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Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...The framework recognises the rights of children and provides that children are consulted regarding their needs. I will be in contact with the local authorities and our service providers that are operating family hubs, which includes Crosscare, Focus Ireland, the Good Shepherd, the Peter McVerry Trust, Respond, the Salvation Army and Sophia Housing to ask them for their response to this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Alliance Building to Strengthen the European Union: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2019)

...welcome the fact that the Deputy highlighted that point. I will not stray into the migration issue other than to say that a large number of members of the Defence Forces have spent recent years as part of Operation Sophia. The particular remit of our contingent was search and rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and Ireland can be proud of the role it has played. One of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...in Libya. He has come to speak to Foreign Affairs Ministers on two occasions, if not more. In a declaration agreed by all member states on 11 April, the EU called on all parties to cease military operations and specifically called on the LNA and all the forces that have moved into Tripoli or its vicinity to withdraw. The EU reminded the parties involved in this confrontation that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...increased number leaving. The crazy conditions in which personnel are expected to work are also a factor. According to a member of the Defence Forces who has just returned from a deployment on Operation Sophia, he was working a 12-hour day at sea, seven days a week, with two or three 24-hour duties thrown in. He worked approximately 80 hours a week for an extra €125 per week on...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Permanent Structured Co-operation (11 Apr 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Ireland joined Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in December 2017 following Government and Dáil approval. The establishment of PESCO represents a further development in EU Cooperation in support of international peace and security under CSDP. Under PESCO, Member States will come together in different groups to develop and make available additional capabilities and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (11 Apr 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 2 April 2019, if a coherent plan will be ensured for migrants after rescue which has not been the case with Operation Sophia for future missions by the Defence Forces in view of his concerns over the treatment of migrants when returned to Libya. [16962/19]

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: ...is certainly not something people want. As other Deputies said, the Irish public is very much in favour of neutrality. The Government is very much out of step with that from the battle groups, to PESCO, to Operation Sophia, and obviously to Shannon. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, said that the EU is all about peace and the rule of law. Is that really the case when we see what happened...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (9 Apr 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...to be a very successful humanitarian mission. I also spoke out directly at the previous Foreign Affairs Council meeting before yesterday's on my concerns about what is effectively the ending of Operation Sophia from a humanitarian perspective in terms of a capacity in the Mediterranean. The EU, collectively, has been unable to make decisions on landing locations for refugees who are...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (9 Apr 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...and the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) with 3 personnel. Other United Nations mandated missions where Defence Forces are deployed are EUFOR (EU-led Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina) with 5 personnel, EUTM Mali (EU-led Training Mission) with 19 personnel, KFOR (International Security Presence in Kosovo) HQ with 12 personnel and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (2 Apr 2019) See 1 other result from this answer

Maureen O'Sullivan: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the increasing criticism of Operation Sophia; his further views on its perceived relative failure to rescue lives in comparison to previous operations in the Mediterranean Sea; his views on its complicity in returning persons in circumstances in which there is clear evidence of torture of detainees; when he will make a decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (26 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which, in practice, means to provide support to An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. The Defence Forces at all times keep operational plans under constant review and there will continue to be ongoing close liaison between An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces regarding security...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (12 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...situations throughout Ireland's maritime jurisdiction. In addition to performing assigned tasks in Irish waters, both LÉ Róisín and LÉ Niamh have been deployed to the Mediterranean in recent years as part of Operations Pontus and Sophia. The service life of an Irish Naval Service ship is determined by the level of operational activity, but usually is around 30...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: EU Migration Crisis (6 Mar 2019)

Helen McEntee: ...equipment, as well as the development of institutional capacity. The programme also aims to ensure that the Libyan authorities themselves comply with human rights standards in the search and rescue operations. Through the trust fund, country-level funding totalling €282 million has been approved for Libya to date. The EU is actively working to provide protection, assistance and...

Seanad: The Future of Europe and the Value of European Union Membership to Ireland: Statements (5 Mar 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...and the building of understandings, and those must be Ireland's priorities. As such, I deeply regret that Ireland has joined the PESCO military agreement and was very disappointed that we joined Operation Sophia, moving away from humanitarian search and rescue in the Mediterranean to a policing function which has resulted in the loss of many lives. When we look to the past, we must look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: White Paper on Defence Update: Discussion (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...the Deputy spoke is referred to in the White Paper. This is at the planning stage. It will be some time before we make a decision on it. The Deputy talked about the Libyan coast guard. Through Operation Sophia, we are training it. I am not sure about the extent of training on gender issues, etc., but I can revert to the Deputy on that. Regarding Brexit, defence organisations are...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (5 Mar 2019) See 3 other results from this debate

Paul Kehoe: ...allocated resources in line with its cost analysis from 2019 onwards to ensure the full funding demands were met. I turn to Vote 36 - Defence, which is delivered under a single programme entitled Defence Policy and Support, Military Capabilities and Operational Outputs. The defence Vote for 2019 of €758 million includes a pay and allowances allocation of approximately €529...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (27 Feb 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...for assurance because we have seen the Minister of State's party calling for 2% of the budget to be spent on defence at European level. That is also present as a goal in the Permanent Structured Cooperation, PESCO, moving to a very high level of defence expenditure. That is a real concern for many. There have been indications of European social and structural funds being routed into...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...and will continue to highlight our policy on neutrality. On the White Paper update, that will not alter the fundamentals of existing defence policy, including our policy on neutrality. Operation Sophia has played a decisive role in improving the overall maritime security in the central Mediterranean. I believe every member of the House here would agree with that. EU member states have...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Prior to Ireland's agreement to become party to the EU SOFA Irish Defence Forces' missions and operations included crisis management operations, such as Operation Sophia, and included participation in a number of EU Battlegroups including the Nordic Battlegroups in 2008, 2011 and 2015. The agreement of the EU SOFA does not change this position. Participation on crisis management...

European Defence Agency Project: Motion (19 Feb 2019)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...and his predecessors in Fianna Fáil have been doing the EU's bidding with this and other motions for quite a long time. They have moved further and further away from the laudable UN peacekeeping operations and have become an integral part of the European military apparatus. We have soldiers at the NATO headquarters, at the European military headquarters and we had soldiers on...