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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I thank Mr. Laják for his comprehensive report on the situation in the western Balkans. I also reiterate that Ireland, as a matter of principle, favours enlargement. We believe it is good for the member states, for the European Union, and for the applicant states. I take on board the point made strongly by Mr. Laják that it cannot just be about the Copenhagen criteria or a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: Listening to the debate this morning, it is clear this is a complex region, which raises a lot of complex issues, but I think we have a better understanding of it. I thank Dr. Visoka for his presentation. I put a question to the previous speaker regarding resistance to these applicant countries. He made the point about fears that cheaper labour would come to the existing EU member...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 15. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council summit in Jersey. [30083/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: As we know, the British-Irish Council has a brief for the totality of relationships on these islands and can be attended by representatives of the Irish Government, the British Government the Northern Ireland Executive, and the Executives of Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The Good Friday Agreement also provides for a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. This...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the use of mechanised scooters; if he will introduce measures to deal with the problem of uninsured mechanised scooter users; if these users can be prevented from using footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on income tax receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30025/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community in Moldova on 1 June 2023. [27438/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: It is significant that the second meeting of the EPC took place in Moldova, a small state of 2.6 million people which is a pro-European democracy and is under constant threat from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. That brings me to the question of EU enlargement generally. Moldova and Ukraine have candidate status and hopefully Georgia will have that status soon. In the western...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Marriages (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures in place to facilitate a registered solemniser for religious ceremonies to also solemnise civil marriages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30123/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I will switch with Senator Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I have a couple of questions to fire at the witnesses. The need for unanimity in respect of CFSP is being questioned. Reference has been made to the passerelle clause and my understanding is that unanimity is required to invoke the clause. Is there a growing demand to cease unanimity in respect of CFSP? How might that work out? My next question relates to NATO and the EU. Many EU states...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: We may do another day if necessary. The questions not answered were about the RAF arrangement and the PESCO-led partnership for protection of underseas cables, if Mr. McNamara could answer those.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 109. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: Now that the local elections are over, I have no doubt there will be a renewed focus on restoring the power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland. We need to see the Assembly and the Executive, the North-South Ministerial Council, the cross-Border bodies, as well as the east-west institutions, functioning as originally envisaged. It seems the parties in Northern Ireland have been meeting...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [29759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 97. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28291/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns expressed about the challenging nature of Leaving Certificate 2023 maths paper 1; if she will ask the State Examinations Commission to examine these concerns and respond to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the reform of the Leaving Certificate examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29196/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will restore the ICT grant for schools in respect of the provision of laptops, iPads and interactive whiteboards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29590/23]