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Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: In a meeting with party leaders, the Taoiseach said he would consider setting up a separate meeting between leaders and Michel Barnier, who will come before the House next week, as was suggested by Deputy Adams, the leader of Sinn Féin. He said he wanted to see what the arrangements were regarding the meeting of the Dáil. I understand Commissioner Barnier will speak here next...

Leaders' Questions (4 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the Tánaiste's response and I commend the work that has been done. However, nobody believes that we will reach our commitment if it has taken 18 months for just 1,000 refugees out of 4,000 to arrive. I would welcome the possibility of taking in the additional 3,000 within the next few months but I do not believe it will be possible. However, let us make an effort and see if...

Leaders' Questions (4 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: In September 2015 the Tánaiste promised, on behalf of the country, that we would accept some 4,000 refugees from Syria as part of a co-ordinated response from Europe to the refugee crisis, which in scale is beyond anything we have seen in my lifetime. In that country of approximately 23 million, 500,000 have died, with 2 million people disabled because of lost limbs or other...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I also commend Deputy O'Reilly on tabling this motion, allowing us the opportunity to present the arguments. There seems to be clear agreement that, as anyone who is acquainted with the Holles Street facility knows, the National Maternity Hospital cannot stay as it is and must move. Given the medical choices, St. Vincent's Hospital is the obvious location. Not only is it an excellent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Patronage (3 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 20. To ask the Minister for Health the assurances he can provide that the proposed agreement between the national maternity hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital will not restrict the provision of medial procedures in the new facility. [20741/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Patronage (3 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 74. To ask the Minister for Health if there are other ownership models in which the ownership of the National Maternity Hospital would not accrue to those owning the land at which the hospital is to be located. [20740/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (3 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to commence section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016. [21043/17]

Standing Order 27: Motion (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with what Deputy Coppinger said earlier. We should have given this debate more time and scheduled it for a different time because how we do things is important. The process of how we speak and how we listen to each other is important. I raised this issue with others previously and Deputy Paul Murphy raised it at the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. There is enough time in here...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to ask the Minister a tactical question. On certain issues, such as environmental standards and social standards - not necessarily difficult issues such as trade or other issues - why is it in our interest that they be delayed three months, six months, or whatever period of time? Does the Minister not agree with me that it is not all negative and that playing a zero-sum or...

European Council Meeting: Statements (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I am glad to return to the issue of Brexit, which dominated the European Council at the weekend. I found the questions to the Taoiseach very useful and I wish to tease out what is happening. Those of us not in the mind of the British Prime Minister have to guess if we want to understand what is happening. To some extent we are seeing an unravelling of the British Government position. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: It is the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, who needs to be converted in that regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I was glad that there was a unified, 27-country position on the Brexit talks at the weekend. However, I am somewhat concerned about what happened on the previous Wednesday when Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met with the British Prime Minister, Teresa May. It seems to have been a disastrous meeting, according to leaks. Such leaks can only be seen to have been designed to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Chancellor Merkel. [17914/17]

Order of Business (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: I support Deputy Ruth Coppinger who makes a valid point. I know that I was involved in the Committee on Procedure. I was not involved in the Business Committeem but I think the Deputy's point is fair.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 46. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the deficit in affordable artist studio space around the country, in particular in Dublin city; if she will liaise with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to introduce legislation that would support the inclusion of a provision of artistic, creative and cultural space in all new...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wild Fires (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 60. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's estimation of damages caused, loss of habitat and loss of wildlife in view of the recent and ongoing spate of dangerous and severe wildfires across the countryside over the past month and in the context of the recent passage of the Heritage Bill which extends the permitted burning periods into March; and the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 88. To ask the Taoiseach the reasons for the ethnic and cultural categorisations currently used in the census, in view of concerns that they do not reflect the diversity of modern Ireland. [20854/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Valuation Office (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has satisfied herself with the time period within which Valuations Office Ireland responds to requests for the revaluation of properties, which now passes two years; her views on whether the office requires extra resources; if so, if she will provide extra resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20839/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the requirement for Afghan nationals applying for Irish visas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (2 May 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letters of intention to deport under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 issued in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if they were asylum-related or non-asylum-related; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20859/17]