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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: If we wait until after PESCO is established, it will be a matter for those member states already participating to assess Ireland's request to participate in and vote on it. Ireland would have no vote and would not be party to any of the discussions on its request to join.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I have said that to the Deputy on four occasions this evening.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy clearly knows more than I do.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am surprised that the Deputy would be in any way suspicious of me bringing anything to the Dáil. I know him long enough and he knows me long enough that he should not be suspicious that I would try to pull the wool over his eyes.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: On Tuesday, 21 November, we got Government approval. It was put on the Dáil Order Paper on the 22 or 23 November. I served as Government Chief Whip for five years and I know the pressures the Whip is under. I do not order the business of the Dáil, that is a matter for the Business Committee. I was in no way trying to-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: No, it is actually a matter for the Business Committee to decide on Dáil business. That is my understanding.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: It was placed on the Dáil Order Paper for 22 or 23 November.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: That is not a matter for me. It is up to Opposition Members to oppose.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: No. It is up to Opposition Members. We will bringing a motion to the House recommending that we join PESCO and the Deputy will be opposing that motion. Therefore he and his colleagues will be calling the vote as they oppose the motion.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Can I answer the four questions which the Deputy has asked now? Malta's involvement is a matter for itself to decide on. It is a matter for Malta itself.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: It was not excluded. It is a matter for Malta. We can opt out of PESCO at any time. There is no problem there whatsoever. As I have explained to the Deputy and other Deputies on numerous occasions, any expense involved falls under the Department of Defence's Vote. We will not seek to go outside the Vote in order to participate in any of the projects.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The commitment we are making, and which is expected of us, is to participate in the projects I have highlighted throughout the debate thus far.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Any mission in which we participate will be subject to the triple lock. The approval of the UN, the Dáil and the Government will be required.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: What is the Deputy's question?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There was a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Council with representatives from the Departments of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Trade on 13 November. There are normally a number of such meetings throughout the year. At that meeting the Minister, Deputy Coveney, indicated that it was our intention to join PESCO, as did I in my contribution that day, but that we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club was unsuccessful in the 2017 sports capital scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52182/17]

Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There are rumours that this is threatening our neutrality. That could not be further from the truth. Sweden and Austria, which have neutrality policies similar to ours, have already signed up to PESCO.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I have spoken to the Chief Whip. He will allow more time for the debate and I have no doubt that he will communicate with the other Whips to agree a timeframe on this.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I was in here last week taking a Topical Issue matter on this specific issue from Deputy Ó Snodaigh and Deputy Lisa Chambers and I am not sure who the other Deputy was-----

Order of Business (5 Dec 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I outlined to the House exactly what PESCO is about. I have no problem coming back to the Chamber to debate the matter with the rest of the House.