Results 601-620 of 20,954 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I call Deputy Stanton, to be followed by Deputy Gannon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I am conscious of that fact that we have one Minister before us for questioning but two distinct Departments. So far there have been questions from Members on defence issues. Particularly in light of this morning's Government decision on a foreign affairs issue, I ask the Minister to keep the issues separate in his responses. I am conscious of the fact that a wide range of issues have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: We can do that, Deputy, but your indication seemed to me to be one of urgency on your part. I-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: We have had a number of different questions over a wide range of areas, and it would be appropriate, as Deputy Gannon suggested, to allow the Minister to come back in now. Then I will come back to Deputy Gannon and Deputy Clarke, who has been offering for some time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister. That is it for the moment. There are two Deputies offering. I am conscious of the clock and the motion of confidence in the Government taking place in the Dáil. I call Deputy Gannon. he will be followed by Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Gannon. I concur with him regarding his first question on Georgia. This committee has had a number of engagements with Georgia. We are conscious of the support within Georgia for the European Union and its values. There was disappointment, as the Minister will be aware, regarding the progress on the matter of its candidate status for accession. It appeared to us that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: There are a number of questions from the Deputies. I will very briefly refer, as Deputy Clarke has, to Ireland's current Presidency of the Council of Europe and request that perhaps consideration might be given towards advancing the application of Kosovo under our Presidency? It is an outstanding matter and obviously there are procedures involved. It would be most beneficial for Kosova if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I hesitate to interrupt the Minister but it was his own application that we would bring matters to a conclusion before 5 p.m. I am pointing the time out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and UN Security Council: Engagement with Minister for Foreign Affairs (12 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister for meeting us and dealing with members' questions in the way he has. He indicated that he will be back at a date that is convenient to him and members of the committee. We thank him for that. We thank his officials, Ms Niamh Moore, Mr. Jonathan Conlon and Ms Siobhan Byrne.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (7 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 114. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report his Department to further improve the inclusion and integration of Ukrainian refugees across counties Laois and Offaly and other communities around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of projects in respect of the national trust transition fund being supported in counties Offaly and Laois; the nature of such projects; the total value of the projects; and the number of full-time and indirect jobs created in these projects to date. [36196/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of contractors in respect of the midlands retrofit one-stop shop currently employed in counties Offaly and Laois; and the number of deep retrofits completed in these counties to date. [36197/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of jobs created in respect of proposed Government investment of €108 million in the Bord na Móna peatlands climate action scheme; the location of such jobs; and if such jobs are permanent or part-time. [36198/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (5 Jul 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is expected that the proposed just transition territorial plan and associated plan will be presented to the European Commission for approval to enable Ireland to participate in the EU Just Transition fund for the period 2021 to 2027. [36199/22]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I welcome the Minister for Defence, Deputy Simon Coveney, to our meeting to consider a motion referred to the select committee by Dáil Éireann in relation to the report by the Minister regarding service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2020 and 2021, and to consider a motion referred to the select committee by Dáil Éireann in relation to Ireland's participation in four...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Those in the Public Gallery are very welcome. They are always welcome to the precincts of the House of the Oireachtas. I call on the Minister for Defence, Deputy Coveney, to make the first opening statement regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister. To clarify, I proposed at the outset that we deal with the UN material over the first hour or so and then move to the PESCO material, keeping them entirely separate but ensuring that in the course of the afternoon we would give adequate debate to both topics and the motions. If members are happy with that, I am pleased to call on Deputy Brady.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: In the past we have taken a number of questions first.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I am conscious that Deputy Clarke is the spokesperson. If members are happy, we can deal with Deputy Brady's questions first. Everybody will have an opportunity to put questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Reports on Service by the Defence Forces with the UN and Permanent Structured Cooperation Projects: Motions (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I will allow Deputy Brady in.