EU Budgets

12. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s priorities in negotiating the multi-annual financial framework. [69077/26]

Northern Ireland

4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement she has had with her British counterpart, the British ambassador, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Bryant, over the events of the past few days surrounding the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. [69715/26]

EU Presidency

350. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment what budget has been allocated to the AI Summit being organised by the Department for the 14th of October as part of Ireland's EU presidency. [68145/26]

EU Presidency

353. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the budget that has been allocated to the High Level Conference on The Future of Work being organised by his Department as part of Ireland's EU presidency. [68165/26]

National Monuments

248. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s policy on consultation with the National Monuments Service and The Heritage Council, with regards to protected sites located close to proposed development of bus layover infrastructure. [68116/26]

Human Rights

194. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she will provide an update on the preparation and publication of Ireland’s second National Plan on Business and Human Rights, following the conclusion of the first National Plan in 2020 and the public consultation undertaken in 2023; the current timeframe for publication of the second Plan; and whether, in view of the significant changes made to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in 2026, her

34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

Deputy Sinéad Gibney When I look to small Irish businesses, to our domestic productivity and to our communities on the ground, I do not see the benefits of the competitiveness agenda. No matter what the Minister of State says, his Government absolutely supports and champions that competitiveness agenda. I see redundancies from multinational tech companies and indigenous businesses struggling to survive. I also see a Government working in lockstep with whatever is the prevailing wind at EU level

34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

Deputy Sinéad Gibney I thank the Minister for outlining her position. I was on the Garvaghy Road on Sunday. I also met the residents last week. I was living and studying in the North during the last eruption of violence on the Garvaghy Road in the late nineties. The residents' message is clear and they are a genuinely dignified and clear group of people. We need to be careful about some of the messaging around the two sides in this debate because for me there is a clear act of provocation happe

34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

Deputy Sinéad Gibney I agree the Government has made its position on the decision of the Parades Commission clear, although that was quite a number of days ago. I am not clear on what is happening from the Government in terms of the diplomatic efforts the Minister referenced. It would be helpful for us to know more about what exactly the Minister is urging people to do. I appreciate the jurisdictional issues, in that the Government does not have jurisdiction, but it has a huge diplomatic role t

34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

Deputy Sinéad Gibney Voices in that letter did call for a cut in funding. That is just the reality of the reporting.

34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

Deputy Sinéad Gibney Much of the daily lives of our citizens, from farmers to researchers, small businesses and community organisations, is shaped by what is in the EU budget. We have seen calls across Europe, including from the likes of Chancellor Merz, for a slashing of social cohesion funding and a focus on a wartime economy. What are the Department's priorities for this multi-annual financial framework, MFF, and how is the Government advocating for Irish interests in negotiations?