Results 101-120 of 266 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure Irish neutrality will be adequately safeguarded in ReArm Europe plans recently announced by Ursula von der Leyen, in the context of EU monies being used for defence and security investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11334/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if UN peace resolution 1325 has been raised with European partners surrounding peace negotiations in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has adopted a policy or guidelines regarding the approval of applications for the transport of munitions of war on Irish-registered aircraft and through Irish airspace since the Minister has taken office; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 402. To ask the Minister for Finance whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's military neutrality at an EU level; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Military Neutrality (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 468. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether recently announced ReArm Europe plans by Ursula von der Leyen, particularly the announcement of more flexible use of EU funding towards defence investment, will result in Irish taxpayers' money being used to fund arms manufacturing, lethal military aid, and other potential breaches of Ireland's military neutrality at an EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 474. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details of the allocation of the EU’s social cohesion funding in Ireland from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 510. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a timeline for the raising of paid sick leave to seven days, and ultimately ten days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10781/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 511. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his officials have engaged with the Department of Health on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 512. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the public health benefits of an increase to paid sick leave for employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10783/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 518. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the costings for spending by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland on legal fees to date on this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 1224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals who were refused leave to land; the number that received a refusal at each border or port in 2024; if they received refusal in writing; the number of those who subsequently applied for international protection in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/25]

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — Ireland's long-standing policy of military neutrality, our strong tradition of peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance abroad, and our strong international reputation in diplomacy; — the importance of safeguards and oversight in ensuring Irish military deployments are in line with our policy of military neutrality;...

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I will pick up on some of the points made by the Minister of State and his colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. The latter set out a very visceral story about his experience in the UN in 2022 where he had a concern because he did not know whether or not there was going to be a veto. I believe this was about Operation Althea. He did not finish the story. There was no veto. He...

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----today and last week in the debate on the international security on trade, the Minister of State has said twice that this was in the general election manifesto. It was not. The triple lock is not mentioned in the Fine Gael manifesto. It is mentioned in the Fianna Fáil one but it is mentioned in the context of reform. What the Minister of State is proposing is simply not reform....

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Another issue I have to pick up on in the contribution of the Minister, Deputy Byrne, is that he said there had been no peacekeeping missions approved. There have of course been peacekeeping missions renewed-----

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----but this is too convenient for the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond------

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----to not mention that this is fully functioning. Will the Minister of State please allow me to finish my points, with all the respect that he talked about for debate? I also want to pick up on the issue that the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, raised about us not supporting European Union membership, which is the most preposterous statement for him to make. We, of course, as the...

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: He has nobody here to debate this issue.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: He says that he respects debate but-----

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: -----there is no debate happening. Moreover, his respect for debate obviously does not extend to the Irish people. All we are asking for is that this crucial part of our neutrality tradition is simply put to the people. I urge this House again to adopt this motion, put it to the people and defend our triple lock.