Results 101-120 of 1,970 for diaspora

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015) See 3 other results from this debate

Mark Daly: ...án Price and Collie Mathers who is not from Kenmare but whom we will give an honorary title, are still developing GAA games in the US, through having Shannon Gaels' new grounds on Long Island. The diaspora has come to the fore since the global economic forum. I was appointed by my party leader as the first spokesperson on the diaspora in the Seanad because we believe it is...

Seanad: Arts Plan: Statements (21 Sep 2011)

Heritage certificates will be important. The Irish diaspora in America has reduced in number from 40 million to 30 million but there are 70 million throughout the world. In the UK, people were reluctant to put down their nationality as Irish but a major campaign was undertaken prior to this year's census to encourage people to do so and that will change everything. The figure mentioned at...

Seanad: Address by An Taoiseach (Resumed) (29 Sep 2016)

Mark Daly: ...on this island. As part of the reform process we must extend the right to vote to citizens wherever they live who claim they are part of the Irish nation. Finally, on the Irish overseas and the diaspora, I welcome the nomination of Senator Billy Lawless to this House as the diaspora Senator. The Taoiseach has made some great appointments but of them all, that nomination is important...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Richard Bruton: ...in which sustainable jobs will be created, living standards will be raised and Ireland will be regarded as an attractive location in which to live and work. More specifically, engaging with the Diaspora to strengthen and form new relationships is a particular Government priority underpinned by the Global Economic Forum. For example, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland’s Senior...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 32 - Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (21 Jun 2016)

Tom Neville: Deputy Quinlivan and I will work together on that. My point is more of an observation on the Minister's comment that "skills are a global currency". I think we have to remember the Irish diaspora and the skills set of the modern Irish emigrant who had to leave in 2008 and 2009, when we had moved from a service to a knowledge-based economy in 2005 onwards. Those who left - be it the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Ned O'Sullivan: That is both the documented and undocumented Irish as well as the wider diaspora. No other nation has such potential at its disposal in the wealth of talent we have in every corner of the globe. It is vital that we are seen to appreciate, acknowledge and cherish that fact. I am sure the Leader will join me in sending our good wishes from the House and all Members to our Irish-born and...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)

Mark Daly: I ask the Leader to organise a debate on the Irish overseas and the diaspora. I spoke on this issue previously and Fianna Fáil has produced a policy paper on it. We seek the appointment of a Minister with responsibility for the Irish overseas and the diaspora. We have the largest diaspora in the world, ahead of India, Poland and Israel, yet we do not have anyone in government...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)

Billy Lawless: ...to be closed and trade links severed, now is the time for Ireland to send a message and reach out to its community across the globe. I can think of no better way of demonstrating to the Irish diaspora that Ireland wants it to be part of our State and our community than expanding the franchise of this House and building a Seanad that can have a meaningful impact, not just on these shores...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Community Partnership Mobilisation Programme: ConnectIreland (14 Apr 2015)

Ms Joanna Murphy: Yes, of course. St. Patrick's Day was a wonderful opportunity because it has a tangible output. ConnectIreland travelled with the Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora. One cannot have enough people, so we tried to equip, in every way that we could, all of the Ministers who travelled with information and to remind them that if an opportunity came up that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Gavan for eloquently putting the case for the Irish in Britain. We in this country do not fully appreciate the extent of the Irish diaspora, especially in major UK cities such as Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, London and Birmingham. I know from my British-Irish links that many of these men and women are involved in the Labour Party and Scottish National Party, and some are...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2009) See 3 other results from this debate

Liz McManus: ...Ireland. It was initially about medium wave, and it relates to LF broadcast transmission. I would be surprised if the Minister accepted the amendment, but it raises an issue about those in the diaspora being able to obtain transmissions from Ireland. More importantly, it raises an issue about the diaspora channel, which was agreed by the Houses of the Oireachtas. The statutory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Register: Crosscare Migrant Project (1 Oct 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

Pat Breen: As a committee, we follow our diaspora very closely. Year after year, the diaspora are very much part of our programme. In our visits abroad, we always ensure we visit some of the diaspora centres. We have been to the Aisling centre in New York and to the emigrant support centres in San Francisco. All of these centres are doing good work and we are proud to be associated with them. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Denis O'Donovan: I rise to seek a debate on a particular issue. I am the Chairman of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee. Perhaps something the Leader would consider is the area of support for votes for the diaspora - people who have gone abroad. This is a big issue. I see it as a precursor to any constitutional or legislative amendment to the workings of the House. It was one of the prime issues...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (15 Jul 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: The Community Tourism Diaspora Initiative is a joint partnership between Fáilte Ireland, Irish Public Bodies (IPB) Insurance and the Local Authorities.  It provides an annual fund of €1m over the next three years to support up to 700 local community based events and festivals with the capacity to deepen diaspora links and networks.   Local Authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (24 May 2016)

Seán Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to update the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to allow for members of the Irish diaspora to apply for citizenship as in the case of a person with an Irish father who did not register the birth with the foreign births office, and, therefore, the child cannot apply for Irish citizenship as the birth registration has skipped a...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Joan Freeman: ...opportunity to thank Members. We just had a sort of corrosive conversation a moment ago but I meet Senators and hear lovely compliments about the launch of Solace House in New York for the Irish diaspora, for which I thank them most sincerely. It was a pilot project until last week but is now a permanent service for members of the Irish diaspora who are in suicidal crisis. I thank the...

Official Engagements (25 May 2011) See 7 other results from this debate

Gerry Adams: On the Taoiseach's visit to New York in early May, he announced a jobs creation scheme, essentially a €3,000 reward for each job someone in the diaspora creates and that is still in existence after two years. Has anyone taken up this proposition and what job numbers has the Government projected will be created by the initiative? Did the Taoiseach raise the issue of the undocumented Irish -...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (27 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: St. Patrick’s Day offers a unique opportunity to promote Ireland’s economic and political interests overseas, with levels of publicity, cultural activity, diaspora engagement, and media attention unmatched by the national day of any other country. Given the economic emphasis underlying each ministerial programme, including my own, the visits help to create jobs in Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Developing Growth Markets: IDA Ireland (6 May 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Olivia Mitchell: Reference was made to using a different diaspora and to those who come from countries with developing markets to be educated. I was in Taiwan last year. The Minister for Finance there, a doctor, was educated in the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and had a great interest in the issue. He is representative of a very valuable diaspora. However, it has arisen a couple of times at...

Topical Issue Debate: Ferry Services (4 Feb 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: ...district scheme and the harbour board. I have mentioned that the cruise liners are important, but also of importance are the detailed proposals submitted to the Government for an international diaspora centre. This world-class visitor attraction could be accommodated in the empty 80,000 sq. ft. ferry terminal building. Owing to the decision of Stena Line this morning, the building will...