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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Ukraine: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you. I also thank the ambassador for updating us and for visiting our Parliament on a regular basis. No doubt we will be in contact again before the end of the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Update on Ukraine: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Dec 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 595. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get a further urgent appointment with CAMHS; their current place on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the tender process will conclude and a contractor appointed to a new school build project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54163/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Dec 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on remand in places of detention pending criminal trials as of 1 December 2023. [54360/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (12 Dec 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the provision for a new Fire Station in Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (18 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 297. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in direct provision centres in County Laois as of 1 January 2024; the number of such centres; the location of such centres within the county; and the number of persons in each centre. [2413/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the house building allocation targets for counties Kildare, Fingal, Wicklow, Meath and Louth, respectively as per the housing supply target methodology for the duration of the current development plans. [57121/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (17 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 1594. To ask the Minister for Health when family members (details supplied) will get an appointment for early intervention, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; their current place on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57123/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the steps he proposes to take to reduce the unacceptable and inordinate delays for driving tests, currently standing at in excess of six months, at the driving test centre in Portlaoise. [2753/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department intends commissioning a health impact assessment in respect of the Government's proposed extended opening hours for licenced premises; and if so, when. [3065/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I have received apologies from Senator Joe O'Reilly. I welcome our guests and those in the Public Gallery. Our agenda item today is engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland's small island developing states, SIDS, strategy, the impact of climate change in countries supported by Irish Aid, and an update on matters of development co-operation. The SIDS strategy was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you very much, Mr Gaffey. It goes without saying that the work undertaken by you and your colleagues in this aspect of Irish foreign policy is much lauded by the committee. We strongly support your work and we are very pleased to ensure annually that positive and active consideration is given to increasing funding on many of the projects undertaken by you and your colleagues. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: I will come back to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Senator Ardagh was on the line earlier but she does not appear to be there now. If she returns, we can deal with her issues. From my own perspective, I want to acknowledge the importance of this work, particularly in recent times at COP28. I applaud the manner in which the loss and damage fund was agreed and established, and I acknowledge our partnership with Germany, which shared the seat...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: That sounds very positive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's SIDS Strategy, Impact of Climate Change and Update on Development Co-operation: Department of Foreign Affairs (23 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: Unless there are other issues to be raised by Deputy Cronin or Deputy Stanton, I will bring matters to a conclusion by thanking Mr. Gaffney, Mr. Tierney and Ms Phelan for being with us and for the update on the very important work being done. I do not see Senator Ardagh on the line so I will bring matters to a conclusion. No doubt we will have further opportunities in the course of the year...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he considers the recent parliamentary elections in Bangladesh to have been free and fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3858/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Charles Flanagan: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent elections in Serbia with particular reference to allegations of fraud and mismanagement and if he considers democratic values and rule of law in Serbia to be strained. [3867/24]