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Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021) See 3 other results from this debate

Cathal Berry: ...really know and, in the process, overloading our direct provision centres and the limited housing stocks of local authorities, it makes perfect sense to leverage the existing Afghan network here. The Irish diaspora across the world has been doing something similar for our people for decades and centuries, so it makes sense that we do this now. It is a good system and model for the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2021)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...a type of contact preference or a no-contact preference. In the consultation we did on redress, we engaged with advocacy groups representing survivors outside of Ireland, embassies and Irish diaspora groups. This is one of the ways in which we have communicated. We did a widespread media campaign on the consultation we did on redress. We will look to refine this and roll it out...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Parks (23 Sep 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...and health. However, one of the things that did not need to be fixed was the name of Ballycroy National Park, which has been changed to Wild Nephin National Park. The people of Ballycroy and its diaspora throughout the world are extremely angry that this decision has been made. Nobody asked for it and nobody was consulted about it. Who made the decision and when was it made? When we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Sep 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...the world and our country went into lockdown. The Tánaiste announced it. We turned to our front-line workers to keep public services running and essential retail open. A call was put to the diaspora around the world asking those with the right skills to be on call for Ireland. I would like everybody in the House to put themselves in the shoes of a nurse at that time. Nurses were...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ..., I think it is a programme for Government commitment. We have reached a time past the restrictions where the referendum committed to to extend voting rights to citizens in the North and among our diaspora should be outlined. I ask the Leader to raise that with her Government colleagues as a matter of urgency. It is an issue that needs to be addressed and one the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Properties (21 Sep 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...on the specific date very soon. A unique feature of the Department is the global network of pubic offices operated through our Embassies and Consulates overseas, providing services to the Irish diaspora as well as a space for the promotion of Irish interests. Details of all our missions abroad are available on www.dfa.ie. There are no public bodies or agencies under the remit of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2021)

Mary Butler: ...by other departments on services that incorporate psychological or mental health supports, such as the Prison and Probation Services, Defence Forces, Department of Foreign Affairs supporting the Irish diaspora or the Department of Education. Finally, 2021 saw significant extra funding to health services for infection control measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 which has the effect...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

.... If I may, before I answer the specific questions, I will first reflect on some of his comments and on Mr. Kirwan's. We talk about the Irish pattern of emigration and we are very proud of our diaspora and how we have established that diaspora all over the world. Right now there are 18 million people who are displaced, who cannot call a country home. Language is really important here....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (15 Sep 2021)

Leo Varadkar: I understand that the Department of Foreign Affairs has set out a number of actions in its Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 designed to strengthen our connections with diaspora communities and to harness the contribution from the diaspora to support economic recovery. These include actions to support those who wish to return to Ireland to work and to address barriers facing them, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

...terms of future work that the new housing policy has brought, along with the imminent announcement of the national development plan and the climate change action plan, will attract back much of our diaspora that has gone working elsewhere. We will begin to attract some other players as well that were a very big part of the industry here, but there are constraints. We are competing with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Appointment of Special Envoys and Update on Afghanistan: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence (31 Aug 2021)

...the United Nations and in regional organisations, for working with other countries and civil society organisations globally, and for improving outreach and support to LGBTI+ communities within our own diaspora. In fact, that month, the Department briefed the interdepartmental committee in this regard. We got some input that basically told us that there would be value in trying to put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Pre-Budget Submission: Dóchas (14 Jul 2021)

..., to contact the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Deputy Coveney and the Minister of State with responsibility for overseas development aid and diaspora, Deputy Brophy. Our key ask is that now more than ever, particularly in light of the devastating impact of Covid-19, the Government needs to increase its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (13 Jul 2021)

Colm Brophy: ...protect our most vulnerable emigrants. The positive impact that this Fund has made will be continued in this year's round of ESP allocations. The Emigrant Support Programme is the front-facing part of a wider, new Diaspora Strategy which was launched by the Government last November. The new Strategy takes account of evolving circumstances and needs and sets out a number of guiding...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

...might add more. One of the ways in which this should be handled is through awareness and public information campaigns. They must reach into every home in Ireland and extensively throughout the diaspora. I agree with the Senator, in that there are people living with these secrets whose anxieties and fears have been escalated over the past number of years as these issues were dealt with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Emigrant Support Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...to Irish immigrants, prioritising confidentiality and cultural competency. The coalition strives to be a strong, cohesive and representative voice for the needs of its membership and the Irish diaspora at large. Through ongoing and generous support from the Government of Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs's emigrant support programme, the coalition collaborates with its membership...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Catherine Martin: ...my Department had no involvement in the organisation of this project the organisers were provided with significant Government support as set out below. In October 2017 the Minister of State for Diaspora Affairs Ciaran Cannon T.D. announced funding of $100,000 for this exhibition to be funded from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s diaspora affairs budget. I am further...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (29 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: ..., a dedicated COVID-19 Response Fund for Irish Communities Abroad was set up to help these organisations meet the needs of those who are particularly vulnerable. In 2020, over €4.25m was paid to diaspora organisations in the US for ESP and Covid-19 related projects. We will continue to support and engage with these groups, which support the needs of Irish citizens in the US. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021 (29 Jun 2021)

...no evidence that adoptees are a particular group in society that do not understand privacy unless a social worker sits them down and tells them what it means. They pose no more risk than the Irish diaspora abroad who every day of the week are invited to search for the long last families, to come home to Ireland, to visit the National Library to search their records and try to track down...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (24 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...pandemic, a dedicated COVID-19 Response Fund for Irish Communities Abroad was set up to help these organisations meet the needs of those who are particularly vulnerable. In 2020, over €4.25m was paid to diaspora organisations in the US for ESP and Covid-19 related projects. I am glad to see that immigration issues, including possible pathways to citizenship, are a priority for...