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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Perhaps we will have two short contributions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy. I do not know who wants to kick off first. Let us start with Professor Tonra.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Okay. I will go to Deputy Howlin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: We will start in the opposite order, so we will kick off with Dr. McDonagh and then transfer over whenever he is ready.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank the witness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: We ask everybody this question so do not feel picked on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Yes. Dr. McDonagh, is there an opinion on anything additional?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: As my favourite expression goes, you always seek opinion which is just about plus or minus 5% of your own opinion. Then you define that opinion as being balanced and fair. We are all guilty of that. I am conscious Dr. McDonagh may want to come in on the supplementary questions he was asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I thank Dr. McDonagh. From my own perspective, so many areas have been covered. I have a few thoughts. To start where Dr. McDonagh finished, one of the key things about neutrality is that in every country in the world there are little button issues that that country deals with in a unique way. They come out of its history, its politics and its society. In the United States, you cannot...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: There are a couple of things. First of all, let me be absolutely clear that the overall view on neutrality, which I quite support, is that it is something to which people have a genuine emotional attachment. I just said there is an element there, to be clear. The reality of development aid, which I was involved in for two and a half years, is if we put 100% of the Irish budget into it,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: For the record, we know where our money goes. That is an incorrect statement, Senator Craughwell. I could not let that stand. We have rigorous tracking processes unlike a lot of other areas where there is maybe a little bit of ambiguity as to where money goes. When it comes to ODA, we have very good systems in place. The Senator can disagree. I am not turning this into an ODA discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Ó Murchú wishes to speak as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: The witnesses do not have to break the questions down individually. They may provide some general wrap-up comments regarding everything they have heard. Professor Ben Tonra will start.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: Absolutely. I thank Dr. McDonagh. I will draw our meeting to a close by thanking both witnesses today. It has been a really interesting round-robin exchange. I thank the members for their questions. With that, I adjourn this committee until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 22 May.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (9 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: 267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the State has access to mother and baby records from a private nursing home (details supplied); if the public can access this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/24]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I start our special meeting today by welcoming our former Taoiseach Mr. Bertie Ahern. I thank him for joining us. We wanted to have a chance to engage with him this week as tomorrow, 9 May, is Europe Day. That gives us an opportunity to celebrate peace and unity across the EU. It is a very important day for those of us who have a very strong belief in and commitment to the European...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I ask Mr. Ahern to reply whenever he is ready.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)
Colm Brophy: I wish to draw people’s attention to the fact we have access to the room until approximately 12.30 p.m. We have had substantial and interesting contributions. A number of other people wish to come in and I am conscious of the fact we have about 30 or 35 minutes.