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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: United Nations (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the obvious examples of Ireland deferring to European Union foreign policy relates to a decision in respect of the Russian ambassador. In other words, people were being told that collective decisions are the strongest decisions. When we have collective indecision, however, that is not strong in any way. It brings us nowhere. We have collective indecision in the European Union in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Nobody is arguing with that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: United Nations (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost and expense of Ireland's United Nations Security Council membership broken down by expenditure in tabular form. [23346/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: United Nations (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: What has been achieved by Ireland in our UN Security Council membership? The question I tabled is about the cost of the project. It is an important and prestigious role. It is a role that obviously comes with significant responsibilities, as well as opportunities. I would like to know the costs of achieving that and what has been achieved in terms of our foreign affairs objectives...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: United Nations (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank the Minister for the detail in the reply. Am I correct that there are 80 additional diplomatic officers?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I congratulate Sinn Féin and the Alliance Party on their success in the Stormont election. They now have to deliver for the people and the people will hold them to account if they do not. I also want to congratulate the Aontú team in the North on its advance electorally in the North. Aontú had the largest increase in votes among nationalist parties in the North and came...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 14. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [21867/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has summoned the Russian Ambassador over Russian state television depiction of a nuclear attack upon Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, his Department has given further consideration to the expulsion of the Russian Ambassador given the escalation of violent rhetoric, by Russian state television against a militarily neutral country such as Ireland. [22906/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 158. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department employs persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department or firms to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 165. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23221/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department employs persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department or firms to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23222/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body that operates profits from the toll bridges on the M50 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23207/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount in Euros paid by drivers who drove through tolls on the M50 in each of the past ten years. [23208/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the scale or structure of the late payment penalties applied to persons who fail to pay their toll charge on the M50 before 8 pm the following day; if the penalties increase as time passes; and the rate of this increase. [23209/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list in euros the top twenty largest penalties imposed on any individual driver or vehicle owner who failed or forgot to pay their M50 toll charges by the deadline prescribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23210/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons in the State who were killed in road traffic accidents in each of the past ten years. [23211/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons in the State who were killed in road traffic accidents in each of the past ten years who were not wearing seat belts at the time of the collision or accident. [23212/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department employs persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 May 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of plug-in hybrid buses purchased for the public service obligation fleet in each of the past six years and to date in 2022; and the number of fully electric buses purchased for the fleet in each of the past six years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [23273/22]