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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which children at risk including refugees are being identified as being in particular need of specific supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15142/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which human right abuses across the globe in war zones or elsewhere continue to be an issue at United Nations level; if the top 20 offenders in this regard are likely to be recipients of action from the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the Passport Office continues to be upgraded and streamlined to deal with the higher volume of applications in a shorter time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15144/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to meet with his UK counterpart to identify ongoing obstructions to the Northern Ireland Protocol as events emerge. [6351/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which his Department continues to monitor developments surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol; and the extent to which parties have departed from adherence to the Protocol. [6691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he, alone or together, with other European Union member states, can prevail on the Russian authorities for an immediate ceasefire and a properly coordinated process to deal with the damages caused in the Russian occupation of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues have agreed on a means of ensuring the withdrawal of the Russian forces from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15689/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the discussions he has had with European Union or United Nations partners with a view to bringing to an immediate end the occupation of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he has interacted with his European Union colleagues with a view to making available the highest level of support for Ukrainian refugees currently under constant bombardment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15691/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the international community is alert to the current attempted occupation of Ukraine, a sovereign state, by the Russian authorities; if it is recognised that a precedent is being set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15692/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the United Nations has addressed or intends to address the issue of the attempted occupation of Ukraine; if it is intended to allow all sovereign states to become future victims of a similar occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15693/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 230. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when it will be determined that diplomatic efforts to end the hostilities in Ukraine are not working; the extent to which other options can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15694/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 231. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the international community accepts the inevitability of the occupation of further or adjoining sovereign states by greater powers having regard to the situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15695/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the anticipated full extent to which Ireland might be in a position to address the issue of refugees from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15696/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor the activities of the Boko Haram and Al Shabaab or associate organisations with a view to minimising and eliminating their ability to carry out attacks on women, young girls or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which women and children continue to be victims at various locations throughout the globe in which war or famine or a combination of both prevails; if the international community is adequately addressing these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15699/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 235. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which efforts are made to ensure the cessation of the export or provision of arms to protagonists in various war zones in which women and children are increasingly the victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which hostilities continue in the horn of Africa; if adequate efforts are being made to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 237. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community is alert to the difficulties of the victims of natural disasters on a worldwide scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (24 Mar 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community is involved in directing aid to the various locations worldwide suffering from the effects of drought, war, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/22]