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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if pay will be restored to section 39 workers in an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44569/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 1083. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a companion travel pass will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Levy (6 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for imposing a levy on private pensions; if this levy can now be reviewed having regard to the changed economic circumstances; if he will consider abolishing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45692/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (6 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if employees who have reached the pensionable age of 66 years of age but who continue working are still liable for the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45697/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (6 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering introducing legislation to allow for a referendum to ensure the water system is kept in public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45729/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (7 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cases of retired public servants who subsequently take up private employment will be reviewed; the reason such retired public servants have their pensions cut by half; if he will reconsider this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45845/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Migrant Integration (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to address the global migration crisis; his position on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46438/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Migrant Integration (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: Will the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade update me on efforts to address the global migration crisis, outline the Government's position on same and make a statement on the matter? Migration is one of the biggest challenges facing the world. As it has huge implications for global politics, I would welcome the Tánaiste's response.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Migrant Integration (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: While the global migration crisis may have lessened somewhat since its height in 2015, the recent appalling discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex has put the issue back in focus. The shocking discovery was followed by MEPs voting against a non-legally binding resolution that called on European countries to step up search and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. As the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Migrant Integration (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the Tánaiste's response. The approach adopted by Ireland in the Mediterranean is a humanitarian one which is in keeping with our tradition generally as a nation state. Fianna Fáil has been consistent in its criticism of returning migrants and refugees to Libya because of circumstances there. It cannot be considered to be a safe country. Conflict, economic collapse...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure that the target ratio of 0.7% for official development assistance, ODA, to gross national income, GNI, is achieved by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46435/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: I ask the Tánaiste to outline the steps that the Government will take to ensure that the target ratio of 0.7% for official development assistance, ODA, to gross national income, GNI, is achieved by 2030. This has been an objective for many years. While there is competition for scarce resources every year when the budget is determined, I think most Irish people would subscribe to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: Fianna Fáil is conscious that the recent budget was framed in the context of Brexit, as the Tánaiste has said. We welcomed that, for 2020, the Government has allocated almost €838 million for official development assistance, an increase of just under €21 million on the 2019 budget allocation. While an upward trend in ODA in recent years is a move in the right...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Overseas Development Aid (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: Sweden, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark and the United Kingdom have achieved the 0.7% target. It has to be said that our aid programme has helped to address extreme poverty in some of the world's poorest nations and we can be proud of the contribution and difference we have made in that regard. However, it is evident that considerable and significant work remains to be done if we are to address...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Safety of Irish Citizens Abroad (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for making public the efforts to assist the return of persons (details supplied) prior to them being safely returned here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46433/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Safety of Irish Citizens Abroad (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: The situation with regard to the case of Lisa Smith has continued to evolve since I submitted this question last week. I ask the Tánaiste to explain the rationale for making public the efforts to assist the return of Lisa Smith prior to the individuals in question being safely returned to Ireland. I think the House would welcome an update on this case. Obviously, it is in all the news...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Safety of Irish Citizens Abroad (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: Last Sunday week, it was revealed in television news bulletins that the Army Ranger Wing has been deployed to assist in the operation to repatriate Lisa Smith and her child. It was reported in the public domain that this operation is being led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Given that this is a very sensitive case, how did that get into the public domain? We are where we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Safety of Irish Citizens Abroad (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: I agree that Ireland should abide by its obligations to its citizens as determined by national and international law. People need to be better informed about our obligations and this case may inform debate. It raises certain questions. Is the Minister aware of any other Irish citizens who travelled to an area controlled by Islamic State and are seeking repatriation? What steps or general...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Security Council (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to obtain a seat at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46434/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Footprint Initiative (12 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to double the global footprint of Ireland by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46436/19]