Results 1,241-1,260 of 4,869 for speaker:Seán Haughey

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 317. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland as a member of the EU and the UN Security Council will encourage the UNHCR and the international community to do more to protect Syrian refugees based in Lebanon and to prevent their forced return to Syria which can be considered a violation of international humanitarian law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5327/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 319. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a condition can be put in place on any allocation of Irish and EU aid to Lebanon to the effect that Lebanon must not force Syrian refugees to return to their homeland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5329/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 318. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will encourage the EU to have member states increase resettlement and family reunification places for Syrian refugees based in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5328/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 320. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish and EU humanitarian assistance for Syria can be provided directly to Syrian and non-Syrian humanitarian and human rights organisations in order that priority will be given to projects that will enable Syrian refugees sustain themselves in the long term and defend their rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5330/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider designating February 2021 as an official school holiday month and extend the academic year by a further month as a response to the current closure of schools due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5062/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria which will be used when deciding whether to reopen schools; if the R number and the number of daily Covid-19 cases will be taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 479. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of his plans to resettle Syrian refugees currently based in Lebanon in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5326/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 494. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a hard copy of the final report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes provided that hard copies have already been made available to those who gave evidence to the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5667/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will permit on-site viewings in respect of house sales and purchases in order to prevent future problems in the housing market; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5065/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place for checking the Covid-19 negative tests of persons entering this country from abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5323/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide additional powers to An Garda Síochána to prevent persons travelling to airports for the purpose of going abroad for non-essential reasons such as holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Deployment (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 701. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to impose restrictions on movements by persons from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5324/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 627. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to UK citizens, EU citizens and non-EU citizens living here in accordance with the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5067/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 700. To ask the Minister for Health if he has concerns in relation to the efficacy and efficiency of the vaccine produced by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (28 Jan 2021)

Seán Haughey: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to develop closer relations between Ireland and Wales; if these relations can be enhanced on a bilateral basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4810/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: North-South Ministerial Council (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Haughey: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the North-South Ministerial Council held on 18 December 2020; and if progress was made regarding plans for shared island investment projects at this meeting. [3466/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Haughey: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changes to the help-to-buy initiative; if the five year clawback provision can be abolished or reduced so as to allow expanding families purchase other newly-built larger accommodation without having to pay back money to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3888/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Haughey: 368. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it will be ensured there will be sufficient staff in place to deal with the backlog of applications for passports and the anticipated demand for new passports once Covid-19 travel restrictions are no longer required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Cases (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Haughey: 370. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise concerns regarding the recent arrest of a person (details supplied) with the Russian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Haughey: 373. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of overseas development assistance Ireland gives to Pakistan; if more can be done by Ireland to counter reported prejudices against Christian and Hindu minority groups in Pakistan; if he will examine claims of institutionalised tolerance of sexual abuse in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3880/21]