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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 1204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the qualified adult allowance rate in respect of social welfare payments has been increased in recent years; her plans to increase this rate of payment in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (7 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 1310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department encourages and facilitates town twinning; the role of local authorities in this regard; the procedures to be adhered to in order to effect a town twinning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45953/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: I refer to the future of Europe, which the Taoiseach discussed at the Council meeting. I welcome the fact a civic engagement process is about to be launched next week in that regard. Could the Taoiseach give us some information about that? How will it operate? What timescale is involved? What is the proposed outcome? What particular format will it take? It is very important that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Key Developments on European Agenda: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Helen McEntee (9 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: Unfortunately I have to leave shortly but I have just a couple of short questions. We could also ask Mr. Brian Hayes MEP a few questions on these issues while he is here. I thank the Minister of State for her contribution. She has been very busy, obviously. The Taoiseach has also outlined Ireland's position on many of these issues in the Dáil, having regard to pre-council meetings,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with President Macron. [46342/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Taoiseach for his comprehensive reply. Obviously, the UK is leaving the EU. The way things are going, it seems it is about to crash out of the EU. As a result of the UK's impending departure, the Franco-German axis is moving to centre stage in the context of the future of the European Union. There are moves for further EU integration. I am sure the Taoiseach discussed the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) does not have adequate broadband capacity and speed to deliver the curriculum; the action he will take to ensure adequate broadband capacity and speed for the children and teachers of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47671/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome as a long-term illness; if hospital charges arising from an admission to an emergency department by a person with this syndrome are covered by this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47641/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childhood Obesity (14 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 316. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the level of childhood obesity; the measures he is taking to tackle this problem; the State agencies his Department is working with in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47946/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 78. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the long waiting times for orthodontic services in north Dublin. [48201/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): Irish Farmers Association (15 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: As I represent an urban constituency in Dublin Bay North, agricultural issues do not arise very often. That said, I appreciate the important role that agriculture plays in the national economy. Mr. Healy pointed out that 40% of our food exports go to the UK, and that makes Brexit a great challenge for all of us. If my questions appear very basic it is because I am not involved in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): Irish Farmers Association (15 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: The Chairman had better not mention the farmers' strike in the 1960s. I remember it as a child.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement and its twentieth anniversary. [41386/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have written to Ms Aung San Suu Kyi regarding Ireland's concerns about the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. [40540/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: The programme for a partnership Government states that "we will commence the design of a new [emergency department] in Beaumont later this year with a view to funding for the construction being provided as part of the 2017 Capital Plan". By any stretch of the imagination, that timetable has now flipped somewhat. Budget 2018 provided just €100,000 to fund design team fees in this...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (28 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: Dublin Fire Brigade provides emergency ambulance services in Dublin by arrangement between Dublin City Council, the National Ambulance Service and the HSE. In short, Dublin Fire Brigade provides a fire-based ambulance service. International best practice indicates that combining fire rescue and emergency services greatly improves the response to a crisis, particularly in this age of...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (28 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: The Government must provide a minimum of four additional ambulances and the consequent funding for Dublin Fire Brigade immediately in order that it can respond to the ever increasing number of emergencies and incidents in Dublin. Dublin Fire Brigade personnel are also trained paramedics. If the Minister goes along with the changes proposed by the chief executive officer of Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (28 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the capital acquisitions tax provisions whereby siblings not living in the family home but who inherit this home from a deceased sibling are obliged to pay this tax straight away even though the house cannot be sold as another sibling who is not inheriting the house has a right of residence to remain there; his views on whether these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (28 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce measures to allow family members join refugees and asylum seekers here; the public policy implications of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Seán Haughey: 624. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a grant will be awarded to an organisation (details supplied) in order to enable it continue to participate in tidy district competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50025/17]