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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of the definition of affordable housing; the nature of the affordable housing; if affordable housing will be for rent or for sale; and the mechanism for designing, building and allocating such housing in view of the fact that of the 3,500 units 450 or 15.7% in the Poolbeg SDZ are to be affordable housing....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the obligations on Irish Rail to seek planning permissions for the maintenance, development and improvement of the rail systems. [25026/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the national security committee took place; and the primary role and responsibilities of the committee. [25652/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I agree that there is a need for greater democratic involvement in, and oversight of, what we are doing in this area. There is an immediate question that requires an answer. How will we co-operate with the UK Government in the post-Brexit era if we are to have a common travel area? It was reported, although it is only conjecture at this stage, that one of the people detained after the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with Mr. Michel Barnier. [25981/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Monsieur Barnier made it very clear when he was here that while there would be flexibility on the issue of the movement of people on this island and indeed between Ireland and the rest of the UK, there would be no movement or even talks in the first stage of talks about the issue of trade in services and goods between ourselves, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Does the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Ibrahim Halawa (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the correspondence he has had with Greek and other European Governments in regard to EU monitoring of the case of a person (details supplied) within the Egyptian court system. [25609/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Ibrahim Halawa (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I do not believe we are doing enough to secure the release of Ibrahim Halawa, who has been in court on 24 occasions without his trial finishing. One of the key moves we could make is to get our European Union colleagues to start monitoring his case and show a real interest in it. We made that case to the European delegation when we were in Cairo. We were led to understand that one or two...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Ibrahim Halawa (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am afraid the Minister's activity is not working. Something needs to change. While the Minister says there has at least been some progress, there is no sign of this court case coming to an end. It is a mass trial of 480 people, including one European citizen from this State. Why is the European Commission delegation in Cairo not monitoring the case given that this is a European citizen?...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Ibrahim Halawa (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: Does the Minister believe he will have a European Commission delegate at the next hearing to monitor the case? He has not answered the question. I may be wrong and I do not want to defame any particular country, but I understand that one of the obstacles to consensus is opposition from the Greek Government to such monitoring. Whatever about the Minister's meetings with Madame Mogherini and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Strategy (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his Chinese counterparts regarding the proposed belt and road initiative dubbed the new Silk Road. [24356/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with leaders of political parties in Northern Ireland regarding Brexit and the formation of a new administration following the latest Assembly elections. [25654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 323. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings or discussions he has had with leaders in Northern Ireland regarding the formation of the Assembly in advance of the UK general election. [24357/17]

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: If I might address that because it is my own amendment.

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: To explain the background to our tabling the amendment, it followed on the earlier Report Stage debate, which we thought would conclude last Wednesday evening. In a sense, Deputy Boyd Barrett did the House some service at that time, if not the people in the Gallery, in terms of having a further extensive debate. We were unable to get to his vote on the issue of whether we should have...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I rise to support Deputy Boyd Barrett's amendment. Deputy Wallace is right. There were complications in my mind last week as to how we would work that because there were complications with other exploration areas, in terms of oil and coal and other seams, which was difficult. I asked how it would work. That, to an extent, explains one of the reasons why we put down this amendment, the...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I was trying to help the Deputy.

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 4a:In page 4, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“Ban on issuing of licences by Minister 5D. (1) National land and waters should be managed for the benefit of the people of Ireland to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change and promote a rapid and just transition to clean energy. (2) The Minister shall not issue, renew, reinstate, or extend...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I commend Deputy McLoughlin for getting this Bill through the Dáil. I also commend the Minister, Deputy Naughten, the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, and their officials for assisting in its passage. One of the biggest environmental defects in the State is the problems we have had over recent decades in the loss of pristine water quality. We need to reconnect with our land and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I thank the Taoiseach for the courtesy he has shown, particularly in the last year, in working with all parties. I wish him the very best in whatever comes next. I was listening to his two young Ministers at the weekend in the debate.