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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (30 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 133 together. The overall human rights situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the treatment of children in detention, remains a matter of concern. Ireland has repeatedly drawn attention to concerns regarding the treatment of Palestinian prisoners. We have paid particular attention over recent years to issues related...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (30 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: The assignment and posting of officers to diplomatic missions overseas is an operational matter for the Department. Decisions are subject to a number of considerations including the matching of officers’ skills to posts and the staffing profile of missions, the Planned Postings Policy and wider staffing needs across the Department. Vacant positions abroad, including that referenced...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, applications for entry into the Foreign Births Register is governed by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, and subsequent amendments, as well as the Foreign Births Regulations 2013. The duty of providing Irish citizenship to eligible individuals is a responsibility that my Department takes extremely seriously and all applications are thoroughly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: Average processing times for all categories of passport applications are updated weekly on the Passport Service’s website, www.dfa.ie/passport. All passport applicants are advised to check the average processing time for their category of application before applying. Applications for the persons named were registered with the Passport Service on 17January 2018. Assuming that they...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Private Partnerships Data (30 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: My Department is not currently engaged in any public private partnerships.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (30 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: The Government is committed to advancing North South cooperation including through the work of the North South Implementation Bodies established under the British Irish Agreement. I do not have direct responsibility for any of these Bodies, as in this jurisdiction responsibility for them is exercised by my colleagues: the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Waterways Ireland...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: I note for the record that this is not just in relation to Oireachtas Members. This goes for everyone. There is no special treatment for us in here, to be clear.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: There is an attempt to move from rent supplement to HAP, which is a better structure for tenants. It provides them with a great deal more certainty and it works. When people are in the HAP system, they like it.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: No one is being forced out of a property because of the move from rent supplement to HAP.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: That will be confirmed by the Department.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: I do not have the details on a county-by-county basis. We are now spending more on health care than the State has ever spent in its history. There is, of course, an obligation on the HSE to deal in its service plan with many areas which are under pressure. The availability of resources for health care, however, is higher now than it has ever been.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Motion (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: Speed is never a problem for the Minister of State.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: As I have said previously, we need to read carefully the Oireachtas committee's report. I would say I have read it a dozen times since it was published and as many other are trying to do, I am forming a view and also trying to understand how the Government can act responsibly in terms of bringing forward those recommendations, but it has not made any firm decisions yet. We will have a...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: If the Taoiseach answered the question yesterday I endorse what he said.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: As the Taoiseach outlined yesterday, the roads programme will be announced in the next few weeks.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: There is a recognition that rural roads in certain parts of the country need priority. I am someone who travels the roads a lot, for obvious reasons, but I am not in a position to announce the rural roads programme today, and I think people will understand the reason.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

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Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: I gave a very detailed answer to that earlier but just to say that the contributions that will now be provided for in terms of people who took career breaks to look after children or care for parents will apply to women or men. I outlined that in some detail earlier.

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: Numerous Government spokespeople have made it clear that in the context of reduced VAT rates we expect that the industry will pass that benefit on to customers and consumers. I will ask Deputy Brendan Griffin, who is the line Minister, to talk to the Irish Hotels Federation about that.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Coveney: I have been handed a note here, and I should correct the record that there are actually 600 homes in Dublin on daft.ie right now that can be purchased for less than €250,000.