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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...through the UN or the EU. It is linked to our commitment to peacekeeping of which the House is rightly proud. There is peacekeeping we have done with UN in places like Lebanon but also peace operations in which we have been involved through the European Union. These involved operations in Mali, which I had the opportunity to visit earlier this year, and the Mediterranean Sea, under...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency Project: Motion (12 Feb 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul Kehoe: ...requires a comprehensive approach addressing the multiple levels of dimensions on which they evolve. I can give an example of a crisis management situation with the Naval Service's participation in Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean. That was a crisis that required management and members of the Irish Defence Forces were able to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Migration Crisis (29 Jan 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...by the recent reports of 170 migrants missing in the Mediterranean Sea. Any death at sea is tragic.   Saving lives at sea is a priority for Ireland and for this reason we have been active in operations to tackle people-trafficking in the Mediterranean since 2015, first through Operation Pontus, a bilateral agreement between Ireland and Italy running in parallel to Operation...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (17 Jan 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...of some 130 personnel, completed their relocation to Camp Faouar in September 2018. Their role includes the provision of a Quick Reaction Force which is on standby to assist with the on-going operations within the UNDOF area of responsibility. The Irish Infantry Group is also tasked with carrying out patrols and convey escorts as necessary. The Naval Service deployed 2 naval vessels to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (17 Jan 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...for this mission. Full details of all personnel currently serving overseas are shown in the following tabular statement. With regard to the deployment of Defence Forces personnel to new military operations overseas, the deployment of a small contingent of Army Ranger Wing personnel to the MINUSMA mission in Mali is under active consideration for 2019. MINUSMA is the UN mission providing...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (17 Jan 2019)

Paul Kehoe: ...deployment with 460 personnel. The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria is the second largest mission with 138 personnel. The Naval Service deployed 2 naval vessels to Operation Sophia, the EU Common Security and Defence Policy operation in the Mediterranean, during 2018. While there is currently no Irish ship deployed to the Operation, Defence Forces personnel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Brexit and Matters Considered at Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (13 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...between the EU and Africa, which in my view, in terms of political infrastructure, is totally inadequate. We need a partnership between Africa and Europe in the future which is based more on co-operation and equal input than on funding and aid. A lot of aid is linked to contracts and is tied. I am glad to state that Ireland is not part of that approach. The new aid strategy will...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: ...has a caption which boasts that EU support for Libyan coastguards is paying off. It has trained 237 coastguard officers and has rescued 13,185 people up to 30 August, a 190% increase over 2017. Operation Sophia is a military blockade of the Mediterranean which is forcing people who are fleeing wars, famine and economic conditions to remain trapped in brutal and inhumane conditions in...

International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Clare Daly: ...with the points made by Deputy Ó Snodaigh. He said the idea that we are ahead of the posse and to the forefront on these initiatives is absolutely ridiculous. The Minister of State referred to the remit of Operation Sophia. Finally, we managed to get the Minister of State with responsibility for Defence to admit it is a military operation. It is written in the terms of the Act...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (21 Nov 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...people arriving and not going through the correct ports, not filing documents on arrival or doing the things we expect people to do. There is agreement on three things. First, we need greater co-operation with the transit countries and countries of origin. These are countries on the north African coast and Turkey, which are largely countries of transit, and countries in the Middle East...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018) See 11 other results from this debate

Paul Kehoe: I am very proud of the work members of the Defence Forces, inlcuding the Naval Service, have been doing in the past few months. Our mission statement changed when we joined Operation Sophia. I was not hiding behind anything. Part of it was picking up migrants. The UN Migration Agency has stated the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean has decreased in the past few years. If one...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (21 Nov 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...in the Democratic of the Congo) 4 UNDOF (COS Staff/FHQ Staff - Camp Faouar - Bravo side) UNDOF 58th Infantry Group (Camp Faouar - Bravo side) 8 130 TOTAL 504 UN MANDATED MISSIONS EUFOR (EU-led Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina) 5 EUTM Mali (EU-led Training Mission) 20 KFOR (International Security Presence in Kosovo) HQ 12 Naval Service EU Mission (Op Sophia) ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (21 Nov 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...in Western Sahara) 3 MONUSCO (United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic of the Congo)  4 UNDOF (COS Staff/FHQ Staff - Camp Faouar - Bravo side) UNDOF 58th Infantry Group (Camp Faouar - Bravo side) 8 130 TOTAL 504 UN MANDATED MISSIONS EUFOR (EU-led Operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina) 5  EUTM Mali (EU-led Training Mission)  20  KFOR...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion (15 Nov 2018) See 5 other results from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...the Defence Forces, like every organisation, is engaging in some planning in the background. Many people take significant pride in the work done by the Defence Forces overseas, in particular with UNIFIL, Operation Pontus and Operation Sophia. Recently, when the LÉ James Joycereturned to Ireland, it was commented that it was not involved in as many rescues on this occasion. We did...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): EU Meetings (24 Oct 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...go wrong during the transition period and should we be unable to negotiate or ratify a new relationship between the EU and UK that negates the need for a hard border that we will have a legally operable backstop relating to Ireland and Northern Ireland that will then click in. These have been objectives from day one. No one in any European capital doubts the solidity of our position in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...number of the issues I am detailing this morning will be discussed and progressed further. At the FAC, a Council decision establishing the common set of governance rules for permanent structured co-operation, PESCO, projects was adopted. The agreed set of common governance rules is sufficiently robust while providing the correct balance between legal clarity and flexibility. In...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: In other counties, parents are being told there is no waiting list because there are no therapists. Children with scoliosis are not being operated on for three years. That means that their spines are being allowed to curve to 100 degrees, more than twice what happens in other European countries. In some cases, such as that of Aaron Daly and his daughter, Sophia, parents are being told that...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul Kehoe: ...missions. As of 1 October 2018, Ireland is contributing 616 personnel to many different missions throughout the world, including the deployment of Naval Service personnel engaged in the Naval Service EU naval mission, Operation Sophia, in the Mediterranean. Irish troops serving overseas represent our country with professionalism, dedication, distinction and courage and it is important...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018) See 2 other results from this debate

Clare Daly: ...of the Defence Forces in recent years and the move towards vanity prestige projects in an effort to cosy up to the EU military elite. A fully trained and resourced crew is taking part in Operation Sophia which is a military exercise, not a search and rescue mission. A costly ninth vessel is being delivered, but we do not have sufficient numbers to crew the eight ships that we have....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Vessels (3 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: We are and have been involved in Operation Sophia for some time. I am proud of the great work members of the Naval Service are doing in the Mediterranean. Migrants picked up by it are brought to a safe European port. That has always been and will continue to be the case. On the matter of the multi-role vessel to which the Deputy referred, we are in the preliminary stages of planning. The...