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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms McKenna. Coming at it from my own perspective, I very much agree with what has been outlined today. There is an absolute key importance in taking the core principles of our policy and working to ensure that we enshrine them in the EU philosophy policy. I agree totally that there is a drift away from it. We are entering a very dangerous period. There was an allusion to it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses. Did Deputy Ó Murchú want to come in there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: My thanks to the witnesses for coming before us today. With that, the committee stands adjourned until Wednesday, 3 July at 10 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Funding of Development Sector and its Role in International Development: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witness for those powerful contributions. I obviously do not disagree with a word they said. I will open the floor to the members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: The joint committee met in private session until 10.12 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Noelle O'Connell, CEO of European Movement Ireland, and her colleague, Ms Lorna Hayes, deputy CEO over policy and research. Today's discussion will be one of our regular discussions on the results of European Movement Ireland's EU poll, this one for 2024, which was conducted across Ireland and Northern Ireland. It seems like only a few months ago...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Thank you very much for your contributions. Regarding the 88% who believe it is important to vote, I hope to God that when they all get a chance on 7 June, they remember how they answered. If I remember correctly, we were at about 50% in 2019. Let us hope for higher than that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Before the witnesses answer, regarding a specific part of what Deputy Howlin asked regarding the direction in which the EU is going, I am interested in the phraseology used. As Deputy Howlin said, there is a lot of dissatisfaction around the Gaza situation and the initial response of the European Commission to that. Do the witnesses feel from their research that influenced the answers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: That is the fourth time you have agreed with the Vice Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Now we are going to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Thank you, Deputy Ó Murchú. We got the gist of it. That is a fairly page-by-page critique of the survey in the Deputy's contribution. Does Ms O'Connell wish to respond in a general way on one or two of the comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses. In conclusion, from my own perspective, there are a couple of things that always stand out in this and we discussed this at the last one as well. I find the figure on how the European Movement Ireland gets their information and the fact that social media accounted for 10% ,and 13% on the female side, strikes me as remarkably low in this day and age. The Northern...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: Thank you very much. We will move on to Deputy Ó Murchú.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (21 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the Irish Aviation Authority in supporting people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility travelling through Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22590/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (21 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown, by year and by Irish airport, for the past five years, of the total number of people with disabilities or reduced mobility travelling through Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (21 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the total number of complaints and the nature of those complaints received by Irish airports over the past five years from people with disabilities and reduced mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22592/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (21 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who funds and has oversight for the One Complete Solution service which provides passenger assistance to people with disabilities and reduced mobility at Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22593/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I start this morning by welcoming Dr. Kenneth McDonagh, who is the head of the school of law and government at Dublin City University, DCU, and Professor Ben Tonra, from the school of politics and international relations at University College Dublin, UCD, to discuss the recent developments in the EU on security and defence. They are both very welcome. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Dr. McDonagh. I now invite Professor Tonra to make his opening statement.