Results 14,141-14,160 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Is the Deputy not aware that we are talking about it every week?
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: This is fake outrage.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: This is nonsense.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: We spoke about it yesterday.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: How? It does not.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy is trying to create a problem that is not there.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy is trying to create a story where there is none.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: This report has been referred to dozens of times.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Absolutely.
- Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: I am very pleased to participate, on behalf of the Government, in the making of statements in the Seanad on Northern Ireland. The discussion is timely, as this is perhaps the most critical phase for the devolved institutions under the Good Friday Agreement since their restoration just over ten years ago. Ten months have passed since they were last fully operational. That is a source of...
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: I thank Members for being reasonable in their comments and not raising matters unnecessarily that might cause difficulties in the context of other discussions that are ongoing. This is Parliament and we must be able to speak openly, but at the same time people must be conscious of other discussions that have been ongoing for quite some time. They have been ongoing for months at this stage...
- Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Over time, and this is where the Whitaker comments come in, patience and perseverance are what are required. Anybody who looks to be opportunistic in terms of trying to achieve his or her, albeit legitimate, political ends in Northern Ireland and is trying to rush agendas and using other political crises to do so is, in my view, undermining the overall project here, which has to be about...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (11 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: I am aware of the extension of Israeli settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan, and of the broader difficulties faced in the region, which are certainly a cause for concern. Officials from my Department have recently met with NGOs operating in the Golan, and I will continue to monitor the situation closely. In the occupied Syrian Golan, as in the West Bank, the introduction and settlement...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (10 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: The third plenary session of the All Island Civic Dialogue took place on Thursday 28 September in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and brought together almost 300 representatives across industry and civil society to discuss the challenges and opportunities posed by the decision of the UK to leave the European Union. This event focused on the impact of Brexit on enterprise and society on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Controls (10 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Passports are internationally recognised travel documents which attest to the identity and nationality of the bearer. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for the issuance of passports to Irish citizens and for the maintenance of the security and integrity of the Irish passport. However immigration or administrative requirements for entry into third States are not a...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (10 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade does not provide grants or subsidies to any particular category of applicant for a passport. The cost of the standard ten year (adult) Irish passport compares favourably with many other jurisdictions. At a cost of €80, which breaks down to €8 per year, the Irish passport fee compares with approximately €8.30 per year for a...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Functions (10 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: There are two Ministers of State at my Department, Ciarán Cannon T.D. and Helen McEntee, T.D. Minister Cannon was appointed Minister of State with special responsibility for the Diaspora and International Development at my Department on 15 June 2017. Minister McEntee was appointed Minister of State with special responsibility for European Affairs at my Department on 20 June 2017. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Concerns have been raised in the Oireachtas on a number of occasions in recent weeks, including when the Taoiseach spoke last week of his dismay and that of all of Government at the violence that took place on 1 October. The Government’s concern about the situation has been conveyed to the Spanish authorities by Minister of State Helen McEntee at a meeting with the Spanish...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Lobbying Data (10 Oct 2017)
Simon Coveney: Neither my predecessor as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, nor I have held any meetings specifically on the subject of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill during the period in question. However, the broader issue of alcohol policy was raised with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the context of two meetings since March 2016 regarding the UK’s...