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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Stanton. On the Estimates for the public services 2021, the Dáil ordered that the Revised Estimates for public services in respect of the following Votes be referred to this committee for consideration: Vote 35 - Army Pensions; and Vote 36 - Defence. Today, the committee will consider those Votes. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister. I now turn to members to put their questions on Vote 36, programme A, defence policy and support, including military and operational capabilities.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Brady.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am conscious of the time, Deputy Berry.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I reckon we will have time for a second round. I acknowledge that many issues and questions were covered. I was quite liberal with time with Deputy Berry in particular, much to the detriment of Deputy Clarke. While I say to the detriment of Deputy Clarke, I hope it is not to her annoyance. I put it to her that we will revert to the Minister now to deal with the questions from Deputies...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: We will go back to the Minister after Deputy Berry and then give Deputy Clarke a clean slate for her questions. I will give Deputy Berry 90 seconds to two minutes to finish, and I will then return to the Minister. Deputy Brady, are you okay with that also? That is what we should do but I recognise the inconvenience to Deputy Clarke, notwithstanding the important contribution of Deputy Berry.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am conscious that a large number of issues and a significant number of questions have been raised. I will call the Minister first and I will then call on Deputy Clarke to conclude the questions on Vote 36.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: That is fine. It should allow for further contributions. I am particularly conscious of Deputy Clarke's position.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: In the interest of time, I suggest that the Minister would forward to rest of the note by way of email to the committee for the benefit of members.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I must intervene although I am conscious of the Minister's need to give a comprehensive reply. Several questions are outstanding so the Minister might drop a note to the committee on them because we have to move on to the pensions Vote. I am very keen to hear from Deputy Clarke. I will call her now and then return to the Minister briefly, based on his agreement to furnish in writing the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I am going to bring this section to a conclusion because of the time situation. The Minister can respond to Deputy Berry's question in writing. We will now deal with Vote 35, Army pensions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for the Public Services 2021
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: That concludes Vote 35, provisions for Defence Forces pension benefits and appropriations-in-aid. I will bring matters to a conclusion in accordance with the Minister's desire to be in the Chamber soon. Again, I want to acknowledge the constraints that we are operating under with regard to Covid in terms of not having people present and our time strictures. I thank the Minister and his...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil (20 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Votes 35 and 36 — Department of Defence. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I suggest we start our meeting which will continue our review on displacements and demolitions in the occupied Palestinian territory. In the first part of this afternoon's meeting, I welcome, on behalf of the committee, Mr. Christopher Holt and Mr. Simon Randles of the West Bank Protection Consortium. They are joining us from Ramallah and Jerusalem. We continue with our review of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Holt and we will come back to him during the questions and answers. I now give the floor to Mr. Simon Randles, who is in Jerusalem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Mr. Randles. I will proceed to members of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (Resumed) (18 May 2021)

Charles Flanagan: I certainly am keen there be a further opportunity but obviously it is dependent on the time. I will go now to Senator Joe O'Reilly and then back to Mr. Holt and Mr. Randles.