Results 1-18 of 18 for israel speaker:John Halligan

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: From the Seanad (19 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: I see where Deputy Lawless is coming from regarding intellectual property. Of course, this Bill delves into research, etc. The Deputy is correct that there are other countries, such as Israel, which have almost reached 2.5% of GDP. I would make the following interesting point. The scoreboard dates back to the recession, particularly, the banking crisis, when we were not able to invest as...

Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (18 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: ...am aware of the Deputy's long-held views on and support of the Palestinian cause. The structures to which the Deputy refers were among seven donor-funded humanitarian structures confiscated by the Israeli authorities in October 2018 from two vulnerable Palestinian communities located in area C of the occupied West Bank. The structures were co-funded by the EU and the West Bank Protection...

Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (18 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: ...and injustice that have been caused to Palestinian families. He is aware that I have visited the West Bank and seen the conditions in which many Palestinians are living. On the main issue of the Israelis' attitude towards the West Bank and the settlements, I am aware that the Tánaiste has on a number of occasions conveyed Ireland's deep concern and abhorrence of how settlements are...

Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (18 Jun 2019)

John Halligan: ...provided a total of €9 million for the UNRWA programme budget and its emergency appeals in Gaza and Syria in 2018, which is the highest contribution to date. Fundamentally, we have taken issue with Israel on what has happened here and we continue to do so with our friends in the European Union, who have also done the same.

Seanad: National Training Fund: Statements (28 Feb 2019)

John Halligan: ...for pharmaceutical companies. Up to seven or eight years ago, pharmaceutical companies which were upskilling their workforce or doing research would have gone back to base if they were from Israel, America or France. They do not do that now. They engage with our universities, institutes of technology and with this Department through the skills fora that I mentioned, to look for our...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: IDA Ireland (31 Jan 2019)

John Halligan: ...and the same incentives are in place and I cannot overemphasise, having met the representatives of the IDA in the south east, that they do everything they can when they go to the USA, France or Israel to entice companies to come to particular regions. The following is important. Many companies make their own assessments before they even go to a region and make their decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (30 Jan 2018)

John Halligan: ...of innovative activity is ‘R&D intensity’ (R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP).Global Innovation leaders all have high intensity rates such as Finland (3.18%), Denmark (2.98%) and Israel (4.29%). The UK has a rate of 1.68% of GDP. Ireland, meanwhile, has a rate of 1.51% of GDP.  As a result, it is very clear that companies in Ireland are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (17 Nov 2016)

John Halligan: The Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation's visit to Palestine and Israel originated in an invitation from the Palestinian Minister for Education. The objective on this visit was to both demonstrate what Ireland is doing in the fields of education and training, and to observe and learn from what is being done in other countries, and to discuss problems arising and how they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State (12 Nov 2015)

John Halligan: ...Europe human rights committee. It is my opinion that the European Union has failed to deal with the origins of the migration crisis, which date back to the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and to Israel rejecting, I think, 42 UN resolutions on how to deal with the Palestinian crisis. The emergence of many conflict groups can be traced back to the conflict between Israel and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Priorities of Latvian Presidency of European Council: Latvian Ambassador to Ireland (20 Jan 2015)

John Halligan: .... I was given information just before I came in that dual citizenship is provided with regard to specified countries, including all EU member states, NATO members and Australia, but not Russia or Israel. If this is the case, why is it so? I have the idea that if there is such a sizeable minority in the country and it is prohibited from taking part in the country's affairs, its language...

Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (17 Jun 2014)

John Halligan: I welcome the Minister’s comprehensive response to this serious issue. It is appropriate there are several former Israeli soldiers, Breaking the Silence, in Dublin today who gave a presentation as to how they were forced to treat Palestinians and violate their human rights. Ireland never stands idly by and always opposes the violation of human rights. The chances of Israel paying...

Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (17 Jun 2014)

John Halligan: Today is the 55th day of the mass hunger strike of Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli prisons protesting against their ill treatment and internment without trial or charge. Their conditions are deteriorating daily. Approximately 80 hunger strikers have been hospitalised and many are in grave danger of losing their lives. The Israeli state is now trying to pass legislation that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

John Halligan: I understand a number of Israeli companies have won orders for defensive equipment in recent years as a result of tender competitions. Will the Minister confirm how much has gone to Israeli companies in recent years? He is aware Israel has violated more UN resolutions than any other country in the world. What is his view of dealing with such a state?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

John Halligan: I refer to the word "object" used by the Minister. Israel has violated more UN resolutions, so the Minister should not state they were the object of them. The EU's new independent military body has indicated it plans to operate throughout Europe spy drones, surveillance satellite and aircraft as part of the new intelligence security agency. Concerns have been raised the EU is creating its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Oct 2013)

John Halligan: ...treatment plant being constructed in Gaza with funding from the World Bank may not become operational due to a shortage of required electric power, and that an appeal for more electricity made to Israel has been ignored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41184/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Discussion with Minister of State (27 Nov 2012)

John Halligan: ...under-estimated has the potential to destabilise economies across Europe and the world, particularly if other countries become involved and if the recent conflict had gone to an all-out war between Israel and Hamas. Even those who support Israel, I am not one of them, acknowledge that the way forward is the acceptance of a Palestinian independent state which is crucial to any solution in...

Middle East Peace Process (10 Nov 2011)

John Halligan: Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the pressure he thinks that he could apply on the United States and Israel to shift their political opposition to the recognition of an independent Palestinian State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33939/11]

Middle East Peace Process (10 Nov 2011)

John Halligan: ...the Palestinian people to a sovereign state has awaited implementation not for 20 or 30 years but for 64 years. I am glad to hear the Tánaiste acknowledge, and I believe he did acknowledge, that Israel has no valid claim whatsoever to any of the land it has occupied since 1967. In the coming weeks parliamentarians throughout Europe will urge their respective Ministers with responsibility...