Results 101-120 of 305 for long speaker:Ciarán Cannon

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: The very passionate contributions we have heard today reflect the deep and long-standing engagement the House has had with the situation in Palestine. I spoke at the outset about the loss of hope of the people of Gaza and Palestinians in general, how they are dealing with this incredible level of atrocity being committed against them and how it is feeding into the desperate acts that cause...

Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (23 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the possibility of Ireland recognising the state of Palestine, and I assure the House the Government remains committed to doing this as part of a lasting settlement of the conflict. Ireland has long looked forward to being able to recognise a sovereign Palestinian state, but the Government must consider carefully whether recognition by Ireland now, at this point in time, of a state of...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...was made on two grounds. First, the court did not believe the new documents contained a sufficient prima faciecase that one of the witnesses had misled the Commission and the court about the long-term effects of the five techniques of interrogation. Second, the court did not accept that even if Dr. Leigh had given misleading evidence, it might have had a decisive influence on the court's...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (1 May 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s funding to the Palestinian people has traditionally had a strong focus on the education sector, which is crucial to Palestine’s long-term economic viability. The provision of scholarship opportunities for Palestinian students to study in Ireland is an important dimension of our overall support. In January this year, the Tánaiste announced an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (18 Apr 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., 1.1 million people are moderately or severely food insecure. More than 690,000 people are internally displaced, and over 546,000 people are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. In line with our long standing support to neglected and forgotten crises, Ireland has consistently contributed to the humanitarian response in CAR and has provided over €25 million in humanitarian...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ..., reaffirms our commitment to providing “aid that is not conditional on the procurement of goods and services from Ireland”. Ireland’s aid to developing countries continues to be untied and our long term commitment to untied aid remains firm. Ireland does however recognise that the private sector has the potential to have a transformative impact on the world’s...

Government Response to Salisbury Attack: Statements (27 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: .... The European Council agreed unanimously with the UK's assessment and a substantial majority of EU member states and some other very important partners have chosen to act as we have. We have long-standing relations with Russia. This year marks the 45th anniversary of our diplomatic relations. Ireland bears Russia no ill will and has never approached our relationship in an...

Diaspora Issues: Statements (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...Philadelphia recently and was really delighted to be involved in the launch of the first ever Foróige club in the United States. It was in an Irish community centre in Philadelphia that has long been in existence and that has really served the local community in the city very well. Mr. Seán Campbell and the team in Foróige have been working assiduously over recent months...

Diaspora Issues: Statements (8 Mar 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...abroad are making their home and what Irish ancestry looks like. The reason they need to feel a strong affinity with Ireland is changing and evolving all the time, which means we must evolve alongside it. Our engagement with our global Irish family is underpinned by an attitude of care and respect and this is articulated through the Government’s emigrant support programme. This...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Diaspora Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...those barriers and the reasons they occur and has suggested some very innovative solutions which we hope to implement. The Senator is correct in saying that Ireland, quite rightly, is proud of its long and historic track record in supporting vulnerable communities and countries across the world.The Senator mentioned francophone Africa. I just returned from Senegal last week where Ireland...

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (6 Feb 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...citizens through the justice and home affairs framework. As well as dealing with, as we must, the immediate symptoms and manifestations of conflict through necessary security measures, a medium to longer term strategy to address the root causes is required and being formulated. Action through the common foreign and security policy plays a complementary role in addressing the underlying...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (30 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: Ireland’s ongoing engagement in and with Sierra Leone, a key partner for our development cooperation, is consistent with Ireland’s long-standing commitment to support fragile and conflict-affected states. The programme of bilateral assistance delivered by the Embassy of Ireland in Freetown played a crucial role in supporting the response to the Ebola crisis between 2014 and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (30 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...assistance to over eighty of the world’s least developed countries, supporting their needs. In addition, Ireland continues to respond to emergencies and protracted crises with humanitarian assistance. Ireland has a long history of support for the development of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The majority of Ireland’s long-term development assistance to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...have a resident embassy and a team of development specialists and advisors who manage and oversee those country aid programmes. Our engagement with our partner countries is at a strategic level, and we provide support for their long-term development. These countries are Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Vietnam. Smaller more focused programs are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Data (17 Jan 2018)

Ciarán Cannon: ...a resident embassy and a team of development specialist and advisors who manage and oversee those country aid programmes. Our engagement with our partner countries is at a strategic level, and we provide support for their long-term development. These countries are Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Vietnam. Smaller more focused programs are...

Situation in Syria: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: ...its own people, as recently confirmed by the findings of the joint investigation by the UN and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW. Those in need in Syria are often cut off from aid, due to shifting front lines, administrative hurdles and violence along access routes and against humanitarian workers. While a number of localised ceasefire initiatives have enabled...

Seanad: Diplomatic Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Dec 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: ...of its valuable recommendations. That notwithstanding, I consider section 9(d) to be an important part of the Bill and I am not convinced there is any merit in leaving it out. It would be reversing a very long-standing policy of the State. It may be the case that we will simply have to disagree on the inclusion of this provision. One thing I want to make very clear is that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: ...is given to those who need it working in very difficult conditions which require the creative use of scarce supplies. These are challenges which Irish Aid, working with others, is helping to address through our long-term development programmes in partner countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia, and – outside Africa - in Vietnam. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: ...the Irish Aid element in any discussion of "doubling Ireland's footprint". The relationships we are building with certain countries, such as that of which I saw evidence on a recent visit to South Africa, and our long track record in supporting the most vulnerable there are beginning to pay dividends in terms of very strong trade relationships developing between those countries and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2017)

Ciarán Cannon: ...s suggestion that it should be done on an incremental basis. This should certainly be explored in the White Paper. I agree that the supplemental three-year increment needs to be looked at because 2030 is a long time away. If we do not make definitive incremental increases in what we provide over the intervening years, we will be going nowhere. This measure should be explored over the...