Results 161-180 of 266 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if UN peace resolution 1325 has been raised with European partners surrounding peace negotiations in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has adopted a policy or guidelines regarding the approval of applications for the transport of munitions of war on Irish-registered aircraft and through Irish airspace since the Minister has taken office; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 402. To ask the Minister for Finance whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's military neutrality at an EU level; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Military Neutrality (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 468. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's military neutrality at an EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 474. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details of the allocation of the EU’s social cohesion funding in Ireland from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 510. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeline for the raising of paid sick leave to seven days, and ultimately ten days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10781/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 511. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his officials have engaged with the Department of Health on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 512. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10783/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 518. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the costings for spending by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland on legal fees to date on this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 1224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals who were refused leave to land; the number that received a refusal at each border or port in 2024; if they received refusal in writing; the number of those who subsequently applied for international protection in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/25]

International Women's Day: Statements (6 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I am thankful to have the opportunity to make this statement as we approach International Women's Day. Although I like to focus my comments in these days very much on the celebration of gender equality, it is important to call out a few issues keeping me awake at night. The first one I want to talk about is toxic masculinity, its proliferation online now and the grooming and the...

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (5 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Le linn Sheachtain na Gaeilge, ní mór dúinn an teanga a cheiliúradh, ach tá sé tábhachtach dúinn mar ionadaithe an phobail tacú leis an teanga sa chuid eile den bhliain chomh maith. I mo Dháilcheantar féin, Baile Átha Cliath-Ráth an Dúin, tá páistí ag fágáil bunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge...

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Independent Ireland for bringing forward this motion. While there are elements of it that I also do not agree with, it is an important topic to discuss. I will call out those components of it that I have an issue with, particularly the idea of an Irish version of the DOGE. I do not think that is an appropriate way to go forward. Nor do I appreciate the condemnation of NGOs when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (27 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 371. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider making available a PCRS-funded primary care scheme, whereby appropriately trained GP teams and community pharmacies would be enabled to provide these services directly to people who require them, on a similar basis to the scheme for long-acting reversible contraception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8644/25]

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I welcome our guests, including the ambassador and the Ukrainian community. We also have representatives from the Ukraine civil society forum who have done incredible work in co-ordinating and assisting with our response to this terrible war. In preparation for today's discussion and statements I was trying to cast my mind back to before 24 February 2022 and before the war. When we discuss...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: The vetoes and examples that have been used are completely exaggerated. Even in the hypothetical conversations we have been having in the last couple of weeks about peacekeepers potentially travelling to Ukraine in the scenario that peace is agreed there, I will always acknowledge that of course we would do so when that is agreed by both Ukraine and Russia. That points to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the proposal to remove the triple lock protection for approving overseas deployment of Irish troops; the protections to be put in place to ensure the integrity of Irish peacekeeping operations is maintained in the absence of UN approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6399/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Irish neutrality is held dear by the people of Ireland. I am sure that, like mine, the Tánaiste's inbox is reflective of concerns about it. As we know, a proposal has gone to Cabinet to remove the triple lock. This is connected to neutrality. Will the Tánaiste please outline the proposal to remove the triple lock protection for approving overseas deployment of Irish troops? How...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is great to hear the Tánaiste assert that he values neutrality. I appreciate it has not been a hidden reality. There is no hiding the fact the Government has put this on the table for quite a while. It is also a reality that both Government parties have moved their position from recognising the integral part played by the triple lock in Irish neutrality to now being on record as...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Feb 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: The multinational tech company-----