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Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I want to make this point because he did question it.

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: What is seen publicly is only a tiny element of the entire process——

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: ——of risks being taken. We would not be where we are today but for the leadership of the man on my right-hand side, the Taoiseach. Last week, I visited Antrim and Belfast to meet some of those directly affected by sectarian attacks and street violence this summer. These people and many like them are under pressure as they have not been for many years past. I assured them of my own and the...

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy should return to his research.

Northern Ireland: Statements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy is being selective.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte should mix with the people.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte should do as the Taoiseach does. He should mix with the people and not wine and dine.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Rabbitte should mix with the proletariat.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: There were a few of the Deputy's foreign compatriots there too.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Compare this Government's record to that of Governments in which the Labour Party participated.

Official Engagements. (28 Sep 2005)

Dermot Ahern: We trebled it in seven years.

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: I thank Deputies on all sides for their comments and their support for the Government's efforts on this important issue. The Secretary General referred to the logic of his recommendations: without development there can be no security, without security there can be no development and without respect for human rights there can be neither. Deputy Michael D. Higgins referred correctly to the...

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: ——but commitments were made before on overseas development aid and, unfortunately, they were not adhered to. The Government is making a genuine effort to make a decision on the commitment of reaching 0.7% of gross national product over a set timeframe. We will make our decision before September but it will be based on presumptions because we are looking into the future, although we will...

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The fact that we are a small, neutral country with no vested interests means that we have no conflicts of interest. We are strategically represented in the EU and have a voice that has been heard over the years. One of my predecessors, Frank Aiken, was the first person to propose a treaty on nuclear non-proliferation, which was called the Irish resolution in the 1960s. Elements of the media...

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Deputy might not want to hear what I have to say.

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: We hear a lot of nonsense and we denigrate ourselves. Many countries, however, making great strides in development aid to Africa are also trading in arms there, something we do not do.

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: We can hold our heads up high on our position. During my time as envoy, I have tried to make a contract between developed and developing countries, the core issue in the Monterey consensus. I have insisted that the EU be part of a contract with Africa when it comes to the table to discuss increased levels of ODA. The EU, which some people denigrate, has blazed a trail on ODA. As a result of...

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: The Government has not yet decided what we should do. This goes to the core of what I want to achieve. No matter what city I visit, the first item on the agenda is the Security Council. It is reprehensible that so much attention is given to bums on seats. These countries should be concentrating on bringing their development aid up to standard and stopping the arms trade into Africa. There are...

UN Reform: Statements. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: This follows on from a discussion that we had in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs with regard to UN reform. This is the 60th anniversary of the United Nations and the 50th year since Ireland joined the organisation. The United Nations has since occupied a central place in Ireland's foreign policy. A rules-based international order and strong multilateral institutions are...

Order of Business. (1 Jul 2005)

Dermot Ahern: Deputy Ó Caoláin clearly does not think much of Deputy Sargent.