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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (29 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the trust fund for Africa and the full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50953/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (29 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average full year cost of running an embassy and the average full year cost of running a consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50954/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (29 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of additional embassy staff that have been hired since the Brexit referendum result of 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50955/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (29 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the peace and reconciliation fund and the full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50956/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Palestine: Discussion (30 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the witnesses. It is a pleasure to have them addressing the committee. I thank Sadaka for the work it does here on behalf of the Palestinians. The issue of Palestine and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is always to the forefront of this committee's work. It is also to the forefront in Fianna Fáil. Unfortunately, today the witnesses have painted a very bleak picture and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I apologise for being slightly delayed in getting to this session. I commend the work being done by the Department, Irish Aid and all our embassies and consular staff across the world because Irish Aid is a pillar of Irish foreign policy. The credibility of our commitments, in particular in respect of overseas development aid, is crucially important because they are public commitments and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Irish Aid Programme Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: If the Minister of State does not get to any of our questions before the end of the meeting, he might write to us in response to them.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the provision of a new primary school for Swords, County Dublin, in view of the fact that the existing primary schools are at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (5 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 238. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if further immigration control officers will be recruited due to the ongoing shortage at Dublin Airport; the number of immigration control officers to date who have been hired in the second phase of recruitment in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51556/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 345. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to the assessment of need office in north Dublin in view of the HSE acknowledgement that it receives the largest volume of applications in the country and that under these circumstances, assessments are taking longer than three months. [51595/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (6 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 234. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to assess the possibility of allowing pre schools that are registered with her Department and that operate the early childhood care and education scheme access her Department's group insurance scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (7 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees admitted here under the resettlement and relocation programmes; if the target of accepting 4,000 refugees by the end of 2017 will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52459/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (12 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Syria; the efforts being made at EU and international level to bring a resolution to this conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (12 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the impact of President Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; the impact he views this will have on the peace process; the actions the Government and the European Union will take in view of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53209/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (12 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council; his further views on the announcement of a new political and military alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukrainian Conflict (12 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Election Monitoring (12 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent presidential election in Honduras, the specific measures that will be taken by the EU and international community following the disputed vote, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53032/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (12 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of substance use education and-or prevention workers in each of the regional task force areas; the project promoter for each area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52834/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Documents (13 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the way in which a confidential internal report by his Department on Brexit was leaked to and reported in the media on 23 November 2017; the specific actions he has taken to prevent further leaks of confidential and sensitive data regarding Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Documents (13 Dec 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Minister aware of how a confidential internal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade report on Brexit was leaked to and reported in the media, both in Ireland and abroad, on 23 November 2017? What specific actions has he taken, if any, to prevent further leaks of confidential and sensitive data? Will he confirm whether he has given this matter the absolute priority it deserves?