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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Joint Committee (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Steven Matthews. The minutes of the joint committee meeting on 20 March 2024 were agreed at the committee's earlier private meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: In this part of our meeting the committee will engage with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to continue its detailed scrutiny of the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023. On behalf of the committee I welcome from the Department of Enterprise,Trade and Employment, Mr. Ronnie Downes, head of the trade division, and Mr. John Hughes, principal officer. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I know. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the Houses or an official either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. Members who attend remotely are reminded of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank Mr. Downes. I remind members that there will be a break for a vote in the House at some stage. It will be after 2 p.m., obviously. We do not know exactly when it will be as we do not know how long the debate between the start of business and the vote will take. We will break for the vote and come back. I call Senator Higgins to make her contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I thank Senator Higgins. I will try to get each member of the committee to contribute once before-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: We cannot go on for long periods-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I know Senator Higgins will adhere to that but I want each member to have made a contribution by 2 p.m. We can come back afterwards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I know that, but we cannot allow domination by any one person in the limited time we have today. There are special circumstances prevailing. Deputies will have to go back to the Lower House.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: How long will it take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Is that agreed? Agreed. Five minutes it is.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: No, we have decided on the option. Members can pose the questions, we will bank them, and then the witnesses can answer them all at the one time if we get the opportunity to do so before members are called to the House to vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Next is Deputy Carthy, who is substituting for Deputy Doherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: No, we are banking them. We will get as many members as we can through before we have to go for a vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Go ahead quickly.