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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: Welcome to the joint sitting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food. In accordance with Standing Order 107(b), the quorum is four. The quorum of both committees shall apply, with the modification that each such quorum shall be halved and then rounded up to the nearest whole number. Standing Order 103 on functions of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: Thank you, Commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: In case the Commissioner is not aware, there is a clock in the room which he can keep an eye on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: The committee has been divided into groupings. The first one is Sinn Féin. Colleagues have 12.5 minutes. It seems the easiest way to divide the time is that the three members take six and a half minutes between them and the Commissioner would then have six minutes to respond. Would that work for them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: The Deputy is eating into his colleague's time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: The Commissioner has a good amount of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: I think you will have ample time. I thank the Deputies and Senators. Next is the Fine Gael group. They have 20 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: I was going to suggest that if you get three minutes each, that gives a total of 12 and it gives the Commissioner eight minutes to come back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: Star pupil is all I can say. I call on Deputy Brian Brennan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency: Mr. Maroš Šefovi (2 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: I am not going to take the Commissioner's time as we had an opportunity to chat in advance and I raised some issues with him. I thank him in particular on behalf of Ireland for his role as trade Commissioner in his dealings with the United States. We spoke about that. We are in his debt. It is not ideal but when we look at what was facing us, it was a pretty comprehensive deal. We hope...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Oct 2025)

John Lahart: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the next round of sports capital funding is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52596/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Energy Prices (30 Sep 2025)

John Lahart: 323. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware and if it was an unintended consequence that, of every €100 granted in budgets in recent years to ease the cost of energy for consumers, energy companies took €9 in VAT from the sum allocated to consumers by the Government, thereby denying consumers an additional 9% subvention in the process; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulatory Bodies (30 Sep 2025)

John Lahart: 324. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on a PRSA dispute with a financial company (details supplied) which has been due for adjudication according to correspondence from the Financial Services Ombudsman, at the end of 2024; the reason for the delay of almost one year in deciding this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51377/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulatory Bodies (30 Sep 2025)

John Lahart: 327. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of significant delays in the adjudication of complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, with some complainants waiting well beyond the timelines initially indicated; if he will seek an explanation from the Ombudsman regarding the reasons for such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51621/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2025)

John Lahart: 780. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a regional breakdown of the childcare providers who have withdrawn from core funding, including both the number and proportion of providers in Dublin; and the steps she plans to take to encourage these providers to return, so that parents are not left paying the equivalent of a mortgage for their childcare. [51601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (30 Sep 2025)

John Lahart: 858. To ask the Minister for Health the status of legislation regarding the future of vaping, particularly with regard to rules introduced in neighbouring jurisdictions and in the North of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51374/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Engagement with UNRWA Deputy Director John Whyte (23 Sep 2025)

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