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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2024 - Ireland and Northern Ireland: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: I thank the witnesses for coming in yet again and sharing this research with us. It is a very timely piece of work given, as was mentioned, we are on the eve of the European Parliament elections. There is no doubt it has caught some trends which need further analysis by us and others. Several people have mentioned the 88% who say it is important to vote, and we know that is not going to...

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: Perfect. Today, 28 May 2024, is an historic day. Ireland, along with Spain and Norway, formally recognises the State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders. This brings to eight the number of European states that have done this. It has taken many years and much diplomacy and negotiation to bring us to this point. In 1980, Ireland was the first EU state to back the principle of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (28 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will work for the strongest possible transposition into Irish law of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages, with a view to encouraging and supporting collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23529/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injury Claims (23 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 100. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether mediation can address a broader range of issues than those currently considered in the Injuries Resolution Board’s assessment service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23062/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (23 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 120. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the implementation of the Action Plan for Insurance Reform measures within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23061/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of the backlog of cases at the social welfare appeals office where appellants are being told that this office is currently working through submissions received from mid-February 2024; if she will take appropriate measures including staff changes to alleviate this backlog; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for a substantial income tax package in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (21 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the stability programme update 2024 he published in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will outline the payments made to an applicant seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22512/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to enhance the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22037/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Strategies (16 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the Be Summer-Ready 2024 public safety information campaign he recently launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22036/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: I thank the witnesses for their presentations, sobering as they are. Certainly, security and defence issues are rising to the top of the EU agenda. We have found that as a committee in our visits to Brussels and also at the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union, COSAC, meetings. There has been a very definite shift in emphasis towards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Recent Developments in the EU on Security and Defence: Discussion (15 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: ...of developing the European defence industrial base, this has come as a bit of a surprise to me. I do think we are moving in that direction but it seems to be quite advanced. What role will Ireland play in that regard, if any? Are there companies lining up in this State to actively get involved? The term "dual use" was used. I would be interested to hear more about how Ireland may or...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: ...to the European Green Deal to tackle climate change? With the European Parliament elections coming up, there is a view that the European People's Party is becoming less committed to climate change and to taking the appropriate measures. Did the Taoiseach get any sense of a pulling-back from the green deal by Ursula von der Leyen? The second question, having regard to a previous...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: ...with the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez. I also welcome the outcome of the vote taken at the UN General Assembly last week regarding membership for Palestine. As the Taoiseach knows, Ireland co-sponsored the resolution which received 143 votes, representing approximately 80% of the votes. Ireland was the first EU state to endorse the idea of Palestinian statehood back in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: This was the Taoiseach's first European Council meeting. As we have heard, there were several items on the agenda, including the Middle East and Ukraine. On Israel's war on Gaza, the European Council finally agreed, for the first time, to call for an immediate ceasefire, thus discarding the previous and wholly inadequate call for a humanitarian pause. It was also able to agree on the need...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the special European Council on 17 and 18 April 2024. [21522/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (14 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people convicted of sex offences involving minors in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, by county, in tabular form; the number of those convicted who received a fully suspended sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21240/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (9 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings in 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (9 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: 63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with the British government in relation to the terms of reference for the UK Omagh bombing inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20772/24]