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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 109. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether retired persons who are members of occupational pension schemes should be granted access to the industrial relations machinery of the State in order that they are given a voice in industrial relations processes with regard to matters affecting occupational pensions and other issues; if he has consulted with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the targeted commercial rates waiver scheme to other targeted businesses, including hospitality reliant businesses such as dry cleaning, which have been more severely impacted than the businesses currently included in the waiver scheme; if he will consider the fact that these hospitality reliant businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current political situation in Myanmar and in particular the jailing of a person (details supplied) for incitement and breaching Covid-19 rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Weather Events (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 469. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department advised all early learning and care and school aged childcare services to close on 7 and 8 December 2021; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents were unhappy regarding this advice given that Storm Barra turned out not to be very dangerous particularly in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has undertaken research regarding the costs of retrofitting a second-hand house up to the ##A-rated standard that is required for new builds; if he is satisfied that the grant schemes in place are sufficient for householders to carry out these works; his views on whether the required numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works can give advice and assistance to homeowners likely to be prone to flooding as a result of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give advice to local authorities and An Bord Pleanála with regard to granting planning permissions for residential developments in areas likely to be prone to flooding as a result of rising sea levels in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in Dublin city and county currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in the city and county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; the number of businesses in the city and county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on EU Cohesion Policy and Ireland: European Commission (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Chair and Mr. Sobral for his presentation. I represent a Dublin constituency. While it would be considered affluent in EU terms, it has significant areas of disadvantage as well. The Structural and Cohesion Funds have traditionally been important for Ireland. I am thinking about the 1990s and noughties. This has resulted us now being a net contributor to the EU budget. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the recent engagement he has had with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. [61489/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: This will be a significant year for Northern Ireland, with Assembly elections taking place in May. Meanwhile, Brexit and, in particular, the Northern Ireland protocol remain issues of concern to the First Minister and deputy First Minister, albeit from different perspectives. Business, though, can clearly see the benefits of the protocol. It is interesting to note that recent statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 632. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide assistance to an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is facing a criminal prosecution for espionage in Greece; his views on the position of those working for NGOs generally in Greece who help migrants endeavouring to cross the Mediterranean Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 636. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will endorse the World Health Organisation COVID-19 Technology Access Pool to facilitate the sharing of knowledge by pharmaceutical companies to increase vaccine production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63560/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2020: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: I thank Mr. Murphy for his comprehensive report, as always. My questions have been touched on already but I will try to drill down a bit further into the issues of the GNI verification and the whole globalisation process. Ireland contributes €2.2 billion to the EU. Mr. Murphy said that he cannot predict the likely outcome of this process but why does he think the process was set up...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 1324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revise the income guidelines to qualify for free legal aid; if she will extend the list of expenses which can be considered when determining eligibility for this service to include a wide range of other household and cost of living expenses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 1523. To ask the Minister for Health if B12 injections will be covered by the medical card scheme in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63487/21]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had recent discussions with the President of the European Commission. [61739/21]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new German Chancellor. [61488/21]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: It is a fact there is a Franco-German axis at the heart of the EU project, which all member states, including small ones like Ireland, recognise. There is always momentum coming from that axis for further European integration, which has been given a new impetus during the current French Presidency of the EU. For many reasons, Germany is important for Ireland and Ireland is a friend of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Foreign Policy (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Haughey: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of Global Ireland: Ireland's Global Footprint to 2025. [3618/22]