Results 261-280 of 1,931 for speaker:Réada Cronin

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: The Israeli ambassador's deputy said that we were funding tunnels built by Hamas.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Seeing as she is still here, there should be communication. She should be called in for a reprimand.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: We should have done it first.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: There was evidence. There was a tweet that she deleted-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: -----and statements made about the Arab-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Has the Israeli ambassador been called in at all to discuss Arab concern around the genocide in Gaza?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: How many times a week on average since the war started?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I was going to leave it at that. My questions were answered. I have one other question on Vote 27, but I do not want to have it if-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I understand that some Irish aid provided to the West Bank is delivered through the West Bank Protection Consortium. Will the Minister of State indicate whether the consortium will seek compensation in relation to ongoing activities in the West Bank? Houses have exploded there as well.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Great. I spoke to Deputy Carthy, who is sorry he could not be here, and he raised the issue of compensation at the PAC in 2021. He was told that: Ireland pursues this issue consistently ... [although] bilaterally and jointly with other donors. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has raised the issue of demolition and confiscation of humanitarian aid and Palestinian property with both the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: At that time, my colleague, Deputy Carthy, was informed that no compensation had been paid thus far. Is that still the case?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Okay. Given the fact we and the European Union are trading partners with Israel, why do we continue to let Israel away with that?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I know, but they not paying compensation when they are destroying things. We are giving grants to rebuild what they just seem to destroy. Why do we not look for compensation?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Why do we not insist on it though as part of our trade agreements?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I did not mean to be rude or disrespectful to the Minister of State by interrupting. I am sorry about that.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I am concerned about something the Minister of State said. He said he would not want our insisting on compensation to interfere with our ability to provide aid. Does he think it might? What causes him to say that?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: I thank the Minister of State for his time.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: No.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: Passports were mentioned among the earlier questions. I know Senator Ó Donnghaile is not on this committee but he is a member of the joint committee. He is out sick at the moment. He would kill me if he knew passports were brought up and I did not mention a passport office for Belfast. Is there any plan for that at all?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

Réada Cronin: That would save me a lot of work.