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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Colm Brophy: And a lot of other focus.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Colm Brophy: We will conclude. Deputy Ó Murchú has promised me that this is going to be a really small contribution. It will be a succinct and small contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador. We will now conclude because at this point we have had contributions from everybody. I thank the ambassador and her colleague for coming in today. It has been a very strong engagement and we have covered a lot of ground. I wish you the best in your Presidency in the coming three, four, five or six months and that it is an active and productive one. As Europe we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Colm Brophy: I am going to echo Deputy Troy's words on this.. Unfortunately, we had almost half an hour of discussion on Gaza just before Her Excellency's arrival. I ask her to make it a summary in response rather than repeating everything we have just gone through and, obviously, to answer the Deputy's first question as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Ambassador of Belgium to Ireland (17 Jan 2024)

Colm Brophy: Absolutely, which is a fair-----

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (12 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if pensioners or soon-to-be pensioners of An Post, who were originally employees of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs prior to the creation of An Post, can still exercise their right to claim a Civil Service pension rather than the reduced pension available from the An Post scheme; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: I would like to focus on the future, looking beyond Christmas and beyond what has happened. Over the next 12 months how would the Minister like to see the policing of demonstrations change? What level of policing can we expect, particularly in Dublin? I think people realise that due to the actions of the Minister and the Garda Commissioner, there has been a very strong uptick in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: I wish everyone a good morning. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Teimuraz Janjalia, one of Georgia's Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs. I hope I have pronounced his name correctly. He is joined by his ambassador, as well as one of his senior councillors. They are all very welcome. Before we begin the formal session, we have what we call a note on privilege that I must read...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive opening statement. He acknowledged that Ireland is very supportive. This Government and Oireachtas and this committee have worked for what we believe to be proper, full enlargement of the European Union that takes account of the Europe we live in today, building a new and larger European Union with the participation of new member states. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: I would be interested to hear how Mr. Janjalia sees external players reacting to progressive membership talks, and greater and deepening ties between Georgia and the European Union. Where does he assess the risks or volatility of reactions to that? Russia is the obvious example. I fervently hope come December that candidate status will be able to progress. As Mr. Janjalia will be aware...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: We agree sometimes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: We have concluded questions from members, unless anybody else wants to contribute at this point. I thank the witnesses very much for their time this morning. We very much appreciate it. Does the ambassador want to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: I was going to conclude by making some very nice remarks about the ambassador. I will let him talk first and then embarrass him with the nice remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Georgia's Application to join the European Union: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank the ambassador. The Minister should note that in his ambassador, he has a most excellent representative – a representative who does the job of putting the case of Georgia, as he has so eloquently just done, along with the Georgian Government. They are very much among friends here. Moldova knows that as well. Ireland's position and actions and what it wishes to see are very...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Dec 2023)

Colm Brophy: 476. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the number of creches which are withdrawing from the core funding programme since September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53435/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Commissioner and his colleagues for coming in. I will try to narrow the focus onto something, rather than ask a number of general questions. I will use one example if that is okay. In his opening remarks and in answer to questions, the Commissioner talked about the stopping of the Luas and the protest that stopped it. In answering questions in relation to that, he talked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: Yes, but in this case it was not a right to assembly. It was a very aggressive situation. Sky News cameras were recording from early in the afternoon and we could see that it was a very aggressive situation. It was not a protest. It was a very aggressive situation and members of the public felt afraid at a very early stage. What I am trying to ascertain from the Commissioner – we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: If I may, I will ask the Commissioner one very quick question. I appreciate I am out of time. There have been a number of calls - they are completely wrong in my view - on the Commissioner to resign. Could he address how he feels about that?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update regarding the provision of a school bus service to a school in Crumlin (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51959/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2022: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Colm Brophy: I wish everyone a good morning. On behalf of the committee, I would like to welcome Mr. Tony Murphy from the European Court of Auditors to the meeting. He is joined by his colleagues, Mr. Brian Murphy and Mr. Peter Borsos. They are all very welcome and I thank them for joining us this morning. Before we begin, I will read the note on privilege, which I have no doubt everyone will be...

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