Results 20,761-20,780 of 27,272 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which Brexit will potentially affect international connectivity in aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23236/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered the impact that Brexit will have on airlines that sell seats a year in advance and are facing uncertainty as to whether their airplanes will be able to operate as normal in the future as a result of Brexit. [23237/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (16 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the impact that the UK leaving the European Safety Agency would have on flights between Ireland and the UK, the UK and Europe and Europe and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23238/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I will do my best, Chairman. It is difficult. I thank the witnesses. Both of their presentations show what we know, which is how complex this will be. It could lead us down any avenue. I will try to restrict myself to specific questions, the first of which is what does Britain want? My understanding from meetings is that it has no idea what it wants. I do not mean that in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I know. I have met them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Professor Murphy for his comment.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by the Government to protect and assist the LGBT community in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22411/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether steps must be taken at international level to protect the LGBT community in Chechnya and to assist those who are being forced to flee the country due to sexual orientation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22412/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made at national and international level to address the concerns raised by Palestinian prisoners that are currently on hunger strike as of 17 April 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22420/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (11 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to ensure that Palestinians that are incarcerated in prisons in Israel are afforded their human rights and are treated in a fair and humane manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/17]

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State could have taken some of the time of the Minister, Deputy Ross, earlier.

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 2035.

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Go away out of that.

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: It is all right. We have heard it all before.

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: Something for the north side would be good.

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: When?

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the motion proposed by our Dublin spokesperson, Deputy John Lahart. The public transport system in Dublin is at breaking point and is creaking at the seams. There is no question about that. Deputy Curran mentioned buses. There is no provision for multi-annual funding, meaning that Dublin Bus cannot plan its routes. Deputy Curran mentioned, rightly, how we have to wait until...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: UN Human Rights Council (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current members of the United Nations Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22342/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (10 May 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the sanctions which have been taken against current members of the human rights council that have been found to be in violation of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22343/17]