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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: I certainly hope so.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: A Cheann Comhairle, can the Minister offer a clarification on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: On the individual locations that have been referred to, I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, to revert to the Deputy. She has responsibility for the national drugs strategy but this is a combination of both the national drugs strategy and the response by An Garda Síochána. Both cocaine and heroin are significant problems. The numbers of users of both have...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: That legislation will come forward in this session. I understand we are expecting planning applications for at least two of the sites very soon.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: I will have to ask the Minister to respond to the Deputy directly. It is a serious issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: I am aware of the problems in west Cork in terms of school transport this year. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, intervened to improve the situation but there are still outstanding issues. I will ask him to refer back to the Deputy directly on it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: It will be this session.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: That is exactly what the new national planning framework and the 2040 plan are all about - ensuring that as population growth continues, it happens at twice the pace outside Dublin as in Dublin. The investment decisions and priorities we are making are consistent with that. I do not disagree with much of what the Deputy said, although I would not draw conclusions from the unfortunate...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: We must be careful in how we respond to individual decisions by judges in courts. There is a separation of powers that we must respect. However, on the broader sentencing policy issue, the Deputy should table a parliamentary question for the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: This is something to which the Government is committed. The Minister of State, Deputy Daly, has led on the issue and has done a really good job. Pre-legislative scrutiny of the relevant Bill begins in committee on 13 November. Further legislation is needed.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: This is the first I have heard about this issue. I presume the Courts Service will respond pragmatically. I will ask the Minister for Justice and Equality or his office to come back to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Legal Cases Data (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: The details requested by the Deputy on the financial settlements reached on behalf of my Department and confidentiality clauses associated with these settlements are set out in the following table. Year Number of settlements Number of confidentiality clauses 2014 2 2015 5  1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (24 Oct 2019)

Simon Coveney: The Reconciliation Fund, which is administered by my Department, was established in 1982 to support civil society organisations in creating better understanding between the people and traditions of the island of Ireland, and also between Ireland and Britain.  Over €54 million has been allocated to more than 2,000 projects during this time.  As part of the 2014 Stormont House...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: I speak regularly with all my EU counterparts. We have always said that an extension is better than a no deal outcome and we welcome the fact that EU 27 leaders unanimously agreed to extend the deadline of the Article 50 process to 31 January 2020. However, if the Agreement is ratified before then, the UK may exit the EU earlier. We hope that the extra time provided by the extension will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: Foreign Births Registration, by its nature, can be a detailed and complex process, often involving official documentation related to three generations and issued by several jurisdictions. Due to the complex nature of Foreign Births Registration, it takes on average between 6 to 12 months to process an application. With regard to the specific applications the Deputy has enquired about, I...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. The Government remains firmly of the view that ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement agreed between the European Union and the United Kingdom on 17 October remains the best way to ensure an orderly withdrawal. A no deal outcome is in no one’s interests. Once the Withdrawal Agreement is ratified, the provisions in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together. The Government takes very seriously any potential threat to the peace and stability on this island, and we have noted with concern the recent comments by the PSNI Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, that, in the context of the UK exit from the European Union, “there are a small number of people in both the loyalist and nationalist...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: My Department is in the process of migrating its computer devices from the Windows 7 operating system to Windows 10. Currently there are 1,320 Windows 7 machines in use. This number will be greatly reduced in the coming months as the process of replacing machines advances.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: My Department is in the process of migrating computer devices from the Windows 7 operating system to Windows 10. For technical reasons this migration may not be fully complete by January 2020. In this context, Windows 7 machines will continue to receive security updates despite changes in the licensing model. The licensing costs associated with a limited number of security upgrades are not...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Coveney: My Department deploys a comprehensive Security Incident and Event Management system along with a robust incident response plan to deal with malware incidents, regardless of operating system. The Department also works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre to identify and understand risks and to inform effective mitigation.