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Question· writtenPQ 286asked

286. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution report relating to freely available contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43652/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2020

286. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution report relating to freely available contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43652/20]

Question· writtenPQ 169asked

169. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education her plans to implement the recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution in respect of sex education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43649/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2020

169. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education her plans to implement the recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution in respect of sex education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43649/20]

Question· oralPQ 9asked

9. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Poland and Hungary blocking coronavirus recovery funding due to it being linked to the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38266/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2020

9. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Poland and Hungary blocking coronavirus recovery funding due to it being linked to the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38266/20]

Question· oralPQ 2asked

2. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken following Poland and Hungary’s veto of the EU budget over the new rules linking funding to the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38181/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2020

2. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions he has taken following Poland and Hungary’s veto of the EU budget over the new rules linking funding to the rule of law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38181/20]

Question· writtenPQ 443asked

443. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which it is accepted that the rule of law should prevail across all EU and non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020

443. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which it is accepted that the rule of law should prevail across all EU and non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/20]

Question· writtenPQ 192asked

192. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37685/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020

192. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Elections) Bill 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37685/20]

Question· writtenPQ 193asked

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1139 of 3 November 2020, if the reply will be reconciled with the fact that the company (details supplied) will not retain the legal right to mortgage the hospital; the steps he will take to ensure that this provision in its constitution does not give it authority to mortgage any or all parts of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37294/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2020

193. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1139 of 3 November 2020, if the reply will be reconciled with the fact that the company (details supplied) will not retain the legal right to mortgage the hospital; the steps he will take to ensure that this provision in its constitution does not give it authority to mortgage any or all parts of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37294/20]

Question· writtenPQ 228asked

228. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the rule of law mechanism included in the proposed EU budget framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35978/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020

228. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the rule of law mechanism included in the proposed EU budget framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35978/20]

Question· writtenPQ 1160asked

1160. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the provisions which prohibit the holding of public mass with a congregation in attendance in SI No. 413 of 202; if, in the event such a provision is in the statutory instrument, he will set out the exact provision or sections which prohibits or prevents the holding of public masses with a congregation in attendance; the legal basis for such a provision having regard to Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32460/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020

1160. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the provisions which prohibit the holding of public mass with a congregation in attendance in SI No. 413 of 202; if, in the event such a provision is in the statutory instrument, he will set out the exact provision or sections which prohibits or prevents the holding of public masses with a congregation in attendance; the legal basis for such a provision having regard to Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32460/20]

Question· writtenPQ 1153asked

1153. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the phrase voice for the voiceless which is a common citation for Catholic organisations when referencing abortion which is used in the constitution for a company (details supplied); if he has endeavoured to discuss this with the company with the view to having it removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32434/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020

1153. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the phrase voice for the voiceless which is a common citation for Catholic organisations when referencing abortion which is used in the constitution for a company (details supplied); if he has endeavoured to discuss this with the company with the view to having it removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32434/20]

Question· writtenPQ 1152asked

1152. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the values of the document of a religious order have not been amended or replaced in the constitution for a company (details supplied) which was published after the company registered with the CRO in August 2020, despite a commitment by a person in 2017 that the 2010 code would be amended and replaced in the constitution of the successor company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32433/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020

1152. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the values of the document of a religious order have not been amended or replaced in the constitution for a company (details supplied) which was published after the company registered with the CRO in August 2020, despite a commitment by a person in 2017 that the 2010 code would be amended and replaced in the constitution of the successor company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32433/20]

Question· writtenPQ 1144asked

1144. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the provisions which prohibit the holding of public mass with a congregation in attendance in SI No. 413 of 2020; the provision or sections of the statutory instrument which prohibit or prevent the holding of public masses with a congregation in attendance; the legal basis for such a provision having regard to Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution which states freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion subject to public order and morality guaranteed to every citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32404/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020

1144. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the provisions which prohibit the holding of public mass with a congregation in attendance in SI No. 413 of 2020; the provision or sections of the statutory instrument which prohibit or prevent the holding of public masses with a congregation in attendance; the legal basis for such a provision having regard to Article 44.2.1 of the Constitution which states freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion subject to public order and morality guaranteed to every citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32404/20]

Question· writtenPQ 291asked

291. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the engagement with the Chinese Government in relation to the continuing rule of law crisis in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32042/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2020

291. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the engagement with the Chinese Government in relation to the continuing rule of law crisis in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32042/20]

Question· writtenPQ 386asked

386. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend section 62 of the Electoral Act 1992, which was found to be incompatible with Article 16.3.2 of the Constitution during the 2020 general election 2020, when the death of a candidate in the Tipperary constituency required the signing of a special difficulty order to allow the election to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26756/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

386. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend section 62 of the Electoral Act 1992, which was found to be incompatible with Article 16.3.2 of the Constitution during the 2020 general election 2020, when the death of a candidate in the Tipperary constituency required the signing of a special difficulty order to allow the election to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26756/20]

Question· writtenPQ 618asked

618. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons born here who have been deported as per the Constitution Act 2004 since its enactment in tabular form; the grounds for deportation; the countries to which the persons have been deported; the age of the persons at the time of deportation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 September 2020

618. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons born here who have been deported as per the Constitution Act 2004 since its enactment in tabular form; the grounds for deportation; the countries to which the persons have been deported; the age of the persons at the time of deportation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/20]

Question· writtenPQ 367asked

367. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to promote democracy and the rule of law in Hungary following revelations from an organisation (details supplied) that Hungary is no longer a democratic state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 September 2020

367. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to promote democracy and the rule of law in Hungary following revelations from an organisation (details supplied) that Hungary is no longer a democratic state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/20]

Question· writtenPQ 366asked

366. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether European Union member states that do not respect the rule of law should be banned from receiving aid from the EU coronavirus recovery fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 September 2020

366. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether European Union member states that do not respect the rule of law should be banned from receiving aid from the EU coronavirus recovery fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/20]

Question· writtenPQ 365asked

365. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to reinforce the commitment to the rule of law throughout the EU in view of the worrying developments in some member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 September 2020

365. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to reinforce the commitment to the rule of law throughout the EU in view of the worrying developments in some member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/20]

Question· writtenPQ 291asked

291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a free contraception service, as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on the Eight Amendment to the Constitution; his plans to provide it by 2021 as committed to by his predecessor in Dáil Éireann; the specifics of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 September 2020

291. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for a free contraception service, as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on the Eight Amendment to the Constitution; his plans to provide it by 2021 as committed to by his predecessor in Dáil Éireann; the specifics of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/20]

Question· writtenPQ 652asked

652. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Covid-19 unemployment benefit for the self-employed will be requalified as a subsidy for the self-employed; and if it will be adjusted to the employee subsidy rate with retroactive effect since the beginning of the pandemic in order to comply with Article 40.1 of the Constitution which upheld that all citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law. [21145/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 September 2020

652. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Covid-19 unemployment benefit for the self-employed will be requalified as a subsidy for the self-employed; and if it will be adjusted to the employee subsidy rate with retroactive effect since the beginning of the pandemic in order to comply with Article 40.1 of the Constitution which upheld that all citizens shall, as human persons, be held equal before the law. [21145/20]

Question· writtenPQ 290asked

290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the efforts by his Department to create a single water utility; and his plans to bring forward legislation to provide for a referendum to enshrine public ownership of the public water system in the Constitution. [14097/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020

290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the efforts by his Department to create a single water utility; and his plans to bring forward legislation to provide for a referendum to enshrine public ownership of the public water system in the Constitution. [14097/20]

Question· writtenPQ 289asked

289. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the programme for Government commitment to hold a referendum on housing will be a referendum to enshrine the right to housing in the Constitution; and if so, the timeline for the publication of the legislation and the holding of the referendum. [14096/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2020

289. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the programme for Government commitment to hold a referendum on housing will be a referendum to enshrine the right to housing in the Constitution; and if so, the timeline for the publication of the legislation and the holding of the referendum. [14096/20]

Question· writtenPQ 40asked

40. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in correspondence dated 6 May 2020 have raised serious concerns regarding the rule of law and democracy in Hungary; his views on these concerns; if other EU member states will be supported in their efforts to ensure democracy and the rule of law is maintained across the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 May 2020

40. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in correspondence dated 6 May 2020 have raised serious concerns regarding the rule of law and democracy in Hungary; his views on these concerns; if other EU member states will be supported in their efforts to ensure democracy and the rule of law is maintained across the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/20]