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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with European Ombudsman (14 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: I thank Ms Emily O'Reilly for coming before the meeting. I think it was last year that she met members of the committee in Brussels and was very informative about the details of her work then. I welcome her more recent recommendations which all of us will support. We live in an age of openness, transparency and accountability. I will be devil's advocate for a moment. Through the years,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: With the UK leaving the EU, it is very important that Ireland build up new alliances in Europe. The Taoiseach mentioned that in his reply. The UK and Ireland have traditionally been in agreement about many of the big issues confronting the EU. Brexit is a big concern for us and other EU states adjacent to the UK from the point of view of trade but it is not a big issue for many other EU...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Estonia in Dublin; and the issues discussed at the meeting. [5977/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by returned emigrants from non-EU countries in obtaining motor insurance; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that these persons pay high motor insurance premiums; if this matter can be addressed in the context of the implementation of the cost of insurance working group report; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the local property tax; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the system is unfair to persons living in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6989/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (13 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department gave a letter to a company (details supplied) in connection with a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for a strategic housing development stating that the proposed development will not affect future projections by his Department in respect of the availability of school places; the figures available to his...

National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: I apologise on behalf of Deputy Niamh Smyth who is at a function commemorating Countess Markievicz. Fianna Fáil is happy to support the Bill, which is in the interests of Government transparency. It is important that the Republic of Ireland aligns itself in this regard with Britain and Northern Ireland so that we can get across our side of the story in respect of the release of State...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Mr. Michael Russell, MSP, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: There is a great degree of culture going on here. Years ago, I visited Glasgow when it was European capital of culture. Mr. Russell has whetted our appetite to visit some of the more rural areas, including his constituency. I thank Mr. Russell for his briefing on the situation as he sees it. We appreciate his support for the position of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Mr....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the health hazard posed by blocked and overflowing communal sewage pipes serving private houses; if the routine intervention to deal with such situations by health authorities will be ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6125/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 213. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to postpone the implementation of the European Union (Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Dangers arising from Medical Exposure to Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2018 in view of the concerns of chiropractors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6268/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Noise Pollution (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Haughey: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has appointed Fingal County Council as an independent noise regulator in respect of airport noise; the reason he plans to introduce less restrictive noise regulations; if his attention has been drawn to ongoing complaints from persons in north County Dublin concerning aircraft noise at night arising from works being...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements: Supplementary Questions (31 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: The European Council President, Donald Tusk, at the EU summit in December endeavoured to launch a major review of the Union's migration policy. It seems that there was much disagreement on this issue and that Hungary and other member states were opposed to mandatory relocation quotas. It was agreed to set up a fund to stem the flow of illegal migration and to consider further the reform of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (31 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: 31. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the European Parliament on 17 January 2018; the meetings he attended; and the issues that were discussed. [3054/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if the issue of European immigration was raised when he met Mr. Viktor Orbán while in Hungary. [1447/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (30 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: 34. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet Committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [1446/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (30 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: 622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that health authorities intervene with householders when private sewage pipes attached to private houses are blocked, in view of the fact that this issue is not adequately dealt with in the Water Services Act 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4481/18]

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

Seán Haughey: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have discussed phase two of the Brexit negotiations with the British Government at ministerial or official level. [3055/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: The eighth amendment to the Constitution was passed in a referendum in 1983 by a 66.9% majority. I voted in favour of the amendment at that time. Article 40.3.3° states the following:The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2016: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: I welcome our guests and thank them for coming in. In particular, I welcome our Polish colleague. I wish Mr. Cardiff's successor well. I hope Mr. Murphy gets over the final hurdles to his appointment – I imagine he will. I really have no questions. It is a good report. The citizens of Ireland and the EU can be reassured by this report. Certainly, things seem to be improving....

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Haughey: The main focus of interest for this country in the summit regarded the Article 50 negotiations at which it was decided that sufficient progress had been made during the first phase of the Brexit negotiations and guidelines for the second phase were adopted. The Taoiseach informed the House last week that we will now move to phase 2, regarding transitional arrangements and the framework for...