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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: That always happens. I accept this has been a wide-ranging and open debate and it can be difficult to deal with specific questions such as those on prisoners. I thank the Minister for attending the committee. He has been working extremely hard on the Northern Ireland issue and I wish him well in his discussions on Monday. There are other issues such as the imminent famine in South Sudan...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: Allow the Minister speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: The Minister might send the same note to the committee secretariat so they can distribute it to the members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: The Minister has approximately 20 minutes with us because he has to take an important telephone call from the United States. I will hand over to the Minister immediately.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: No, I think we will get it over in 20 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: There were many questions but some may be related so it could be better to deal with the subject matter rather than each individual question. Some of our members, led by the Vice Chairman, were in Rome last week and met the new ambassador to the Holy See.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: We will suspend as most of the members present are Deputies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: There is no need as the Minister is perfectly capable. He does not need to consult his officials.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: I remind Members that the decisions made at the Rome meeting are not binding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for the diaspora will be here on 17 November. He has confirmed that he will also visit us before then. I call Deputy O'Sullivan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan who has been very co-operative as usual. I call Deputy Mitchell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: No. The Deputy should be fair. I have three more people who wish to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: Some of the questions may have to be sent in writing to the Minister directly because he is not aware of some of them, including the question of prisoners in Colombia.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: He may not have the answers off-hand for the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: I have three more people who wish to speak: Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and Deputy Olivia Mitchell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: I call Senator Daly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: Can we have a question, if the Senator does not mind?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: I again appeal to members to be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)
Pat Breen: I thank Senator Norris for his co-operation.