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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for his question. This is a matter that we need to focus on in the context of the all-island situation and the diaspora as well. At the moment we are focusing on several constitutional amendments at it is. One is on care and replaces very outdated language in our Constitution and the other is related to the programme for Government commitment on housing. The Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: United Kingdom Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023: Discussion (7 Dec 2023)

Mr. Mark Thompson: I thank Senator Black. We were in the United States a few short weeks ago. We were invited to address the issue with the Irish diaspora. There are quite a number of such families living on the east coast of the United States where we were. I spoke at four events and we had a number of meetings. The Irish diaspora and the Irish-American community were central to...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...world. There they set down roots, made families and became captains of industries and titans of politics. The wild geese went out with their hopes and dreams and clothes on their backs and created a global diaspora. That is important. Notwithstanding that salient fact, the approach of this Government of offloading large numbers of vulnerable individuals into small rural and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...also hosted the Global Irish Civic Forum in 2023, a gathering of Irish community representatives from across the world. The forum discussed support for communities abroad, promotion of Irish cultural heritage and sport, network building, reaching the next generations of the diaspora, and much more, and highlighted the critical importance of continued Government support for Ireland’s...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Lisa Chambers: ...The amount of money involved is significant and I am concerned that the GAA might lose the room on this. The initial idea behind GAAGO was to allow people living abroad to watch the game, to keep it alive and to allow the diaspora to have access. That was a really good, well-intentioned endeavour but it seems to have morphed into something else now and there are questions to be answered....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...these were several trade and investment missions to both countries, highlighting that our economic relationship is mutually beneficial and highly integrated. Under the Strategy, a key element is support to our citizens and diaspora including through my Department’s Emigrant Support Programme. This support reached almost €4.7m in 2023 alone, including for groups in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (30 Nov 2023)

Micheál Martin: ..., and has been a steadfast advocate for the undocumented Irish over many years. During that visit, I also spent time with organisations in New York and Boston that are actively supporting the Irish diaspora. My Department provided over €4.2 million in Emigrant Support Programme Funding this year to organisations that provide ongoing, valuable assistance to our citizens, including...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (28 Nov 2023)

Johnny Mythen: ...automatically tarnish our reputation as a well-respected peacekeeping force. In fact, it is the longest unbroken record of any nation in the world. It would have repercussions for all the members of our diaspora who are living in many countries abroad. It will have the potential to negatively affect any citizen travelling abroad on an Irish passport. We must ensure that any Irish...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Supplementary)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023) See 4 other results from this debate

Charles Flanagan: ...Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs be referred to this committee for consideration. On behalf of the select committee, I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for international development and the diaspora, my constituency colleague, Deputy Sean Fleming, and officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs. On behalf of the committee, I also thank the officials and the Department for...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...a racist and cruel system of apartheid against the Palestinian people both within the state of Israel, within the occupied Palestinian Territories, in Gaza and against the millions ofPalestinians exiled in the Palestinian diaspora, who are denied their most basic rights and freedoms; — deliberately denying Palestinians their basic rights and freedoms, including draconian movement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...high-tech construction firms. Some of the senior executives of various companies in the Canadian construction sector are also first-generation Irish and that goes back to our point about the Irish diaspora. On FDI, as part of the OECD arrangement we are going to 15% and IDA Ireland has done a strong job in communicating that. The recent budget also includes improvements in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Management of Passenger Numbers at Dublin Airport: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

...we have not had before. They are small numbers, in terms of the passengers and in terms of the number of flights, but it is good connectivity. It is great for business and it is great for the diaspora in those parts of the US and Canada.

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Fintan Warfield: ...housing crisis but that would not track with his ideology. I thank the Labour Party Senators and I welcome former Senator, Billy Lawless. He was a great advocate for Irish America and the Irish diaspora. He is very missed here. I thank Senators Sherlock, Hoey, Moynihan and Wall for bringing forward the motion. We all agree, in the midst of a housing crisis, that if there are 50,000,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (15 Nov 2023)

Seán Fleming: The well-being of Irish communities and Irish people abroad is at the centre of the Government's diaspora support and a key objective of both my Department’s Statement of Strategy and Global Ireland: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025. The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP), established in 2004, provides grants to support Irish communities across the world and is central...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Family Reunification (8 Nov 2023)

Tom Clonan: ..., pragmatic, family centred approach to visa applications to reunite the relatives of Irish families, particularly in the context of the increase in global conflict. We have an increasing global diaspora of Irish citizens and so this is going to be a more frequently occurring situation. We saw desperate attempts to get Irish citizens out of Kabul and desperate attempts to get Irish...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Tom Clonan: .... Both sides are in breach of all the Geneva Conventions. Those on both sides are committing war crimes. This is going to happen again and again in a destabilised world. We have an increasingly global diaspora. We need to start to think about our citizens in Lebanon. As I have said before, we need to think about our troops in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and about our...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (7 Nov 2023)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...: Name of Event: County: Glencree & AISW (Africa Irish Society of Wicklow) The Other Side of Us Wicklow The Association of Mixed Race Irish, C/O EUROPEAN NETWORK AGAINST RACISM (ENAR) IRELAND LIMITED The Search for African Identities - screening of "The Search" and panel discussion Dublin ...

Seanad: The Political Situation in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: ...and other things, can bring us together. I commend the initiative of the Department of Foreign Affairs around global Ireland and how it is trying to build that broader identity. It is also about celebrating the diaspora. We are not just an island of 7.5 million people. In our celebration of the diaspora, it is critical to also celebrate the Ulster Protestant diaspora, which has had a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Ms Susanne Rogers: I might take that question as somebody from the Belmullet diaspora. My mother is from Eachléim. Like that, all her family are gone. Everybody left because there were no jobs; there was nothing there. When I think of urban and rural, that is where my mind goes immediately. This is a real problem. The Parliamentary Budget Office has provided figures showing a 90%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Education (Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse) Bill 2023: Discussion (17 Oct 2023)

...Katie in Coventry, so that people in the wider Irish community are aware. I wonder if the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for international development and diaspora, and the Department, could get involved in promoting it among Comhaltas groups, the GAA and other organisations to tell people there is a scheme. If you know someone or meet someone...