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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (30 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: 365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment and new building development planned for Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47374/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (30 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: 366. To ask the Minister for Health when early intervention, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be provided to address the needs of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47375/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (30 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: 367. To ask the Minister for Health when early intervention, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy will be provided to address the complex needs of a child (details supplied) who was incorrectly removed from the disability team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47376/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I have received apologies from Senators Joe O'Reilly and Diarmuid Wilson. I welcome Senator Erin McGreehan, who is substituting for Senator Wilson. Deputy McNamara, who is not a member of this committee, also joins us today and is welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: Today we will meet Mr. Martin Fraser, the Secretary to the Government and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach to discuss the matter of the proposed appointment of Dr. Katherine Zappone as a special envoy to the United Nations, on the freedom of opinion and expression, and specifically the timing of the proposal made to the Government to appoint Dr. Zappone as a special envoy....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Fraser. I will now open the meeting to members of the committee, starting with Senator McGreehan on the basis that she is substituting for Senator Wilson who raised the specific issue, following which I will call Deputies Brady, Gannon and Clarke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senator. Members will be aware that some of the issues raised have been addressed by Mr. Fraser in his opening statement. Nevertheless, for clarity, we can take it that the questions asked by Senator McGreehan are now posed to Mr. Fraser. I ask him to respond to them, notwithstanding the fact that he has already dealt with some of the issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I thank the Secretary General. I think the timeframe, as outlined by the Secretary to the Government, accords with that as per the questions asked by Senator McGreehan. I will move on to Deputy Brady, followed by Deputies Gannon and Clarke and Senator Craughwell. I call Deputy Brady. On the basis that we have had statements in the past, and having regard to the subject matter of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: It is more of an allegation or a charge than it is a fact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I remind Deputy Brady, other members of the committee and everybody involved that the subject matter of the meeting with Mr. Fraser is to discuss specifically the timing of the proposal made to the Government on the matter of the appointment of Dr. Zappone as special envoy. This was the reason that the invitation was issued to the Secretary to the Government on a proposal of Deputy Brady and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: We do not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I remind Deputy Brady that this committee has no role in the matter of any confidential discussions at Cabinet or otherwise. We are dealing-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: We are dealing specifically with the circumstances-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: -----surrounding the run up to the-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: ----- Cabinet meeting. I will not allow that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: I will not allow that question in any event.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys: Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach (29 Sep 2021)
Charles Flanagan: We have no role in identifying, dealing with or investigating any issue surrounding allegations of leaking of information from Cabinet. We are dealing specifically-----