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Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: Maybe there is a forum-----

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: This is Dáil Éireann.

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: People have received a mandate for Westminster.

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: I am being honest about this. The Deputies can criticise me all they like.

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: I am not saying that people need to take their seats. I am saying that there is a debate to be had in London as well. We need to be honest about where we are going.

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: I am delighted to have the opportunity to respond to the statements so far. I have listened with interest to the debate and we must bear in mind that the agreement is entitled A Fresh Start. The agreement is not a final destination but represents a step forward towards normalising politics and society in Northern Ireland. I share the articulation of the disappointment on the issues around...

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: On a point of order, and I am not making a political point here, I am conscious of how much time is left on the clock in this debate and I am anxious to be able to contribute.

Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: We have time. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chairman for his expression of congratulations. I will be sure to convey the message to the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and the team involved in the talks at Stormont House. I am joined by Ms Dympna Hayes and Ms Mary Barrett from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Ms Lorraine Benson from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. If there are any...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: I will address those questions but there are technical aspects to them with respect to poultry, sugar and so on. In terms of how we trade with developing countries, I am satisfied that this country's foreign policy with respect to Irish Aid policy is clearly structured in a way that ensures we trade on the basis of such trade being a sustainable relationship. That feeds into our position in...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: With your permission, Chairman, we will reply as a team. I wish to make a broad point about EU trade policy, to which we subscribe. I refer members to "Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy", a document published last month by the European Commission. It contains a foreword by Cecilia Malmström, the EU Trade Commissioner. The new approach "also...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: Ms Barrett might address some technical issues that were raised.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: No.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: Development Ministers are often at the mercy of Ministers for Finance. That would be a fair comment to make about most EU member states. We would have regard to all of these issues as they arise.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Partnership Agreements: Motions (18 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: We can engage further with the Deputy on that issue if he wishes. I thank members for their engagement on these issues. I also thank my officials who have provided much of the real technical assistance in terms of responses to questions. We are lucky to have such expertise within the Civil Service.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (17 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: Ireland has had a long-standing engagement with Ethiopia, one of our seven Key Partner Countries in sub-Saharan African. This year alone we have provided over €26 million through our bilateral aid programme to address poverty, vulnerability and hunger in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is currently experiencing one of the worst droughts in almost 30 years, as highlighted by the report from the...

Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Tánaiste for sharing her time. The Minister, Deputy Flanagan will set out to the House the developments regarding the all-party talks in Belfast in which he and I have been involved over the past several weeks. Beyond the talks, the work to deliver a reconciled and peaceful Northern Ireland as part of a prosperous and inclusive island of Ireland continues every day...

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: The Government is strongly committed to Ireland’s overseas aid programme and to its place at the heart of our foreign policy. “One World, One Future”, our policy for international development, clearly articulates the Government’s commitment to the UN target of providing 0.7% of GNP for official development assistance, ODA. This commitment was reiterated by the...

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: We continue to maintain a very strong relationship with the NGOs, which are partly funded by the taxpayer through Irish Aid. The issue the UN and the multilateral organisations are trying to grapple with at present is the major challenge of how, globally, governments are going to be able to fund the commitment into the future. To answer the Deputy's question, one of the issues we are now...

Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Seán Sherlock: We would openly encourage organisations to interact with each other. We would really like to see a greater degree of consolidation of effort and we do not want to see any duplication of effort. Irish Aid has a track record, through its relationships with organisations like GOAL, of providing the seed funding that then allows GOAL to leverage the opportunities, such as in its response in...