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Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government doubled the criteria and set the bar much higher.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: We were.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is going to leave all those people behind.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: It is wrong to do it for some and not for others.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: The money will only be paid until 2019.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not an anomaly-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: -----it is a policy decision made by the Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emigrant Support Services (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for that. There are practical measures available. I am aware of the report on challenges faced by returning Irish emigrants. The economic report the Minister has mentioned will be published in the next few weeks. I am asking for a commitment that the matter will be debated here in the House. I will explain why. Significant numbers are returning and that is great and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emigrant Support Services (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emigrant Support Services (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that have been taken by his Department to support Irish emigrants who wish to return here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3696/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emigrant Support Services (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Estimates by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, suggest that between April 2016 and April 2017, more than 27,000 Irish emigrants have returned to Ireland. That is very welcome news. However, many are encountering severe difficulties and hurdles when they return, in particular with their dealings with financial institutions. What specific actions are being taken by the Tánaiste and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emigrant Support Services (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I hope the Minister does not mind me saying that the response is pretty vague. It really misses the fundamental point I am trying to make. The vast majority of the 27,400 people who returned have serious difficulties getting car insurance, for example. They are rated on the basis that their previous driving experience in places such as Canada is not taken into account and their previous...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government has prepared and finalised Brexit sectoral response plans for each Department as committed to in May 2017; if so, if he will publish these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3688/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Strategies (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will further elaborate on his plans to double Ireland's global footprint by 2025; the criteria being used to determine the way in which this strategic plan will be achieved; if this plan has been fully costed; if funding has been ringfenced for this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3685/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he formally raised the expansion of illegal settlements with the Israeli Prime Minister during his recent visit to the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a regional passport office in the Border region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has formally raised the issue of Christian persecution at the UN and the EU Foreign Affairs Council; the actions being taken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3687/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (23 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the efforts being made at EU and international level to address this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Property Tax Administration (23 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has changed the method or the calculation for persons who are receiving a social welfare payment and have their local property tax deducted at source; if so, the implications of this for such persons; if it has a resulted in an increase in the amount of local property tax being paid; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jan 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and provision of a permanent extension for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2355/18]