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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Regulation (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for regulation of technology in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in relation to harmonised rules for the development, placement on the market, and use of AI systems in the EU. [31433/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the sale of mortgages by a bank (details supplied) to a so-called vulture fund; if he can intervene to prevent such sales by credit institutions in Ireland; if he will introduce measures to allow borrowers switch their loans to State-backed initiatives such as a local authority or the rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce regulations to take account of homes which are sold as so-called passive homes; if any new regulations can deal with the requirement for habitable temperatures all-year-round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31826/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the class of PRSI paid by pre-1995 civil servants at clerical officer and executive officer level; if she will make appropriate changes to allow these taxpayers claim the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance, and to make them eligible for other schemes which require a qualifying social welfare payment; and if she...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I want to say a few words on the consultative forum on international security policy now that it has concluded. Certainly, I found the discussions and debates very interesting and informative. Thankfully, those who tried to disrupt it did not succeed and the wider public got a chance to consider the issues that now must be addressed. In fact, you would have to wonder what all the fuss was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 2. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel. [30082/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: It is great the Taoiseach was able to welcome the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, to Dublin recently. The Prime Minister is a great friend of Ireland ever since he studied here as a student learning English in Malahide in north Dublin. I heard him speak at a conference of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, ALDE, Renew Europe group in the convention centre last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I thank Mr. Laják for his comprehensive report on the situation in the western Balkans. I also reiterate that Ireland, as a matter of principle, favours enlargement. We believe it is good for the member states, for the European Union, and for the applicant states. I take on board the point made strongly by Mr. Laják that it cannot just be about the Copenhagen criteria or a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Enlargement and the Western Balkans: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: Listening to the debate this morning, it is clear this is a complex region, which raises a lot of complex issues, but I think we have a better understanding of it. I thank Dr. Visoka for his presentation. I put a question to the previous speaker regarding resistance to these applicant countries. He made the point about fears that cheaper labour would come to the existing EU member...

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 15. To ask the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the British-Irish Council summit in Jersey. [30083/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: British-Irish Co-operation (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: As we know, the British-Irish Council has a brief for the totality of relationships on these islands and can be attended by representatives of the Irish Government, the British Government the Northern Ireland Executive, and the Executives of Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey. The Good Friday Agreement also provides for a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. This...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (27 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate the use of mechanised scooters; if he will introduce measures to deal with the problem of uninsured mechanised scooter users; if these users can be prevented from using footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on income tax receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30025/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on VAT receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30026/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community in Moldova on 1 June 2023. [27438/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Engagements (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: It is significant that the second meeting of the EPC took place in Moldova, a small state of 2.6 million people which is a pro-European democracy and is under constant threat from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. That brings me to the question of EU enlargement generally. Moldova and Ukraine have candidate status and hopefully Georgia will have that status soon. In the western...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Civil Marriages (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedures in place to facilitate a registered solemniser for religious ceremonies to also solemnise civil marriages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30123/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I will switch with Senator Chambers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Security and Defence Policy: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Seán Haughey: I have a couple of questions to fire at the witnesses. The need for unanimity in respect of CFSP is being questioned. Reference has been made to the passerelle clause and my understanding is that unanimity is required to invoke the clause. Is there a growing demand to cease unanimity in respect of CFSP? How might that work out? My next question relates to NATO and the EU. Many EU states...