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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Issues (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in correspondence dated 6 May 2020 have raised serious concerns regarding the rule of law and democracy in Hungary; his views on these concerns; if other EU member states will be supported in their efforts to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of an EU wide ban on the importation of goods from occupied territories has been raised with his European counterparts in view of the support for the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6981/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will seek observer member status of the Arctic Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6990/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which conflicts of interest are managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7282/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures taken to ensure that insurance companies will cover Covid-19 related business interruption claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6974/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected cost to the Exchequer in the event of a failure to agree a trade agreement between the European Union and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6723/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which conflicts of interest are managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7281/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which conflicts of interest are managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight measures that will be put in place to protect against implicit bias with respect to the arrangements for predictive grades to replace the leaving certificate exams; if teachers will receive training on implicit bias; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6998/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be taken to ensure that students are not unfairly awarded marked down grades due to their school expected data with respect to the arrangements for predictive grades to replace the leaving certificate exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6999/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which conflicts of interest are managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7279/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if safe alternative accommodation will be provided for persons living in direct provision centres; if urgent action will be taken to protect the health and well-being of the residents of the direct provision centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National LGBTI+ Strategy (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 503. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of additional funding that has been made available to LGBTI+ community services for 2020 in line with action 6.2 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019–2021 (details supplied); the breakdown of the additional funding provided to each LGBTI+ community service; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National LGBTI+ Strategy (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a progress report on action 21.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019–2021 will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6976/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abuse (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of child sexual abuse referrals received by An Garda Síochána from Tusla in each of the years 2016 to 2019; the number investigated; the number deemed to be unfounded and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation being processed; the number that are over 24 months in process since the application was first submitted; the way in which the statutory requirement that the applicant be of good character differs in substance from the vetting process carried out by An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when State owned direct provision centres will be converted to independent living centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6994/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which conflicts of interest are managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7285/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Data (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 528. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the projected cost to trade in the event of a failure to agree a trade agreement between the European Union and the UK; the projected cost by sector; if she will provide a comparison of the projected cost of no trade agreement compared to an agreement with no tariffs and quotas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6722/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 653. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on external consultants by her Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are in place; the way in which conflicts of interest are managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7275/20]