Results 41-60 of 123 for children speaker:Colm Brophy

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (2 Nov 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...2022 will be distributed across a number of ODA-disbursing Departments including the Department of Finance, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Health, and the Department of Children, Equality, Youth, Inclusion and Disability. It also includes an increase in Ireland's contribution to the EU development instrument, NDICI. Once finalised, the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  Currently 1.13 million people are facing acute food insecurity and 14,000 people are catastrophically food insecure. In addition, 500,000 children, aged 6 to 59 months are suffering from acute malnutrition.  This is likely to deteriorate further over the coming months, which are the traditional lean...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...World (SOFI) report shows that nearly one-tenth of the world’s population, or over 800 million people, are undernourished., and that this number is increasing.  Across 55 countries, over 75 million children under five are stunted (too short for their ages) and over 15 million wasted (too thin for their ages). Africa remains disproportionally affected by acute...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Sep 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...Presidential Statement on peace consolidation in West Africa of 17 August 2021, the Security Council strongly condemned continued attacks against civilians in the region, and both attacks and threats of attacks against schools, children, and educational personnel, including recent abductions in Nigeria. Irish Aid provides funding to support those displaced by conflict in North-East...

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...prior to the events of 15 August, the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan was one of the worst in the world. One in three Afghans was facing food insecurity at an emergency level. Half of all children under the age of five were suffering from malnutrition. The UN said this morning that almost half of Afghanistan's population, of 40 million, need humanitarian assistance and protection....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (29 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: ..., and hope it leads to a general cessation of violence. UN OCHA has confirmed that 350,000 people in Tigray are in imminent danger of famine. UNICEF is warning that at least 33,000 severely malnourished children face death by starvation. This is the context for Ireland's association with, and endorsement of, international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, to enable planting and help...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...Coveney TD announced that Ireland would provide €1.5 million in emergency humanitarian support for the occupied Palestinian territory. This includes €500,000 to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for the provision of medical and sanitation services to thousands of children in acute need, and €1 million to the United Nations Relief...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...the impacts of climate change led to 155 million people experiencing acute food insecurity - an increase of 20 million people from the previous year. Across 55 countries, over 75 million children under five were stunted (too short for their ages) and over 15 million wasted (too thin for their ages). Africa remains disproportionally affected by acute food insecurity, and in a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...to one in 33 people worldwide. Over 155 million people experienced acute food insecurity at crisis levels, or worse, an increase of around 20 million people from the previous year, Women and children are particularly affected by hunger and food insecurity. Nearly half of all deaths in children under age five are attributable to undernutrition. In 2019, 21 per cent of all children under...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs (Revised) (3 Jun 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...in the remainder of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere in Africa, where there is still devastating poverty. If we do not do so and proactively engage on that issue, our children and our children's children will feel the impact. The impact will be felt even more quickly than that. As the Deputy stated, we saw through the events in the Mediterranean what can...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (26 May 2021)

Colm Brophy: The plight of children in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has been at the centre of Ireland’s response to the recent hostilities. As Minister Coveney stated at the UN Security Council on 16 May, children must never be made prisoners of history. Ireland has a longstanding commitment to improving access to and the quality of education in the oPt. Education has been central...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (25 May 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...and psychosocial services to the people of Gaza. This will bring 2021 funding to UNRWA to a total of €7 million, following the disbursement of €6 million in March. In addition, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will receive €500,000 to support child protection, medical and sanitation services for thousands of children in acute need. This...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East (17 May 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...horror of what we have seen and, obviously, the impact in Israel of rockets coming in in an uncontrolled way and landing on civilian populations there. What is happening in Gaza, particularly to children, is something that is absolutely awful. With regard to the occupied territories Bill, as I said in my opening contribution, we are guided by the advice of two Attorneys General. I fully...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Passport Services (11 May 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...result of the pandemic. Over the next month, improvements, including the integration of passport online with MyGovID, and further enhancements will continue, particularly to assist parents of young children to use passport online.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (11 May 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...paid in respect of family members, from gross household income for the purposes of the income threshold. When somebody makes a maintenance payment, it is to cover the cost of living for their children, which is the same cost incurred by a couple with children that are still living together as a family unit. There are no deductions from assessable income for the costs associated with the...

Seanad: Good Friday Agreement: Motion (10 May 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...ahead. The Taoiseach has also launched a shared island dialogue to foster constructive, inclusive civic dialogue on an all-island basis on key issues around our shared future. Earlier today, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O’Gorman, participated in a shared island dialogue with more than 100 equality campaigners and activists from...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...of auxiliary health workers to provide surge capacity in the health system. Ireland’s support was critical in ensuring that front line staff were in place to manage the impacts of COVID-19 and that essential health services to the poor, particularly to women, children and vulnerable groups could continue. Ireland’s support to the education sector in Mozambique was also...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (10 Mar 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...its Irish Aid partnerships, it provides healthcare and supports for survivors of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), while also supporting the government of Sierra Leone to realise its commitment to provide free, quality education for all children at primary and second level. The Embassy also works with a variety of partners to support democracy, accountability and...