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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has formally raised the issue of Christian persecution at the UN and the EU Foreign Affairs Council; the actions being taken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3687/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the works to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in addition to the associated refurbishment works will commence as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4317/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (31 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the number of homes that have been remediated under the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4699/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (31 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his plans for homes that are affected by pyrite but which have been left out of the current remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4700/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (31 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his plans to extend and expand the pyrite remediation scheme for homes that failed to reach the high thresholds set down under the previous Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4701/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Mr. O'Neill and Ms Daughen. I appreciate all their work to date. I had dealings with Ms Daughen in early January and some of my colleagues in Fianna Fáil spent two days around Westminster. We got great assistance from Claire who does a lot of work with the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, Member of Parliament, Mr. Conor McGinn, and the APPG group. The question is how to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Did somebody tell him what CETA is?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Before we move on, I have a question on state aid rules and the EU Commission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: That is something to reinforce. The reason for the EU reform fund is not Ireland specific. Rather, it is EU wide and that is why it would be much more acceptable for it to be available for all businesses affected by these changes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: On St. Brigid's Day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I had indicated that I was going to ask a question. Mr. O'Neill stated that the UK looks for the ability to set out its own migration policy. That is something that Mr. O'Neill has dealt with in his own paper. Freedom of movement is one of the four freedoms of the European Union and it is a crucially important freedom. I would not want, and I do not think that any members, as EU citizens,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Ms Daughen and Mr. O'Neill for their presentation. We really appreciate it.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (6 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the reopening of Rush Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5981/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I want to put on record my support for this Bill. It is very important legislation. The facts regarding our relationship with drink are borne out by evidence published by Revenue's statistics and economic research branch recently to the effect that Ireland's alcohol consumption per capitahas increased by nearly 5% year on year up to 2016. Per head, people in Ireland are drinking 11.46...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I reiterate and reinforce what my colleague has said. I have great regard for the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, but I am disappointed that the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, is not here to take this issue. It is an example of the way he and Government treats Dublin when it comes to policing. We have to get serious about crime and criminality in the city and county of Dublin. I raised...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: How long did the Government keep it closed?

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: That is nonsense. Fine Gael kept it closed.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Which the Government kept closed for three years.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: The reply was the same response the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, gave before along with a bit of nonsense in the middle blaming Fianna Fáil when Fine Gael has been in government for seven years.

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (8 Feb 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Relax, Pat. Over the seven years Fine Gael has been in government, it has presided over the decimation of An Garda Síochána, certainly in my area. Does the Minister of State remember smart policing, which was a policy of Government under his former colleague, Alan Shatter, who the Minister of State might also remember? It was not very smart for the communities out there. Repeat...