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Question· writtenPQ 719asked

719. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application to the European Union for protected geographical indication status for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56983/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2021

719. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application to the European Union for protected geographical indication status for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56983/21]

Question· writtenPQ 616asked

616. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase permanent critical care ICU bed capacity from the current level of 6.5 beds per 100,000 persons to a minimum of the European Union average of 11.5 beds per 100,000 persons on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57170/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2021

616. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase permanent critical care ICU bed capacity from the current level of 6.5 beds per 100,000 persons to a minimum of the European Union average of 11.5 beds per 100,000 persons on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57170/21]

Question· writtenPQ 599asked

599. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when a booster programme will be available for those who have received a single vaccination jab and who need to travel within the European Union given that the Austrian authorities have now stated that a single vaccination with a vaccine (details supplied) will only be recognised until 3 January 2022 and after that date a booster is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57061/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2021

599. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when a booster programme will be available for those who have received a single vaccination jab and who need to travel within the European Union given that the Austrian authorities have now stated that a single vaccination with a vaccine (details supplied) will only be recognised until 3 January 2022 and after that date a booster is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57061/21]

Question· writtenPQ 491asked

491. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 Recovery Certificate is required to travel within the European Union if the person who has recovered from Covid-19 is also fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57248/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2021

491. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 Recovery Certificate is required to travel within the European Union if the person who has recovered from Covid-19 is also fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57248/21]

Question· writtenPQ 192asked

192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the sector under which emissions from the Defence Forces are accounted for under the carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings; and if the Defence Forces emissions are accounted for when reporting emissions to the European Union and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. [57075/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2021

192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the sector under which emissions from the Defence Forces are accounted for under the carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings; and if the Defence Forces emissions are accounted for when reporting emissions to the European Union and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. [57075/21]

Question· writtenPQ 339asked

339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the portal will open for Irish citizens who have received a vaccine outside of the European Union and the UK to request an EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56748/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

339. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the portal will open for Irish citizens who have received a vaccine outside of the European Union and the UK to request an EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56748/21]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army including the Army Reserve continue to participate in modern training exercises in order to ensure the ability of the force to operate with other forces in the context of United Nations deployments and the need to maintain an ability to work alongside colleagues from the United Nations or the European Union ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56798/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army including the Army Reserve continue to participate in modern training exercises in order to ensure the ability of the force to operate with other forces in the context of United Nations deployments and the need to maintain an ability to work alongside colleagues from the United Nations or the European Union ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56798/21]

Question· writtenPQ 229asked

229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps continues to receive training on par with other forces throughout the European Union with particular reference to the need to ensure the ability to work together with other forces in the event of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56796/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps continues to receive training on par with other forces throughout the European Union with particular reference to the need to ensure the ability to work together with other forces in the event of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56796/21]

Question· writtenPQ 216asked

216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which candidate countries for European Union membership continue to receive support for their cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56792/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which candidate countries for European Union membership continue to receive support for their cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56792/21]

Question· writtenPQ 214asked

214. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he through the United Nations and the European Union can continue to highlight abuses of human rights at various locations throughout the globe some in warzones and some not in which vulnerable persons continue to be abused, trafficked and murdered; if efforts have been made to bring the perpetrators to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56790/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

214. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he through the United Nations and the European Union can continue to highlight abuses of human rights at various locations throughout the globe some in warzones and some not in which vulnerable persons continue to be abused, trafficked and murdered; if efforts have been made to bring the perpetrators to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56790/21]

Question· writtenPQ 212asked

212. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he continues to raise at European Union Security Council level the ongoing worldwide abuses of women and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56788/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

212. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he continues to raise at European Union Security Council level the ongoing worldwide abuses of women and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56788/21]

Question· writtenPQ 210asked

210. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which at European Union and United Nations level he continues to focus on the vulnerability of women and children who continue to fall victims to physical and mental abuse; the steps being taken to address these issues and incarcerate the perpetrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56786/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

210. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which at European Union and United Nations level he continues to focus on the vulnerability of women and children who continue to fall victims to physical and mental abuse; the steps being taken to address these issues and incarcerate the perpetrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56786/21]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

203. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he can activate the European Union and the United Nations to address the issue of refugees including women and children currently remaining in life threatening situations on the borders of Poland and the Baltic states; his views on whether it is possible to mount an international campaign to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56778/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

203. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he can activate the European Union and the United Nations to address the issue of refugees including women and children currently remaining in life threatening situations on the borders of Poland and the Baltic states; his views on whether it is possible to mount an international campaign to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56778/21]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he can take through the European Union or United Nations to address the refugee crisis in eastern Europe; if these matters can be dealt with at the highest level to ensure the maintenance of basic humanitarian standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56777/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he can take through the European Union or United Nations to address the refugee crisis in eastern Europe; if these matters can be dealt with at the highest level to ensure the maintenance of basic humanitarian standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56777/21]

Question· writtenPQ 201asked

201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of recent discussions he has had with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to ensure that a renegotiation of the UK interpretation of Brexit is not allowed to damage the economy and security on the island of Ireland and with particular reference to Northern Ireland given the excellent state of both economies pre-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56776/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of recent discussions he has had with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to ensure that a renegotiation of the UK interpretation of Brexit is not allowed to damage the economy and security on the island of Ireland and with particular reference to Northern Ireland given the excellent state of both economies pre-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56776/21]

Question· writtenPQ 72asked

72. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at the recent General Affairs Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56298/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

72. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at the recent General Affairs Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56298/21]

Question· writtenPQ 60asked

60. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with his counterparts at European Union level regarding the continuation of the EU-Israel Association Agreement particularly in view of Israel’s ongoing treatment of the Palestinian people and its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56538/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

60. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with his counterparts at European Union level regarding the continuation of the EU-Israel Association Agreement particularly in view of Israel’s ongoing treatment of the Palestinian people and its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56538/21]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

55. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the response to the recent coup in Sudan; the efforts Ireland is making at European Union level and at the United Nations Security Council to push for a negotiated return to democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56494/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

55. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the response to the recent coup in Sudan; the efforts Ireland is making at European Union level and at the United Nations Security Council to push for a negotiated return to democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56494/21]

Question· writtenPQ 53asked

53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had an engagement with either the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or the Ethiopian authorities regarding the current situation pertaining to the Tigray people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had an engagement with either the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or the Ethiopian authorities regarding the current situation pertaining to the Tigray people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/21]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

49. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland and the European Union are taking to support political prisoners in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56459/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

49. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland and the European Union are taking to support political prisoners in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56459/21]

Question· writtenPQ 31asked

31. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland will be advocating for at European Union level in response to ongoing efforts by the right-wing Polish government to undermine the judiciary in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56493/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

31. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland will be advocating for at European Union level in response to ongoing efforts by the right-wing Polish government to undermine the judiciary in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56493/21]

Question· writtenPQ 29asked

29. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland has taken at the United Nations Security Council and at the European Union to help bring an end to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; the funding Ireland has provided in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56297/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

29. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland has taken at the United Nations Security Council and at the European Union to help bring an end to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; the funding Ireland has provided in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56297/21]

Question· writtenPQ 25asked

25. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts Ireland is making at both European Union level and at the United Nations Security Council to bring an end to the conflict in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56495/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

25. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts Ireland is making at both European Union level and at the United Nations Security Council to bring an end to the conflict in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56495/21]

Question· writtenPQ 24asked

24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had engagement with his counterparts in the European Union on the situation of Palestinian hunger strikers that are demanding an end to their administrative detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56567/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had engagement with his counterparts in the European Union on the situation of Palestinian hunger strikers that are demanding an end to their administrative detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56567/21]

Question· writtenPQ 23asked

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the European Union is proposing action against Israel on the issue of Palestinian hunger strikers and demanding an end to their administrative detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56568/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the European Union is proposing action against Israel on the issue of Palestinian hunger strikers and demanding an end to their administrative detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56568/21]

Question· oralPQ 1asked

1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the decision by the European Union to grant €100 million in funding to Cyprus for the construction of the Euro-Asia interconnector given that this project will make Europe complicit in the Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56492/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2021

1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the decision by the European Union to grant €100 million in funding to Cyprus for the construction of the Euro-Asia interconnector given that this project will make Europe complicit in the Israeli annexation of occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56492/21]

Question· writtenPQ 275asked

275. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 20 May 2021, the amount of funding provided to pillar 2 schemes from the Exchequer and the amount through funds from the European Union by scheme in 2021 to date; the expected spend and allocation for 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56214/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2021

275. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 20 May 2021, the amount of funding provided to pillar 2 schemes from the Exchequer and the amount through funds from the European Union by scheme in 2021 to date; the expected spend and allocation for 2021-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56214/21]

Question· writtenPQ 99asked

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement has he had with his European Union counterparts with regard to the forcible eviction of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and dispossession of their properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56540/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2021

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement has he had with his European Union counterparts with regard to the forcible eviction of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood and dispossession of their properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56540/21]

Question· writtenPQ 537asked

537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if it is policy to minimise transmission of Covid-19 or to achieve a 100% vaccination rate; if it is to minimise transmission of Covid-19, the reason free antigen testing has been rolled out to only the vaccinated; if a policy to minimise transmission should include the roll out of antigen testing for use by all persons in a variety of settings similar to the situation across many European Union countries; his views on whether the policy of pushing vaccination over the use of antigen testing is failing given the high levels of transmission presently within a highly vaccinated society; his plans to change or review the current policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55680/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2021

537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if it is policy to minimise transmission of Covid-19 or to achieve a 100% vaccination rate; if it is to minimise transmission of Covid-19, the reason free antigen testing has been rolled out to only the vaccinated; if a policy to minimise transmission should include the roll out of antigen testing for use by all persons in a variety of settings similar to the situation across many European Union countries; his views on whether the policy of pushing vaccination over the use of antigen testing is failing given the high levels of transmission presently within a highly vaccinated society; his plans to change or review the current policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55680/21]

Question· writtenPQ 326asked

326. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union regarding Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56177/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2021

326. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union regarding Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56177/21]

Question· writtenPQ 378asked

378. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the initiatives being taken at United Nations Security Council level or elsewhere within the European Union to protect human rights and opportunities in Myanmar. [54270/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2021

378. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the initiatives being taken at United Nations Security Council level or elsewhere within the European Union to protect human rights and opportunities in Myanmar. [54270/21]

Question· writtenPQ 130asked

130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in the context of addressing the issue of inflation throughout the European Union; if corrective measures are required or are likely to be required in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54351/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2021

130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in the context of addressing the issue of inflation throughout the European Union; if corrective measures are required or are likely to be required in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54351/21]

Question· writtenPQ 185asked

185. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by Ireland to host the central division of the Unified Patent Court which has become available as a result of the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. [53768/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2021

185. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by Ireland to host the central division of the Unified Patent Court which has become available as a result of the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. [53768/21]

Question· writtenPQ 419asked

419. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he plans to take at both the United Nations Security Council and in the European Union to bring about an end to the genocidal conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and if he will put a halt to the support being offered by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to the Ethiopian government and Eritrean forces engaged in this systematic campaign of violence, given Ireland’s long partnership with Ethiopia. [52226/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021

419. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he plans to take at both the United Nations Security Council and in the European Union to bring about an end to the genocidal conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and if he will put a halt to the support being offered by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to the Ethiopian government and Eritrean forces engaged in this systematic campaign of violence, given Ireland’s long partnership with Ethiopia. [52226/21]

Question· writtenPQ 281asked

281. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to companies in the European Union opting to not deliver their goods, including alcohol, to Ireland due to additional taxes being applied to goods entering Ireland; the reason additional charges would be levied on goods moving from the European Union area into Ireland that would not be charged to other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52875/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021

281. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to companies in the European Union opting to not deliver their goods, including alcohol, to Ireland due to additional taxes being applied to goods entering Ireland; the reason additional charges would be levied on goods moving from the European Union area into Ireland that would not be charged to other European Union countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52875/21]

Question· writtenPQ 71asked

71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been movement in regard to Ireland calling on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53074/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021

71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been movement in regard to Ireland calling on the European Union to support a temporary TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, medicines and diagnostics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53074/21]

Question· writtenPQ 280asked

280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the SEAI-administered EXEED scheme is funded nationally or if it receives European Union funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50975/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021

280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the SEAI-administered EXEED scheme is funded nationally or if it receives European Union funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50975/21]

Question· writtenPQ 220asked

220. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he is a plaintiff in the case related to the Court of Justice of the European Union’s CBD ruling or a respondent in the case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50878/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021

220. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he is a plaintiff in the case related to the Court of Justice of the European Union’s CBD ruling or a respondent in the case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50878/21]

Question· writtenPQ 132asked

132. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal outlined in the European Commission public consultation on updating the rules on excise duties for manufactured tobacco products for the equalisation of the tax treatment of roll your own, heated tobacco products and other alternative products with that of cigarettes; the estimated likely impact on revenue generation and illicit trade should such a proposal be enacted in Ireland and across the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49742/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2021

132. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal outlined in the European Commission public consultation on updating the rules on excise duties for manufactured tobacco products for the equalisation of the tax treatment of roll your own, heated tobacco products and other alternative products with that of cigarettes; the estimated likely impact on revenue generation and illicit trade should such a proposal be enacted in Ireland and across the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49742/21]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

208. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he continues to influence the institutions throughout the European Union with a view to ensuring compliance with the European project. [45170/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021

208. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he continues to influence the institutions throughout the European Union with a view to ensuring compliance with the European project. [45170/21]

Question· writtenPQ 79asked

79. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts Ireland is undertaking at both the United Nations Security Council and in the European Union to bring about an end to the genocidal conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and the efforts that can be made to avert a major famine in that region. [47094/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021

79. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts Ireland is undertaking at both the United Nations Security Council and in the European Union to bring about an end to the genocidal conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; and the efforts that can be made to avert a major famine in that region. [47094/21]

Question· writtenPQ 105asked

105. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State’s position on reform of the Energy Charter Treaty has changed in response to the recent ruling C-741/19, by The Court of Justice of the European Union which held that EU climate polluters could not use the ISDS arbitration system under the Energy Charter Treaty to claim compensation in disputes between member states for legislating for changes in social and environmental laws. [44537/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 September 2021

105. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State’s position on reform of the Energy Charter Treaty has changed in response to the recent ruling C-741/19, by The Court of Justice of the European Union which held that EU climate polluters could not use the ISDS arbitration system under the Energy Charter Treaty to claim compensation in disputes between member states for legislating for changes in social and environmental laws. [44537/21]

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