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International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to speak on the important occasion of International Women's Day. I am even more delighted to be following my good friend from college, Deputy Higgins. We have soldiered together for a long time as politicians and friends. There are three areas on which I will briefly focus. I could speak for an hour on each of them, as could many others in the House. The first relates...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the German Chancellor. [11438/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: When I submitted this question two weeks ago, the content and tone of the Taoiseach’s meeting would have been very different from today. It is absolutely telling that when the Taoiseach finished his comments, he mentioned that he laid a wreath at a memorial to those who perished in the Holocaust. Just last week, we saw the graveyard of many people who had been killed by Nazi soldiers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with third-level education institutions regarding Ukrainian students enrolled in Ireland given the crisis in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish universities are involved in research projects or alliances with Ukrainian universities; if these have been impacted by the Russian invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12750/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 126. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent European Council meeting. [12183/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address the rising use of plastic in supermarkets and in food packaging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12949/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will meet with retailers including supermarkets to discuss their use of plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12950/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Sanctions (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance if the suspension of Euro clearing for Russian banks will be supported in view of the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12656/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 454. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the actions contained in the Hamilton Review Group Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12987/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (8 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Covid-19 related immigration permissions will be treated as reckonable residency for the purposes of long-term residency applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12988/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric hybrid buses in operation on public service transport routes; when more are expected to be added to the public transport fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will undertake upgrades to Irish ports to ensure they are equipped to deal with the increase of activity due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of commencements of new homes in 2021, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11833/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work to ensure that councillors can access maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11832/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 250. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts that have been made to ensure all Irish financial institutions are clear of Russian influence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expel the Russian Ambassador and all Russian diplomats from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the full list of sanctions agreed by European Union leaders against Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12180/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Mar 2022)

Neale Richmond: 294. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the humanitarian supports that the Government will be donating to the people of Ukraine following the Russian invasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12181/22]