Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Direct Provision Data

Niall Collins

131. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who entered the direct provision system in each year since 2000; the numbers of persons having being processed through the direct provision system that were subsequently naturalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37888/19]

Anglo-Irish Relations

Niall Collins

37. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Anglo-Irish relations and the way in which the Government proposes to ensure ongoing and sustained dialogue between the United Kingdom and Ireland in a post-Brexit environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37473/19]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Niall Collins

43. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent progress made in addressing the issue of the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/19]

Millennium Development Goals

Niall Collins

50. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made in developing a roadmap to achieve Ireland's ODA/GNI target by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/19]

Northern Ireland

Niall Collins

63. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to restart the executive in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/19]

Middle East Peace Process

Niall Collins

64. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the announcement by the Israeli Prime Minister that he will annex large parts of the occupied West Bank if re-elected; the steps he believes should be taken at EU level in response to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37461/19]

UN Security Council

Niall Collins

66. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s efforts to win a seat at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37463/19]

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Data

Niall Collins

124. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints received to date in 2019 by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; the number of cases settled by the ombudsman within timeframes (details supplied) from all complaints received to date; and the percentage of the number of cases settled from the total number received according to the timeframe in tabular form. [37193/19]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Niall Collins

140. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in developing Newcastlewest Garda station, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Niall Collins

194. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish new schools in Citywest, Dublin 24, in view of the increase in population and projected growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37179/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

226. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence from a person (details supplied) will receive a reply; and if a copy of same will be provided to this Deputy. [37490/19]

School Transport Appeals

Niall Collins

227. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting time to have an appeal by persons (details supplied) heard by the student transport appeal board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/19]

Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation

Niall Collins

393. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1264 of 6 September 2019, the number of investigations carried out in premises or businesses carrying out the business of tattooing and-or body piercing in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37234/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Niall Collins

664. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities are taking applications under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37122/19]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Niall Collins

672. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37394/19]

Consular Services

Niall Collins

2. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has liaised with officials in the Department of Defence regarding a person (details supplied) and efforts to return them here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/19]

Syrian Conflict

Niall Collins

26. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of efforts to return a person (details supplied) here; the meetings he has had in this regard; the progress made on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34779/19]

Vehicle Registration

Niall Collins

57. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that vehicles can have ownership registered to persons under 17 years of age and minors and also to fake names with bogus addresses and that in many instances these vehicles are being used in criminal and illegal activity; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36723/19]

School Transport Appeals

Niall Collins

394. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting time to have an appeal heard by the Student Transport Appeal Board for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35796/19]

School Transport Appeals

Niall Collins

422. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence forwarded to the school transport appeals office by a person (details supplied) on 12 July 2019 will be acknowledged and replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36135/19]

Departmental Meetings

Niall Collins

534. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials met with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade or his officials and-or the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence and-or his officials to discuss the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34777/19]

Citizenship Applications

Niall Collins

558. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he plans to take further to a recent High Court judgement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34957/19]

Visa Applications

Niall Collins

650. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will be allowed entry to study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36136/19]

Direct Provision System

Niall Collins

705. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a transfer request by a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36721/19]

Job Creation

Niall Collins

739. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the delay in the creation of jobs by a company (details supplied) since they were first announced in September 2016; if the jobs announced will materialise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36259/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Niall Collins

827. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no clinical psychologist at a centre (details supplied); when it is expected one will be hired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34886/19]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Niall Collins

1036. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of Duopoda used in the treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35797/19]

Pension Provisions

Niall Collins

1185. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the person or body a person (details supplied) should contact regarding the person's HSE pension; if same can be accessed before retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36134/19]

Disability Support Services Funding

Niall Collins

1203. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health when funding will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36260/19]

Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation

Niall Collins

1264. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate tattoo providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36409/19]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Niall Collins

1344. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36722/19]

Agriculture Schemes

Niall Collins

1428. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the dates can be altered to allow an entry to the beef exceptional aid measure scheme in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36271/19]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Niall Collins

1438. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of cows will be altered to allow entry to the beef exceptional aid measure scheme in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36481/19]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Niall Collins

1445. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an official from his Department will contact a person (details supplied) that wishes to develop an area of foreshore on the Shannon estuary near Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36559/19]

Energy Schemes

Niall Collins

1521. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position in circumstances in which a person had not applied for the SEAI deep retrofit grant before July 2019 in view of the fact they were awaiting planning permission with the aim of undertaking a deep retrofit in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36077/19]

Vehicle Registration

Niall Collins

1644. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that vehicles can have ownership registered to persons under 17 years of age and minors and also to fake names with bogus addresses and that in many instances these vehicles are being used in criminal and illegal activity; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36724/19]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Niall Collins

1969. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to allow tenants of voluntary housing agencies to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35766/19]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Niall Collins

126. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take in view of reports of a clampdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States of America, particularly in the context of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32779/19]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Niall Collins

127. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his officials have spoken to the US authorities in recent days regarding the undocumented Irish and efforts to regularise their status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32780/19]

Syrian Conflict

Niall Collins

128. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if concerns have been raised at EU level regarding a Russian-led assault in Syria in recent months, which has resulted in a significant number of civilian deaths and the bombing of hospitals leaving thousands without access to healthcare; the action that has been taken by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32781/19]

Teacher Redeployment

Niall Collins

426. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was not considered for redeployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31955/19]

Northern Ireland

Niall Collins

654. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the four person international oversight of paramilitaries established under the Fresh Start Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32619/19]

Northern Ireland

Niall Collins

768. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the interaction of his Department with the four-person international oversight of paramilitaries established under the Fresh Start agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32620/19]

Legal Aid Service Data

Niall Collins

931. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the budgets for criminal and civil legal aid by county each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of persons refused criminal legal aid in each of the years by county; the number of persons awaiting civil legal aid by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33903/19]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Niall Collins

1206. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32049/19]

Hospital Overcrowding

Niall Collins

1219. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if the circumstances will be investigated in relation to the experience of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32132/19]

Primary Care Centres

Niall Collins

1380. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the primary care centres to be developed in Limerick city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32696/19]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Niall Collins

1432. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health his plans to licence persons to grow and cultivate medicinal cannabis; the process by which a person can obtain such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32883/19]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Niall Collins

1743. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant consultant posts in the University of Limerick Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33904/19]

General Practitioner Data

Niall Collins

1744. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in County Limerick; the number expected to retire in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33907/19]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niall Collins

1745. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of primary care centres in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33916/19]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

2041. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31648/19]

Road Projects Status

Niall Collins

2395. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the ongoing delay in progressing the new Limerick to Foynes road; if he will approve the use of dual carriageway on the section from Rathkeale to Foynes as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32694/19]

Railway Stations

Niall Collins

2459. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for Kilmallock railway station, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33902/19]

Airport Passenger Data

Niall Collins

2460. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the share of passengers in each airport in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33906/19]

Driver Test Data

Niall Collins

2462. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for a driver test at each test centre; pass rate at each test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33917/19]

Rail Network Expansion

Niall Collins

2497. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for the Limerick-Foynes railway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34336/19]

Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times

Niall Collins

2822. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average length of time to have an appeal both oral and otherwise heard in each county in each year since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33905/19]

Local Authority Housing Data

Niall Collins

2859. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a schedule by local authority of all vacant and void residential properties will be published on the website of his Department and updated every two weeks; if the address of the property will be stated; if the date it became vacant or void and the target date for the property to be put back into use and allocated to a person or persons on the housing list will also be stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31884/19]

Mayoral Election

Niall Collins

2888. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the process and steps which will be taken following the recent Limerick directly elected mayor plebiscite in advance of the stated election date of summer 2021; if a local consultation forum or committee will be established; if so, the make up of such a forum or committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32695/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Niall Collins

2894. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32882/19]

Passport Applications Data

Niall Collins

120. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons who applied for an Irish passport in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30655/19]

Passport Applications Data

Niall Collins

121. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first time applicants from Great Britain and Northern Ireland who applied for an Irish passport in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30656/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Niall Collins

122. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 2 July 2019, and his acknowledgement that detention centres in Libya should close, the action which will be taken by the EU to close detention centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30657/19]

UN Security Council

Niall Collins

123. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s bid for a seat at the UN Security Council; the expenditure to date for the bid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30658/19]

Visa Agreements

Niall Collins

124. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish students who participated in the J1 visa programme from 2012 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30659/19]

Diplomatic Representation

Niall Collins

125. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings attended in the United States of America by the special envoy to the United States since his appointment; the costs incurred as a result of this appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30660/19]

Global Footprint Initiative

Niall Collins

126. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland’s plan to double its global footprint by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30661/19]

Departmental Staff Data

Niall Collins

127. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in each embassy and consulate in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/19]

Emigrant Support Services

Niall Collins

128. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all recommendations from the report published on addressing barriers facing returning Irish emigrants have been implemented; if not, the outstanding recommendations; when he expects them to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/19]

Departmental Contracts Data

Niall Collins

129. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expenditure incurred since May 2016 and to date in 2019 on external consultant reports by report in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30664/19]

British-Irish Co-operation

Niall Collins

146. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to protect, promote and enhance Anglo-Irish relations, particularly in the context of Brexit; if he has considered putting new formal structures for dialogue in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31192/19]

Foreign Policy

Niall Collins

147. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the areas being prioritised in terms of EU policy over the next five years aside from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31193/19]

Diplomatic Representation

Niall Collins

148. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open new embassies and consulates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31194/19]

Foreign Policy

Niall Collins

149. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland plans to double its impact in the Asia Pacific region; the resources, financial and otherwise which will be committed to ensure that this target will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31195/19]

Consular Services Provision

Niall Collins

150. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department first learned of the case of a person (details supplied); the actions his Department has taken on this matter and to facilitate this person's return here; the progress made to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31196/19]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Niall Collins

336. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a deadline by which he expects Ireland’s commitment to admit 4,000 persons under the relocation and resettlement programmes will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30665/19]

Migrant Integration

Niall Collins

337. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the local authorities that have a published migrant integration strategy; the local authorities without such a strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30666/19]

Human Rights Cases

Niall Collins

351. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department first learned of the case of a person (details supplied); the actions his Department has taken on this matter and to facilitate this person's return here; the progress made to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31197/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Niall Collins

181. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building programme at a school (details supplied); the schedule being followed; if concerns raised by the local community have been dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/19]

Garda Stations

Niall Collins

214. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if plans are being considered to provide a new Garda station in an area (details supplied); the discussions which have taken place in respect of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30109/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

128. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland and-or the European Union has expressed concern over the treatment of the LGBTQI community in Turkey; his views on the banning of pride parades nationally and the use of tear gas by police on participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29155/19]

Human Rights Cases

Niall Collins

133. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports of the beheading of minors in Saudi Arabia for minor transgressions; if he has raised this issue with the relevant authorities or at the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29366/19]

Foreign Policy

Niall Collins

135. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is suppressing academic freedom and independent institutions in Hungary; the steps he believes should be taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29408/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Niall Collins

136. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his meeting with his Russian counterpart; the outcome of the recent Ireland-Russia Joint Economic Commission; if he raised the issue of alleged interference from Russian sources in recent elections during the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Niall Collins

140. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that will be taken by the EU following reports that 40 persons have been killed after an air strike hit a detention centre in Libya; the efforts being made to protect and safeguard refugees being detained in alleged appalling conditions in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/19]

Hospital Charges

Niall Collins

389. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if assistance in relation to hospital bills will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29323/19]

Election Monitoring Missions

Niall Collins

70. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will send elections observers to Ukraine for the elections in July 2019; if not, the reason underpinning the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28860/19]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Niall Collins

101. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will act on comments made by the Ombudsman (details supplied) and also communicated directly to him by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28824/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niall Collins

207. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/19]

Greyhound Industry

Niall Collins

381. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he plans to take following the recent revelations of animal cruelty in a programme (details supplied) into the greyhound industry. [28825/19]

Agriculture Schemes

Niall Collins

382. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to help the forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28826/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Niall Collins

103. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Syria; the efforts being made by the EU and the international community to find a resolution to the conflict; the steps he is taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28386/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

104. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed concern to the administration of the United States of America regarding the detention of children and the conditions they are being subjected to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28387/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

105. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Venezuela; the efforts being made by the EU and the international community to find a resolution to this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28388/19]

Middle East Issues

Niall Collins

106. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent conference held in Bahrain to discuss Palestine and economic initiatives aimed at revitalising the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28389/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niall Collins

118. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce outpatient waiting times; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of patients waiting more than 18 months in University Hospital Limerick has increased by 7,776, 1,709%, since May 2016 and stood at 8,231 at the end of May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27754/19]

Foreign Conflicts

Niall Collins

156. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Ethiopia; the response of the European Union to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27590/19]

EU Programmes

Niall Collins

157. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that an operation (details supplied) was involved in spreading fake news regarding Northern Ireland amongst others; the actions he will take following this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27591/19]

Middle East Issues

Niall Collins

158. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the attempts by the European Union to seek compensation from the Israeli authorities for the demolition of EU-funded structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/19]