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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (21 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the up-to-date position in relation to negotiations regarding employees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (21 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the up-to-date position in relation to payments to a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (14 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has experienced periodic conflict over many decades. Recent months have seen an increase in insecurity and violence in eastern DRC, and an escalation of tensions between the DRC and Rwanda. Ireland has expressed concern at the recent escalation and has stressed the importance of regional efforts to address this situation. Ireland repeatedly...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (14 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: 438. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the situation regarding the process by which funding can be applied for and be made available (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7030/23]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disaster Response (9 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. It is the topic that is first and foremost on most people's minds throughout the world at the moment following the disaster of the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria in recent days. It was an unexpected shock and it caused a significant number of deaths to date. Unfortunately, the death toll is rising on a daily basis. In the first...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disaster Response (9 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: As the Senator rightly pointed out, there are additional difficulties in northern Syria because of the war there, which has been going on for years. It is hard to know who is in control of the region. There is a government in place but it is not strong in the region.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disaster Response (9 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: That is specifically why we are working through the United Nations Syria Cross-border Humanitarian Fund.They are the only people who are accepted in the region by all sides. They are seen as neutral and independent with a humanitarian remit. Anyone else trying to get in there would be counterproductive. This is the group through which we are working. The €2 million we announced at...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (9 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator O'Loughlin for raising this important matter concerning the Defence Forces. As she is from Newbridge in County Kildare, she knows more about the Defence Forces and has more contact with its members and their families than any other Member of the Oireachtas given her proximity to the Curragh. Her knowledge of the Defence Forces is vastly superior than that of most other...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Defence Forces (9 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator. I have listened carefully to her remarks. We place enormous value on the peacekeeping work undertaken by members of the Defence Forces. However, it is important to reiterate that ESTA authorisations are ultimately given at the discretion of the US Department of Homeland Security. While it is possible to seek an exemption to these travel restrictions on the basis of...

Public Art Mural (Exempted Development) Bill 2022: First Stage (2 Feb 2023)

Seán Fleming: No.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 141 together. The Government provided a total of over €100 million in direct assistance to Somalia and other countries in the Horn of Africa in 2022, in response to the devastating humanitarian crisis caused by drought and conflict.  We have also taken a lead internationally in drawing attention to the devastating impact of the crisis and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Emigrant Support Programme is central to our engagement with our communities abroad. Since its inception in 2004, the Emigrant Support Programme has assisted over 530 organisations in some 37 countries with grants totalling over €220 million. The value of the sustained investment in the programme was evident during the incredible response of our community organisations and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy, 2020-2025, sets out the Government’s vision for engaging with our diaspora communities around the world. As we approach the half-way stage in the strategy’s five-year span, albeit one that was interrupted by the global pandemic, it is right that we would take stock of what has been achieved so far and the Interdepartmental Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland strongly condemns the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab. We support international efforts to reduce their influence and assist populations affected by their actions. Ireland is playing its part in helping tackle the impact and the causes of the armed conflict and forced displacement.  Since 2015, we have provided over €36 million in bilateral assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 and 390 together. The World Food Programme reports that 349 million people across 79 countries are now facing acute food insecurity.  This is a significant increase since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated the situation further.  It is likely that the availability of food will become a significant issue in many...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Government's international development policy, A Better World, is strongly focused on addressing the needs of countries and communities which are the furthest behind, with an emphasis on those in the world’s poorest or climate exposed regions, especially women and girls. Ireland’s programme of Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a central element of our foreign...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: The Government's international development policy, A Better World, focuses on addressing the needs of countries and communities who are furthest behind.  It has a particular emphasis on those in the world’s poorest or climate-exposed regions, especially women and girls.  The Government has provided a total of €1.233 billion for Official Development Assistance in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (31 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: Ireland maintains a consistent focus internationally on issues relating to refugees and displaced persons.  We raise these issues in UN and EU meetings, highlighting in particular the plight of the most vulnerable, including women and children. We fully support EU efforts to adopt a comprehensive approach to migration, including through resettlement and increased legal pathways for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: 1342. To ask the Minister for Health when facilities will be provided at a clinic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63877/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Jan 2023)

Seán Fleming: 1351. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in detail the hospitals that will benefit from a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63904/22]