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Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and also welcome him as the first Minister in this country with specific responsibility for the diaspora. It shows the commitment this Government has to the diaspora and the future of our relationship with the diaspora. I will start by quoting from a document I will be bringing to the Minister of State's attention. This is an information...

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am pleased to address Members of the Seanad this evening and to update them on the recent launch of Global Irish: Ireland's Diaspora Policy and my plans for its implementation over the next two years. The policy was launched this day last week and, as a commentator in The Irish Timessaid, it is a "historic development for the Irish abroad". Global Irish: Ireland's Diaspora Policy is our...

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad. Global Irish: Ireland's Diaspora Policy was launched last week by him and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan. It is the first clear statement of the Government's policy on the diaspora. The policy recognises the unique and important relationship between Ireland and the diaspora and sets out...

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Labhrás Ó Murchú: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. It is timely that we are having a debate on the Irish diaspora this week. We are on the eve of St. Patrick's week, when our Ministers will rightly be travelling to the four corners of the world. The purpose of those visits is to acknowledge, support and celebrate our Irish people and their achievements in their adoptive countries. As we know,...

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the emigrant support programme has been very effective. Even when the country went through a challenging time economically, we maintained the level of funding for the diaspora. It made a positive statement to the diaspora that we were concerned about them and prepared to continue our funding of them, especially for welfare purposes....

Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Jimmy Deenihan: I thank Senators for their contributions which reflect their personal interest in the subject. Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú has been connecting very successfully with the diaspora for many decades, while Senator Mark Daly is one of the best known Irish politicians on Capitol Hill.

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Mark Daly: I welcome the Minister of State. I am delighted that he is the first person to be appointed to office under any Government in a role with specific responsibility for the diaspora. I was delighted, too, to be appointed by my party as the first spokesperson on the diaspora in either House and to play a part in producing, in July 2013, the first policy paper on the Irish overseas by any party....

Seanad: Ireland's Diaspora Policy: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: ...ansin. Molaim an obair atá eagraíochtaí ar nós Irish in Britain ag déanamh chomh maith céanna. Bhí cur i láthair an-shuimiúil an tseachtain seo caite ó thaobh an GAA agus an obair atá sé sin ag déanamh ar fud na cruinne mar gheall go bhfuil an oiread Gael imithe thar lear agus na clubanna ag treisiú. Tá borradh...