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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: My point was that the Tánaiste told us last December that we had a backstop. He used strong language to tell us that it was in place. He says that language does not lie, but it can be disputed. That is the problem. The Tánaiste also stated that preparations were well advanced, but it was only last weekend that the Taoiseach admitted that the Government was scenario planning for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: For a hard Brexit.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: There is no doubt the Tánaiste is good at briefings and reports, but we still do not have answers on the substantive issues. There has not been the substantive progress on the Border that the Tánaiste said was cast-iron and bullet-proof in terms of the backstop commitments. We were told we must be real about what is possible and what can be published, but it is not possible that I...

Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: My party leader has already comprehensively addressed the key Brexit issues in advance of the upcoming EU Council meeting. However, as Brexit spokesperson for my party, I will take the opportunity to make a few key points before I address other issues coming before the Council. The forthcoming EU Council meeting was touted by the Government as a key milestone in the Brexit negotiations....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent efforts to restart the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28000/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to address the crisis in Yemen which is considered to be one of the world's worst humanitarian crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27997/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Treaties (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the anti-democratic actions of the Prime Minister of Hungary Mr Victor Orbán; his further views on the actions that should be taken against Mr Orbán; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27998/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if work has been undertaken in relation to putting in place new formal structures for dialogue between Britain and Ireland in the post Brexit era in view of the fact that they are our nearest neighbours and co-guarantors of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27999/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to protect the Rohingya, particularly women that are in danger of or are experiencing sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27996/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the suspension of the BSc Hons in digital media and society at the GMIT Castlebar; if the decision to suspend the course will be reversed; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further courses are due to be suspended at GMIT, Castlebar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28154/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to secure the future sustainability of GMIT, Castlebar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28155/18]

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 10. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHO 2 was 45,000 home support hours behind target in the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28190/18]

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: Home support hours allow loved ones to be cared for in their homes and save the State a considerable amount. That should be rewarded and respected.

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: At the end of March, 6,458 older people were on a waiting list for home support nationwide and 1,482 were in CHO 2, which is Mayo, Galway and Roscommon. Almost a quarter of those waiting are in those three counties alone. Across the three counties, 5,791 were receiving home care or home help and for the first three months of the year, there was a target of 475,893 support hours. According...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: CHO 6, which has 4,290 waiting on home support, was some 45,000 hours ahead of target. Why, for the purposes of reporting home care and home help, are they being counted together as there is a significant difference between the two? Despite pledges in the programme for Government and the Fine Gael manifesto, there has been no increase in home help provision. Have the two categories been...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of information and communications technology specialists that have been hired in the Civil Service in County Mayo since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28441/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of ICT specialists that have been hired in the Connaught region by county since July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28442/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons offered positions in the Connaught region following the two public service competitions for information and communication technology specialists that were run in 2016 in which regional positions were available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (3 Jul 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which a person (details supplied) can apply for tax relief on nursing home expenses in view of the fact the Revenue Commissioners office in counties Louth and Mayo cannot provide the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29007/18]