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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: Allow the Minister to respond, without interruption.

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 of the fact that we are not debating that issue exclusively today, but I welcome the Minister's comments. I also welcome his remarks about the likelihood of our having a debate in some detail on the specific issue of the triple lock mechanism at some future date. In the meantime, we will return to the important issues on the motions. I give the floor to Deputy Clarke,...

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: The Minister is straying a bit from the motion.

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 very keen to call Deputies Stanton and Berry. I did allow some latitude to Deputy Clarke, which I am sure she appreciates.

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: You stated, Minister, that you expect to have a Government decision on the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces before the end of this term, that is, before we rise for the summer. You also indicated, in response to some of the Deputies' questions, that you do not have the approval of the Government. Can I take it that what you mean by that is that the Government has not had an...

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 the committee had an engagement on the triple lock and heard the views of the Minister. He indicated that if we were to have a detailed debate on that matter, it would require a single item agenda on another day. I note the detailed comment the Deputy made. I am not sure if the Minister is in a position to respond. I am sure the Minister will comment but I do not wish...

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: It is clear that we do not have the key for one of the locks or we will not have the key. That is the issue.

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: Perhaps the Minister would deal with the important issues raised by Deputy Berry. I think we should move on because we have gone over time.

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: Deputy Berry has a brief supplementary question.

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: Undoubtedly these are issues to which we will return, probably at an early date having regard to what the Minister said in respect of the report of the commission.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with Standing Order 101 the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the following motions: That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister of Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2020, a copy of which was laid before the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I call the Minister to make his opening statement on the Permanent Structured Co-operation, PESCO, projects, after which we will have questions from Deputies Clarke, Brady and Berry, in that order.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Deputy Brady has made his submission. I am very keen to give the Minister an opportunity to reply to questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: For the record, on names of people outside the House being mentioned, the Minister has clarified the relationship between our party and Mr. Josep Borrell, that is there is none. On the other name mentioned, Signora Mogherini is a member of the socialist group. There is no connection with party political issues.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: But they are not members.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: In any event, the Minister has confirmed that this is entirely voluntary.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: That was more of a statement than it was questions for the Minister but I invite the Minister to make a brief response and then I will call Deputy Brady.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister and call Deputy Clarke.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: You have made that point on a number of occasions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I will come back to Deputy Clarke for a new question and not for the same question again.