFF, which is currently being discussed, Ireland is very concerned about the potential for cohesion funding and funding for the Common Agricultural Policy to be reduced. This is even more of a concern in the context of Brexit, because we will need more assistance on those programmes. In discussing the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: On a point of clarification, what is the status of those discussions?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of European Commission Country Report Ireland 2019 and European Semester (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Martínez Mongay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. It is unfortunate that we are where we are and that two organisations that work quite well together have found themselves in a highly public conflict on a very serious matter. I agree with Deputy Mitchell that there have been conflicting reports around how things happened, what transpired and who said what and when. When...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Was Ms Creamer somewhat surprised that Scouting Ireland was surprised to receive the letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: That is fine. I am sure we will hear more from Scouting Ireland and its view as to how all of that developed. There are probably two interpretations of how this issue unfolded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Was the request from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs just a simple request that the letter be provided or was there anything further on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: What was the content of the telephone conversation? Was it simply a request for a copy of the letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Child Safeguarding Issues in Scouting Ireland: Tusla and Scouting Ireland (13 Mar 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Were there any further discussions during that conversation about the issue?