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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Discussion (27 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...to the Russian ambassador. We should also seek a briefing from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on this. I do not how well briefed it is on this issue and how sensitive officials might feel this is because there could be retaliation from a country with which we are building trade relations. Delegations are going to Russia and there will be sensitivities before we arrive at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (20 Feb 2013)

Eric Byrne: I thank Mr. Aiken for his complimentary words about the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The trade link is only two years old and I am interested in Mr. Aiken's comments on how he feels this is developing. He made a comparison between the structures in England and those elsewhere, and argued not just for a one-stop shop but also for an effective restructuring of Irish embassies so...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (7 Dec 2012)

Eric Byrne: ...of birth. I wonder how insensitive this society has been to mothers, husbands, children and families that we have not, over 20 years, improved the circumstances where a woman can go into a maternity hospital and feel absolutely secure that if she and her family make a decision that a foetus is dead in the womb, she will not have to continue the pregnancy. It is an obscenity and we as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Crisis in South Kordofan and South Sudan: Discussion (26 Sep 2012)

Eric Byrne: ...giving smaller sums for particular projects. As a small country with economic difficulties, we should be applauded for the work we are doing. Often when one meet delegations such as these, one almost feels panic that people will die unless we resolve complex problems. Along with Médecins Sans Frontiéres and Trócaire, who else is out there? Presumably, they are not the...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Eric Byrne: ...local indigenous walkers, as I have said, but there has been no comparable increase in the number of tourists coming here to walk. If we are to attract such individuals, we must ensure they will feel safe in our mountain ranges and that the ways are marked. As the Minister of State is aware, weather conditions can change in minutes. The Wicklow Mountains are beautiful on a lovely sunny...