Results 20,121-20,140 of 26,320 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 559. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the substantial increases in insurance premiums for community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 560. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the material grant provided to community employment schemes to affray the massive increase in insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 561. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is now not referring persons to community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 562. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he values community employment schemes; if there has been a change in policy within his Department to move away from these community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41426/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 690. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent efforts made to ensure that Israel meets obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, with particular reference to Palestinian children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41246/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 695. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to allegations of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people; if so, the efforts he and his European counterparts are making to protect the Rohingya and to ensure their human rights are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41498/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications Data (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1699. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Garda vetting requests in 2016 that were processed by organisations (details supplied) funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1413/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1700. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding which was provided in 2016 by her Department for child-facing child care schemes (details supplied) by scheme type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1414/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1701. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total GDP value of the early childhood programme, the child care education and training supports programme and the community child care subvention programme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1702. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department provides funding to Pobal for Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1416/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1703. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department provides funding to Tusla for Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1418/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Dublin northern metropolitan region can expect an increase in its detective complement in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40449/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be taken to address the low burglary detection rate in the Dublin northern metropolitan region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40448/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that he has had with his European counterparts in respect of establishing an EU reform fund to protect vulnerable countries from the negative impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40559/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering any specific and targeted financial measure to ensure that Brexit does not lead to greater regional imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 246. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is taking to ensure that all aspects of the Good Friday Agreement are upheld in view of the Brexit referendum result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40499/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 247. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open any new embassies or consulates as a consequence of the Brexit referendum result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40500/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 248. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional staff have been deployed to Irish embassies or consulates as a consequence of the Brexit referendum result; if so, the embassies which have received additional staff and the number of additional staff; the role assigned to each new staff member, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40501/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued by his Department from 1 January to date in 2016; the way in which this figure compares with 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40502/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (16 Dec 2016)

Darragh O'Brien: 250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans, to revise The Global Island - Ireland's foreign policy paper in view of the Brexit referendum result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40503/16]