Results 441-460 of 1,068 for speaker:Colm Brophy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland's strong commitment to gender equality and the elimination of gender-based violence is reflected across our foreign policy.  A Better World, Ireland’s policy for international development, sets gender equality as a key cross-cutting priority.  It commits to an overarching focus on women and girls across all our interventions and partnerships, specifically highlighting...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: My Department’s Statement of Strategy for 2021-2025, which is currently being prepared, and the relevant business plans, will continue to reflect the centrality of the SDGs and Ireland’s commitment to Agenda 2030. Ireland played a unique and central role in the process to agree Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as co-chair, alongside Kenya of the final...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with over 24 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The spread of COVID-19 in the country could be catastrophic.  Ireland has provided more than €5 million in humanitarian aid to Yemen in 2020, bringing the total since 2015 to €27 million. Our 2020 contribution was provided to the UN's Country Based...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: The Government will publish its new Diaspora policy in 2020. Considerable preparatory work has already been undertaken, including extensive public consultations last year in Ireland and with Diaspora communities around the world.  This work is nearly finalised and the new policy will be published later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Constitutional Amendments (28 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: The Government is committed to holding a referendum on extending the franchise at Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State. We will shortly restore the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill to the Dáil Order Paper.   The date for the holding of the referendum will be decided once the legislation has been approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (21 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 342 together. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade administers and maintains a roster of suitably skilled individuals who are available to deploy on international election observation missions organised, in the main, by the European Union (EU) and the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of Organisation for Security and Cooperation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (21 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: The Emigrant Support Programme (ESP) provides funding to non-profit organisations and projects to support our most vulnerable emigrants overseas, to strengthen Irish communities abroad and to facilitate the development of closer and more strategic links between Ireland and the global Irish. The budget for the programme in 2020 is €12.595 million and is a demonstration of the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (14 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: Ireland welcomes Costa Rica’s leadership on the Covid-19 Technology Access Pool. We note the leadership role of the EU and its Member States in drafting the Resolution, which recognises extensive immunisation against Covid-19 as a global public good for health, and in funding the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. We share the objectives for the initiative to achieve a common...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (14 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 together. Driven by the continued conflict, and worsened by the spread of COVID-19, Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 80 per cent of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. Ireland has so far this year provided €5 million in funding to the United Nations Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF). This...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (14 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: Annual financial allocations of overseas foreign aid are approved by an Interdepartmental Committee under Vote 27 (International Cooperation). Over the past five-year period (2015 to 2019), aid expenditure totalling €740,975,324has been channelled via thirteen Irish Missions, including Embassies, in Africa, Asia and Palestine. Details are set out below. Allocations managed by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Referendum Campaigns (14 Jul 2020)

Colm Brophy: We are committed to holding a referendum on extending the franchise at Presidential elections to Irish citizens living outside the State. The Government will shortly restore the Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill to the Dáil Order Paper. The date for the holding of the referendum will be decided once the legislation has been approved by the Oireachtas.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (3 Jun 2020)

Colm Brophy: 1272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date the National Famine Commemoration Day 2021, due to take place in Buncrana, County Donegal, will be held on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8681/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 May 2020)

Colm Brophy: 739. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects private hospitals to reopen for standard medical procedures for patients with private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6199/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (20 May 2020)

Colm Brophy: 740. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects disability services, particularly day services and respite care, will resume in care facilities, for example, a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 6W. [6200/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Colm Brophy: 1351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the Covid-19 emergency legislation for tenants past the initial 90-day period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (18 Dec 2019)

Colm Brophy: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if breastfeeding and lactation breaks or paid reduction in working hours for breastfeeding mothers of 104 weeks will be ensured across the public service. [53759/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2019)

Colm Brophy: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to higher education in each of the years 2017 to 2020 by capital and current. [53758/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (18 Dec 2019)

Colm Brophy: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding the DEIS programme in order to cover 50% more children. [53761/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (18 Dec 2019)

Colm Brophy: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of the home school liaison programme. [53762/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 Dec 2019)

Colm Brophy: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the number of pupils which a small school requires to retain or recruit a teacher by one and two pupils, respectively. [53763/19]