Results 20,841-20,860 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (25 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the commitments that the Government has made in terms of accepting refugees and unaccompanied minors to Ireland, in tabular form; the number of persons to date that have been accepted here under the various resettlement and relocation programmes; the number of unaccompanied minors that have arrived here; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (25 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: 95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in accepting up to 200 unaccompanied minors from the dismantled Calais camp; if these children are part of or in addition to the 4,000 refugees Ireland has committed to under the various resettlement and relocation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3289/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Darragh O'Brien: It happened a number of times.

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

Darragh O'Brien: 324. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2548/17]

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

Darragh O'Brien: 325. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meetings with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2549/17]

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]