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Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: As respectfully as I can, I will debunk some of the remarks made about the statements of Jean Claude Juncker on the establishment of a European army. I do not need to remind the Members, as they have already made statements to this effect, that we are a neutral country, are not aligned and make decisions based on the triple lock which involves this House, the UN and the Cabinet. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Data (13 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passport applications made, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53405/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (13 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if financial institutions are meeting their targets in respect of the tracker mortgage scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (13 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the sectors within the public service which will not benefit from the phased increase of the retirement age from 65 to 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53404/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (14 Dec 2017)

Alan Farrell: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if studies have taken place to determine the number of persons displaced by the retirement age, impacting on those 65 to 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53250/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: 1386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Fingal County Council has received significantly less funding than other greater Dublin area local authorities under the National Transport Authority sustainable measures grants in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54952/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: Good afternoon and welcome to today's meeting. Today we will hear from the Ombudsman for Children on the annual report for 2016. In advance of that I wish to read a clarification of the official record of the committee's engagement with representatives of Cybersafe Ireland on 25 October 2017 on cybersecurity for children and young adults. The committee has since received the following...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I welcome to the meeting the members of the committee and, from the Ombudsman for Children's office, the ombudsman himself, Dr. Niall Muldoon; Dr. Karen McAuley, head of participation and education; Ms Nuala Ward, director of investigations; and Ms Ciara McKenna-Keane, investigator. They are all welcome and I thank them for their attendance, our previous meeting having been deferred in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: As we must vacate this room at 3.15 p.m. I propose to allocate five to six minutes speaking time to each member. Is that agreed? Agreed. Before I open the floor to Deputy Sherlock, perhaps Dr. Muldoon will outline the affects of mandatory reporting on services across the State since it came into effect, which was prior to publication of this report, and also what engagement he has had with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Muldoon. I will call, in the following order, Deputies Sherlock and Rabbitte and Senators Devine and Freeman. If other members wish to indicate, please do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I am sorry to interrupt the Ombudsman. Please forgive me. Can his office access the linguistic and translation services in such cases?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I was thinking in terms of the dissemination of information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: It might be alien to some individuals to report such matters to the likes of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Ombudsman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I call Senator Freeman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank Dr. Muldoon. There are 15 minutes remaining and three speakers, so I will have to be very strict on time. Deputy Neville has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Annual Report of Ombudsman for Children 2016: Discussion (16 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I thank Deputy Mitchell. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for the presentation today and for dealing with members' questions in such a comprehensive manner, as well as for rescheduling with us and coming in at relatively short notice. It is very much appreciated.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (17 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: 39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the action being taken to provide pension equality for those that were historically penalised for being stay at home parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1986/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: I would like to start my contribution like so many others before me by commending the work of the eighth amendment committee, in particular its Chair, Senator Catherine Noone. I also commend the work of the Citizens' Assembly, which continues its deliberations on our Constitution and the matters surrounding it. I commend in particular the members of the eighth amendment committee who found...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Industrial Relations (24 Jan 2018)

Alan Farrell: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the review of the conciliation and arbitration scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3156/18]