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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: 704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) attending training as a carpentry apprentice with SOLAS will be investigated; if it will be ensured that they are paid the appropriate rate for their level of training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I apologise for the absence from the committee room of the Chairman, Deputy Joe McHugh. Deputy McHugh is watching and participating in the meeting remotely. It is my privilege to chair this meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a range of issues that have arisen due to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. We will be discussing Ukraine's application to join the European Union...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Ambassador Gerasko for such a powerful statement to the committee. Some of our colleagues are online. Deputy Calleary is in Strasbourg at an extraordinary session of the Council of Europe, whose purpose is to exclude Russia from that organisation. He cannot join us here today but asked me to send his regards to the ambassador. Our Chairman, Deputy McHugh, cannot join us today but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy asked a few questions. Would the ambassador like to take them? If Mrs. Shaloput wishes to speak, she may of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the ambassador. I am conscious that every member wishes to speak on this important issue and I do not want in any way to delimit debate, so I ask members to be succinct in their questioning. I call Deputy Ó Murchú. My request was not aimed specifically at him. It was a general one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: We can ask the Department for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: The next speaker is Deputy Brady. Deputy Harkin has contacted me to apologise as she cannot be with us but sends her solidarity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Thank you, ambassador. Procedurally, we have gone well over time, although we probably will not have a more important meeting. If the ambassador will indulge us, and I know there is enormous pressure on her time, perhaps she could stay with us to allow other members to put questions. Is that acceptable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: Will the committee agree to allow each member to put questions? I hope we will also have the indulgence of the guests to come if they do not mind us, very understandably, taking additional time for this most critical and urgent testimony. Is that agreed? Agreed. I call Senator Doherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the ambassador. We have three more speakers who I will call in this order: Deputies Duffy, Senator Keogan and Senator Horkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: It is the certificate for the new European process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: The final contributor is Senator Horkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Senator. I am going to give the final word to the ambassador. We are grateful to her for taking such a long time to answer a series of questions that are of profound importance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the ambassador. Her contribution has given us a broad agenda for our private meeting on which we can make concrete decisions and see what we can do to be of assistance. In the meanwhile, slava Ukraini!

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: We will suspend for a few minutes to allow the ambassador to leave and for our next two guests, the ambassadors of Georgia and Moldova, to arrive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome, on behalf of the committee, H.E. Mr. George Zurabashvili, ambassador of Georgia to Ireland, and his colleague; and H.E. Mrs. Larisa Miculet, ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Ireland, who is with her colleagues. They are all most welcome. I thank the witnesses for staying with us. I think the committee was of one mind that the powerful testimony of H.E. Ms Larysa Gerasko,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank the ambassador, H.E. Mr. Zurabashvili, for his comprehensive opening statement and kind invitation. I will now open the floor to members in the order they indicated to me. Due to the time constraints, I ask members and the ambassadors to be as concise as possible while also being comprehensive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank H.E. Ms Miculet for that comprehensive set of responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I ask members to be as concise as possible. Deputy Haughey is next, followed by Deputy Brady and Senator Keogan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Brendan Howlin: I thank Mr. Zurabashvili very much indeed. I am very conscious of time. There are three remaining speakers, all of whom have indicated they will be very brief. I will, therefore, take all three together and then let our colleagues respond. Senator Keogan will be followed by Deputy Duffy and Senator Horkan.