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EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Seán Haughey: I am sharing time with my long time constituency colleague, Deputy Bruton.

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Seán Haughey: All of the Dublin Bay North Deputies are on their feet today. On 1 January 2021, the UK will be outside the EU's Single Market and the customs union. This has huge implications for our SMEs, our agricultural sector and our economy generally. Already, our businesses are suffering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit is a double-whammy for them. We must do everything we can...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to issue licences for seal culls in the near future; if so, the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that the HSE pay those employed as contact tracers working in tracing centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (7 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there will be a 130% increase in the PSO levy charged to all electricity customers in 2020/2021; if he has consulted with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29094/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will facilitate an increased number of enrolments in respect of two new schools (details supplied) in view of the increasing numbers school-going children in their school planning area and surrounding school planning areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29095/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing self-employed recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment to work a certain number of hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the implications arising from the use of calculated grades in the leaving certificate 2020 for the CAO and college entry for students sitting the leaving certificate in 2021; the actions he plans to take to deal with the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29093/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Records (8 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will release files in respect of reports from the C3 Division of An Garda Síochána, sent routinely to her Department by a person (details supplied) concerning information provided for the period 1969 to 1972, with particular reference to the importation of arms; her views on whether such files would be of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown by gender of the calculated grades process in cases in which students had their predicted grades downgraded and upgraded subsequently; if she will provide a similar breakdown by gender concerning the coding error; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30242/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (14 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will proceed without delay with an IT upgrade for a school (details supplied) in order to allow it to continue to provide classes during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30507/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Council Presidency: German Ambassador to Ireland and Portuguese Ambassador to Ireland (14 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: We have had a wide-ranging discussion here this morning and have covered all of the major topics. I refer to an editorial in The Irish Timesdated 2 June 2020 relating to Chancellor Merkel, which stated, “Europe’s longest-serving leader faces an Olympian test of her eye for detail, her nose for negotiation and her ear for compromise.” The article refers to Chancellor...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: This week we had a budget like no other. The total budgetary package announced this week came to in excess of €17.75 billion. Budget 2021 represents the largest investment in the history of the State. The budget deficit for 2020 will be around €21.5 billion and next year it will be about €20.5 billion. The national debt level for 2020 will be around €219...

Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: The European Council meeting held last week dealt with a number of issues, including Covid-19, EU-UK relations and Brexit, climate change and external relations with Africa, as well as the southern neighbourhood, Belarus, Turkey and the downing of flight MH17. Obviously of major concern to Ireland is the Brexit issue and the state of EU-UK negotiations on a possible trade agreement. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the third level universities to reduce the fees for students completing master's degrees in view of the fact that there is now no on-campus teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31276/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislation will be introduced to deal with the problem of noise emanating from motorbikes particularly at night-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31277/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (20 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a test for motorbikes will be introduced similar to the NCT to deal with the problem of exhaust noise particularly at night-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31278/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Brexit Negotiations: Members of the House of Lords (21 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: I thank the House of Lords committee for the work it has done and the interest it has shown in Ireland and Northern Ireland since the whole Brexit saga began. I know its members have visited Dublin on several occasions. Its work is really appreciated. On the last point made by Senator Chambers, in the current programme for Government agreed between the three coalition parties that make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Brexit Negotiations: Members of the House of Lords (21 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: Given that there is a second round of questions, I shall follow on from what I said about the prospects for a free trade agreement. If there is no free trade agreement, do the witnesses think that these issues will not go away? These various matters will still have to be resolved in some form or other. There is going to be a hit on the economy of the Republic. There is going to be a hit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Response to Covid-19: Discussion (28 Oct 2020)

Seán Haughey: I thank Mr. Kiely and Ms O'Connell for their presentations. Mr. Kiely spoke about it being a moment for Europe and stated that Europe, and in particular the Commission, had risen to the occasion, while Ms O'Connell spoke about the EU being slow to start, not least in regard to a lack of solidarity shown to Italy. Generally speaking, the EU was slow to start. Initially, it was a case of...

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