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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Update on Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Nov 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: ...areas. I am chairperson on the all-party group on maternal care and health, population and development. I also have an interest in gender issues. Earlier we had a meeting, organised by Deputy Eric Byrne, to which he invited a group of disabled persons from the Philippines. It was an opportunity for them to lobbied on behalf of the disabled. They were anxious to ensure that disability...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Colombia: ICTU (22 Oct 2014)

Olivia Mitchell: ...awareness at government level in all EU member states. Our guests are probably aware that the Colombian ambassador came before us last week. There is a charm offensive taking place. Like Deputy Eric Byrne, I am concerned that once the agreement is ratified, the issue of human rights may fall of the agenda altogether. The Colombian authorities have made commitments to restore people's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Report on Impact of Emigration on Youth: Discussion with National Youth Council of Ireland (11 Dec 2013)

Olivia Mitchell: ..., I take the point being made by the delegation. I agree with the proposal to have a person to negotiate on behalf of the Diaspora on the issues of driving licences and passports. Deputies Eric Byrne and Bernard J. Durkan raised a point on the validity of the notion behind emigration, about which I also thought.