Results 19,741-19,760 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: We do not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I remind Deputy Brady that this committee has no role in the matter of any confidential discussions at Cabinet or otherwise. We are dealing-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: We are dealing specifically with the circumstances-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: -----surrounding the run up to the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: ----- Cabinet meeting. I will not allow that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I will not allow that question in any event.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: We have no role in identifying, dealing with or investigating any issue surrounding allegations of leaking of information from Cabinet. We are dealing specifically-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: Deputy Brady, along with all other members, is fully familiar with the reason for the attendance and the invitation prior to the attendance of Mr. Fraser.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I will not allow questions-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I will not allow questions dealing with the leaking of information from Cabinet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: It is beyond the remit of this committee. The Deputy knows that as well as everybody else. I regret that members are taking a politically mischievous route in our dealing with this issue. I ask the Deputy to desist from dealing with questions which he has no right to be asking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: In any event, let me repeat to Deputy Brady that this committee has no role in dealing with allegations of dissemination of information from Cabinet or allegations that have been made-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: -----of information leaking from Cabinet. That is beyond the remit of this committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I said 15 minutes ago that I am not allowing this question on the matter of leaking or otherwise from Cabinet. I am ruling on that now. The Deputy can ask the question in the same manner or he can ask it in an entirely different manner. That does not change the subject matter of the question. I am ruling that questions on the leaking of information from Cabinet are beyond the remit of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: -----to deal specifically with the timing of the proposal made to Government on the matter of the appointment of Dr. Zappone as a special envoy and no other issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I am not allowing that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: That is not a matter within the terms of our discussion dealing with the appointment of Dr. Zappone as a special envoy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I will not allow the Secretary to the Government to get into that at this committee. I take it that concludes Deputy Brady's questions and I am moving on to Deputy Gannon, followed by Deputy Clarke and Senator Craughwell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: There were bigger things on the agenda.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I ask that direct and concise questions be put to the Secretary to the Government on the basis of the invitation. Asking the Secretary to the Government about a culture in the Department of Foreign Affairs is not something that is relevant to this meeting or that the Secretary to the Government could comment on.