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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (9 Dec 2015)

Eric Byrne: ...flag now flies freely among the flags of the nations of the world at the United Nations, which is an important step forward. Dr. Sabella will have noticed the row that was caused by the Israelis in reaction to Palestine's membership of UNESCO, which Ireland was instrumental in pushing. I also congratulate Palestine on its rather belated arrival on the International Criminal Court, ICC,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Eric Byrne: Four hours later. I welcome the ambassador. The ambassador’s suggestions today read to me as if everybody in the world is marching out of step except Israel on the plans to expand or develop new settlements. The ambassador condemned the position of the Irish Government, which has condemned the Israeli position. The United States, Israel’s closest ally, has condemned it, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

Eric Byrne: I thank the ambassador and applaud his statement that, "Relationships must change between Israel, the Palestinians and third party states and be transformed into ones that centre on accountability," because that is the essence of what we are trying to achieve. He mentioned European taxpayers. Gaza must be rebuilt. The figure for emergency aid is already $367 million. Does the ambassador...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: -----that Iran does not recognise the state of Israel and Hamas wants to see it wiped off the face of the Earth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: What is Iran's current positionvis-à-visthe recognition or otherwise of Israel? Are Iran and Hamas-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: Does Iran formally recognise the State of Israel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: ...be changed. I consider Iran as a key player in the world. There are conflicts right across the Arab, Muslim and Christian world, and Iran plays an important role. I refer to the Middle East, Israel, Iraq and Syria. Given the ambassador's strict interpretation of Islamic law and the laws of Iran, how do we interpret Islamic law through the Koran? For example, Saudi Arabia, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Current Situation and Future of Cyprus: Ambassador of Republic of Cyprus (26 Mar 2014)

Eric Byrne: ...times for the peoples of Turkey and Greece. Is the discovery of substantial gas deposits a unifying factor, or could it play a potentially negative role? We know that if this gas is exploited, Israel, Turkey and the people of Cyprus stand to benefit. As we know historically from Africa and elsewhere, when great deposits of minerals, gas or oil are discovered, sometimes it does not work...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Foreign Conflicts (6 Feb 2014)

Eric Byrne: 16. To ask the Minister for Defence the outcomes of his high level meetings in Ramallah and Israel on his trip to the Middle East; if he will provide an update on the current difficulties in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5563/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Functions of the Passport Office (29 Jan 2014)

Eric Byrne: ...been no further abuses or passports issued illegally to false claimants? It seems that in the past our passport was easy to duplicate or obtain fraudulently in so far as the security services of Israel and the United States of America used forged Irish passports in carrying out assassinations on political opponents throughout the world. Can Mr. Nugent tell me now that our biometric...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State (17 Oct 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...two years of research and development, Irish Intel engineers managed to design from scratch and manufacture the next-generation chip for computers. They had to compete with other Intel plants in New Mexico, Israel, California and other countries in order to tender for its production. The successful digital economy makes me very proud to be Irish. Irish engineers won the contract for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (16 Oct 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...been dealing with two of the most complicated issues of the 21st century, namely, Syria and the displacement of its people and the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, particularly as it relates to Israel and Palestine. Many of those present are former city or county councillors and it is impossible for us to imagine how the affected countries in the Middle East - particularly Lebanon,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Discussion. (9 Oct 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...are safe. Theirs is a remarkable task, and I note that some countries pulled their troops out of the region. I wish our troops every success in keeping the peace in the area between Syria and Israel. It may be necessary to wait for the outcome from Geneva. Ireland is a small nation but is providing hard cash for aid programmes. Some organisations make the argument that aid from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with the Irish Farmers Association (2 Oct 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...a yank and the word “blueberry” is synonymous with America, never did I believe I would see blueberries produced in the Bog of Allen which are a superior quality to the ones imported from Israel. We have quality agricultural land, food producers and processors. I recently met the agricultural Minister from Ethiopia, an agricultural country with a population of 94 million....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...in the Arab world. Is he conscious of the reputed difficulties being experienced by the Coptic Christians in Egypt? I refer to US Secretary of State, John Kerry's visit to the Holy Land and to Israel. We have met with Arab Christian leaders of the Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox religions. They were very unimpressed by the Secretary of State's presence in Israel, in so far as they were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (23 Jan 2013)

Eric Byrne: ...investment to further the investment prospects of those who take the chance with us. I do not know whether the Tánaiste has already congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu who has just won the general election in Israel, albeit in a weaker capacity. I understand that some gains may have been made by the centre-left parties, which would be extremely progressive in the context of Israel. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (21 Nov 2012)

Eric Byrne: ...as a player in the ultimate solution to the problem. As a media person, Mr. King will know the world does not focus on the Congo to the extent it should. If a settler's child is killed in Israel and a thousand Palestinian children are killed in the occupied territories, how will the western media balance those two events? Hurricanes may be killing thousands of people in places like...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (18 Oct 2012)

Eric Byrne: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of imports from Israel each year for the past five years; the value of exports to Israel each year for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45410/12]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (11 Oct 2012)

Eric Byrne: ...immediate issue of passports and the service has been extremely co-operative and supportive. In response to the tragic history of abuse of our passports by agents of other governments, including Israel and, perhaps, Russia, improvements have been made to the bolometric structures attached to passports. How secure are our passports compared to those of other countries? Are we at a stage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Discussion with Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran (10 Oct 2012)

Eric Byrne: ...small island country are equally concerned about the welfare of the 75 million Iranians, particularly the beautiful and highly-educated young population. We would hate to see any pre-emptive strike by Israel against the nuclear deposits in Iran. We are entering a very sensitive period, with the forthcoming elections in America. One can clearly see that Mitt Romney would support the...