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Other Questions: EU Migration Crisis (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Minister will know, I have been very critical of the EU-Turkey arrangement and the move towards further third party arrangements between the EU and other countries. With that in mind, I ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the proposed EU-Libya migration deal. Does he have concerns about Libya's ability to provide a secure and safe haven for refugees? Will the...

Other Questions: EU Migration Crisis (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Is there a proposed EU-Libya migration deal on the table? Are the measures that have been announced by way of the Malta declaration simply measures of stemming the tide or are they real measures of assistance? Médecins sans Frontières has stated:With their "Malta Declaration" on the Central Mediterranean, the European Council is delusional about just how dangerous the situation in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed) (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Libya is an example of how disastrous western intervention in other countries can be at times. Libya is an ungovernable country and the administration there has very little control over vast swathes of it. I am not sure, from the Minister's answer, whether the EU is moving towards a formal EU-Libya migration deal that will involve turning people away from EU countries and resettling them...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. James Brokenshire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister has covered some of this. I want to ask him to report on his recent meeting with the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr. James Brokenshire. Will the Minister bring us up to date on that? It was the subject of a priority question earlier and that is why it was not grouped. Was the matter of the Dublin-Monaghan bombings raised with the British Secretary of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for that update and also for raising the matter of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. While we have many issues to discuss with our British and European counterparts, it is important these items do not go off the agenda. I, too, along with my party leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, met James Brokenshire just over two weeks ago. We have restated to the British, as I am...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the issue of the undocumented Irish during his recent visit to Washington; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8549/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Minister report on his recent visit to Washington, D.C. and his discussions on the fate of the undocumented Irish? What issues or measures did he raise with his counterparts in America? Can he report any progress in that regard with the new Administration?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for that outline. For the purpose of the discussions the Taoiseach will have with President Trump, is the Minister exploring other options? The Obama plan for overall immigration reform is dead in the water under the new Administration and we cannot wait for a change in administration to find a new tack. Might there be reciprocal visa arrangements such as a bilateral...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new efforts his Department will make to secure the release of a person (details supplied) whose trial has been postponed for the 19th time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8546/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the issue at EU Foreign Affairs Council meetings of the demolition in Palestine of structures provided for by humanitarian aid and EU member states; if any course of action has been decided upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8548/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the comments made by the US President, Mr. Trump, during his meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister regarding the two-state solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8868/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (22 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries that have an association agreement with the European Union in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Territorial Integrity of Georgia and its Integration into the European Union: Motion (23 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I move:That the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence:- welcomes an impressive growth of political relations and co-operation in a variety of fields over the last few years between Ireland and Georgia, and expresses hope that bilateral ties will continue to further deepen; the newly opened Georgian Embassy will contribute to this process; - reaffirms Ireland’s unwavering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Territorial Integrity of Georgia and its Integration into the European Union: Motion (23 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I completely agree with the Chairman on that issue. It is not right that anyone should be denied the right to speak, particularly an ambassador. The Israeli ambassador, Mr. Boker, does a good job here. We do not always have to agree on everything. As the Chairman said, however, it is crucially important that everyone has the right to ventilate his or her point of view. I strongly condemn...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board (28 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will intervene in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Expenditure (28 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the moneys which have been allocated to the pyrite remediation scheme for 2017; the amount of this which has been spent in 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legal Proceedings (28 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10272/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (28 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 454. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European counterparts will make to assist South Sudan in view of the fact that a famine has been declared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (28 Feb 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 457. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the need for a special status for Northern Ireland in view of Brexit has been placed on the agenda and discussed formally at any EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/17]