Results 1-5 of 5 for diaspora speaker:John Halligan
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland (15 Feb 2017)
John Halligan: ...of the Medal in Washington provides a unique opportunity to engage with the US scientific community including representatives from research funding agencies, industry, academia and the wider scientific diaspora.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (13 May 2014)
John Halligan: I made a submission a few weeks ago on voting by the diaspora. I have two questions, in particular. Dr. Adrian Kavanagh referred to a figure of 1% and the consequences of this rate for elections in Ireland. Much of this is hypothetical, based on the potential of so many people to vote. Has there been an assessment of potential voting patterns among the Irish, particularly in Britain?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)
John Halligan: There is no question about that. However, we have to start on the premise that we are wrongfully disenfranchising our citizens, as Europe has told us. I agree that we need to include the greater diaspora. We cannot just give the vote to Irish citizens in Europe while excluding those in America and Australia.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)
John Halligan: First, there is no question but that all of us accept it is a complex issue by virtue of the fact that we have the largest diaspora in the world relative to the population in Ireland. It is in the region of 40 million to 70 million if one is to include everybody who left Ireland. A couple of issues arise. One is that we should be careful how we decide to define an Irish citizen. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)
John Halligan: ...show that emigrants do not generally vote in a way that is radically different from those at home. Surely the option should available for them. It has been estimated that Ireland has the largest diaspora in the world relative to its domestic population. The number of Irish passport holders living in Northern Ireland and overseas equates to about 36% of all those who are entitled to be...