84. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the assertion by an organisation (details supplied) that Libya is not ready to hold free and fair elections; if this is a cause for concern in view of the EU's policy of aiding Libyan authorities to intercept migrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/18]
71. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions which will be taken following the publication of the economic report on addressing the challenges faced by returning Irish emigrants; if there is a timeline for implementing the recommendations made in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14212/18]
70. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the length of time given to the transition period for Brexit; if he regards this as a sufficient amount of time in view of the complexity of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14208/18]
42. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the EU and the international community are doing enough to end the conflict in Syria, which has just marked its seventh anniversary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/18]
278. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school can apply for a devolved grant for a school extension or upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14057/18]
273. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent building project for a school (details supplied) will be prioritised to enable it to move to tender and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13916/18]
224. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory framework in place with respect to animal welfare and lionising of exotic animals and pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13333/18]
51. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Government's efforts to seek compensation from Israel for the illegal destruction of EU-funded structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13276/18]
50. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions that have been taken by the Government regarding the advancement of illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/18]
49. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by the Government, the EU and the international community to preserve the status quo of the Holy Land sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13274/18]
48. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13273/18]
47. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that attempts have been made to curb the rights and privileges of a number of churches in the occupied Palestinian territories; his views on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13272/18]
46. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by the EU and the international community to protect the Christian presence in the occupied Palestinian territories including Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13271/18]
239. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the FreeStyle Libre Flash glucose monitoring systems for diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/18]
176. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of full-time equivalent staff permanently employed by his Department and assigned to the passport service in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13234/18]
175. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received from Britain and Northern Ireland in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13233/18]
174. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications received to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13232/18]
173. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the target and actual turnaround time for passport applications across all passport services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13231/18]
936. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to safeguard workers' defined benefit pension schemes; the further steps she will take to prevent solvent companies walking away from their obligations to their employees in defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11918/18]
935. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the closure of a company's (details supplied) defined benefit pension scheme; her plans to take action on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11917/18]
267. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the provision of a new primary school for Swords in view of the fact the existing primary schools are at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12765/18]
256. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools newly occupied since July 2016 or due to be open by December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/18]
577. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the considerable numbers of businesses and persons operating as fitters of new car parts, for example, exhaust engines or tyres that are not adequately trained or equipped to provide these services and the considerable consumer protection and road safety concerns that arise from this; and the steps she is considering to address this. [11212/18]
147. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the types of mechanics apprenticeships that are currently in operation; the number of persons availing of such schemes; and his plans to expand these schemes. [11224/18]
146. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the possibility of introducing a national accreditation programme for car mechanics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11223/18]
14. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on recent meetings held by the Government's special envoy to the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11080/18]
13. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent kidnappings of a number of school girls by Boko Haram; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11079/18]
12. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the Rohingya; the efforts being made by the EU and the international community to address the humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11078/18]
11. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11077/18]
10. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures his Department has in place to protect against the staff of aid agencies being involved in sexual abuse and exploitation; if he is reviewing their procedures in view of reports of same in the media with a view to improving them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10853/18]
9. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if sexual harassment complaints have been received in relation to Irish Aid or other agencies tasked with delivering ODA and funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10852/18]
285. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied) as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10091/18]
284. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of the school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the status of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/18]
283. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10089/18]
282. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10088/18]
281. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10087/18]
280. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Malahide and Portmarnock areas of County Dublin, as announced in November 2015; if locations for these proposed schools have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10086/18]
279. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new secondary school for the Swords area of County Dublin, as announced in November 2015; if locations for the proposed school have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10085/18]
147. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent bombings in eastern Ghouta; the steps that will be taken by the EU and the international community following this attack, which has resulted in a significant loss of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9792/18]
146. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by Ireland in relation to the ongoing conflict in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/18]
145. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of Syria will be raised by him at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9790/18]
498. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on metro north since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8523/18]
491. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the countries or states within countries with which Ireland has a reciprocal exchange of driving licences agreements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/18]
324. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement of the drug Ocrevus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8223/18]
88. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the delivery of metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7579/18]
30. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the construction of a second parallel runway at Dublin Airport; his engagement with stakeholders in this regard; his plans to establish a competent authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7578/18]
259. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the considerable safety concerns arising from cars that have been poorly or improperly maintained by technicians without adequate training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/18]
258. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a national accreditation programme for car mechanics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7707/18]
253. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his contacts with Dublin City Council about the plans to reduce inbound traffic at Fairview, Dublin 3, to one lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7583/18]
252. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his contacts with Dublin City Council regarding the plans to pedestrianise College Green, Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7582/18]