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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Myanmar: Discussion with Dr. Mary C. Murphy (27 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputy. Before I revert to Dr. Murphy, there are a number of points or questions that I would also like to put to her. I acknowledge her frank engagement with us as a committee. We can follow up as early as Thursday on this. As she will be aware, Ireland fully supports the sanctions against the perpetrators of the coup and the economic entities that currently sustain the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Myanmar: Discussion with Dr. Mary C. Murphy (27 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you. Deputy Clarke has been responded to and unless there are further questions, I will bring matters to a close. The fact I do not see other members offering is testament to the comprehensive manner in which Dr. Murphy has dealt with all of the questions. I thank her. As the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, we are very anxious at all times to uphold the democratic will and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Myanmar: Discussion with Dr. Mary C. Murphy (27 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Dr. Murphy. There is a lot to be done. We will engage as a cross-party group of parliamentarians. Ireland will further engage through its Government. We can have further engagement through the EU, acknowledging the endorsement of High Representative/Vice President Burrell's welcome for the five-point consensus coming from ASEAN, as Dr. Murphy mentioned. We will continue to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (28 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 868. To ask the Minister for Health when it is envisaged that the motorised transport grant and similar supports towards the purchase of an automatic or adapted vehicle will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects driver tests to resume for persons that have completed the EDT; if additional driving instructors will be recruited to eliminate the backlog when tests resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22365/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects driver education training and CPC case study for haulage drivers to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Apr 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting on a driver theory test, CPC case study for haulage drivers, driver education training and driver tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22367/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I have received an apology from Deputy David Stanton. I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Simon Coveney. Today, we have the opportunity of meeting with the Minister to discuss matters that have arisen at the Foreign Affairs Council and the United Nations Security Council. You are very welcome this morning. We understand there is a Cabinet meeting in the early afternoon at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I think so, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Okay. That is fine. Thank you very much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Our meeting must conclude in advance of the 11.30 a.m. Cabinet meeting, so I will go straight into the questions and answers session. I thank the Minister for his presentation which broadly coincides with the work programme of our committee in recent times, having regard to his reference to Myanmar, the situation in Tigray, the eastern neighbourhood, Syria and Turkey. Normally, I would go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senator. I call the Minister. I am conscious of the wide range of issues raised. I ask the Minister to deal as expeditiously as possible with the points raised and then I want to give Deputies Clarke and Gannon an opportunity, in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am sorry for cutting across. I ask the Minister to hold over his comment on Syrian refugees for the moment because I am keen to revert to Deputies Clarke and Gannon and Senator Craughwell. I am sure there will be an overlap so I will call the members for their questions and we will have another opportunity for the Minister's responses, including on the issue of refugees, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: A number of the points raised relate more particularly to the Minister's role as Minister for Defence. He will be back before the committee dealing exclusively with defence matters in the coming weeks. There are a number of issues there and I am conscious of the clock and of the members. I want to make two points, briefly. In regard to the international dimension of to Covid-19, COVAX and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (4 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I do not have time for a second round. A number of issues were raised on which the Minister said he will follow up by means of a note and I thank him for his interaction with the committee. I thank the Minister for meeting us this morning and dealing with our issues. I also acknowledge the very positive relationship between departmental officials and the committee. Often we seek briefing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists currently working within HSE services in an unpaid capacity. [24423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 864. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to facilitate an increase in the number of assistant psychologists within the health services; and if so, when and the way he plans to do same. [24424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 865. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied to oversee a health service in which assistant psychologists work in an unpaid capacity; and the steps he proposes to take to rectify and improve matters for assistant psychologists within the health service. [24425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Third Level Education (11 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to introducing additional doctoral places in psychology; and if he will meet with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and appropriate academic heads with a view towards changing matters. [24426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Third Level Education (11 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 867. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for funded doctoral places to be introduced in respect of educational psychologists and counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24427/21]