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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy (Resumed): Regional Airports (15 Feb 2023)

...earlier, regional airports are challenged when developing new routes, especially to major European centres. There is already a proven market to our existing ten UK destinations. They are based on diaspora, leisure and, to a lesser degree, business. However, developing European hubs for regional airports is a major challenge, as has been highlighted by others present at this meeting....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised) (14 Feb 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Martin: ...includes pay and non-pay administration costs as well as programme costs. Programme A, which has an allocation of €107 million, an increase of 9.2%, covers many key operational and policy areas for my Department and includes the provision of passport and consular services for our citizens, emigrant and diaspora supports and work to sustain peace and enhance reconciliation and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...to develop the plans and secure the site and infrastructure works, there is much more to do. The Leader will know I have been asking for some time for statements from the Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora. What I have cited is just one fine example of the kind of great work our diaspora and communities overseas are doing. We should take the opportunity to engage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: The Economic and Social Benefits of the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement: IBEC (9 Feb 2023)

Rose Conway-Walsh: .... The agreement is a living and breathing document that belongs to everybody on the island and must continually be used to improve the lives of everybody living on the island and indeed the Irish diaspora as well. The report rightly points out the benefits of integration for "all island planning of projects to implement crucial policies - particularly for physical infrastructure in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (2 Feb 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...: Ireland’s Global Footprint to 2025 is a strategy that envisages the most ambitious expansion of Ireland’s international presence and influence that will strengthen Ireland’s engagement with our global diaspora and service to our citizens.  To date, implementation of this strategy includes the establishment of 17 new missions, of which 8 are Embassies and 9 are...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: ....Applications can be submitted up to 5.30pm (local time) on Wednesday, 15thFebruary 2023 through www.irishabroadgrants.ie In 2023, the Emigrant Support Programme will prioritise projects which align with the objectives of the Government’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025, with a particular focus this year on Pillar 1 of the Strategy - “Our People”. These would include new...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion (31 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Robert Troy: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role his Department plays in advancing Ireland’s trading interests; how it utilises the diaspora in relation to this aim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (31 Jan 2023)

James O'Connor: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Diaspora Strategy, 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4393/23]

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2023)

Micheál Carrigy: ...task force was to have a global invitation, something like The Gathering we had back in 2013. That is pencilled in for this year. Fáilte Ireland has planned to do a worldwide global promotion to bring our diaspora back to Ireland. I do not think this is the year to do it. It needs to be reviewed before it goes ahead. It should be pushed off to 2024. We are struggling to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Architects of the Good Friday Agreement (Resumed): Mr. Wally Kirwan, H.E. Dr. Eamonn McKee and Dr. Martin Mansergh (19 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...citizenship in the North, a word we owe to ambassador McKee, meaning a right that did not have to be taken up, squared the circle of the one-nation and two-nation theories. Constitutional recognition of the diaspora was much welcomed. Article 3 references the firm will of the Irish people, "in harmony and friendship", to unite everyone on the island. The shared island initiative, which...

Appointment of Ministers of State (18 Jan 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...Disability, Integration and Youth with special responsibility for disability; Deputy Sean Fleming as Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for international development and diaspora; Deputy Joe O'Brien as Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development and at the Department of Social Protection with special responsibility...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

...opportunity in the longer term because we are all getting rights and new rights to be able to cater for IPTV, etc. If, going forward, we look at global rights, that would mean we could look at the diaspora we talk about. We would have a location for people to get their nuacht as Gaeilge, their news and the various content of interest.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Official Engagements (18 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...6 to 18 November 2022. During the first week, Ireland was represented by the then Taoiseach, the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the then Minister of State for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora. I led Ireland’s National Delegation to COP27 for the second week of the conference. Ireland’s delegation included 54 representatives across six Government Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Jan 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...On 21 December 2022, Minister Burke was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs and Minister Fleming was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for International Development and Diaspora. The Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 1977 provides for the delegation of statutory Ministerial powers and duties to Ministers of State. This may be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Victor Boyhan: ...Ireland that have opened up their hearts wide and brought in Ukrainian people. May we continue to do that. There is a thing about talking about hospitality one day and not another. We have a large diaspora and we are a country whose inhabitants have fled, for many reasons, all over the world to look for support. Most of us do so but we need to challenge ourselves. We are politicians...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (13 Dec 2022)

Leo Varadkar: My Department is working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and its Embassy network, as well as other Departments of State, to implement the Government’s Diaspora Strategy, Global Ireland- Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025, which was launched in late 2020. The Department of Foreign Affairs leads on the implementation of this strategy. Global Ireland sets out a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...in Populated Areas (EWIPA)”. This Irish-led Declaration has been endorsed by 83 states to date and will enhance the protection of civilians from explosive weapons in urban warfare. Also in November, the Minister for Overseas Development and Diaspora chaired the European Congress on Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Dublin Castle, pledging €60 million to the Global...

Seanad: Cuimhneachán ar Chothrom Céad Bliain an Chéad Suí de Seanad Éireann – 11 Nollaig 1922 - Commemoration of the Centenary of the First Sitting of Seanad Éireann – 11 December 1922 (12 Dec 2022)

Victor Boyhan: ...the Irish language, enterprise and innovation. Finally, I think of former Senator Billy Lawless who was a strong voice for Irish emigrants. He facilitated North-South and east-west co-operation and tapped in to our diaspora and its enormous potential. I will finish by drawing attention to the crucial importance of the Independent politicians with independent minds who have played such a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (7 Dec 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...economic, historic and people-to-people links; Brazil is Ireland’s second largest trading partner in the Latin America and Caribbean region, and there are strong ties in terms of the Brazilian diaspora in Ireland and indeed the growing Irish community in Brazil.