Results 241-260 of 20,907 for speaker:Charles Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports issued to applicants providing principal place of residence addresses in the United Kingdom, specifically detailed as: Northern Ireland; England; Scotland; and Wales, for each of the past six years. [40653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that are being taken to improve the waiting times for those availing of works under the free energy upgrade scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to expand the national local hackney pilot to rural areas across County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39880/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Northern Ireland (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline, in the light of the recent UK government decision to carry out a fresh statutory investigation into the 1998 Omagh bombing atrocity, how she proposes that the Government will respond to such an inquiry; if she will accept that the most appropriate response would be the setting up of a parallel statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail his proposal for the future of the forestry sector, with particular reference for plans to plant 8,000 hectares of land each year for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 909. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of limited evidence in respect of the use of puberty blockers for the treatment and care of children, he will establish an independent external evidence review of the use by the HSE of a discredited clinic (details supplied), which treated hundreds of Irish children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 1017. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the model of care, assessment procedure, governance structure and legal and service arrangement in place between the HSE and a private gender service clinic in Antwerp, Belgium (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Sep 2023)

Charles Flanagan: 1018. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the existence of a funding arrangement under the EU cross-border healthcare directive between the HSE and a private gender service clinic (details supplied) in Antwerp, Belgium. [40570/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: As we approach the summer recess, I wish to raise with the Taoiseach an issue concerning a former distinguished Member of this House, Mr. Alan Shatter. The Taoiseach will be aware of decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal that stated categorically that Mr. Shatter was wronged and grievously so and was poorly treated in the context of his demise as a Minister and a Member of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I have received apologies from Senator Wilson. Our agenda item is a meeting with representatives of the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association, RDFRA. I formally welcome Mr. Eugene Gargan, president, Mr. Martin Cooney, public relations officer, Mr. Neil Richardson, general secretary and Mr. Mark Ecock, national executive member. I look forward to hearing from them on the issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: That was one of the starkest and hardest hitting reports this committee has received. I thank Mr. Richardson for his bluntness and the direct nature of his message and I hope the committee can assist and help. I have been given notice by Senator Joe O'Reilly that he has Seanad duties and he has to have an opportunity of an early contribution before he has to leave us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I will take a number of contributions and then I will revert to our panel of experts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Senator. I will go back to the panel now for replies to the questions asked and observations made by Deputy Carthy and Senators O'Reilly and Craughwell. We will then hear from Senator Ardagh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: There is a problem with the online connection. Those joining us remotely should switch to mute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: When did Mr. Gargan write that letter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I will call Deputy Cronin before I go back to our panellists. If they are concise and direct in their replies, we will have time for another round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I am conscious as Chair that we have not yet reached conclusions at this meeting. I detect among members' dissatisfaction not only in respect of today's submission but the fact this is not the first time that similar submissions have been made to the committee. I am open to proposals. I propose that immediately following this meeting we forward today's submission directly to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: Several other members wish to contribute so I ask Mr. Gargan to complete the replies to the questions that have already been asked by Deputies and Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: We are into the second round of brief questions. First will be Deputy Carthy. He will be followed by Senator O'Reilly and Deputy Stanton.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (11 Jul 2023)

Charles Flanagan: I thank Deputy Berry. I ask Mr. Gargan and his colleagues to respond and wrap up. I remind them of the recommendations contained in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, which states: "The RDF is at present in such a poor state that the Commission[ers] believes the more relevant options are quite stark: [either] regeneration or abolition." Does the RDFRA have confidence in...