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Question· writtenPQ 734asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
734. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues continue to focus on various locations worldwide where basic human rights are being eroded persistently; if action will be taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28942/15]
Question· writtenPQ 728asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
728. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's support for the European Union's Human Rights and Democracy Action Plan; his views that the plan does not prioritise the right to freedom of religion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28424/15]
Question· writtenPQ 713asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
713. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 23 of June 2015, if any additional persons have been added to the election roster since it was established in May 2013; if so, on what basis; the expertise the assessors had in assessing linguistic and computer skills; the way the assessors evaluate the language skills of the various applicants; if this involved an oral testing of the applicants; his views on whether his Department’s selection process meets the high standards expected by the European Union and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; his further views on whether the current model of selection would be in a position to stand up to review through the Irish courts system, such as from roster members who were not selected, but who have significantly better qualifications and experience than those who were; if he will commission an independent review of the roster system including selection processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28291/15]
Question· writtenPQ 668asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
668. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health to set down the number of general practitioners currently active within the State; the population to general practitioner ratio; and how this compares with the European Union average. [29038/15]
Question· writtenPQ 662asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
662. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health to set out the number of procedures conducted within the European Union following a referral from an Irish general practitioner on behalf of the Health Service Executive; the cost of these procedures to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29015/15]
Question· writtenPQ 529asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
529. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of what dictates or requires the product information for Roaccutane to be reviewed and updated; the number of times this has been done since its authorisation in 1983; the way the Health Products Regulatory Authority and its European Union counterparts have worked with a pharmaceutical company (details supplied) to facilitate availability of appropriate product information in association with Roaccutane since 1983; if he will provide all data, documentation and details relating to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28326/15]
Question· writtenPQ 478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
478. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 7 July 2015, the number of persons, originally from other European Union States, who have become naturalised in the years 2012 to 2014 and in the first half of 2015. [29097/15]
Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
421. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the roll-out of financial instruments in Ireland, following his participation, with An Taoiseach, the European Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Phil Hogan, and the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, Mr. Wilhelm Molterer (details supplied), in the Financial Instrument Compass event on 23 June 2015. [29225/15]
Question· writtenPQ 253asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
253. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken at EU and member state level throughout the European Union to address any issues arising in the event of a Greek exit from the Union or the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28956/15]
Question· writtenPQ 252asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
252. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views on the solvency of the Greek banks; if this was discussed at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/15]
Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
142. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with the President of France, Mr. François Hollande, prior to the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28389/15]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
141. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the contact he has had with European Union leaders following the result of the recent referendum in Greece and prior to the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/15]
Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
139. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the discussions held on changing the role of the European Central Bank at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28385/15]
Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
138. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the differences in the suggested solutions from the European Union Council meeting in June 2015 to the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015 in terms of addressing the issue of Greek debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28384/15]
Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
137. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the discussion held at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015 regarding the 50% level of youth unemployment in Greece, and methods to tackle this issue in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28383/15]
Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
135. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he attended any bilateral meetings at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28380/15]
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
134. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the contributions he made at the European Union Council meeting on 7 July 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28379/15]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
117. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on developments at the May and June 2015 European Union Foreign Affairs Councils in relation to the European Union Naval Force Operation - Mediterranean Mission, and since; if there are any related common security and defence policy measures he is opposed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/15]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his European Union colleagues have contemplated the potential effects of Brexit or Grexit, with particular reference to the need for a rediscovery of a vision for the European Union among all existing member states and the European Union's institutions; how it is expected to reconcile the extra powers and influence conferred on the European Parliament and on national parliaments with a growing tendency towards Euroscepticism and the failure to recognise the need for national parliaments and the European Parliament to work together for the greater good; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/15]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
104. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions held with his European Union counterparts following the "No" vote in the Greek referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/15]
Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
28. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if Britain votes to leave the European Union, the impact this will have on the Northern Ireland peace process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25708/15]
Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
26. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he raised concerns with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, regarding the impact that Britain leaving the European Union would have on Northern Ireland in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25706/15]
Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
19. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he raised with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, since the British general election, the stated intention of the British Government to hold an in-out referendum on European Union membership; its implications for the North and for the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22949/15]
Question· writtenPQ 189asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
189. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if Ireland has responded directly to any of the concerns raised by various European Union member states to the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 during the European Union notification procedure; if there has been any follow-up correspondence on this issue from or to any of the European Union member states in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28002/15]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
188. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health his plans to hold a public consultation on the transposition of the European Union tobacco products directive; the timeframe for the transposition of the directive into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28001/15]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
116. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions held with his European Union counterparts on the result of the referendum in Greece. [28138/15]
Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
250. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is legal to trade in a material (details supplied); if it is legal to export the material to countries outside of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27806/15]
Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
136. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the number of European Union and non-European Union non-Irish nationals who are currently within the care system; and the actions he has taken to ensure that Ireland is fully in compliance with its duty under the Vienna Convention and the Brussels II regulation. [27835/15]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
109. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in discussions with the European Union on achieving a reduction in the fine imposed on Ireland for overclaims on the land parcel identification system; the fine the European Union imposed on Ireland; when this matter will be brought to a conclusion, given the statement by the Minister in Question No. 4 of 14 May 2015 that he expected this matter would be concluded in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/15]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
27. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the European Union priority on school completions, the priority the Government places on this issue; and his plans to support school completion programmes. [21873/15]
Question· writtenPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
10. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the employment performance monitor for 2015, recently approved by the European Union Council of Ministers, identifies the availability of affordable and quality child care as a key challenge for Ireland and a challenge that the European Commission will therefore monitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/15]
Question· writtenPQ 533asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
533. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the costs to the Exchequer arising from the State's obligation to enforce the decision of the European Court of Justice of the European Union on 26 April 2005 in case C 494/01, Commission v. Ireland, in the matter of the waste directive, and the associated programme of measures; his plans to fully transpose the landfill directive to ensure that waste processing and transit licences may only be issued to entities where there is a guarantee of financial security in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27079/15]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
221. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the murders in Tunisia on 26 June 2015 by terrorists to set out her views regarding the increased violence from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; if the European Union is prepared to tackle this in a co-ordinated way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27063/15]
Question· writtenPQ 195asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
195. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of pet animals, birds, and reptiles brought into Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and to 30 June in 2015; the number in each category; the quarantine arrangements that were in place under the European Union travel scheme for pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27385/15]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
107. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance his views that there has been enough engagement between the European Union and the Greek Government on dealing with its debt issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27066/15]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revise the fee charged for a naturalisation certificate; her views that the fee is a barrier to citizens from other European Union states becoming Irish citizens in view of the fact they do not have to renew visas at cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27076/15]
Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
5. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on discussions with her counterparts in the European Union regarding the situation facing migrants entering the European Union via the Mediterranean. [27089/15]
Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
193. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the United States of America is still interfering in the affairs of Cuba, despite claims that there are normalised relations; if he will raise this concern with the United Nations and the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26789/15]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
69. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 8 April 2014, if he will confirm Ireland’s support for transparency across all financial services files by establishing, as fully public, the required register of true or beneficial owners of companies and trusts under the European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/15]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
68. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance regarding implementation of the European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive, the steps and timing he envisages for establishing a register of beneficial ownership of companies and trusts; the Department or other agency that will host and manage the register; if that register will be in the public domain, enhancing transparency and corporate accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/15]
Question· writtenPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
168. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures whereby a non-national and non-European Union citizen who is not lawfully present here and who will not be subject to mistreatment if deported to that person's home country, may be entitled to regularise his or her status and remain lawfully here, that is, in circumstances where the asylum process would have no application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26631/15]
Question· writtenPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
167. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position as to whether a non-national and non-European Union citizen who is not lawfully present here but who marries an Irish citizen during the course of being unlawfully present here accrues the right to remain here subsequent to the marriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26630/15]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
131. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken or has agreed to take in conjunction with his European Union colleagues to protect the viability of the family farm enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26656/15]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the development of the fishing industry in the wake of revised European Union agreements, quotas and fishing practices; if he expects families dependent on the fishing industry to continue to achieve a reasonable return for their efforts and investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26653/15]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
69. Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has been involved in consultations on the renewal of the agreement between the European Union and a company (details supplied) due to expire in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26459/15]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
48. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for a non-European Union citizen to marry an Irish citizen during the course of being unlawfully present here; the circumstances when this is possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26629/15]
Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
46. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the European Union Commission's proposals to implement the ban on discarding white fish catches from January 2016; the position he plans to take on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26051/15]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
43. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the level of imports of dairy products from the European Union into China which were reported to be down 40% in 2014; and if this will affect the sector here. [26068/15]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
39. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dairy volatility pricing models he has examined at either departmental or European Union level; the steps being proposed to protect farmers from price volatility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/15]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
36. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that Ireland has never made a request in support of a recreational bluefin tuna fishery either to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas or to the European Union Commission; the reason the Government has not made such a case to the European Union for a catch and release recreational fishery programme to be based here, despite the fact that other countries have done so successfully such as Norway, in 2014 which was granted a 27 ton quota on application to the international commission; if Ireland may be treated differently on application for such a quota, even with our history of fishing in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26050/15]