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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you Minister. On behalf of the committee and on my own behalf I acknowledge in the first instance the Minister's apology to the committee, which was tendered at the outset. I thank the Minister for meeting with us again. I thank him also for dealing with the members' questions in such a comprehensive manner. I thank the Minister's officials for attending and for their contributions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (7 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I suggest we deal with this issue in the usual way, and we can have an opportunity to do that at our meeting on Tuesday next.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review funding applications for temporary and permanent accommodation structures for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (22 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to amend legislation in respect of the regulation of boundary hedges and hedgerows with particular reference to height and unrestricted growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45615/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding the new school building and ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (23 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of specialised respite services for those affected by Prader-Willi syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45776/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances surrounding the relocation of the adult audiology service from St. Fintan’s, Portlaoise to Tullamore; when this service will resume in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46361/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Leddin and Senator Joe O'Reilly. I am particularly pleased that today we are meeting with representatives from Front Line Defenders. I welcome Mr. Andrew Anderson, executive director; Ms Michelle Foley, memorial project co-ordinator; Mr. Hassan Ali Faiz, Afghanistan human rights defender; and Ms Olive Moore, deputy director. We very much look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ms Foley. I am sure members will wish to comment on the video and address questions to Ms Foley on it. I call Mr. Anderson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: It is a stark video, with strong comments made by the speaker. The committee has a regular engagement with the Colombian ambassador, H.E. Ms Cortés Ortiz, and I expect that we will invite her to appear before the committee to comment on the video. We are certainly happy to write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, particularly in the context of Ireland's membership of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Faiz for that stark and rather horrific presentation. We very much acknowledge his experience and his recent direct contacts with people who are still in Kabul and across Afghanistan. Does Mr. Anderson have anything he would like to add to his opening comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will now open up the meeting to members, acknowledging the three issues that were raised at the outset, namely: the situation in Colombia as outlined by Ms Foley and on the video; the issue of the long-term imprisonment including one of the specific cases mentioned, which has been the subject matter of correspondence with our committee and with me, and we will be happy to deal with that;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will deal with more questions from members before proceeding to our guests again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work of Front Line Defenders in Afghanistan: Discussion (28 Sep 2021)

Charles Flanagan: That is a very good note on which to go back to the witnesses. I ask Mr. Anderson to deal with the questions he believes are appropriate to him. I ask Mr. Faiz to answer the questions on Afghanistan and Ms Foley those on Colombia.