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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (16 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons on working family payments will receive a full Christmas bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (10 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the recruitment of 450 new customs officials in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41272/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: And grandads.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40828/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Western Balkans Issues (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Macedonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40829/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has given consideration to opening an embassy in Georgia as part of expanding Ireland's global footprint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40989/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Waiver Programme (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a visa waiver programme for diplomatic passport holders from Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving a regular weekly payment of illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40859/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied); and the reason for the delay in relation to same. [41114/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Claims Processing (9 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason she did not consult with an organisation (details supplied) when the redesigned claim and medical certificate forms were introduced for use in the illness and injury benefit schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41230/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by the Government since it first demanded compensation from Israel for the destruction of EU-funded structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40301/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Israeli Settlements (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: In October 2011, Ireland and eight other EU member states, as part of what is known as the West Bank Protection Consortium, protested against the demolition or confiscation of structures on the West Bank which provided humanitarian relief from the EU and other members and formally demanded compensation from the Israeli authorities. We welcome that initiative and I would appreciate if the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Applications Data (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: I want to make a quick comment. It is important to give credit where credit is due. In this instance, it is proper to put on the record of the House the fact that the Passport Office has modernised significantly and has really stepped up to the plate in terms of being available through online platforms in particular. I thank the people in the Passport Office with whom I have had dealings....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Brexit negotiations and Ireland's domestic preparedness for all scenarios, including a no deal Brexit, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: Will the Tánaiste provide us with an update on the status of the Brexit negotiations, particularly Ireland's domestic preparedness for all scenarios, including the dreaded no deal Brexit, which looks ominous?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: It is obvious to us all that the next couple of weeks are critical, but we know that the chasm between the European Union and the United Kingdom is quite big and that there is little consensus on the way forward. It was interesting to hear the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, warn yesterday in her speech at the Conservative Party conference that while Great Britain wanted a deal,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: He will be well able to do so.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: Is the Tánaiste in a position to tell us whether the European Union has received any new proposal from the UK Government for the backstop? While everybody is hoping agreement can be reached on the withdrawal agreement and the backstop, we are cognisant that one of the hurdles that must be overcome is the fact that the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, must get it through...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: There are different legal opinions on it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East Peace Process (4 Oct 2018)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the course of action the Government will take in the coming months if there is no progress in regard to the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40419/18]