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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the principals of two schools (details supplied) regarding their shared temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28870/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 229. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to childcare providers that will be forced to close due to forthcoming fire regulations from Tusla that are due to come into force on 1 November 2021; the course of action for small providers that do not believe that they can meet these regulations and will be forced to close;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: I will pick up on a couple of points the Tánaiste and Deputy Ó Murchú made, elements of which the Tánaiste referred to in his opening remarks. At the meeting in Brussels last week of EU trade ministers, Europe's general trade policy review was discussed. The Tánaiste explained to Deputy Ó Murchú that the majority of member states have ratified this, as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (26 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: On the overall approach to CETA, the Tánaiste went into great detail in his opening remarks on the importance of the Canadian market to Europe and Ireland, which is evident. What potential does CETA provide to workers and companies across Ireland? Has the Tánaiste’s Department, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland or the IDA, identified particular sectors where there is...

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this debate and, of course, I wholeheartedly support this extremely important motion. Before I talk to the topic at hand, I want to state that this motion replaced statements on the post-European Council on the schedule. I have asked my party’s representative on the Business Committee that that be on a future schedule of the Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending the validity of NCT certificates given that waiting times for appointments are now over three months in some areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Pollution (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered implementing a daily sample testing of the Dublin Bay area bathing waters to ensure the waters are safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Human Reproduction (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 473. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he considered a report (details supplied); if he has taken action in response to the report to ensure that children born through assisted human reproduction have their rights ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29141/21]

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute briefly to this very important debate, nominally about the national recovery and resilience plan. We know from the Minister's remarks that it also includes the national economic plan, the various measures announced yesterday, the measures that have been announced throughout the pandemic and a few early pitches ahead of the budgetary cycle. The one...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Prime Minister. [27647/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent meeting of EU trade ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29421/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: As we all know, a dynamic and opening trading policy is vital for the country with and through the European Union. Will the Tánaiste and the Ministers of State present give a report on the recent trade Council meeting of European trade ministers?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am encouraged to hear the Tánaiste's response in respect of the clear shift in the global approach to trade following the change of administration in the USA, especially the opportunities presented by a closer trading relationship between the EU and the US. We should acknowledge that the EU member state set to proportionately benefit the most from a closer trading and investment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Meetings (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I will use this opportunity to pivot to discussions on transatlantic trade opportunities, given that was the main focus, and the opportunity to have the US trade representative contribute via videoconference. All these things present great opportunities for the European Union as a whole. The Tánaiste talks understandably about the logjams in respect of the steel sector and aviation....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the impact of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29420/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: Despite the affirmations by certain politicians and commentators, Brexit is not "done". Indeed, Brexit has just started. Will the Tánaiste and the Minister of State report on the impact of the trade and co-operation agreement between the EU and the UK on Ireland after six months of its operation?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: There is quite a lot to take out from the Minister of State's response. I will try to break it up into a couple of areas. I pay credit to him, to colleagues and everyone in his Department and relevant Departments such as Revenue and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the extensive preparatory work that was done ahead of Brexit. We can see that it was necessary. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Trade Agreements (3 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the reply. The Minister of State said it is a flavour of the figures, but it gives us a stark idea of the challenges ahead, even though most of those challenges are masked by the impact of the pandemic. My supplementary question is on the development of new markets, to which the Minister of State alluded. In the previous questions we talked about the potential new markets...