Results 19,961-19,980 of 21,096 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects a school (details supplied) to receive clarification from her Department regarding the policy of integration from an ASD unit to a mainstream classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3403/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (25 Jan 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 631. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to ensure that dental treatment will be available to a family (details supplied) that has been waiting many years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with Representatives of Médecins Sans Frontières (25 Jan 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Does Ms Simpson wish to add to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with Representatives of Médecins Sans Frontières (25 Jan 2022)

Charles Flanagan: On behalf of the Joint Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defence I express our appreciation to Ms Simpson, Ms Ossig and Ms Leahy for their time, engagement and the direct manner of their contributions and replies to many of the observations and questions of committee members. I offer our condolences and sympathies to them and their organisation on the tragic loss of their members throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Jan 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the free fuel allowance scheme in a case in which the income of a person slightly exceeds the allowed threshold and the person has no savings. [3975/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (1 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 442. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he plans to take to ensure that the Naval Service has access to a primary radar system as referenced in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of school transport needs will be carried out for a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4477/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to pupils (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are entitled to school transport; if capacity will be increased on existing services to facilitate them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to LocalLink which is willing to provide school transport for a school (details supplied) in which a number of parents are experiencing difficulties in transporting their children to school due to a private operator ceasing operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 803. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to ensure that residents in Portlaoise, County Laois and surrounding areas have access to the services of a local registered general medical practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available to progress to phase 3 of the N52 Tullamore Kilbeggan link road scheme in the context of having been identified as a key piece of infrastructure for the economic and development of the wider Tullamore area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5204/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I welcome all present to our meeting with the ambassador of Russia to Ireland, H.E. Mr. Yuriy Filatov, to discuss foreign policy and security in Europe. The ambassador is welcome. I thank him for agreeing to meet the committee to discuss matters of mutual concern to our respective countries and our people. At a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the West, this meeting gives us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Ambassador Filatov for that opening address. With his assent, I propose to open the meeting to our members to pose questions and make comments and observations. Given the high level of interest in the ambassador's statement, and with his consent, I will group the contributions of several members together and then come back to the ambassador for his response. I will continue the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: As I indicated earlier, and with the ambassador's consent, for the purposes of careful management and to ensure that all members have an opportunity to contribute, I will group the questions and comments from two or three members, and then ask the ambassador to respond. I call Deputy Brady.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputy. I will take one more contribution from among the members and then I will ask the ambassador to respond to the specific questions already tabled. I call Senator Joe O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: We will have time to come back in any event, ambassador, thank you. Moving on to the second round, Deputy Gannon will be followed by Senator Ardagh, Deputy Lawless and Senator Craughwell. I would remind members to desist from repeating the exact same questions as have been asked already because the likelihood is that the ambassador will give the same answers he has already given. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I will call Deputy Clarke now because the Deputy has indicated that she has to leave to go to the Chamber and also promises to be brief. Then I will come back to the ambassador.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I will give the floor to the ambassador now to answer the questions raised and then I will resume with Deputy Berry. I cannot grasp the motive beyond the question about the neutrality of Ireland. This is a fact. This is Ireland's choice and this is your policy that is enshrined in your Constitution. What else is there for me to say? We certainly respect the choice of the Irish people. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Was it about cyberattacks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe: Engagement with Ambassador of Russia (2 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Was it the Russian presidency of the Security Council and how that might assist in the process?