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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
17. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on bilateral meetings he held while attending the European Union, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31694/15]
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
16. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his conversations with European Union leaders at the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31693/15]
Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
15. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit that he attended in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/15]
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
14. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he had bilateral meetings around the meeting between the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States held on 10 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24525/15]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is now a housing accommodation and homelessness emergency affecting a vast number of our citizens, including those on housing lists, persons in homeless services, Travellers, asylum seekers in direct provision and other persons threatened with homelessness because of rising rents or mortgage arrears and a formal national emergency should be declared around these issues; that such an emergency should prompt stepping outside the European Union fiscal rules to enable the necessary mobilisation of extra funds and investment to resolve this crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38232/15]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
231. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of Ireland's position regarding European Union climate change targets; our ability to meet these targets; the possibility and likely scale of fines as a result of not meeting these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38593/15]
Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
91. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the appointment of bee inspectors, similar to those appointed in Northern Ireland, through European Union financial aid funding to monitor and control the spread of pests and diseases that threaten the natural habitat of the indigenous Irish bee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38574/15]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
73. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which he expects European Union assistance by way of innovation and technology to directly benefit the indigenous business sector over the next five years; the likely effect on the economy as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38585/15]
Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
3. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the negotiations between the European Union and the United States of America on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37225/15]
Question· writtenPQ 1170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
1170. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has liaised with his European Union colleagues to ensure that access to the national mileage register for cars and other vehicles of each country, and especially of the United Kingdom, will be uniform and immediate for the police forces and car industries of each European Union State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37612/15]
Question· writtenPQ 906asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
906. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which applicant countries for European Union membership continue to have their applications progressed and in accordance with the acquis communautaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38413/15]
Question· writtenPQ 904asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
904. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his Department directly, and through the aegis of the European Union, continue to engage with the authorities in Egypt with a view to bringing about the early release of a person (details supplied) who has been imprisoned pending trial for an exceptionally long period of time; whether this person continues to receive regular visits from embassy or consular officials; if an appropriate appeal in the format required by the Egyptian authorities has been agreed; if it is expected that the case for repatriation can be reiterated, given that the person is an Irish citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38411/15]
Question· writtenPQ 903asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
903. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union continues to engage with the Russian and Ukrainian authorities with a view to achieving a permanent settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/15]
Question· writtenPQ 898asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
898. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which any particular emphasis is placed on efforts within the European Union to address the issue of Euroscepticism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38404/15]
Question· writtenPQ 895asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
895. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union, in conjunction with the United Nations, continues to focus on the activities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, with particular reference to the persecution of Christians and other persons of different religious beliefs; if any co-ordinated effort is emerging in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/15]
Question· writtenPQ 894asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
894. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which realistic efforts continue to be made to bring about a ceasefire in Syria; the degree to which the European Union is actively supporting any such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38400/15]
Question· writtenPQ 893asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
893. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues to be made in respect of the application for membership of the European Union by the western Balkan applicant countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/15]
Question· writtenPQ 892asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
892. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues to be made in respect of the application by Turkey for membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/15]
Question· writtenPQ 891asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
891. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the Council of Foreign Ministers is conscious of the tendency in some Member States to pursue policies that are not in accord with the principles of the various European Union treaties, with particular reference to the emergence of Euroscepticism and re-nationalisation; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [38397/15]
Question· writtenPQ 888asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
888. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and when passports will issue to persons (details supplied) who were born in Ireland, whose parents are European Union nationals, and who have been living and working in Ireland since 1998; the additional documentation requested in this case, and why; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38214/15]
Question· writtenPQ 873asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
873. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the recent parliamentary elections in Switzerland, his views regarding the renegotiation of bilateral treaties between the European Union and Switzerland concerning the free movement of persons and banking secrecy. [37393/15]
Question· writtenPQ 869asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
869. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the students at Bethlehem University by strongly condemning their exclusion from the European Union Student Mobility Programme, ERASMUS, while Israeli students are permitted full membership but Palestinian institutions such as the University of Bethlehem are not; his views on whether this is unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37338/15]
Question· writtenPQ 868asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
868. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the rationale behind increasing the Irish contribution to the European Union development co-operation budget by €18 million; and the way this budget is operated. [37337/15]
Question· writtenPQ 497asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
497. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to the reply to Questions Nos. 357 and 358 of 20 October 2015, if he will specifically and unambiguously confirm whether the triple lock mechanism and the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006 prevent the Defence Forces from participating in phases two and three of the European Union naval force operation, Mediterranean (Operation Sophia), in the south central Mediterranean, which was approved by the European Council on 18 May 2015. [37855/15]
Question· writtenPQ 464asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
464. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when €13.7 million made available by the European Union due to the crisis in the dairy industry will be paid to dairy farmers; the basis on which it will be paid; the percentage of the fund that will be used to provide a top-up to young farmers; the number of farmers who will benefit; the number of these who will receive the young farmers top-up; the amount of the expected payment to each farmer over 40 years of age, and to each farmer under 40 years of age; the expected amount of any Exchequer top-up to the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/15]
Question· writtenPQ 413asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
413. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions at European Union level following the recent decision by the US to increase the tariff on all imported butter from EU countries by the reported figure of 59 cent per kilogramme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37507/15]
Question· writtenPQ 412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
412. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking with European Union colleagues in relation to the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations to ensure that no beef will be allowed access into the Union which is produced at a lower standard; his position regarding additional quotas of tariff-free beef entering the Union from the United States being considered in the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37506/15]
Question· writtenPQ 411asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
411. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the European Union €800 million superlevy package intervention plan to help dairy farmers who have experienced collapsing incomes, regarding proposals to increase the intervention price on milk powders, and the provision of aid to provide private storage for cheese products, until market prices improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37435/15]
Question· writtenPQ 380asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
380. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason other countries in the European Union and elsewhere are providing financial assistance and assistance in kind to harness racing, whereas the Government is not providing assistance to the Irish Harness Racing Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/15]
Question· writtenPQ 351asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
351. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which Ireland’s trade with various European countries throughout the European Union continues to grow; the way this compares with other countries globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38408/15]
Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
309. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 242 of 20 October 2015, if he is satisfied that in light of the decision of the European Union Commission in a legal case (details supplied), that the differential treatment between insured and non-insured approved retirement fund providers under the Ireland-United Kingdom double tax agreement A does not constitute state aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37830/15]
Question· writtenPQ 308asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
308. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland's vehicle registration tax measures infringe upon a number of European Union laws (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37814/15]
Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
237. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the latest European Union labour force survey, which shows Ireland's youth unemployment level at 20%, which is twice what it was in 2008, and that at 15%, Ireland's share of youth who were not in employment, education or in training last year, was one of the highest in the European Union; the action she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38059/15]
Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the recent European Union Council meeting discussed the human rights situation in Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37841/15]
Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
140. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues have examined the EU's response to the recent refugee crisis with a view to considering whether the member states could have re-acted more effectively; could have adopted a more co-ordinated and common approach; if the United Nations should be called upon to address this crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37690/15]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
131. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues continue to examine and evaluate the consequences of a possible British exit from the European Union, with particular reference to the potential impact for this country, Northern Ireland, the European Union and Britain; if adequate thought is being given to the full economic and political consequences in the event of an exit of a major power from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37689/15]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
130. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with his European counterparts; or at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council, in respect of the escalating violence in Jerusalem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36930/15]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
128. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action the Irish Government or the European Union intends to take to force Israel to cease the increase in civilian deaths in Palestine, particularly those of children, in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37692/15]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
125. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with his European Union counterparts regarding the need to assist refugees from the Middle East and Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36986/15]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
122. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's plans for safeguarding Ireland’s trade relationship with the United Kingdoom, should the latter decide to exit the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36840/15]
Question· oralPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
103. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any new initiative that will be taken by the European Union on the Middle East peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37186/15]
Question· oralPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he discussed Ireland's growing homelessness crisis at the recent European Union Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37843/15]
Question· oralPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if the recent European Union Council meeting discussed the deteriorating situation and heightened conflict in the Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37840/15]
Question· oralPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
30. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the European Union is co-operating enough to tackle the increased violence in the Middle East and Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36875/15]
Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
29. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the overall increase in violence in the Middle East was discussed at the European Union Council meeting; the actions that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36874/15]
Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
28. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the increased violence and bombings in Turkey will be discussed at the European Union Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36873/15]
Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
27. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report published on 5 October 2015 was discussed at the October 2015 European Union Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35264/15]
Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
26. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the agenda at the European Union Council meeting on 23 September 2015; the items that were discussed; the conclusions that were reached; the contributions that he made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33969/15]
Question· oralPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
25. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the issue of Greece was discussed at the European Union leaders' summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33934/15]
Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
24. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the position of the Government in respect of the refugee crisis in Europe and its commitments under the European Union agreement reached at the leaders' emergency summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33933/15]