Results 7,721-7,740 of 11,788 for speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Services (29 May 2018)

Niall Collins: 73. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the level of emergency department provision in the UL Hospital Group area is adequate for the population catchment of the group both in overall terms and in those of the demographic make-up. [23540/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (29 May 2018)

Niall Collins: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a contractor (details supplied) has withdrawn from a tender process for a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23161/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 May 2018)

Niall Collins: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the community at a school (details supplied) in respect of the fact that the school will have no special needs assistant from September 2018 and will be the only special school in the country in such a position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24127/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister for his detailed opening statement. At the outset, I would like to recognise the efforts the Tánaiste is making regarding the Middle East, most recently, at the Foreign Affairs Council. He is due to travel there again shortly. In relation to the Israel-Palestine situation, the Tánaiste outlined in detail the numbers of engagements, both formal and informal,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Niall Collins: I met recently representatives of Médecins Sans Frontières who spoke of the horrendous conditions of the detention centres in Libya. Everyone here will be aware that they no longer receive funding from Irish Aid following the EU-Turkey migration deal. Are there any Irish Aid funds going towards these detention centres? If so, could we have a bit of detail on it? What level of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Niall Collins: While it is not strictly in order, I ask the Minister for an update on the passport situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion (31 May 2018)

Niall Collins: I record that we know the Passport Office is under huge pressure and we acknowledge the work of the Minister and the staff of the Department in trying to meet the huge extraneous demand Brexit has placed on it.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in particular discussions on the Middle East conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24342/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Data (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of passport applicants from Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24343/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the target time for issuing passports across all services; the actual time for issuing passports across services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24344/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the political situation in Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24345/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure that aid is properly managed in Syria and reaches those most in need in view of the fact that Ireland will lead the international donor group which supports the work of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24352/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the safeguards in place to ensure that aid from Ireland to Syria is properly used and is going to its intended targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24354/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to ensure that sanctions against Syria are fully enforced and not bypassed by the Assad regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24353/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at national, EU and international level to ensure that the perpetrators of war crimes in Syria are brought to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24355/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel's rejection of the UN and EU calls for an independent inquiry into the recent atrocities in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24674/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has formally made known his views to the US Administration on the decision to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24675/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Yemen; the efforts being made by the EU in regard to the conflict and the humanitarian situation there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24676/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent efforts to restore the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24677/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (12 Jun 2018)

Niall Collins: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has or is considering the prospect of reopening the embassy in Tehran particularly in view of the plan to double Ireland's global footprint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24678/18]