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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: It is refreshing that Professor O'Brennan is not holding back in the context of what is not and what is working. I reached out to some schools prior to today and I know that some career counsellors and the head of politics and society classes are listening. We can pursue Professor O'Brennan's proposal on trying to have more contact with politics and society teachers. There was a lot in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: Are there any takers? Does anyone want to make a proposal in that regard.? We could also involve the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science because much of this relates to his brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: A hundred years later we are still waiting for job description.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: On Professor O'Brennan's point about a permanent citizens' assembly that would move around the country, every time there is a big question on the future of Europe, a referendum is coming up or some kind of treaty change, we have town hall meetings. We know who will be in the right-hand corner of the room and who will be in the left-hand corner. The idea of having a citizens' assembly to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: We are meandering towards a conclusion. I have two final points. The first is an observation that when the Professor is giving his opinion he is not afraid to shoot from the hip, which is really refreshing. We all need to be challenged, and governments certainly need to be challenged. However, there is a very current and hot topic issue at the moment relating to teacher career leave. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: There is not yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Opportunities within the European Union for Irish People: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: We are very grateful to Professor O'Brennan for his openness and his engagement this morning. It has been really helpful. The clerk to the committee will follow up in respect of inviting the Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs to come before us. We will send the Professor's presentation to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Staid Reatha na hEarnála Léiriúcháin Gaeilge: Plé (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Comhrá suimiúil a bhí ann agus is léir go bhfuil tionchar mór imeartha istigh san earnáil, mar a rinneadh cur síos air. Tá suim agamsa sna scannáin atá ag teacht amach, ní hamháin i "An Cailín Ciúin" ach an rud is mó leis sin ná gurb é an scannán is mó...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Staid Reatha na hEarnála Léiriúcháin Gaeilge: Plé (7 Dec 2022)

Joe McHugh: Arís, gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis na daoine uilig atá ann inniu. Tá sé iontach suimiúil. Tagraím don phointe a luaigh Susan Kirby faoin mbeartas. Aontaím léi faoin mbeartas agus dá mbeadh sé ann do achan teanga. Ní bheadh an gá ann polasaí difriúil a dhéanamh más rud é go raibh beartas iomlán...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: Ar son an choiste, cuirim fáilte roimh Mr. Didier Reynders, an Coimisinéir Eorpach Dlí agus Comhionannais, go dtí an cruinniú inniu. Tá a chomhghleacaithe, Ms Geneviève Tuts agus Ms Barbara Nolan leis fosta. Tá Ms Nolan, ó oifig an Choimisiúin i mBaile Átha Cliath, ar ais linn arís. Tá fáilte roimpi. You are all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Commissioner for his comprehensive overview. It was very helpful. We will begin as I know he is under a time constraint. We will begin with Deputy Richmond, followed by Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: Senator Lisa Chambers wants to come in with an attachment to this question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: I invite the Commissioner to reply to those two interventions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: We still have not got to the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: I apologise for being rude but the Commissioner has to leave at 12:45 p.m. and I am thinking about other members. I will take Deputy Seán Haughey now as well. We will take both of these in directions because we do not have time to go over and back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: The Commissioner may respond to both interventions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: I take it all back - Deputy Ó Murchú asked questions which the Commissioner was able to decipher. We are getting good comprehensive answers. We are grateful for that. I call Deputy Troy, who will be followed by Senator Martin. I ask them to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Rule of Law Report: Engagement with European Commissioner for Justice (24 Nov 2022)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Deputy. Our final contributor is Senator Martin. As an introduction Commissioner we are delighted that he is here because he is wearing two hats today. He sits on the Joint Committee on Justice as well as this committee.