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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: If Deputy Cronin is happy with that, I will move towards a conclusion. On behalf of the joint committee and on my own behalf, I thank all of the witnesses for meeting with us this afternoon and for the manner in which they dealt with the questions from members. I thank the Secretary General, Ms McCrum, and the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Clancy, whose contributions on the questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: That is fine. I was going to suggest that the Deputies co-operate, with Deputy Carthy asking a question on behalf of Deputy Cronin if necessary. I will invite Deputy Carthy to speak first and we will see how we are then in terms of Deputy Cronin's time. I am also conscious that I have already indicated to Deputy Stanton that I would give him priority on foot of the issue he raised earlier....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (26 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's position on the need to reopen the Lachin corridor route between Nagorno- Karabach and Armenia; if Ireland would raise the issue directly with our European partners and the United Nations, with a view towards ensuring through passage by means of humanitarian corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (26 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the provision of a domestic violence refuge in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (26 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 403. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the provision of a domestic violence refuge in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (26 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 537. To ask the Minister for Health when HSE-contracted home care visit staff in Laois and Offaly will resume evening and weekend hours to ensure that a full complement of service is available to patients and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of comments made by him on his recent visit to Israel, he will outline the steps he proposes to take to tackle anti-Semitism, with specific reference to the application of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism; if he accepts and agrees with such a definition; and if he will support calls...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to assist the advancement of democracy, the upholding of the rule of law, and the protection of human rights in Kosovo; to outline the position of the Government on the recent Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process and the need to hold Serbia to account for its destabilising actions and consequent impact on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the position of the Government on the current UK government legacy Bill; and if an international legal challenge will be mounted. [39759/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports issued to applicants providing principal place of residence addresses in the United Kingdom, specifically detailed as: Northern Ireland; England; Scotland; and Wales, for each of the past six years. [40653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that are being taken to improve the waiting times for those availing of works under the free energy upgrade scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to expand the national local hackney pilot to rural areas across County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Northern Ireland (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline, in the light of the recent UK government decision to carry out a fresh statutory investigation into the 1998 Omagh bombing atrocity, how she proposes that the Government will respond to such an inquiry; if she will accept that the most appropriate response would be the setting up of a parallel statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail his proposal for the future of the forestry sector, with particular reference for plans to plant 8,000 hectares of land each year for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 909. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of limited evidence in respect of the use of puberty blockers for the treatment and care of children, he will establish an independent external evidence review of the use by the HSE of a discredited clinic (details supplied), which treated hundreds of Irish children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 1017. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the model of care, assessment procedure, governance structure and legal and service arrangement in place between the HSE and a private gender service clinic in Antwerp, Belgium (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 1018. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the existence of a funding arrangement under the EU cross-border healthcare directive between the HSE and a private gender service clinic (details supplied) in Antwerp, Belgium. [40570/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: As we approach the summer recess, I wish to raise with the Taoiseach an issue concerning a former distinguished Member of this House, Mr. Alan Shatter. The Taoiseach will be aware of decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal that stated categorically that Mr. Shatter was wronged and grievously so and was poorly treated in the context of his demise as a Minister and a Member of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I have received apologies from Senator Wilson. Our agenda item is a meeting with representatives of the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association, RDFRA. I formally welcome Mr. Eugene Gargan, president, Mr. Martin Cooney, public relations officer, Mr. Neil Richardson, general secretary and Mr. Mark Ecock, national executive member. I look forward to hearing from them on the issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: That was one of the starkest and hardest hitting reports this committee has received. I thank Mr. Richardson for his bluntness and the direct nature of his message and I hope the committee can assist and help. I have been given notice by Senator Joe O'Reilly that he has Seanad duties and he has to have an opportunity of an early contribution before he has to leave us.