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- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
David Stanton: We established a horse project in Castlerea Prison whereby young Traveller men could get trained in the various skills required for that industry and get employment afterwards. Jonathan Irwin came to see me about it and we supported it at the time. It is just one example. I believe it is quite prevalent across the United States of America in some prisons where they have such projects, and...
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I would make two points. There was research done. It was part of a 30-year study carried out by Fr. Micheál Mac Gréil, who was a sociologist, in three sections. The last book was published in 2011 or 2012. Basically, Fr. Mac Gréil was funded, and he was doing that book, to look at two groups. He did every group in society but he had a chapter on Irish language speakers and...
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
David Stanton: I think we all know what the attitudes are. My question is why they are as they are. This is what we need to look at, rather than the what. We know what the attitudes and issues are, and we know the work done by Fr. Mac Gréil. He has outlined the problems. To drill deeper again, the question is why this is the case. Maybe then we could start to really address the issues and attitudes.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: If I went to the Aborigines in Australia, to the native Americans or to other indigenous communities, I would find many of the same syndromes of exclusion leading to alcohol or other substance abuse and to people despising those communities and so on. One thing was interesting about the work of Fr. Mac Gréil, since he looked at every group in society, including immigrant communities and...
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: May I interrupt the witness to mention something that I omitted earlier? I refer to a report done by the agriculture committee. When the horse industry wanted to increase the betting levy to fund that industry better, the committee said it would include such a recommendation only on the condition that everybody, including the Traveller community, would get access to that fund. In the...
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I am sorry; I have a final point on that. We were not talking about discretionary finance. They would have got their share of the shakeout every year from the horseracing fund that goes to Sport Ireland and so on.
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Human Rights of Travellers and Roma: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)
David Stanton: One of the issues I found very successful was homework clubs whereby Traveller children got assistance with homework because they found that, in their own accommodation, it was not suitable. It was too crowded, too cramped, too noisy. Sometimes the peer pressure mitigated against anybody who wanted to study. That is something as well. I found homework clubs extremely practical, successful...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Visits (10 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: On that latter point, I met with Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds. He is very much on top of his brief early on. Ireland stands ready to facilitate the warmest of relations between the United Kingdom and the EU because that is also of benefit to Ireland and to Europe. We will continue to be supportive of sensible and intelligent reviews of existing trade agreements between the European Union...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Visits (10 Oct 2024)
Question No. 7 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Military Aircraft
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Gary Gannon: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of inspections of US military aircraft that have taken place at Shannon Airport since 2020; the number of exemptions that have been given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28232/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to end the use of all Irish airports by foreign military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40621/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The background to my question is that we have military warplanes landing in Shannon Airport, staying for hours or overnight. We are reliant on people like the staff of The Ditch and Ed Horgan and other concerned citizens who are bringing this to our attention. Military warplanes carrying tonnes of weapons are staying overnight or passing through Shannon. What are the Government's plans to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: Is the Deputy saying that military aircraft with tonnes of arms are landing?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, I am. Absolutely.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: I just wanted to clarify that.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Both passing through and landing for a number of hours.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: I had not heard the earlier part of the question. That is why I sought clarification. I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 10 together. Under the terms of the Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order, 1952, all foreign military aircraft wishing to overfly or land in the State require diplomatic clearance from the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Diplomatic clearance is only...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I will read out some of the facts. On 3 October, Omni Air, and the figure is given, on 4 October, another airline, on 4 October-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Aircraft (10 Oct 2024)
Micheál Martin: Where is this from?