Results 19,761-19,780 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: In any event, the Top-Level Appointments Committee has nothing to do with our deliberations or with the subject of the appointment of special envoys.
- 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: A relevant question, please.
- 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, there is no relationship between that and the proposed appointment of Dr. Katherine Zappone
- 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: On the matter of the opening statement, there was no opening statement circulated. It had been indicated by the Secretary to the Government that he would make some brief opening remarks by way of background or scene-setting. There was no written opening statement for circulation.
- 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 call Senator Craughwell, who will be followed by Deputy McNamara.
- 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: Senator Craughwell, that is not a matter for 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: -----as you well know, because it was broached before at 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: It is a completely different process.
- 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: 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: In any event, Mr. Fraser and Senator Craughwell, I am not going to allow a discussion on this 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: The process is entirely different.
- 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: And he has been helpful.
- 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 must say, Senator Craughwell, there are two distinctly different processes in the matter of the appointment from within the Civil Service of an ambassador and the appointment of a special envoy, which is precisely the reason that this committee has been engaged in this issue since early August. I do not think it is fair, at this stage of our debate, that there should be an attempt on 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: I will move on after a brief comment from Secretary to the Government on the processes involved here. It seems to me that Senator Craughwell is forming the view that the appointment of a special envoy is exactly the same process as the appointment of an ambassador.
- 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 the Secretary to the Government for a brief comment.
- 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 sure of the extent to which the Secretary to the Government can answer 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 noted, Senator.
- 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 call on Senator Ardagh, who has a brief question, then Deputy Cowen and then our guest.
- 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: With respect to Deputy Cowen, asking the Secretary General about a comment of the Minister is probably not the easiest way to find resolution.