Results 381-400 of 20,954 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: As in the case of the earlier amendments tabled by Deputy Berry and others, amendment No. 6 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (28 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the Civil Defence Bill 2023 and has made amendments thereto. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending and engaging on the Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (23 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 303. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the proposed decision support service searchable register to be operational under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister of State for the reply and for acknowledging in the House that she is conscious of the urgency and importance of the project in Portlaoise. Since the news was received in Portlaoise, students in the school have become despondent and parents are distraught. Teachers and staff feel let down again. Therefore, I urge the Minister of State to use all her power and influence...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Chair for facilitating this urgent if short debate on a matter of some importance in the Laois-Offaly constituency. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, for attending. Some weeks ago, the House was told that 58 school building projects have been placed on hold due to some financial pressures. The project at Kolbe Special School in Portlaoise is one of them....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I welcome members and guests. I have received apologies from Senator Joe O'Reilly. All persons present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. I am pleased to welcome Lieutenant General Seán Clancy, Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, to discuss the work and priorities of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I suggest that we hear a number of observations and questions from Deputies and Senators together and then the Chief of Staff can answer. Please feel free to call on colleagues where it is deemed appropriate. Deputy Clarke will be followed by Deputies Lawless, Brady and Berry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I am conscious that we have many questions covering a wide range of issues. Perhaps before I come to Deputy Berry, I might go back to the Chief of Staff in order to allow him to deal with some of the issues. I am also conscious that a number of the questions have drifted in the direction of what might be regarded as policy. However, I know the Chief of Staff would be keen to answer as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Chief of Staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I will come back to Deputy Brady before we conclude. There are a number of members who are offering who have not yet had the opportunity of asking a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I will give Deputy Brady 30 seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I would ask the Chief of Staff to revert to those in the context of the replies to the next round of questions because I am keen to include as many members as are offering. I am commencing the next round with Deputy Berry. The Deputy will be followed by Deputy Stanton and Senators Clonan and Craughwell. Then I will come back to Deputy Brady. Deputy Clarke is offering again too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Berry and call Deputy Stanton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: The Chief of Staff has a list of a significant number of questions before him. I will invite him to reply but I also suggest that he group the questions into various sections because there has been something of an overlap and there have been a number of very important questions to which I am sure members wish to seek replies. Before going back to the Chief of Staff, however, Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: In the context of the Chief of Staff's replies, I do not wish to be repetitive, but a number of important issues were raised earlier, not least by Deputy Brady when he said at the outset of the meeting that we, as members of a parliamentary committee, are firmly of the view that morale in the Defence Forces is low. That is obviously a priority of Lieutenant General Clancy's tenure and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Brady has alternative avenues through which to pursue this issue in any event. He has already done so and will undoubtedly do so again. I ask the Chief of Staff to resume his answers in the manner he deems appropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: Due to the fact some of the issues raised by Senator Clonan will be beyond the remit of the Chief of Staff to give a comprehensive answer on - I am sure the Senator knew that when he framed the questions in any event - I do not intend to intervene in any way regarding the manner of replies on the part of the Chief of Staff. Deputy Clarke indicated she had a supplementary question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I am very conscious of time and avoiding opening up issues again because a huge range of questions were proffered to the Chief of Staff and he has not yet completed his responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: With respect, I am not sure the matter the Senator raised and in which he has been personally and professionally engaged for many years can be addressed by the Chief of Staff by way of a simple "Yes" or "No" answer-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Charles Flanagan: We have given the Chief of Staff an opportunity to reply to a number of questions, perhaps in a way that has not been optimal in terms of the grouping of questions, but I do not think it is the function of this committee-----