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- Srebrenica: Statements (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: It is an honour for me, on behalf of Fianna Fáil, to speak on this, the 22nd anniversary of when the Srebrenica massacre began. I remember that day and the reporting of those events when 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were murdered by Bosnian Serb forces under the command of former General Ratko Mladic. The barbaric slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians was compounded by the fact...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of the school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the status of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33079/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Enlargement (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the status of Turkey's accession talks to the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32296/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 256. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in South Sudan; the efforts being made by the Government and the EU to help bring an end to the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32297/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 257. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the EU-Libya migration agreement; the efforts being made to safeguard refugees returned to Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32298/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 258. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32299/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Oversight (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 265. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Cabinet committee that covers overseas development aid. [32467/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Data (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 266. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the increased number of immigrants from Libya and African countries via Italy; and the increased challenges this is posing on Italy and Greece. [32466/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the commitments the Government has made in terms of accepting refugees and unaccompanied minors here; the number of persons to date in 2017 that have been accepted under the various resettlement and relocation programmes; the number of unaccompanied minors that have arrived here to date in 2017; if he expects Ireland to meet...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drugs Respreeza and Zemaira; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32208/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: 797. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress with the review and updating of the building standards and building classifications being carried out by his Department, taking into account the current difficulties with obtaining green certificates for homes with negligible pyrite levels; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: This is relevant because if the Minister, Deputy Ross, did not spend so much time in the Department of Justice and Equality-----
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: I will get back to Sinn Féin if you do not let me talk about Dublin Airport.
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: I will. If the Minister, Deputy Ross, did not spend all day every day-----
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: I will. The Government is charged with governing the Republic of Ireland, looking after its welfare, ensuring jobs are created, that people's livelihoods are protected and that the country develops appropriately. In that context, the Minister, Deputy Ross, being the anti-judicial crusader, has spent half his time in the Department of Justice and Equality when he has responsibility for a...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: I will get back to that, but he should look after his brief and he is not doing that. Perhaps when the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, meets him, because I have not seen him around for a while, he might prompt him to focus on the job he is supposed to be doing and the area of responsibility he is supposed to have. This flawed legislation will require majority support in this House to...
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: What?
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: Why not?
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: They are, absolutely. The support is from Sinn Féin and AAA-PBP, now known as Solidarity-People Before Profit. Deputies Mick Barry, Paul Murphy, Richard Boyd Barrett, Ruth Coppinger and others have said they will give conditional support to this Bill, like the conditional support and respect they give our courts. Do not forget-----
- Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)
Darragh O'Brien: I will tell you why it is conditional, if you will let me conclude.