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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Today, we are meeting with the Irish Emergency Alliance to discuss the very important work of the organisation. I welcome Ms Liz O'Donnell, the chairperson, who is no stranger to this committee and these rooms. I also welcome Mr. Brian Casey, executive director, and Ms Caoimhe de Barra, another director who is no stranger to our committee. We will first hear an opening statement from Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ms O'Donnell. Senator O'Reilly is first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I fully agree with everything that has been said in terms of Gaza and indeed, Sudan, as mentioned by Deputy Stanton as well as other areas of the world that are experiencing in many respects unprecedented horror and humanitarian need. She comes here as CEO of Trócaire, as a member of Caritas Internationalis and as part of a Dóchas organisation or submission. I am wondering about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ms de Barra. That has been very helpful. I call Senator Ardagh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Emergency Alliance: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ms O'Donnell, Mr. Casey and Ms de Barra for attending. It goes without saying we in the committee very much acknowledge the good work their organisations continue to do in perhaps the most challenging parts of our world in circumstances that are becoming more difficult and more problematic by the day. We note their submission and acknowledge what they said about the demonstration of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will become available for a school (details supplied) to progress with the resurfacing of the school yard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17537/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the percentage of approvals, payouts and applications delayed due to planning under the Croí Cónaithe scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a letter of acceptance will issue in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16198/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 685. To ask the Minister for Health when HSE contracted home care visit staff in counties Laois and Offaly will resume evening and weekend hours to ensure that a full complement of service is available to patients and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16205/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (16 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the policy with respect to the treatment of patients by community intervention teams; if there is a differentiation between public and private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16217/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (16 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the HSE community intervention team for the south east, based in Carlow town is at capacity for the treatment of oncology patients; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16218/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 705. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will now review all transgender treatment in the State, having regard to the recent publication of a landmark report (details supplied) stating that the evidence for allowing young people and children to change gender is built on “shaky foundations”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16336/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Apr 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the entirely insufficient rate of forestry planting in recent years will result in a severe deficit of native timber supply for house construction and other environmentally friendly purposes in the medium term; if he will acknowledge that additional timber imports will be required for many years to supplement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Mar 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 1505. To ask the Minister for Health if early arrangements can be made for the appointment of a neurology consultant in Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13038/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Apologies have been received from Senator Joe O'Reilly. We are dealing with pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the defence (amendment) Bill 2023. We are pleased to meet members of the external oversight body of the Defence Forces to discuss this Bill. I welcome in particular Professor Brian MacCraith, chair, Ms Josephine Feehily, member, Ms Julie Sinnamon, member, Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Professor MacCraith very much. On behalf of the committee and on my own behalf I would like to mention how grateful we are for the workload being undertaken by them and, indeed, for the role and function of their body. We very much acknowledge that and, in particular, the critical need for the transformation process to proceed along the lines that were originally intended. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Would anyone like to comment on Deputy Berry's observations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Was Ms Feehily keen to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Why would that belief have been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Over the years this committee has engaged with the Defence Forces. As the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence we are often struck, sometimes to a remarkable extent, by the lack of engagement and consultation and the absence of listening, as Professor MacCraith mentioned, between the Department of Defence and not only the representative bodies but also rank and file members in a...