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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Protocol on Northern Ireland-Ireland: Engagement with the Minister for Foreign Affairs (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive overview. A lot of the questions I had prepared have already been posed. I will try to flesh out some of the Minister's answers to Deputy Howlin. Deputy Howlin mentioned the fact that Commission President von der Leyen spoke today about the EU having teeth in terms of the enforcement of the TCA. We all share the hope that the agreement is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: Could I clarify how much time I have in my slot?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: That is brilliant. Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Taoiseach for his appearance and, most importantly, for the weighty documentation his Department presented in advance, which allows us the ability to dig in. I will ask two sets of questions on two very specific areas. They are pretty different from what Deputy Doherty asked but very similar to ones I regularly put to the Taoiseach...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Taoiseach very much for that. The real proof of this shared island initiative will be the sight of actual shovels in the ground and material advancements so that people can see these projects. The buy-in of the Northern Executive will be very important. I hope that certain political noises and stand-offs between certain elements of the Executive can be avoided to progress...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: The Ceann Comhairle could never short-change us. I appreciate his magnanimous approach to the clock. I fundamentally and absolutely agree with the Minister of State that the passport service to date has been excellent. We all remember, as public representatives over the last decade, how difficult it used to be and how swift the new scheme has been, particularly with online renewals, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I greatly appreciate the opportunity afforded by the Ceann Comhairle to raise this vital issue. Over the last four months, nearly five months now, the Passport Office has been closed. The reason we are raising this is nothing to do with travel. It is not like anyone is expecting to be going abroad any time soon. It is, instead, the sheer fact that a passport is a vital piece of...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I will take just a minute and hopefully the Minister and Minister of State will be able to fit in as many replies to myself and the preceding Deputies in the remaining five minutes or so. I have two questions for the Minister. The first relates to the many people in the over-60 cohort who still have concerns about vaccines and the need to provide clarity on that and reassurance that they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered removing the five-day rule for substitute teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20934/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 107. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is scope for additional funding to be allocated to an organisation (details supplied) to offset its difficulties due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with DCU on the complaints made by the embassies of Georgia and Ukraine regarding their teaching of a course on the geopolitics of the Caucasus and Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21028/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if an alternative vaccine will be immediately provided to those in the 60-69 years of age cohort who are not recommended to take a vaccine (details supplied) due to past medical history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20892/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am grateful to the Taoiseach for his comprehensive response and his continued and vital enthusiasm for the shared island initiative that he established. Events in recent days and weeks have shown us the absolute need for that initiative to be successful and for engagement to take place at every level, political, societal and economic, across this island, without, as the Taoiseach said,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the latest activities of the shared island unit of his Department. [16456/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 26. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his latest discussion with the President of the United States of America. [14545/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has given further consideration to the ring-fencing of seized cash to fund community driven projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19968/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department has taken to improve the infrastructure of ports and airports due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 133. To ask the Taoiseach if he has considered arranging further meetings with the vaccine providers that are currently supplying Covid-19 vaccines here to discuss supply. [18645/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the engagement he has had with his European counterparts on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Agreements (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an updated report on the implementation of the EU-UK trade agreement, and the impact that it has had on Ireland and our trading patterns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driving lessons will resume for essential workers once level 5 restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18230/21]