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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the refund of a community contribution due to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44752/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) was covered by State indemnity since 2012 and therefore did not require building insurance, that it continues to be covered by such State indemnity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of school transport for a person (details supplied). [45037/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 449. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will arrange to have invoices paid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44703/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the English qualifications which apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for nurses from abroad, and the restrictions which this is putting on foreign nurses from registering as nurses in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45239/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (12 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the criteria for individual SEAI grants will be extended to include windows and doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44588/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the basic income support for sustainability payment could be made earlier the year to facilitate farmers paying their contractors in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44494/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank the Cathaoirleach and members. I am very pleased to be before the committee again this morning to discuss the General Affairs Council. I have attended its two most recent meetings. The regular General Affairs Council took place on 19 September, and the main item for discussion was preparation for the European Council, which will take place on 26 and 27 October. The intention at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Howlin. As he correctly pointed out, the news over the past number of days has been distressing. We saw a terrorist attack in the first instance. The Deputy spoke about an Irish citizen and I can confirm we are providing consular assistance directly to the family in question. We are liaising with the Israeli authorities but I have no further update on that. It is common...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: The European Union position is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: As the Deputy rightly pointed out, the Commissioner had no legal basis to say what he did in a particular tweet. The Government contacted the European Union very quickly to ask it to clarify the tweet issued by the Commissioner and later that evening a statement issued pointing out that this was not a suspension of aid in any shape or form. We know the EU has stated a review will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: I think I was very clear in my response to Deputy Howlin that once the tweet was issued, the Irish Government immediately responded to the Commission to clarify the remarks. We are very clear that this was a unilateral response. It is not how the Commission operates. It is not how the Foreign Affairs Council takes decisions by qualified majority voting in allocating funding such as this....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: Ireland has been very clear and consistent in its support, in the first instance, in the UN General Assembly. We have Government approval for a statement on the prolonged occupation and looking at how we can hold Israel to account in the International Court of Justice for how it has increased its settlements in the occupied territories in addition to many issues concerning the treatment of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: With respect, I cannot speak directly on her behalf. We are the political arm.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: I did reply. I said that in the European Council we will be consistent in our view, as we have been. We have a very strong track record in supporting de-escalation. I spoke about what we are doing through the UN General Assembly. I also spoke about holding Israel to account. I am pointing out what the Irish State is continuing to do. That is our political arm and the forum for it is at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: First, I think the High Representative did call for de-escalation. It is very important-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs (11 Oct 2023)

Peter Burke: -----that we de-escalate and be a voice of reason in that regard. I cannot speak for my European partners or other EU member states. Each country has its own view on the region and those are very well articulated. What was the Deputy's last question?