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Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I will withdraw the remark in relation to intimidation.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: It is a speech on Second Stage. We are not on Committee Stage and I am not going through each section of the Bill.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: A Chathaoirligh, I have been interrupted umpteen times. I am entitled to make the points I have made. I have said nothing that I believe is out of order and people can judge that for themselves. I simply said that in the recent Jobstown trial there were questions and campaigns by members of Solidarity-People Before Profit against the jury selection. That happened and you cannot dispute that.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: No, I did not withdraw that. It happened. What happened then? They were acquitted and nothing more was said about it. It was absolutely grand. These are people who give conditional support to our judicial system, and it is they who are supporting the changes being proposed by the Government. The Government is depending on that group of people to get this flawed legislation through the...

Srebrenica: Statements (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: It is an honour for me, on behalf of Fianna Fáil, to speak on this, the 22nd anniversary of when the Srebrenica massacre began. I remember that day and the reporting of those events when 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces under the command of former General Ratko Mladic. The barbaric slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians was compounded by the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of the school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the status of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33079/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the status of Turkey's accession talks to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32296/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 256. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in South Sudan; the efforts being made by the Government and the EU to help bring an end to the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32297/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 257. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the EU-Libya migration agreement; the efforts being made to safeguard refugees returned to Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32298/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 258. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32299/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 265. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Cabinet committee that covers overseas development aid. [32467/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Data (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 266. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the increased number of immigrants from Libya and African countries via Italy; and the increased challenges this is posing on Italy and Greece. [32466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the commitments the Government has made in terms of accepting refugees and unaccompanied minors here; the number of persons to date in 2017 that have been accepted under the various resettlement and relocation programmes; the number of unaccompanied minors that have arrived here to date in 2017; if he expects Ireland to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drugs Respreeza and Zemaira; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32208/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 797. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress with the review and updating of the building standards and building classifications being carried out by his Department, taking into account the current difficulties with obtaining green certificates for homes with negligible pyrite levels; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: On page 145 of the programme for Government, it is stated that the Government will continue to closely partner with international and Irish NGOs to ensure that Irish Aid funding effectively reaches those in need. In light of Prime Minister Netanyahu's comments yesterday, when he asked why Ireland helps NGOs that call for the destruction of Israel and why it does not condemn the Palestinians...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will carry out a formal detailed review of the pyrite remediation scheme; if he will amend the scheme in order to permit the inclusion of homes with a level 1 category damage assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33112/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the potential for high rise zones within Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (13 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 380. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken by the Government to advance the Middle East peace talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34813/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European External Action Service (13 Jul 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 371. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of actions arising from the EU Ombudsman report on unpaid internships in the European External Action Service with his EU colleagues; if he will recommend action on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34243/17]