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Censorship of Publications Board Repeal Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I am certain that given the principles the Deputy outlined earlier about the ability of people to determine what they read, he will exercise that himself. I assure him that the literature is available in bookstores around the country. He does not need to wait for this process to be served out if he wishes to read it. In terms of how long it is since anything has been banned, I refer to...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Policing (23 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I will leave the Deputy's comments on the potential city status of Tallaght for another Minister to address. While my knowledge of the area is limited compared to the Deputy's I am aware of the considerable growth it has experienced and of the strength of its community. In respect to the substantive issue, the Minister is firmly of the view that policing is a matter for the appropriate...

Topical Issue Debate: Community Policing (23 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The Minister regrets that he is unable to be present due to other business. He does not consider it appropriate to comment on remarks made by a member of the Judiciary, apparently during the course of court proceedings. Law enforcement policy is a matter for the Executive. Accordingly, I will...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (23 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this hugely important matter. It is one in which I have a very strong interest because I had the opportunity to attend the partnership summit in Vilnius at which the agreement to which he Deputy referred did not materialise. A number of weeks afterwards I attended the OSCE ministerial Council in Kiev and saw at first hand the pressures in the country to which...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (23 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: To respond directly to the point made on justice being applied selectively, the European Union, through the Foreign Affairs Council, has put a huge amount of effort into dealing with the issue. The Deputy may be aware that a number of mediators were appointed by the Union, including Mr. Pat Cox, who invested a huge amount of time in travelling to Ukraine to deal with figures in the political...

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: If the Deputy wishes to see some indication of this, I point to Ireland now being in a position where people are willing to lend to it at rates that would have been unthinkable 24 months ago.

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: This reflects the progress made in dealing with the issue. As for his particular question on whether the Taoiseach has read the books mentioned, I am afraid that is one question I cannot answer on his behalf. However, I have read some of them and I am aware of some of the views to which the Deputy has referred. On Deputy James Bannon's point on the focus on regulation, this was a main...

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: I have done my best and anything I have not yet answered I will answer at another time. However, I must conclude with some core themes mentioned at the European Council and to which the Taoiseach referred with regard to points on which colleagues have touched thus far. I wish to conclude with the point on enlargement. I acknowledge that the European Council agreed to open up negotiations...

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Members have justifiably drawn attention to different parts of the Council’s conclusions. On the wording of the Common Security and Defence Policy, CSDP, they should note that conclusion 2 states: "Today, the European Council is making a strong commitment to the further development of a credible and effective CSDP, in accordance with the Lisbon treaty and the opportunities it offers"....

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes, I am.

European Council: Statements (21 Jan 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: They are courting across the floor.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I will wrap up in a moment. It is likely that the European Council will request the European Commission and the European Defence Agency to bring work forward in areas such as research, standards and certification, small and medium enterprises and security of supply. I will briefly refer to other matters raised by a number of colleagues, particularly Deputy Crowe, who mentioned enlargement,...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for that. I welcome his contribution at any time. I wish everyone a happy Christmas and a well-deserved break. I take on board the point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett that many people are not in a position to enjoy Christmas, and we keep them in our minds in the work we do here. I will address some issues raised by my colleagues, many of which focused on the...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Who will lend us that money?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Who will lend us the money?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I know it is not. Those people are in my constituency too.

Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Ann Phelan for raising this matter. I assure her the Government is seriously concerned about the deteriorating position in the Central African Republic that she has just outlined. As the Deputy has acknowledged, in recent weeks there has been an alarming breakdown in law and order and basic social structures in the country, as well as a worrying increase in intercommunal...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I note Deputy Ann Phelan began and ended with Nelson Mandela and invoked his spirit and vision for Africa at the outset of her contribution. I wish to emphasise to the Deputy what the United Nations are doing in this regard, the response of the international community and the Irish view of and support for that. A very important point of difference between the position in the Central African...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I encourage all members to make a submission as the points they raised would form a valuable part of the review. I fully accept Senator Hayden's point on the value of bilateral relations. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Department of the Taoiseach attach great importance to developing bilateral relations. I travel extensively to what could be inelegantly described as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Review of Foreign Policy: Discussion with Minister of State (10 Dec 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that it is a formal meeting