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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Senator Craughwell referred to Deputy Berry. I am not sure if he wishes to contribute at this stage but I will point out to the witnesses that since his election, Deputy Berry has certainly been a champion of the Defence Forces not only at this committee but in the wider arena of the Dáil. Do you wish to speak now, Deputy Berry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will refer the large number of questions to our guests. I ask Mr. Guinan to respond to some of the questions from Deputies Brady, Clarke and Berry and Senator Craughwell. There are a number of specific questions for Mr. Quigley from Deputy Clarke and for Mr. Keane from Deputy Berry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: What Mr. Guinan would do if he had control of the purse strings could nearly be the subject matter of a full meeting. I will take a brief comment from him on that matter before I bring in Mr. Keane and Mr. Quigley on the issue of medical assistance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will come back to Mr. Guinan before we close the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: A technical issue has arisen with Mr. Quigley's contribution but I think his remarks were coming to a conclusion anyway. Is Mr. Keane on the line? I am calling Mr. Keane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: You may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: You may. Is Mr. Keane back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Yes. I know some members of the committee raised the issue of numbers in the Naval Service. One of our members, Deputy Stanton from Cork East, previously raised an issue around the fact that private companies are headhunting personnel from the Naval Service. He even reports that former members of the Naval Service are being offered something of a bounty in order to entice current members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Keane. I am not sure if Mr. Quigley had completed his contribution, but perhaps if his technical issues have been resolved he would like to come in again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Guinan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: On behalf of the joint committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I see that Senator Joe O'Reilly has just joined us from the Seanad, where he was voting and chairing. I will give him the floor. I also note that Deputy Berry has indicated that he wishes to ask a final question and make an observation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I invite Mr. Keane to respond to Deputy Berry's question on the Naval Service, then I will revert to Mr. Guinan to answer the questions posed by Deputy Berry and Senator O'Reilly and make some concluding remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Belarus: Motion (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: It is not intended that we have a meeting later this week so, prior to this meeting, the clerk circulated the wording of a motion and some briefing received from the Department of Foreign Affairs on the situation in Belarus. I move that the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence: — condemns unequivocally the unlawful act by the Belarusian authorities of the interception of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I will take a brief contribution from Deputy Berry. I am conscious of the fact that there are many questions for the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I do. I will ask Mr. Quigley to deal with the issue raised by Deputy Clarke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Quigley. I return to Mr. Guinan to deal with the outstanding issues as raised by Senator Craughwell and to make some closing remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion with Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (25 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Guinan. That is a good note on which to end when he asked us to continue to use our influence in Parliament and across Government. I will bear that in mind. On behalf of the joint committee, I express our appreciation for the tremendous work our Defence Forces have engaged in over the last 15 months in the matter of Covid-19. They have contributed hugely to the national...