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

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 73 together. Over one year since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, the main parties to the violence are no closer to a negotiated solution. Fighting continues between military factions: the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict is having devastating humanitarian, human rights, and regional security consequences. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (9 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government has made significant progress in scaling up Ireland's international climate finance in recent years. Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap sets out how we will deliver on the target of providing at least €225 million annually in climate finance by 2025. We are on track to meet this target. In 2022, Ireland provided €120.8 million in climate...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (9 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland has been steadfast in our support for the people and Government of Ukraine. We will continue to work closely with our EU partners to ensure Ukraine gets the support it needs to continue to defend itself against Russian aggression, and to address the humanitarian consequences. The European Council in March again confirmed the European Union’s unwavering commitment to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 111 together. The Tánaiste has engaged actively on Gaza at every Foreign Affairs Council in the last six months. The need for an immediate ceasefire and access for humanitarian assistance have also featured prominently in our regular bilateral contacts with EU partners. Furthermore, there are numerous channels at official level, attended by the...

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

Seán Fleming: Just over a year since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, the principal military belligerents, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), are no closer to working for a negotiated solution. The conflict continues to have devastating humanitarian, human rights, and regional security consequences. Both parties are significantly impeding humanitarian access, in addition to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (8 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: I want, first of all, to thank the Deputy for his ongoing interest in this important issue. The report to which the Deputy refers, the 2018 Indecon Economic Report Addressing Challenges Faced by Returning Irish Emigrants, listed thirty recommendations to address challenges facing Irish emigrants returning to live in Ireland. These challenges ranged across matters related to housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (8 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: 160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if accommodation can be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: 309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the position if people can apply to have credits towards their pension while they were in receipt of carer's allowance for many years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20386/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (8 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: 390. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position regarding the building of the new premises (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20736/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: 548. To ask the Minister for Health when the recruitment embargo in respect of nursing staff will be lifted; when will nurses working in one part of the country be able to transfer to another part of the country as the embargo is having an impact on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20382/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: 559. To ask the Minister for Health to reconsider the position regarding neurological services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (1 May 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland's international development programme is focused on support for countries and communities most acutely in need. Ireland's total Official Development Assistance for 2024 will amount to some €2 billion. €775.3 million has been provided for the international development assistance programme managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs. This support is delivered through...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government is very much aware of the challenges which people can face when returning to live in Ireland. The current Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025 undertakes to monitor barriers to returning emigrants and to remove them, where possible. It also undertakes to improve the provision of information to diaspora communities about returning home. These undertakings reflect the findings of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: In recent years Ireland has not provided direct funding to Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria. However, we provide very significant core, unearmarked funding to United Nations humanitarian agencies operating in the camps including the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP). This core funding gives the agencies the flexibility to plan and target funding in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Budgets (23 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: The Government's Emigrant Support Programme provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects that support Irish communities overseas. It is an integral part of the Government's approach to diaspora engagement, as outlined in Global Ireland: Ireland’s Diaspora Strategy 2020-2025. While the initial focus of the programme was on organisations providing welfare services to Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland will be represented at the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens by our Ambassador to Greece along with the Maritime Affairs Attaché of Ireland's Permanent Representation to the European Union. Ireland commends Greece for hosting this important event and we share Greece’s view that environmental protection of the seas and oceans is a matter of global importance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: I am very concerned at the extreme levels of violence in Haiti and the lack of access for essential supplies of food and medicine. Through the Irish Aid programme, Ireland provided €2.8 million to support humanitarian and development programmes in Haiti in 2023. Over €2 million of this was provided through Irish NGOs, Concern, GOAL and Plan International Ireland, with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (11 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: 195. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current service in relation to the provision of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in a location (details supplied) for adults and separately for children; how many whole-time equivalent staff are providing this service and the number of people on the waiting list and the time of the longest waiter on the list; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: The priorities in Gaza must be an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of hostages held by Hamas, ensuring accountability for violations of international humanitarian law, and addressing the stark humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people. Humanitarian access to Gaza and a massive scaling up of aid are essential to meet the extreme levels of need of the population. ...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (9 Apr 2024)

Seán Fleming: Ireland's international development programme is focused on support for countries and communities most acutely in need. The Government's policy for international development, A Better World, provides the framework, with the objective of reaching the furthest behind first and addressing the needs of those living in some of the world’s poorest or most climate-exposed countries and those...