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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I echo everything Deputy Eric Byrne said, particularly having been to Sierra Leone and seen the ambassador and all of the other women there in action. People were extremely complimentary about the work they are involved in there. It is so unfortunate that Ebola struck just when matters were beginning to move in the right direction in the aftermath of the conflict. I cannot but recall two...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2014)
Maureen O'Sullivan: ...criterion in that regard was the fight against global hunger and poverty, which is wonderful. Is this part of the strategy for all embassies? As the Minister acknowledged, Deputies Seán Crowe, Eric Byrne and I visited Iran as part of a delegation recently. Many of us, in particular Government Deputies, were regretful about the closure of the embassy there. It was said that had...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2013)
Maureen O'Sullivan: I concur with Deputy Eric Byrne's comments on being caught in the middle. We discussed this issue when the Tánaiste attended our meeting last week. He also expressed his concern about this particular case. I accept that Senator Walsh needs to come back a little bit and I believe that Deputy Durkan needs to come forward a little bit. It is reprehensible that any issue of adoption...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Position of LGBTI People in Uganda: Discussion (17 Apr 2013)
Maureen O'Sullivan: ...our support and our positive engagement with the kind of work carried out by such groups. Wearing my AWEPA hat, Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa, and following from Deputy Eric Byrne's remarks, I ask about support from the African Union and other African countries who are not as discriminatory as Uganda in this matter. I advise the witnesses to take heart from what...