Results 841-860 of 4,869 for speaker:Seán Haughey

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will update the planning regulations in respect of solar panels; when the process of updating the planning regulations to facilitate the installation of solar panels will be finalised; when the updated regulations will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14739/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 423. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide humanitarian relief and assistance to help with the refugee crisis in Moldova following the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14740/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 by county; the overall cost per year by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that community employment schemes providing drug rehabilitation services are finding it difficult to recruit youth support and drugs rehabilitation support workers; if she will review the regulations in relation to eligibility for these schemes in order to deal with this problem;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: I thank the ambassador for coming in again, for giving us those accounts of what is happening on the ground in Ukraine and for updating us on the horrific situation we are witnessing on our television screens. I also pay tribute to President Zelenskyy for his extraordinary leadership. He is a wartime president. I am sure he is an inspiration to the people of Ukraine and, indeed, the world....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the ambassadors to the meeting. Mr. Zurabashvili is a regular attender at our meetings and around Leinster House. We appreciate his briefings. I also welcome Mrs. Miculet. I am delighted that the embassy is open. It will provide an opportunity for an exchange of views and information, which is welcome. Ireland supports enlargement of the EU. It always has and always will as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine. (15 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: I thank the ambassadors for their comprehensive presentations and strong words, which are warranted at this time. Some years ago I had the honour of going to Warsaw for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations and was warmly received by the Polish people, such friendly people. It certainly made a lasting impression on me. Long may that friendship between our two countries continue. On the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [12788/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [12787/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the German Chancellor. [12786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 292. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give guidance to persons wishing to donate privately for humanitarian relief in Ukraine; if a list of suitable aid organisations can be prepared including the organisations in which donations qualify for tax relief; the non-governmental organisations that the Government will contribute to in order to alleviate distress in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 293. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will propose to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the immediate establishment of a reconstruction, reparation, and redevelopment fund for Ukraine which would be financed initially by the immediate confiscation worldwide of the assets of those oligarchs who have accumulated wealth by their ties to the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 296. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider sending a large delegation of experienced and trained election observers to observe the elections in Hungary in April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12948/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grade three school secretary can only move up to grade four if their school has 40 full-time staff; if so, when this criterion was devised; the reason for this condition; if she will review this criterion in order that these school secretaries are not left behind in terms of pay and related issues; and if she will make a statement on the...

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the publication of the 278-page report by Amnesty International on Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. I accept its conclusions. I said as much in a previous Dáil debate in May 2021. The main conclusion of the report is that "Israel has perpetrated the international wrong of apartheid, as a human rights violation and a violation of public international law". There have...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (2 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: I am glad to learn more about the international unit in the Department of the Taoiseach. It is obviously doing important work. As we all will be aware, international affairs are dominated just now by the horrific Russian war on Ukraine. The Taoiseach has engaged with a number of Heads of Government in this regard in recent days. Can the Taoiseach give me a sense of where world leaders...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (2 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [11728/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will put practical measures in place to facilitate Ukrainian citizens who are related to Irish citizens, including grandparents, to take-up residence in Ireland for the duration of the current hostilities; if they can be assisted in physically exiting Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: 116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will provide practical assistance to Ukrainian citizens who are physically trying to travel to Ireland to live with family members here due to the current hostilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12146/22]

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Seán Haughey: Russia has embarked on a full-scale invasion of Ukraine since we debated this situation in the Dáil six days ago. The Russian war is illegal and a serious violation of international law. Russia's attack is totally unjustified and Ireland and the EU are right to demonstrate steadfast support for Ukrainians' rights to sovereignty and territorial integrity. Peace has been shattered and...