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Ceisteanna - Questions: International Relations (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: 6. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [26754/25]

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I am Chair of the committee. I had the privilege of working for a previous Minister of State with responsibility for overseas development, former TD Tom Kitt, whom I know the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, has met. We soldiered together in very interesting times. I am pleased to welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Neale Richmond, who has responsibility for international...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State. You referred to progress being made on the review of the EU-Israel association agreement. You were in the room last week. We were used to Ireland being quite isolated and acting with just one or two partners but things have moved a bit. Could you briefly explain what has caused that shift and where we are at?

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: Before you answer, Minister, the rules of engagement here are that the six or seven minutes include the questions and the answers, so you have a short window of time to respond.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: The next speaker is Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire. Deputy, we had allowed a minute for introduction, so if you want to use that as well, you will have the six minutes then.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to this constitutional requirement. Therefore, a member who attempts to participate from outside the precincts will be asked to leave the meeting, and...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State for the insight. The first questioner is Deputy Ó Fearghaíl.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: We will give you two minutes on this one, Minister.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I hope to give the Minister of State time to wrap up on points he has not been able to address.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I thank Senator Ahearn. I call Senator O'Reilly next. He can use a minute to introduce himself to the public and then he will have his six minutes. He does not have to use all of them.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I may have to rule on that comment.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I will give the Minister of State five minutes now as it is the end of the first round. To summarise what has been raised by committee members, clearly Gaza has been a very strong theme from every speaker on this committee. I want to add my voice to this. The Minister of State has been very clear on cuts to USAID. Other points have been raised on how we use our Irish-American political...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State. We move to the second round of contributions now. Deputy Shay Brennan was not here for the first round. I propose, therefore, that we give Deputy Brennan six minutes and everybody else will have three minutes for this second round.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: I thank the Minister of State. I apologise for keeping Deputy Ó Súilleabháin waiting.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: We are down to two-minute slots now. We will take all the speakers together and the Minister of State can wrap up.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: When we cast out the net for ideas on themes from members of the committee, a significant number of them came under the auspices of the Minister of State's mandate and Vote. I echo my colleague Senator O'Loughlin. I ask him to pass on through his officials the committee's very best wishes to, number one, those officials who may be at the cutting edge and whose lives may be in danger in...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: On behalf of the committee, I thank the Minister of State for being so well prepared, for his presentation and for being so open and fulsome with his answers. I also thank his officials for the preparatory work undertaken in advance of this meeting.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

John Lahart: We need to keep going.