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Government Response to Salisbury Attack: Statements (27 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party and I thank the Tánaiste for his detailed and considered contribution. I wish to begin, as the Tánaiste has done, by offering my condolences to the Russian people, in particular the families of those affected by the fire in a shopping centre in the Russian city of Kemerovo. Our thoughts and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent building project for a school (details supplied) will be prioritised to enable it to move to tender and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13916/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school can apply for a devolved grant for a school extension or upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14057/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Has that changed?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Syrian Conflict (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the EU and the international community are doing enough to end the conflict in Syria, which has just marked its seventh anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Syrian Conflict (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Does the Tánaiste believe the EU and the international community are doing enough to end the conflict in Syria, which has just marked its seventh anniversary? Almost 500,000 people have been killed since 2011, while more than 13 million people require humanitarian assistance, including nearly 3 million trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach areas. Are there proposals for a change in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Syrian Conflict (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree wholeheartedly that we can never do enough in this regard but the problem is the conflict has moved into its eighth year. The indiscriminate attacks on, and bombing of, eastern Ghouta is a carbon copy of what happened in Aleppo when the international community effectively stood by, although it does care about it. We must examine how the veto works at the UN Security Council and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Syrian Conflict (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I am fully aware of the constraints Ireland operates under and the small level of influence we have, but it is important this is kept to the top of the agenda. In the context of Ireland seeking a seat on the UN Security Council in 2020 and given the failure of the latter to halt the Assad regime and its allies, such as Putin's Russia, will the Tánaiste be seeking changes to how the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will elaborate on the comments made by the Taoiseach during his recent trip to Washington on the undocumented Irish and the possibility of a reciprocal arrangement for American citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the length of time given to the transition period for Brexit; if he regards this as a sufficient amount of time in view of the complexity of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14208/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions which will be taken following the publication of the economic report on addressing the challenges faced by returning Irish emigrants; if there is a timeline for implementing the recommendations made in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14212/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the assertion by an organisation (details supplied) that Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections; if this is a cause for concern in view of the EU's policy of aiding Libyan authorities to intercept migrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he formally raised the issue of trade with illegal settlements at the last meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14209/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Magnitsky Act; if there has been discussion on this at EU level; if it has been raised at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14321/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (29 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of reaching the 0.7% ODA/GNP target from its current base of approximately 0.3%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (29 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the emigrant support programme; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Funding (29 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the Trust Fund for Africa; the estimated full year cost of increasing expenditure by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14716/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation Expenditure (29 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the full year cost of running an embassy; the full year cost of running a consulate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14717/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed in the passport offices and in the passport online service; the cost of running the passport service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14718/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure on the Peace and Reconciliation Fund; the estimated 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. [14719/18]