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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (10 Jul 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the contingencies and supports in place to protect Irish businesses from a hard Brexit scenario; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30642/18]

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I am both disappointed and concerned that we did not have any progress on the Irish issues and the Border in last month's Council meeting even though we had known for some time that that would be the case. It is even more disappointing to see the measly four paragraph conclusion paper published by the Council regarding Brexit. It illustrates that Brexit most definitely was not top of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (3 Jul 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which a person (details supplied) can apply for tax relief on nursing home expenses in view of the fact the Revenue Commissioners office in counties Louth and Mayo cannot provide the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29007/18]

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: At the end of March, 6,458 older people were on a waiting list for home support nationwide and 1,482 were in CHO 2, which is Mayo, Galway and Roscommon. Almost a quarter of those waiting are in those three counties alone. Across the three counties, 5,791 were receiving home care or home help and for the first three months of the year, there was a target of 475,893 support hours. According...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: CHO 6, which has 4,290 waiting on home support, was some 45,000 hours ahead of target. Why, for the purposes of reporting home care and home help, are they being counted together as there is a significant difference between the two? Despite pledges in the programme for Government and the Fine Gael manifesto, there has been no increase in home help provision. Have the two categories been...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 10. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CHO 2 was 45,000 home support hours behind target in the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28190/18]

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: Home support hours allow loved ones to be cared for in their homes and save the State a considerable amount. That should be rewarded and respected.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of information and communications technology specialists that have been hired in the Civil Service in County Mayo since July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28441/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of ICT specialists that have been hired in the Connaught region by county since July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28442/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (28 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons offered positions in the Connaught region following the two public service competitions for information and communication technology specialists that were run in 2016 in which regional positions were available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/18]

Pre-European Council: Statements (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: My party leader has already comprehensively addressed the key Brexit issues in advance of the upcoming EU Council meeting. However, as Brexit spokesperson for my party, I will take the opportunity to make a few key points before I address other issues coming before the Council. The forthcoming EU Council meeting was touted by the Government as a key milestone in the Brexit negotiations....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: For a hard Brexit.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: There is no doubt the Tánaiste is good at briefings and reports, but we still do not have answers on the substantive issues. There has not been the substantive progress on the Border that the Tánaiste said was cast-iron and bullet-proof in terms of the backstop commitments. We were told we must be real about what is possible and what can be published, but it is not possible that I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Ireland's domestic preparedness for Brexit and contingency planning in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28002/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I was concerned by the Tánaiste's statement that he wanted to see a backstop start to take shape. We were told that the backstop was already in place. While Prime Minister May has said that the UK has a responsibility to help find a solution, that is far from a commitment to delivering a solution.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: That is my point.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: My point was that the Tánaiste told us last December that we had a backstop. He used strong language to tell us that it was in place. He says that language does not lie, but it can be disputed. That is the problem. The Tánaiste also stated that preparations were well advanced, but it was only last weekend that the Taoiseach admitted that the Government was scenario planning for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Travel Area (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: As the Tánaiste outlined, the common travel area, CTA, allows free movement of British and Irish citizens between the United Kingdom and Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and provides access to various government services in each country in terms of healthcare, education and voting rights in certain elections. We welcome the fact that there has been agreement from all...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Travel Area (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: I note from a parliamentary question tabled by my colleague, Deputy O’Dea, that the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, met the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Right Honourable Esther McVey, on Monday, 23 April 2018. The Minister stated that she has a broad agreement to preserve the status quoin the field of social security...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Travel Area (27 Jun 2018)

Lisa Chambers: For the Tánaiste, is it?