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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in Dublin city and county currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in the city and county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; the number of businesses in the city and county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has undertaken research regarding the costs of retrofitting a second-hand house up to the ##A-rated standard that is required for new builds; if he is satisfied that the grant schemes in place are sufficient for householders to carry out these works; his views on whether the required numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works can give advice and assistance to homeowners likely to be prone to flooding as a result of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give advice to local authorities and An Bord Pleanála with regard to granting planning permissions for residential developments in areas likely to be prone to flooding as a result of rising sea levels in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62214/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on EU Cohesion Policy and Ireland: European Commission (15 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Chair and Mr. Sobral for his presentation. I represent a Dublin constituency. While it would be considered affluent in EU terms, it has significant areas of disadvantage as well. The Structural and Cohesion Funds have traditionally been important for Ireland. I am thinking about the 1990s and noughties. This has resulted us now being a net contributor to the EU budget. I...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: There is a lot on the agenda of the European Council meeting, including the Covid-19 pandemic, crisis management and resilience, security and defence issues, the upcoming EU-African Union summit, the situation on the EU border with Belarus, energy prices and the external aspects of migration. Meanwhile, negotiations between the UK and the EU on the implementation of the Northern Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 109. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether retired persons who are members of occupational pension schemes should be granted access to the industrial relations machinery of the State in order that they are given a voice in industrial relations processes with regard to matters affecting occupational pensions and other issues; if he has consulted with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the targeted commercial rates waiver scheme to other targeted businesses, including hospitality reliant businesses such as dry cleaning, which have been more severely impacted than the businesses currently included in the waiver scheme; if he will consider the fact that these hospitality reliant businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current political situation in Myanmar and in particular the jailing of a person (details supplied) for incitement and breaching Covid-19 rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Weather Events (14 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 469. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department advised all early learning and care and school aged childcare services to close on 7 and 8 December 2021; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents were unhappy regarding this advice given that Storm Barra turned out not to be very dangerous particularly in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 33. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the calls for the waiving of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines, tests and treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60744/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (8 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the outcome of the meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference held on 2 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60734/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 161. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce childhood obesity; his views on proposals from an organisation (details supplied) to end the advertising and marketing of unhealthy food products to young persons by regulating online and social media marketing and extending the broadcast ban to 9 pm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60738/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the fact the British Government seems to be drawing back from introducing legislation on legacy and also that it is dialling down the rhetoric on invoking Article 16. On the British-Irish Council, I am pleased the Taoiseach was able to attend the meeting. It seems a wide range of issues were discussed, including economic matters, trade, ongoing relations with the EU, COP26,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent British-Irish Council. [60164/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: As Deputy Smith said, it is clear that President Joe Biden is very proud of his Irish roots. He proclaims his Irish heritage whenever he can. The most recent example of this was when he called the men's Irish rugby team to congratulate them on their historic victory over New Zealand. I understand that he also contacted the Taoiseach to pass on his congratulations to the people of Ireland...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: The Department of Justice is spearheading a number of initiatives to tackle concerns about community safety, crime and quality of life issues throughout the country. I refer to the Greentown initiative, which aims to deal with criminal networks and to the recently established community safety partnerships arising from the Commission on the Future of Policing, one of which is located in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his recent meeting with the President of the United States. [57663/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality is next due to meet. [60023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Haughey: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that approved housing bodies, local authorities and the Land Development Agency make one-bedroom units available under the cost-rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60398/21]