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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am taking this question on behalf of Deputy Michael McGrath. How is Ireland supporting the Ukraine humanitarian fund?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Ireland remains steadfast in our support for the people and Government of Ukraine. The conflict, since the illegal Russian invasion in February 2022, continues to drive the numbers of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. As Ukraine faces into another harsh winter, Ireland's humanitarian funding will continue to target the most...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. I acknowledge the announcement last month of that €36 million. It is very welcome. Perhaps the Minister of State will give the House an estimate on the overall contribution the State has made on that fund since its inception in 2022. One of the most reprehensible acts that has been done in the Ukraine-Russia conflict is the forced deportation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for their statements and for taking the time to be with us today. All of the statements were really strong with regard to what we are trying to do on this committee. What we are trying to do is prepare and examine constitutional change and the constitutional future, how we prepare for that and how we ensure all voices are heard, and particularly for this piece of work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is good. I thank Ms Murphy. Does Ms O'Connor want to add to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That is good. I want to ask the witnesses about the framework. All of this really good work is being done and we need a framework within which to put this, not least because resources will be needed for doing the work and, as the witnesses rightly say, in facilitating people to break down the barriers that are there, whether it be childcare, elder care or the many other things that hinder...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to ask about Reverend Sethuraman's outreach to unionist and Protestant communities. From her experience, do they have any additional needs in terms of resources? What needs to be done to ensure this conversation is fully inclusive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Thanks for that insight. Does Ms O'Connor want to talk about the framework and resources needed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That would be Government-led.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The data is a huge problem we come up against all the time. There is non-congruence of data across the island in all the areas we are looking at. We have asked the CSO and Northern Ireland statistics office. Disaggregation of data from Britain and the North is also difficult. We are trying all the time to build the evidence and have everything evidence-based to almost take the emotion out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I do not think the two are mutually exclusive. I see the work that will be done in Belmullet and Erris feeding into a larger picture. We need a framework in order that everything feeds into everything else to make the bigger picture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: The public participation networks have a big role to play in that process under the local authorities. There is also the PEACEPLUS funding, which crosses all local authorities. There certainly is an organised way to do this. There will be lessons from what happens in Belmullet and Longford, which will be useful when the same is done in Cork and in mid-Ulster as part of that project. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Women and Constitutional Change: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Over the past year, as the genocide in Gaza in particular has intensified and as a global boycott campaign has grown, the Israeli economy contracted quite an amount. Its credit rating has been downgraded multiple times and its economy has suffered across virtually every sector. Yet, one area that is apparently booming is its trade in dual-use items with a military purpose with Ireland in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Will the Minister explain precisely what human rights provisions are taken into account? To my knowledge, no such export licence has ever been denied.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Micheál Martin: The Department of Foreign provided observations in 31 export licence requests where the end use country was Israel in 2024. The Department of Foreign Affairs previously provided 116 cases of foreign policy observations generally across the board to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on dual-use export licence applications to Israel since 2020, over the past four years. In...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: I am told there is a quote in respect of a number of licences and the fact that they have grown that they raise a higher or potentially more serious risk of misuse because they are going to state agencies or linked companies. That is in respect of dual-use items exported to Israel. To be clear, when a state, whether it be Russia, Israel or any other oppressive state, is currently engaged in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Export Controls (10 Oct 2024)

Matt Carthy: Does the Tánaiste agree that this process needs to be reviewed?