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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed outline of discussions and happenings in the European Union.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I call Deputy Jack Chambers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: Members should ask their questions in a block and we will then have supplementary questions if there is sufficient time. All members have indicated. We will try to accommodate everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I thank Deputy Chambers. When the first round of questions is completed, members may ask supplementary questions if necessary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe, and Deputy Jack Chambers to speak through the Chair, please. I also ask Deputy Jack Chambers to allow the Minister of State to continue with his responses to the questions already asked. I will allow Deputy Chambers back in for supplementary questions. I am conscious that Deputy Tony McLoughlin and Senator Gabrielle McFadden have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I call Senator Grealish, who is to be followed by Senator Craughwell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I said I will allow members a second round. I call Deputy Grealish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I said I will allow members to ask supplementary questions later. I call Deputy Grealish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: Deputy Ó Snodaigh-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: It is one sentence too many. I call Deputy Grealish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy made a speech and was given considerable latitude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy can revert to the Minister of State later. I call Deputy Grealish, who is to be followed by Senator Craughwell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I cannot allow that. We are not staying here for the day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: No. I call Senator Craughwell. I have made a ruling and we must stick to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I call Senator Craughwell. We have another meeting after this and are under considerable pressure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: If the Minister of State does not answer, I will ask him to do so before he leaves? Is that fair enough? I call Senator Craughwell who should ask some questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: I thank the Senator. There were many questions, starting with those of Deputy Ó Snodaigh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: Please speak through the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: The Minister of State should deal with the questions asked earlier. Deputy Jack Chambers and other members indicated that they had supplementary questions to ask and we want to get to them also.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)
Brendan Smith: Yes, we have to discuss it later.