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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 603. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to indicate her intentions for the current year in respect of the LEADER programme; whether she intends to introduce any modifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4290/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 604. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline her ambitions for the community enhancement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4291/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Network (30 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 606. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline her ambitions to support the rural road network under the LIS schemes throughout County Kildare and the country in the current year and in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 607. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the extent to which she hopes to continue to support recreational walk schemes throughout the country and in County Kildare over the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4294/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (30 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 608. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to encourage the build-up of state-of-the-art technology hubs at convenient locations throughout the country to enable many enterprises to have the benefits of an office setting without the necessity of travel to more distant locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4295/24]

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The vote will take place at the normal voting block time next Wednesday.

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister. This is a very important subject and we will try to get all speakers in. We have approximately six speakers, but that may change. It may increase or reduce as the case may be. The next speaker is Deputy Brady. He will be followed by Deputies Shortall, Wynne and Duncan Smith.

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Duncan Smith will be last to speak or does he want to speak now?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: Once again, I bring to the attention of the House the situation at Castletown House in Celbridge, County Kildare, a mansion of national and international importance as well as of community importance and that, from an architectural, historical, worldwide and national importance standpoint, is necessary. However, it is beset by a situation caused by a disagreement between the OPW and the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. Having been in that situation myself from time to time, I can assure him that while one welcomes an occasion to address the House on such an issue or any other issue, there are times when one would wish that the chalice might pass. I am disappointed with the tone of the reply, which is not the creation of the Minister of State. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues, unilaterally or through the aegis of the EU/UN, to influence the situation in the Middle East with particular reference to the setting up of a permanent peace process to which Israeli and Palestinians can refer their grievances on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3224/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which this country continues to respond to the needs of poorer communities, often beset by war, famine and national disasters; the extent to which our membership of the UN Security Council is being used as a means of accelerating help that is needed in such challenging situations; the extent to which Ireland continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which provision of broadband continues to meet targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3223/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 154. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether serious efforts can be made to ensure that those encouraging the use of human rights abuses against vulnerable men, women and children can be challenged in the international courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts are being made at international level to challenge the activities of international abuses of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3695/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, through the UN and the EU, can continue to highlight abuses of human rights at various locations throughout the globe, some in warzones and some not, where vulnerable people continue to be abused, trafficked and murdered; if any efforts have been made to bring the perpetrators to justice; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community is aware of large-scale human rights abuses across the globe; if steps are being taken or proposed for the UN to get involved in such situations at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3699/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the activities of Boko Haram are being or can be curtailed or restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3689/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the activities of Al Shabaab are being restricted, curtailed or challenged with particular reference to the need to protect their victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3690/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which at EU and UN level, he continues to focus on the vulnerability of women and children who continue to fall victims to physical and mental abuse; if he will indicate the steps being taken to address these issues and incarcerate the perpetrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3692/24]