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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (16 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42062/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (16 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a reply will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (16 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: 200. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41886/24]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator Fiona O'Loughlin for raising this matter and for the opportunity to provide an update on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Government is committed to helping homeowners affected by defects arising from the original date of construction to get their homes and lives back together. In December 2023, the Minister of State, Deputy Joe...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Safety (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I will certainly do as Senator O’Loughlin asked on behalf on these residents in Newbridge. It may not be an isolated case. It is the only the case I am aware of but it may have happened in other areas. I will bring it back to the Minister so the number of houses that have suffered damage during this period can be checked. There cannot be too many cases like this in the country. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electricity Grid (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising the issue of the power outages in his area. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I also acknowledge the fact that we are dealing with areas of south Kildare, including Athy, Kildare, Monasterevin and Newbridge, and Portarlington in my area. I am conscious of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electricity Grid (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I will put this on record so people listening and following this will get an understanding of what we are talking about. "Unplanned" means nobody knows this would happen until it actually does, as opposed to planned outages. I note that in Kildare town and out towards Monasterevin and Ballykelly, people have experienced four unplanned outages in recent months. The first one was caused by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. It is clear that he has been following this matter very closely for a long period. He has a great deal of general information and also background information about the person directly involved, including where things have been, the visits, and the isolation. I cannot possibly appreciate how bad it is. I hear what the Senator is saying, and he...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator Gavan again for raising this important issue of Mr. Öcalan. The international community needs to continue to pay attention and to address long-running cases such as this one. I reiterate that Ireland will continue to consistently emphasise the need for full implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights, including the case of Mr. Öcalan, in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I will give some further information on the breakdown of the fund I recently referred to, but now I will address the issue specifically mentioned by the Deputy. We believe that up to 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly removed to Russian detention camps or into forced adoptions in Russia. I am particularly interested in this area because on the second anniversary of the illegal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I can indeed. Some funding has been provided to Moldova. I may not have the exact figure here but I can confirm to the Deputy that funding has been provided in respect of Moldova and some areas very close to the Ukraine situation. A lot of the funding we are providing will go into reconstruction and building modular homes, as the Deputy mentioned. The figures I mentioned earlier are the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Ireland remains steadfast in our support for the people and Government of Ukraine. The conflict, since the illegal Russian invasion in February 2022, continues to drive the numbers of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. As Ukraine faces into another harsh winter, Ireland's humanitarian funding will continue to target the most...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13, 17 and 18 together. The Government is gravely concerned by the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Some 25.6 million people - over half the population of Sudan - face acute hunger. This includes more than 755,000 people already experiencing famine conditions. Sudan is now the world's largest hunger, protection and displacement crisis. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government shares the deep international concern at the range of emerging and existing global crises, whether they are climate related, caused by on-going conflict and insecurity, or by economic shocks. With an overarching focus on those furthest behind, our international development policy, A Better World, prioritises reducing humanitarian need, climate action, gender equality and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland is actively involved in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in preparation for COP29 in Azerbaijan. The Government is engaging on key issues for a successful outcome of COP29, particularly related to strengthening the resilience of the most vulnerable countries. Each COP Presidency appoints ‘Ministerial pairs’ from developed...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: As the world's youngest continent in demographic terms, Africa has enormous potential for sustained, sustainable economic growth in the coming decades. Ireland's vision for our relationships with African countries involves a commitment to development assistance which reaches the furthest behind first, but has also evolved beyond aid, aiming for a mutually beneficial trade and investment...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. Ireland's international development programme is focused on support for countries and communities most seriously in need. The Government's policy for international development, A Better World, provides the framework, with the objective of reaching the furthest behind first and addressing the needs of those living in some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland remains steadfast in our support for the people and Government of Ukraine. The conflict since the illegal Russian invasion in February 2022 continues to drive people from their homes, adding to the 3.6 million already internally displaced. As Ukraine faces into another winter, Ireland's humanitarian funding continues to target the most vulnerable, including women and children,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (9 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government remains strongly committed to supporting Irish diaspora communities all over the world, in line with its Global Ireland: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025. The most tangible expression of that support is through the Emigrant Support Programme, administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, which this year will see the disbursement of over €16 million in...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this important, historic budget. I acknowledge the excellent contribution we have just heard from the Minister, Deputy McEntee. The first issue I want to deal with is one that missed everybody in their alleged objective commentary on this budget where they gave the impression that we were just spending money all over the place....