Results 20,081-20,100 of 26,290 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 326. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the Paris peace talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2550/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 327. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which his Department is preparing in advance of Article 50 being triggered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2551/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 328. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings he has had with the Export Trade Council since 23 June 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Terrorism (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 329. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent developments in Turkey, including the bomb attack in Istanbul; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 330. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if recent developments in Turkey, including the preliminary approval of a new constitution, were discussed at the recent meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 331. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a state of emergency has been declared in Gambia; the potential implications of this for the inauguration of a new president; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2821/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 was enacted by the previous Government. In response to parliamentary questions I tabled before Christmas, it was indicated that since 2013 fewer than 500 houses nationally have been remediated. Those that have been are mainly along the east coast and in my area of Dublin Fingal. The Taoiseach will see in The Irish Timestoday the testimony about the thousands...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (18 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 155. 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 that have been made to date to assist this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 249. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that Tusla currently applies for Garda vetting for its employees, that is, for the preschool inspectorate and that Tusla is the inspector of early years services' Garda vetting, if the Tusla Garda vetting facility can be opened up to early years services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 250. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that Pobal currently applies for Garda vetting for its employees and Pobal administers funding to early years services' Garda vetting, if the Pobal Garda vetting facility can be opened up to early years services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 559. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the substantial increases in insurance premiums for community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 560. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the material grant provided to community employment schemes to affray the massive increase in insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 561. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is now not referring persons to community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 562. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he values community employment schemes; if there has been a change in policy within his Department to move away from these community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41426/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 690. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent efforts made to ensure that Israel meets obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, with particular reference to Palestinian children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41246/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 695. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to allegations of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people; if so, the efforts he and his European counterparts are making to protect the Rohingya and to ensure their human rights are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41498/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications Data (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1699. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Garda vetting requests in 2016 that were processed by organisations (details supplied) funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1413/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1700. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding which was provided in 2016 by her Department for child-facing child care schemes (details supplied) by scheme type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1414/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Expenditure (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1701. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total GDP value of the early childhood programme, the child care education and training supports programme and the community child care subvention programme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 1702. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department provides funding to Pobal for Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1416/17]