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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: Putin's brutal war on the people of Ukraine continues relentlessly. His actions in recent weeks show that he is losing this war and the survival of his regime in Russia is now being questioned. As we know, he has formally annexed four Ukrainian territories, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. These areas constitute 15% of Ukrainian sovereign territory. The annexation came about...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons for not applying the same rationale to officers in local government given the ongoing effect of Circular EL 02/2011, given the availability of incremental credit to civil servants working in his Department as per Circular 08/2019; the reasons that local government officers are treated differently relative to their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details regarding the outcome of rechecks undertaken in respect of Leaving Certificate examination papers this year; the number of examination papers which were upgraded; if her attention has been drawn to the delay that the rechecking of examination papers this year has caused problems for many students applying for higher...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: Both witnesses delivered a stark message. My first question is for Mr. O'Donoghue and relates to how this crisis fits into the aims and objectives of the European Green Deal. Is this a crisis that can be exploited to reach net zero emissions by 2050? I will ask Dr. Deane about the Irish situation. The Irish regulatory authority is the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU. I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-level Policy Response to Current Energy Security Issues: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: M question for Mr. O'Donoghue is in relation to the UK and Norwegian markets. Obviously, the UK is not in the European Union anymore. Does the European Union have any kind of relationship with the UK and Norway regarding these matters? Are there any co-operation agreements or understandings between the EU and the UK and Norway? Could Mr. O'Donoghue elaborate on the position of the UK...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [49949/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: Recently in the Dáil, the Taoiseach said with regard to negotiations between the EU and UK on the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol that the parties must now be given the space to do their work. The Minister for Foreign Affairs more or less said the same thing during Question Time earlier this month and suggested that the less said publicly on these matters in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of all planning permissions granted by An Bord Pleanála under the strategic housing development provisions will be carried out following the finalisation of the review he commissioned in April 2022 into certain matters relevant to the planning board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51518/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department receives reports from Irish Water regarding the length of time it is taking to connect new residential schemes to a water supply. [51934/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 380. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the rights of Palestinian refugees living in refugee camps across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to return to their homes from which they were forcibly displaced; if he is of the opinion that the biggest obstacle to their return is the Israeli settler-colonial movement that wants to continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which the proposed average 25% reduction in fees for childcare users will apply to recipients of income-assessed national childcare scheme subsidies and those who only receive a universal subsidy; if the overall progressivity of NCS subsidies are retained after the new rates come into effect; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 152. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made to date in advancing reforms to the operating model for childcare in Ireland; the timeline that he expects the proposed agency to be established by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include ADHD inattentive on the long-term illness scheme for those aged 16 years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50439/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: I nominate Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Expansion: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: I thank the ambassadors for taking the trouble to come to Dublin this morning. We really appreciate it. I assure them that our proceedings are being broadcast, so their contributions are being witnessed by many more people than are here this morning. Ireland supports European Union enlargement as a general principle, as was said. We believe in enlargement. When we joined the EU, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Expansion: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: Has the EU given Albania financial assistance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Expansion: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: I have two more questions for the witnesses, if they do not mind. What is the support for membership of the EU among the citizens of their countries? Is there strong support for membership of the EU? Is it uniform across both countries? I suspect it is not, based on the different groups that make up their societies, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Will the witnesses address the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Expansion: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: How do the witnesses explain the delay? Are there obstacles at European Council level to fast-tracking Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina's applications? I know the witnesses will be diplomatic but I am trying to ask who is not supporting Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina's applications at European Council level. If the witnesses do not want to answer that question directly, that is fine....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Expansion: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Seán Haughey: I thank both ambassadors for travelling from London. We are told there are approximately 700 Albanians and 230 Bosnians living in Ireland. They are very welcome here. I am delighted we have very good diplomatic relations between our countries. Today has been an important part of strengthening the ties between us and I very much welcome the dialogue we had today.