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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school premises for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7236/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (14 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 303. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed issues regarding the J1 visa programme during his recent trip to Washington DC; if he has raised the matter with the US Embassy in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (14 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 304. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the actions of the Fulani in Nigeria; the efforts being made by the international community to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6919/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 307. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent events in Turkey, including the dismissal of thousands of public servants in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7123/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated in 2017 to the emigrant support programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 311. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to all diaspora activities in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fast track the approval of the new drug Orkambi for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6405/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (9 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the submission for reimbursement of the drug respreeza-zemaira that is currently before the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6406/17]

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: That is a real pity as we expected the Deputy to be constructive.

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy John Brady came in to debate our last Bill also and spouted nonsense.

Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: It gives me great pleasure to speak to this Bill and I commend Deputy O'Dea for bringing it forward. As he said, he has covered certain items in it. In the six minutes I have available before passing over to my colleague, Deputy Mary Butler, I wish to raise a number of items. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Leo Varadkar, is very familiar with pensions because he had a hand in...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: As of this year, 136 countries recognise the state of Palestine, including eight EU states. In December 2014, both the Dáil and Seanad of the previous Oireachtas passed motions to recognise the state of Palestine formally alongside a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as the capital. On page 144 of A Programme for a Partnership Government, it is said that the...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Government going to stand by and do nothing?

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is either in or out. Are we committed to it or not?

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: If the Government will not do it, the Opposition will. We have a cross-party motion here and we will move it if the Government will not do it.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Six thousand illegal settlements. If we do not do it there will be nothing left to recognise.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not true. On a point of order-----

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Coppinger has knowingly misled the House. Motions were-----

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: No. Deputy Coppinger basically accused Fianna Fáil and other parties of not agreeing to a motion. We circulated a motion to everyone, signed by Sinn Féin and other Members, which specifically condemns the executive order. Perhaps Deputy Coppinger should get up to speed with her e-mails and what is being circulated rather than making accusations that are not true.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: The exact reason for what is happening is that the AAA-PBP failed to give a commitment to the effect that it would not seek to amend any agreed motion.