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- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: I add my voice in condemnation of the Israeli military killings in the Gaza Strip in recent days, most especially the bombing of people sheltering in a school in the Gaza Strip. I wish to highlight the incredible hypocrisy of the western world. NATO can point the finger at one country for an atrocity but finds it unable to point the finger at another country for equal if not worse...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Peadar Tóibín: The new Labour Party Government in Britain allows for a significant change in the relationship between Ireland and Britain on a number of fronts. The first is the issue of immigration. Figures yesterday showed an 87% increase in the number of asylum applicants in a six-month period of this year, a significant increase. If it continues for the rest of the year, it will probably be the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Paul Murphy: I also refer to the British elections. Ordinary people across Britain are delighted to see the back of the Tories after 14 years which saw corporate profits soar while their waters were polluted by privatised corporations, the number of food banks exploded to an extraordinary level and child poverty increased. As has been said, Keir Starmer seems determined to say little will change either...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Simon Harris: Not that I am aware but I will double check for Deputy Murphy. I thank Deputy Brendan Smith for the point he made today and has made on a number of occasions about the importance of the opportunity for Ireland and Britain to engage at a senior level. In my initial conversation with the Prime Minister, we spoke about the importance of getting the structure for engagement right, for the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
European Council
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 6. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [28371/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Mick Barry: 7. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [29221/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his two-day attendance at the European Council on 27 and 28 June 2024. [29223/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Duncan Smith: 9. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council in June. [29422/24]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jul 2024)
Simon Harris: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, together. I attended a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 27 June. I was delighted to travel to Brussels with my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Carroll MacNeill. At the meeting, which had an extensive agenda, leaders and heads of state and government agreed on a package of appointments and nominations to top...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Shane Cassells: I welcome all the witnesses on this really important topic. The breadth of experience of the witnesses we have here today is really appreciated by those contributing. From an Irish perspective, trust in the media, as indicated by the recent Reuters report, is extremely high and it is to be valued that we have that. As Mr. Dawson has said, the importance of the media in forging that...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Shane Cassells: As things stand with regard to countries' actions and whether this is something on the agenda of national governments across Europe, where does Professor McGonagle see, first, Ireland within that context, and second, the wider European response to protection of journalists in conflict zones, and the protection of journalists full stop?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Shane Cassells: I am a member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and just last month, the OSCE media freedom representative, Teresa Ribeiro, made the point that the failure to guarantee media freedom and healthy information space is increasingly disillusioning and disenfranchising people. The vista is not good at the moment, and that is within OSCE member states. These are states that have signed up to...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Shane Cassells: I will turn to Ms Evans. In her concluding remarks, she made a point around how the international community responds to the disturbing developments. What are the kinds of things Ms Evans is looking for from the international community to take action on those responses?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Shane Cassells: I thank Ms Evans. I also thank Mr. Dawson for his frankness in what he set out today. As he said, the issues are not just those relevant to journalists who have to wear flak jackets but to those in the online space as well. How big of an issue is this for NUJ members and journalists? Obviously, it is not a physical threat, but it is a threat nonetheless. I refer to trying to undermine...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Freedom and Security of the Press Operating in Areas of Conflict: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Shane Cassells: The mortality rates for the Gaza conflict versus and as book-ended against the Vietnam War are startling to hear. Going back to the trolling issue and the impact on female journalists in particular, I acknowledge the article written in the Sunday Independent at the weekend by Dr. Ciara Kelly, who is a print and broadcast journalist, on the impact of trolling on her. She said she considered...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (10 Jul 2024)
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
British-Irish Co-operation
- Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Smith: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council summit in the Isle of Man on 21 June. [27599/24]