Results 121-140 of 1,069 for speaker:Colm Brophy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (24 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: At the beginning of each year the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs prepares a snapshot of global humanitarian needs, the Global Humanitarian Overview, which enables donor countries, including Ireland, to direct resources to where they are most needed. The 2022 Global Humanitarian Overview shows a significant increase in the number of people in need, estimating that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Irish government has made a €20 million Irish aid package available to support the humanitarian response in Ukraine and refugee host countries. This is being channelled through trusted humanitarian partners who have an established presence delivering life-saving assistance in the region. The first €10 million tranche has been allocated to UN OCHA (€3 million),...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of people in Ireland towards Ukraine, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukrainians, is very welcome and is to be commended. I am also impressed by the support shown to Ireland-based Ukrainians including doctors who are working to get medical supplies to Ukraine. Networks such as those are invaluable in keeping channels open with people on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: Moldova's response to the crisis has been very impressive under extremely difficult circumstances. The €20 million Irish Aid humanitarian package responding to the Ukraine crisis includes to support to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, including Moldova. €5 million of the Irish Aid package is allocated to the UNHCR inter-agency Regional Response Plan (RPP) for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: Ireland is committed to providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the most effective way possible. In keeping with the Principles of Good Humanitarian Donorship, which underpin the Irish Aid partnership approach to humanitarian action, Irish Aid provides predictable, often long-term, funding, to a range of partners, including NGOs and UN agencies like the WHO and the Red Cross Movement,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The response of Moldova to this crisis has been very impressive under extremely difficult circumstances. The €20 million Irish Aid humanitarian package responding to the crisis in Ukraine includes support to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, including Moldova. €5 million of the Irish Aid package is allocated to the UNHCR inter-agency Regional Response Plan (RPP)...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The response of Moldova to this crisis has been very impressive under extremely difficult circumstances. The €20 million Irish Aid humanitarian package includes to support to Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries, including Moldova.  €5 million of the Irish Aid package is allocated to the UNHCR inter-agency Regional Response Plan (RPP) for the Ukraine crisis, which...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, including in Mariupol where civilians are under siege and supplies are running out. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a long and trusted humanitarian partner of Ireland and will receive €5 million as part of the announced €20 million Irish humanitarian aid package to support Ukrainians...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian War (9 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Department of Foreign Affairs provides funding to a range of non-governmental organisations through a series of grant schemes dedicated to delivering on the Government's priorities at home and abroad. These include support for international development overseas, development education in Ireland, reconciliation on the island of Ireland, emigrant support and information on the European...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of people in Ireland towards the Ukrainian people, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukraine, is very welcome and is to be commended.  Building on the €10 million in Irish Aid funding already provided in humanitarian aid to partners already working on the ground, including Ukrainian civil society, the Taoiseach last weekend announced...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of the people of Ireland in responding to this crisis, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukraine, is very welcome and is to be commended.   From a practical perspective, with airports closed and other transportation infrastructure under great pressure, the sending and transporting of large numbers of individual consignments of physical...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The generosity of the people of Ireland in responding to this crisis, the impulse to help those in need, and the strong solidarity with Ukraine, is very welcome and is to be commended.   From a practical perspective, with airports closed and other transportation infrastructure under great pressure, the sending and transporting of large numbers of individual consignments of physical...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I am extremely concerned by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked attack is causing immense suffering for the people of Ukraine. Russia’s war is illegal and immoral, and Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. Ireland will do all it can to support the humanitarian response both in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (1 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 387 of 8 February 2022 and No. 401 of 22 February 2022 for matters relating to the Election Observation Roster. The current roster was established by my Department on 1 January 2019 for a period of five years and runs until 31 December 2023. It comprises 197 volunteers who were selected following an open and competitive application process...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (1 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) is a tangible expression of the Government’s support, commitment to, and interest in, global Irish communities, as outlined in Global Ireland: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025.  The new strategy, a key commitment in the Programme for Government, keeps the welfare of the Irish Abroad at the heart of the ESP and it takes a more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (1 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: UNFPA is an important Irish Aid partner, which will receive €4 million in unearmarked core funding this year. No specific funding for the UNFPA Supplies Programme is proposed.