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- Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: It gives me great pleasure to speak to this Bill and I commend Deputy O'Dea for bringing it forward. As he said, he has covered certain items in it. In the six minutes I have available before passing over to my colleague, Deputy Mary Butler, I wish to raise a number of items. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Leo Varadkar, is very familiar with pensions because he had a hand in...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: As of this year, 136 countries recognise the state of Palestine, including eight EU states. In December 2014, both the Dáil and Seanad of the previous Oireachtas passed motions to recognise the state of Palestine formally alongside a two-state solution based on 1967 borders with east Jerusalem as the capital. On page 144 of A Programme for a Partnership Government, it is said that the...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: Is the Government going to stand by and do nothing?
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government is either in or out. Are we committed to it or not?
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Government will not do it, the Opposition will. We have a cross-party motion here and we will move it if the Government will not do it.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: Six thousand illegal settlements. If we do not do it there will be nothing left to recognise.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not true. On a point of order-----
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Coppinger has knowingly misled the House. Motions were-----
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: No. Deputy Coppinger basically accused Fianna Fáil and other parties of not agreeing to a motion. We circulated a motion to everyone, signed by Sinn Féin and other Members, which specifically condemns the executive order. Perhaps Deputy Coppinger should get up to speed with her e-mails and what is being circulated rather than making accusations that are not true.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: The exact reason for what is happening is that the AAA-PBP failed to give a commitment to the effect that it would not seek to amend any agreed motion.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: The Taoiseach is responsible.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in the district of Balbriggan, County Dublin, for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5600/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in each division in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, DMR, for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5601/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to the Dublin Fingal constituency for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5939/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding which was allocated to the Dublin Fingal constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5941/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tourism Data (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5943/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Acht na Gaeilge (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade an bhfuil sé i gceist aige, ag a Roinn nó ag an Rialtas ceist Acht na Gaeilge a chur i gcroílár aon phléití a tharlóidh ó thuaidh sna seachtainí agus sna míonna atá amach romhainn. [5937/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the grant programmes that are open in his Department for charitable organisations working in the disabilities sector with a specific focus on respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5636/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planning extension of the DART to Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5623/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (7 Feb 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of the metro north from Dublin city centre to Swords-Lissenhall, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/17]