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Statement by the Minister for Climate Change: The 2023-24 Flood Programme
Thank you, Minister, for this statement. This is so important, and it will only become more crucial for us to get to grips with the risks posed by climate change to our communities as the planetary battle that we're in with the climate emergency intensifies…
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(iv) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
I propose in accordance with Standing Orders 17.42 that we resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting. Are Members content to agree that motion? I see that they are, and we'll wait to go into private session.
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Papers to note
Members, we'll move straight on to item 5—thanks again, Gwyn—which is papers to note. We note a number of items of correspondence that are grouped under item 5.1 with regard to our work in relation to allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union. Are you as…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you very much.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you very much to both of you.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you so much to the two of you for your evidence this morning. A transcript of what's been said will be sent to you to check that it's a fair reflection of what's been said. Thank you, that was really useful. Thank you both very much for your evidence…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Unless any Members have any other questions they want to ask. I don't see that they have.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Great. That's an enigmatic point on which to end, certainly.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
[Laughter.] You almost thought that you'd got let off the hook, then, didn't you? No.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you. We'll move on finally to Tom Giffard.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you very much.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Diolch. Thank you for that, Gwyn. Steven.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Before we go, finally, to Tom, can I ask: looking towards the future, in terms of the co-operation between these two nations, is there anything that you would like to see that co-operation accomplishing? So, in terms of overcoming some of the challenges that…
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Okay. Thank you.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Okay. Thank you. And Gwyn, was there anything that you wanted to add to that, or to—?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Shall we go to Steven first on this one?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you for that. Back to you, Carolyn.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
I think more generally, is it, Carolyn?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Diolch, Gwyn. Shall we ask the same question of Steven?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Do you want to go to Gwyn first on that?
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Thank you. We'll move on to Carolyn Thomas.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Welcome back. I think we've resolved that technical issue we had, and we'll return to Heledd Fychan—if you'd like to repeat your question.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Okay, could we take a short technical break until we fix that? We'll be going back into private for a moment.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
We will move on to Heledd Fychan.
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Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding
Diolch. Thank you so much for that.
