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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: I again thank the Senator for raising this matter and for the further elaboration in response to my opening statement. We will continue to treat stalking with the gravity it demands and we encourage all victims of stalking to report it to An Garda Síochána. Offences now carry potential sentences of up to ten years. Some of these offences had previously only carried sentences of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator Clonan for raising this matter and welcome the opportunity to speak on it on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence. I listened carefully to everything the Senator said. Some of it was most interesting. The level of detail in the points he made is helpful to us. Ireland has always been a strong supporter of the United Nations and peacekeeping. Our...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: How could I refuse a request like that? I will speak to the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence about meeting the United Nations veterans. I do not think any of us does not know our local post and my one in Portlaoise is very active. The veterans turn out on occasion after occasion and are so proud of the service they have given abroad over the years. Many of them have done several...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, also has a clear role in this area due to the data protection issue. The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 advanced a number of priority...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator. The Department has allocated €3 million to local authorities as part of the anti-dumping initiative for 2024. Since 2017, €18 million has been provided to local authorities across the country to support more than 1,700 projects. Local authorities continue to work with the State agency to identify problems. That funding does not specifically relate to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government is very much aware of the challenges which people can face when returning to live in Ireland. The current Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025 undertakes to monitor barriers to returning emigrants and to remove them, where possible. It also undertakes to improve the provision of information to diaspora communities about returning home. These undertakings reflect the findings of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: In recent years Ireland has not provided direct funding to Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria. However, we provide very significant core, unearmarked funding to United Nations humanitarian agencies operating in the camps including the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP). This core funding gives the agencies the flexibility to plan and target funding in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government's Emigrant Support Programme provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects that support Irish communities overseas. It is an integral part of the Government's approach to diaspora engagement, as outlined in Global Ireland: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025. While the initial focus of the programme was on organisations providing welfare services to Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland will be represented at the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens by our Ambassador to Greece along with the Maritime Affairs Attaché of Ireland's Permanent Representation to the European Union. Ireland commends Greece for hosting this important event and we share Greece’s view that environmental protection of the seas and oceans is a matter of global importance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: I am very concerned at the extreme levels of violence in Haiti and the lack of access for essential supplies of food and medicine. Through the Irish Aid programme, Ireland provided €2.8 million to support humanitarian and development programmes in Haiti in 2023. Over €2 million of this was provided through Irish NGOs, Concern, GOAL and Plan International Ireland, with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: 195. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current service in relation to the provision of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in a location (details supplied) for adults and separately for children; how many whole-time equivalent staff are providing this service and the number of people on the waiting list and the time of the longest waiter on the list; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: The priorities in Gaza must be an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas, ensuring accountability for violations of international humanitarian law, and addressing the stark humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people. Humanitarian access to Gaza and a massive scaling up of aid are essential to meet the extreme levels of need of the population. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (9 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland's international development programme is focused on support for countries and communities most acutely in need. The Government's policy for international development, A Better World, provides the framework, with the objective of reaching the furthest behind first and addressing the needs of those living in some of the world’s poorest or most climate-exposed countries and those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (9 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14497/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government continues to focus our diplomatic engagement in relation to Gaza on the need for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages and humanitarian access. A sustained scale-up in humanitarian access is Ireland’s priority and the priority of all humanitarian actors on the ground. We have provided €40 million in humanitarian assistance in response...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: The fight against hunger is a central priority of Ireland's international development programme. We are committed to supporting quality education, with a focus on education in emergencies and girls’ education. This is in line with Ireland’s commitment to delivering for those furthest behind first and with our belief that quality education is one of the most effective strategies...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when loans will be available under the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position in relation to the number of driving testers recruited in 2023 and 2024, those on short term contracts, and whether they will all be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12035/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Fleming: 284. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the results will be available in respect of an assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11795/24]