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European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Seán Haughey: I wonder if there was an acceptance of the special position of Ireland in all of this. Obviously, we have concerns about the future of the common travel areas, the possible erection of trade barriers, the possible introduction of cross-Border controls and the peace process. Did any bilateral meetings take place at the European Council meeting between the Taoiseach and other European leaders...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Seán Haughey: The Taoiseach stated there is not any scope for treaty change and I wonder how the European Union will proceed in that regard as well. In conclusion, what is the Minister's sense of how Britain should be treated at this stage? Should it be punished - should there be a punitive response - or should it be treated fairly, which would be in Ireland's interest as well? Several bureaucrats...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Seán Haughey: 689. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide post-adoptive services for adopted children as proposed by the Russian Irish Adoption Group and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19394/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (28 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the efforts he is making to reduce the holding times for persons ringing various sections in his Department; if he is aware that claimants sometimes have to wait 25 minutes or more before they get to speak to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18236/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: Yeats once wrote that everything is changed, changed utterly. We are not entirely sure what Thursday's vote is going to give birth to; a writer to the letters page of the Irish Timestoday finished off by stating that a terrible future is born. That remains to be seen, but I am apprehensive about the consequences of Thursday's vote. I am generally sad about the outcome of the referendum....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (23 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 65. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a motorist is entitled to receive photo and calibration details from the fixed charged processing office of An Garda Síochána prior to any possible appeal to the courts in respect of an alleged offence that may involve the imposition of penalty points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17641/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to protect unaccompanied minors who arrive in refugee camps on the Greek islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17645/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (23 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to ensure the money provided by Ireland to refugee camps is being used in a manner that will improve, in practical and tangible terms, the quality of life for refugees living in the camps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17646/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (21 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will sanction a building project at a school (details supplied) to enable it to open another class for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17013/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 247. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that waste management companies are introducing substantial increases in bin charges with effect from 1 July 2016; the legislative basis at national or EU level for these increases; the measures he will take to ensure that the householder can obtain the best competitive price for this service, given that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (21 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to reverse the cuts to the community employment scheme at a community programme (details supplied) introduced in 2012 in relation to the training and materials budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16960/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (21 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 503. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he is making to bring about a reduction of electricity prices having regard to the decreasing price of oil and gas internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16903/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (21 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reform the legislation which allows for the imposition of penalty points; his views on whether it is reasonable to double the penalty points for a motorist who loses an appeal to the courts; if he will introduce a system whereby both fine and penalty points are relinquished in the case of motorists who undertake a driver...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Membership (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 91. To ask the Taoiseach the preparations he is making to deal with a British exit from the European Union; the issues he needs to address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15646/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts in Education Charter (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to promote arts education in schools; if he will implement the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 389. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase funding for the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15702/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (14 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: 454. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the sudden termination of the privately funded pension plan in the Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf, Dublin 3; if the Health Service Executive was consulted; if he will intervene on behalf of the employees concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15910/16]

Adjournment Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes (9 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: I wish to bring to the attention of the House a serious matter that has developed in Donaghmede, Dublin 13, in respect of further education and community education services. The Trinity Adult Resource Group for Education and Training, TARGET, is based at St. Kevin's national school in Donaghmede and has been at this location since 1993, that is, for 23 years. It provides vital services to...

Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Haughey: I join Deputy Michael McGrath in congratulating the Minister of State, Deputy Murphy, on his appointment. I hope he has a successful and productive term of office. For my part, I am very pleased to be appointed my party's spokesperson on European affairs. It is a challenging brief, but it is an area that I have always taken a keen interest in, having been a member of the Oireachtas Joint...