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1. 1 October 2026

   34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

   Deputy Thomas Byrne As a matter of fact, ministers from a number of member states raised that issue at a number of the meetings we have had recently. What happened in terms of that funeral was simply not appropriate for somebody who had been jailed for genocide. It was totally and utterly inappropriate. We know, though, that in Serbia there is a part of the population that very much wants to have strong ties with the EU. The current Acting President, Ms Ana Brnabić, was Prime Minister when I wa

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2. 1 October 2026

   34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

   Deputy Thomas Byrne Food security is one of the foundational reasons for the European Union's existence. The Common Agricultural Policy is a treaty-based policy which the European Union has long been committed to. However, some member states tell us that we need to look at other priorities, particularly competitiveness, as I mentioned. We are trying to get agreement on that. It is also fair to say that in my discussions with Ministers around the European table, many of them have prioritised the

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3. 1 October 2026

   34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

   Deputy Thomas Byrne Deputy Moynihan will also want to hear about the Common Agricultural Policy but I will leave it to the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to talk about whiskey. The EU budget negotiations are exactly that; a negotiation. It is not like countries are negotiating with the EU. What is the EU? It is the member states of the EU, so it is a negotiation between the member states as to what the priorities are and how much we will spend. It is our role in the Presidency to chair those talks

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4. 1 October 2026

   34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

   Deputy Thomas Byrne The Deputy referred to a slashing of cohesion funding

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5. 1 October 2026

   34th Dáil debate — 2026-10-01

   Deputy Thomas Byrne All I can say is that those three countries are on the list for major progress this year. As I said, however, it requires every single member state of the EU to agree. Even this week, I have had quite a number of discussions, including with the Moldovans yesterday and the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister the day before. I am in constant contact with the Montenegrin Government. I have also had discussions with existing member states about how we can move the process forward.

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