Results 6,521-6,540 of 25,858 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug Respreeza/Zemaira; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23132/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has advocated for or made official representations at national or EU level for aviation to be included in the transitional arrangements that may be required once the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23233/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered the way Brexit may affect the EU-US open skies agreement; the steps which have been taken by his Department to mitigate against this or prepare for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the UK exited the EU without any agreement, the estimated impact this would have on aviation here; if Ireland would have to revert back to previously agreed bilateral aviation agreements between Ireland and the UK; if such an agreement would cover all of the airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23235/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which Brexit will potentially affect international connectivity in aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23236/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered the impact that Brexit will have on airlines that sell seats a year in advance and are facing uncertainty as to whether their airplanes will be able to operate as normal in the future as a result of Brexit. [23237/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the impact that the UK leaving the European Safety Agency would have on flights between Ireland and the UK, the UK and Europe and Europe and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the State has not taken asylum seekers from Italy under the relocation programme; the efforts that are being made to resolve this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24704/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (23 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, including unaccompanied minors, that have been accepted here under the resettlement and relocation programmes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made to date in 2017 in accepting unaccompanied minors from the now dismantled Calais camp as agreed to in a motion passed by Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24706/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 368. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the efforts being made by his Department to secure the release of a person (details supplied) currently being detained without trial; the efforts being made by him and his Department to ensure this person is being treated in a fair and humane manner and that their human and legal rights are being upheld; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Council of Europe (23 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 369. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland contributed to the debate on the rule of law in Poland at the General Affairs Council Meeting on 16 May 2017; if so, if he specifically addressed and spoke out against the threat to the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24408/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, many voluntary providers employ hundreds of home help workers who carry out a low-paid job on the front line of our health services. Since February 2013, I have raised with successive Ministers for Health, Senator James Reilly, Deputy Varadkar and Deputy Harris, the issue that the last Government and the current one are in breach of two Labour Court...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (24 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to open applications for grant aid funding for new swimming pools and refurbishment of existing facilities, in view of the fact they are specifically excluded from the capital sports grants programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24862/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Foreign Affairs Council (25 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I will try to be brief. The Minister dealt with a lot of issues in his presentation and I will not be able to cover everything in the time allowed. I acknowledge the Minister's commitment to providing advice and guidance to this committee. The Minister mentioned the situation in Yemen, which is obviously a catastrophic human rights tragedy. The ongoing conflict there is, in the main,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Foreign Affairs Council (25 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: If it did not arise, it should have. What interaction did the those voting on behalf of Ireland have with the Minister or his officials prior to the vote? Do we just assume that they are going to do the right thing? I will leave that element to one side for now. I have a number of questions regarding the European consensus on development. I note that Mr. Gaffey, the Director General of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Foreign Affairs Council (25 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I did not say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Foreign Affairs Council (25 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Foreign Affairs Council (25 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: No one is asking the Minister to do so.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: International Trade Agreements: Motion (25 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the committee and of my party, I want to express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the people of Manchester, and to the British Government, following the horrendous attack on Monday, and also on the attack in Jakarta, Indonesia. I have two questions for the Minister. This debate is welcome, and I thank him for his presentation. First, I am interested to know the reason...