Written answers
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Diaspora Issues
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad. [29047/20]
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the reports on support for the Irish abroad for 2019 and 2020. [29048/20]
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the establishment of an Oireachtas subcommittee dealing with issues affecting the Irish diaspora. [29049/20]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 to 101, inclusive, together.
I will shortly hold a meeting of the Interdepartmental Committee on the Irish Abroad. This meeting will focus on a range of issues, including the support provided through the Government's Covid-19 Relief Fund; assistance to returning emigrants and those repatriated during the Covid crisis; and the implementation of the Government's Diaspora Strategy, which will be published in the coming weeks.
The report detailing expenditure under the Emigrant Support Programme covering the 2019-2020 grant year is currently being finalised and will be available on website of the Department. The 2020 report, covering the period July 2020 to June 2021, will be available in the second half of next year.
The establishment of a sub-committee is a matter, in the first instance, for the Oireachtas itself and for the relevant Committee to decide.
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