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- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) Pat Breen: I thank the Minister. That completes the select committee's consideration of Vote 28. We will now proceed to Vote 27, international co-operation. Before I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, to make his opening remarks, I wish to point out that there are six subheads in Vote 27 and, with the permission of members, we will deal with them all together rather than go through them...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) Pat Breen: Before the Minister of State continues, I wish to pay tribute to our Irish Aid diplomatic team and to the Irish Aid programme in Uganda. I have seen the programme and NGOs in action at first hand in Karamoja and met the Speaker and foreign Minister there. I believe the Irish Aid programme there has been strengthened, and I commend Irish Aid in regard to the work it has done there on...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) Pat Breen: We should try to speed up, if we can.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) Pat Breen: I ask Members to bear in mind that Colombia is not a programme country.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) Pat Breen: That is a matter relevant to another Minister and not the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) Pat Breen: I thank the Minister of State for his contribution and for being so direct with us. It is interesting to talk about transparency. It was the auditor general’s office that found the corruption in Uganda and Irish Aid funded the auditor general’s office. The example shows how Irish Aid made a big difference. What happened was ironic as we upskilled and trained the people in...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Message to Dáil (28 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 27 – International Co-operation; and Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 20 January 2015, when a single farm and disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (27 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of an agri-environment option scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3874/15]
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: We have a quorum. Before proceeding to the business of the meeting, I remind members and those in the public Gallery to switch off their mobile phones completely for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference with the recording equipment in the committee rooms even in silent mode. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the motion referred to the select committee by...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank the Minister and without delay, I call Deputy Brendan Smith.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: I will bring the Deputy back in after the Minister replies as the Deputy has posed a number of questions. Deputies Mitchell, Quinn and Eric Byrne also wish to contribute. I will let them all come back in with a response.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: I have allowed everybody to contribute. If members have further questions, they will have another opportunity to ask them later.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank the Minister. Does Deputy Crowe wish to make a further brief contribution?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: I support these association agreements. Political and economic integration is extremely important. Obviously, enhanced co-operation in the areas of security, freedom and justice is extremely important, given the times we have at the moment. The association agreements enhance these, and co-operation in these areas is important. There are also the other opportunities in trade and...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: No. The matter is just for consideration by the select committee. We just send a message back to Dáil Éireann regarding what we have been asked to do. If members of the committee are anxious that we write to the Whips to take note of Deputy Crowe's consideration, we can do that with a view to looking for a debate in Dáil Éireann.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: Does Deputy Mitchell wish to say something?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: I cannot ask the Minister to reply.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: We can get back directly to Deputy Mitchell.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Association Agreements: Motions (21 Jan 2015)
Pat Breen: There might be an opportunity for Deputy Mitchell to look for funding next week when we discuss the Estimates.