23. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that when he stated in his recent press statement on 14 February 2017 that it is essential that none of the human rights protections or frameworks underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement is disturbed by changes that are consequent to a Brexit agreement, that this includes the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and all the human rights and constitutional protections therein that give effect to the Good Friday Agreement; the action the Government as co-guarantor has taken, in view of the fact that the Agreement is inviolable as part of a UN-recognised international treaty, to ensure the delivery of the outstanding human rights protections of that Agreement, including the bill of rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8824/17]
21. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current processing times for the passport service; the steps that have been taken and the resources allocated to deal with the increased demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8823/17]
334. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, recently. [6717/17]
287. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has received a sum of £836.39 sterling from the UK Department for Work and Pensions in respect of a payment due to a person (details supplied); when his Department will pay that money to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8055/17]
215. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the necessary school accommodation and resources to meet the additional demand for primary school places in Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8537/17]
214. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the serious lack of primary school places in Swords, County Dublin, where hundreds of children cannot gain access to junior infants; the steps he and his Department are taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8536/17]
99. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Malahide Garda station in north Dublin for each of the years 2005 to 2010, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8351/17]
311. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to all diaspora activities in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7293/17]
310. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated in 2017 to the emigrant support programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7292/17]
307. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent events in Turkey, including the dismissal of thousands of public servants in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7123/17]
304. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the actions of the Fulani in Nigeria; the efforts being made by the international community to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6919/17]
303. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed issues regarding the J1 visa programme during his recent trip to Washington DC; if he has raised the matter with the US Embassy in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6918/17]
210. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school premises for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7236/17]
171. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the submission for reimbursement of the drug respreeza-zemaira that is currently before the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6406/17]
170. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will fast track the approval of the new drug Orkambi for the treatment of cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6405/17]
702. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to support services operating schemes for her Department that find themselves unable to recruit replacement staff due to the delay in Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5832/17]
701. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her recommendations for situations where a child care service staff member offers two weeks notice of leaving and Garda vetting for a replacement staff member can take up to four months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5831/17]
700. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her proposals for services that experience high staff turnover in view of the fact it currently takes up to four months for early years services to receive processed Garda vetting forms for prospective staff (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5830/17]
699. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to support Tusla to open its Garda vetting facility to early years services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5829/17]
698. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla currently applies for Garda vetting for its employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5828/17]
639. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of the metro north from Dublin city centre to Swords-Lissenhall, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/17]
638. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planning extension of the DART to Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5623/17]
410. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the grant programmes that are open in his Department for charitable organisations working in the disabilities sector with a specific focus on respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5636/17]
347. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Darragh O'Brien den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála an bhfuil sé i gceist aige, ag a Roinn nó ag an Rialtas ceist Acht na Gaeilge a chur i gcroílár aon phléití a tharlóidh ó thuaidh sna seachtainí agus sna míonna atá amach romhainn. [5937/17]
252. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5943/17]
251. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding which was allocated to the Dublin Fingal constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5941/17]
250. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions allocated to the Dublin Fingal constituency for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5939/17]
121. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in each division in the Dublin Metropolitan Region, DMR, for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5601/17]
120. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in the district of Balbriggan, County Dublin, for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5600/17]
53. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the drugs unit in the R district, Dublin North for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5038/17]
52. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Garristown Garda station in north Dublin for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5037/17]
51. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Lusk Garda station in north Dublin for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5036/17]
50. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Balbriggan Garda station in north Dublin for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5035/17]
49. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Swords Garda station in north Dublin for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5034/17]
48. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers for the Malahide Garda station in north Dublin for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5033/17]
47. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in the R district, Dublin North for each of the years 2010 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5032/17]
358. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet the new Administration in the United States of America to discuss the situation of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4291/17]
357. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel's plans to build 2,500 more homes in the occupied West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4290/17]
356. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the UK Government's plans to preserve the Good Friday Agreement in a future UK treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4049/17]
348. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff within his Department who are allocated to work on Brexit-related issues full time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3755/17]
263. 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 he has identified locations for these proposed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4639/17]
262. 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 he has identified locations for these proposed schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4638/17]
167. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of a permanent extension for a school (details supplied); when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3823/17]
95. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in accepting up to 200 unaccompanied minors from the dismantled Calais camp; if these children are part of or in addition to the 4,000 refugees Ireland has committed to under the various resettlement and relocation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3289/17]
94. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the commitments that the Government has made in terms of accepting refugees and unaccompanied minors to Ireland, in tabular form; the number of persons to date that have been accepted here under the various resettlement and relocation programmes; the number of unaccompanied minors that have arrived here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3288/17]
87. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider developing a roadmap to achieve the 0.7% of GDP ODA target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3040/17]
84. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the particular efforts being made by the Government to help restart the Middle East peace process; if he envisages any progress on the stalemate in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3038/17]
58. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent efforts made by his Department to secure the release of a person (details supplied) detained without trial in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3037/17]
55. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to safeguard the peace process, in view of the collapse of the Executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3036/17]