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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Irish citizens who reside here but work in Northern Ireland and have been vaccinated as part of the system in Northern Ireland will be in a position to apply for an EU Covid-19 digital green certificate when it is introduced here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29757/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Apologies have been received from Deputy Mac Lochlainn. All Members of the Oireachtas have to attend this meeting remotely from their offices within the Leinster House complex. Remote participation from outside the Leinster House complex is not possible. If there is unwanted feedback, it may be necessary to mute everyone and then the person speaking can unmute himself or herself. I ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Our engagement this morning is with Mr. Niall Murphy and Ms Laura Harmon, representatives from Ireland's Future. On behalf of the committee, I welcome them to the meeting. Before we begin, I have to read out a note about privilege. The evidence of witnesses physically present from within the parliamentary precincts is protected pursuant to both the Constitution and statute by absolute...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Not as yet. You may like to read her paper or address if you wish, if that is helpful. We have a copy of it here but we would be happy if you read it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Cuirim fáilte roimh Niall Murphy agus roimh a ráiteas tosaigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: For clarity, Senator Black has two and a half minutes left. I apologise for not telling the Senator earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: When five minutes remain I will tell the speakers. I apologise for not telling Senator Black.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: You are over time, Mr. Murphy, but I was giving you another minute to finish off. I am adding three minutes to the other groups. You have one minute left if you wish to take it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Mr. Murphy for his answers. I am adding three minutes to all the groups to give the same amount of time to each group and individual party. I will now call on Fianna Fáil. The people who were here earlier were Deputy Brendan Smith and Senators Niall Blaney, Erin McGeehan and Ned O'Sullivan. I am unsure if Deputy Smith is here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have no issue with that at all. You were both here at the same time so I do not mind who goes first. Senator Niall Blaney is a committee member and I will ask him to speak first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I hate to interrupt anybody, and I apologise for doing so, but we have only a few minutes left. I will allow Senator Blaney to reply to some of those charges, or however they might be described.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Senator O'Sullivan, I am sorry but I have to interrupt. We have limited time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: I must ask the Senator to listen to me. I know that it is his first time attending a meeting. I must inform him that there were three minutes for a reply and now there is a minute and a half. I propose, in view of what he has said, that the time for the response should be increased to three minutes, which is fair to our witnesses to enable them to respond. I wish to state that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: As Chairperson, I wish to make it clear to everybody-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hold on. I do not want to have to adjourn this meeting. I ask Mr. Murphy to listen to me. As Chair, I am trying to keep order. I can understand that people get hot under the collar at meetings. That is fine. However, as far as I am concerned, Mr. Murphy has almost three minutes left to respond. Let us move away from personalities and answer the questions. I will make sure that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness, Mr. Murphy, I am in charge of this meeting, not you. You are our guest and you will be treated properly and appropriately. Charges have been made and you are getting an opportunity to reply to them. I will answer that question. Senator O'Sullivan is attending the meeting as a last-minute substitute for another member. Therefore, I do not believe that he will have seen the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: The time is up in this section. I must move on to Fine Gael, followed by the SDLP, Alliance, Sinn Féin, Labour and the Green Party. Unfortunately, there is only just over 30 minutes remaining. We started late, so I will allow time for that. However, we must still stick to the two-hour limit, as per Covid rules. I invite the Fine Gael members to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Ireland's Future (1 Jun 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have just one minute left in Fine Gael time and we have approximately 15 minutes left for everybody else. I will move on, if I can, because other people are waiting, including representatives from the SDLP, the Alliance Party, Sinn Féin and the Green Party. They all need to contribute within the next 15 minutes. I can see straight away that we will have Mr. Murphy back before the...