Results 1,641-1,660 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: The joint committee still is in public session and as the Minister is arriving, we will move onto the next part of the meeting after allowing a moment for the Minister and his team to settle into the committee room. We now will continue with the next part of the meeting, which is the main reason members are in attendance today. I welcome warmly the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and his...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: I will not comment on that issue. An issue discussed before the Minister came into the committee room was the EU measures taken recently on the labelling of goods from the territories occupied by Israel. Will he comment on the implementation of this agreement in Ireland? I also ask him for a brief comment on yesterday's attack on the Russian aircraft which was downed by Turkish F-16...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Members are anxious to speak on the labelling question. I ask them to speak briefly on labelling only.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: I ask the Minister to reply to those questions and then we will leave that subject.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Is the Deputy saying there should be a watchdog?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Strictly speaking, it is an issue for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. As there are so many topics to be discussed with the Minister, I will confine members to questions. There will be much better interaction if there are questions rather than statements. Deputy Smith was late to the meeting so I will give him time to digest the Minister's statement. I call Deputy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Does the Minister wish to respond to those three questions? The Northern Ireland one is not strictly answerable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: I would like the Minister to give short answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: It depends on how long it takes to answer them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank the Minister and call Deputy Durkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: I thank the Deputy for his co-operation and call on the Minister to reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: I am sure the Minister was talking in general terms.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Did the Minister want to answer a question from Deputy Smith?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: There was one other question on disaster planning and humanitarian aid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: The Senator spoke about having three short questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: That is not the point at all. I must be fair to everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: There are three more people to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Last, but not least, I call on Deputy Mathews. I ask him to be brief because we are coming up to 4.45 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: A question, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Nov 2015)
Pat Breen: Ask a question, if you can at all.