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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: The broader question is EU-UK co-operation. On the question 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...

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

Seán Haughey: It seems the Taoiseach has had a number of meetings 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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (14 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: ...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 for unhindered access for humanitarian aid at scale for...

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]

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union states: The Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are common to the Member States in a society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Mr. Bertie Ahern (8 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Chairman and I thank Bertie, if I can call him that, for being here today and for a very interesting contribution he has just made. I was a TD, as he knows, for the entire duration of his term as Taoiseach, as indeed was Deputy Howlin, which we have just been discussing. It was a privilege to observe at close quarters some of the major events of the time, including the Good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: I thank witnesses for their presentations, which were very interesting. I note what Mr. Donoghue said about the difficulties in respect of the EU concerning this matter and that there is no dedicated mechanism within the Commission to promote the SDGs. We also need improved European Council co-ordination on the goals. That is a point we need to take on board as a committee. I was very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Seán Haughey: That is fair enough. I am stepping down from the Dáil at the next election but the problems seem to be overwhelming both nationally and internationally. Perhaps a new generation will come and sort them all out. Is the EU the best in the class with regard to the implementation of the sustainable development goals? For me, it seems to be a really good force for change and for good...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent conference on Ukraine in Paris. [14153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s views on whether the guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of school hours prohibits the provision of sibling hour and afterschool facilities in a school building, as per the decision of the board of management at the school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Consultations (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 588. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with the Minister for Education with respect to guidelines issued by her Department which are now being cited as justification by a board of management for terminating afterschool and sibling hour services at national school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: ...of the Stardust tragedy. The fire in the Stardust nightclub in Artane in February 1981 was truly horrific. Forty-eight young lives were lost and more than 200 people were injured. Since that night, the families have campaigned tirelessly to establish exactly what happened, determine the cause of the fire and get justice and the truth for their loved ones. As a teenager, I once...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the 60th annual Munich Security Conference. [9016/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: This was the first time a Taoiseach attended the Munich Security Conference. It raised some eyebrows but it was right for Ireland to be part of the debate on European foreign and security policy issues at this dangerous time. I refer in particular to the illegal invasion by Russia of Ukraine, the terrible events taking place in Gaza and the escalating tensions in the wider Middle East....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social homes are either on site or at design and tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reading classes at primary school level in Dublin; the number of children on waiting lists to enrol in a reading class at primary school level in Dublin; her policy on the establishment of reading classes; her plans to extend this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15788/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Haughey: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of speech and language classes at primary school level in Dublin; the number of children on waiting lists to enrol in a speech and language class at primary school level in Dublin; the number of speech and language therapists working in primary schools in Dublin; the number of pupils entitled to intervention by a speech and language...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Haughey: The terrible events taking place in Gaza continue to dominate the international political agenda. It is clear that we need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to Gaza and negotiations to commence on a long-term sustainable two-state solution in the region. We are aware that aid agencies are warning of an imminent famine in the region affecting the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Elections 2024, Voting Rights and Combating Disinformation: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Seán Haughey: I thank Coimisiún na Meán for its presentations. Obviously it is a new organisation so is finding its feet and beginning to implement its aims and objectives. I wish Coimisiún na Meán well with that, backed up by the Digital Services Act and several other pieces of legislation. It has applied for new staff so presumably that will be forthcoming. I will focus on...