Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Gerry Adams

1. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will establish a Cabinet committee with responsibility for Irish unity. [1829/18]

Cabinet Committees

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [3051/18]

Cabinet Committees

Micheál Martin

3. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [3062/18]

Cabinet Committees

Brendan Howlin

4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit,) last met; and when it will next meet. [4552/18]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [5691/18]

Cabinet Committees

Joan Burton

6. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met. [5727/18]

Departmental Priorities

Micheál Martin

7. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach to set out his Department's priorities for 2018. [2111/18]

Departmental Priorities

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's priorities for 2018. [3052/18]

Departmental Priorities

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to set out his Department's priorities for 2018. [3091/18]

Departmental Priorities

Brendan Howlin

10. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the priorities of his Department for 2018. [5417/18]

Official Engagements

Joan Burton

11. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Tajani, on 17 January 2018. [3003/18]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

12. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the European Parliament; the meetings he attended; and the issues that were discussed. [3060/18]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

13. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the European Parliament on 17 January 2018. [3125/18]

Official Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his address to the European Parliament on 17 January 2018. [3129/18]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

15. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if his statement to the European Parliament represents the Government's official position for the forthcoming negotiations for the European Council. [3174/18]

Official Engagements

Brendan Howlin

16. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the European Parliament on 18 January 2018. [3378/18]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

17. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the meetings he attended while in Strasbourg; and the issues that were discussed. [3443/18]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

18. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the meetings he attended during his recent visit to Strasbourg. [4385/18]

Banking Sector Reform

Michael Moynihan

28. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if banking reform was discussed at his meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [4563/18]

Departmental Budgets

Michael Moynihan

34. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach his Department's budget for social media. [4304/18]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Michael Moynihan

38. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if Cabinet Committee F, national security, has met recently. [4306/18]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

46. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the continuing failure of An Garda Síochána to publish the review into homicide figures that was due in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5963/18]

Garda Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

47. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that the Central Statistics Office is not in a position to publish homicide statistics provided by An Garda Síochána due to potential misclassification; when he expects to be in a position to publish the review into these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5750/18]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

48. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the failure to ensure that the Garda pay deal applies to all sections of the force, including superintendents and chief superintendents, and that the anomalies that have arisen as a result of this failure will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5964/18]

Community Policing

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

49. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the drop-off in the number of community gardaí from 1,182 in 2010 to 744 by the end of 2017; and if his Department and An Garda Síochána are committed to implementing the community model of policing. [5751/18]

Garda Commissioner Appointment

Seán Sherlock

50. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date on arrangements for the selection of a new Garda Commissioner; the expected timeframe; the salary of the new Commissioner; the arrangements in relation to the appointment of a team to assist the Commissioner; if changes in legislation are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5752/18]

Garda Deployment

John Curran

51. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason numbers assigned to the Garda traffic corps continue to decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5415/18]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

52. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be allowed to resettle here. [5693/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Clare Daly

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to review the supports available to Garda whistleblowers, particularly in view of GSOC's acknowledgement of its lack of resources in fulfilling this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5652/18]

Garda Deployment

Brendan Smith

54. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when additional Garda personnel will be allocated to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the level of crime in thearea and the additional policing demands due to a land border with another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5658/18]

Policing Authority Reports

Seán Sherlock

55. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the progress on completion of a workforce plan and human resources strategy within An Garda Síochána as outlined in the Policing Authority report of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/18]

Family Law Cases

Peter Fitzpatrick

56. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the family law Bill coming before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Catherine Connolly

57. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the €500 to €1,000 fee to be paid by asylum seekers or their employers fully complies with the Supreme Court decision in a case (details supplied) wherein the freedom of asylum seekers to work was recognised as an inherent part of their constitutional rights to human dignity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5697/18]

Departmental Reform

Jim O'Callaghan

58. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected timeframe for the conclusion of the work to be carried out by the independent and change implementation group in respect of reform of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5681/18]

Child Protection

Jim O'Callaghan

59. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to protect against social media platforms being used by sexual predators to target children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5680/18]

Organised Crime

Maureen O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to concerns of residents in the north inner city of Dublin about the ongoing feud that has claimed many lives; if sufficient support and resources have been allocated to gardaí in the north inner city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5650/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Joan Burton

61. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the constitutional referenda scheduled for 2018. [1836/18]

Garda Data

Mick Wallace

62. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of senior Garda appointments made by the Policing Authority at each rank in the past six months; if he has satisfied himself that proper due diligence is being adhered in the way promotions are being conducted; if he has had contact with the Policing Authority about specific officers who have been promoted in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/18]

National LGBTI Strategy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

63. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the publication of the LGBT inclusion strategy announced by his Department; the details of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5564/18]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

64. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the continuing failure of An Garda Síochána to publish the review that was due in June 2017 into homicide figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5677/18]

Insurance Fraud

Michael McGrath

65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the establishment of a fully functioning integrated insurance fraud database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4281/18]

Child Protection Guidelines

Catherine Connolly

66. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an examination of the implementation of the recommendations of a person's (details supplied) audit of the exercise by An Garda Síochána of the provisions of section 12 of the Child Care Act 1991 in respect of specific actions to be taken by An Garda Síochána has been carried out; if so, if the recommendations have been implemented; if not, the reason therefor; his plans to address the gaps in implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5698/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

67. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of monthly arrests of persons who have tested positive for drugs at mandatory intoxicant-testing checkpoints nationally during 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5296/18]

Crime Data

Seán Sherlock

68. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that the recording of statistics relating to the incidence of domestic burglaries as reported to An Garda Síochána is completely accurate. [5560/18]

Policing Authority

Seán Sherlock

69. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consultations he has had with the Policing Authority regarding the development of the policing plan and related performance targets for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

70. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revise the conditions he has outlined as an interim arrangement for the right to work of asylum seekers further to the adoption of Directive 2013/33/EU; and his views on whether the interim arrangement is in keeping with and consistent with the decision of the Supreme Court in a case (details supplied). [5562/18]

Garda Reports

Paul Murphy

71. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to discuss the report into the Jobstown protest given to him by An Garda Síochána on 26 July 2017 with the acting Garda Commissioner; if he will recommend changes in Garda procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5683/18]

Road Traffic Offences Data

Thomas P. Broughan

72. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory intoxicant-testing checkpoints nationally during 2017; the number of motorists who have tested positive for drugs at these checkpoints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5295/18]

Garda Expenditure

Seán Sherlock

73. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the November 2017 report of the Policing Authority on matters arising at the Garda training college in Templemore and in particular in relation to the 19 recommendations arising from the interim audit report. [5558/18]

Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment

Peter Fitzpatrick

74. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of civilians in An Garda Síochána to more than 500 to address the capacity and critical skills gap across the organisation; and his further plans over the next number of years to address this skills gap. [5684/18]

Garda Reports

Mick Wallace

75. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has requested a report from the Garda Commissioner into payments to a company (details supplied) which breached public procurement guidelines; if the report will examine the relationship with the company and An Garda Síochána since 2009; the person or body that is conducting the report; if a timeframe for completion has been indicated; his plans to request the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct such an exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/18]

Legislative Measures

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

76. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to produce legislation to make the distribution of revenge porn an offence; and his views on the Law Reform Commission paper on harmful communications and digital safety (details supplied). [5563/18]

Garda Operations

Martin Heydon

77. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the resources provided to the winter phase of Operation Thor; the way in which it can help to address rural crime in areas such as County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/18]

Departmental Correspondence

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

78. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an international letter of request received by his Department and acknowledged in August 2017 regarding providing items in an archive (details supplied) to the police ombudsman in Northern Ireland; the actions his Department has taken since then; and the steps he is taking to ensure that the archive and relevant Garda files are made available to the police ombudsman in a prompt manner. [5565/18]

Freedom of Information Requests

Mick Barry

79. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Information Commissioner's recent rulings (details supplied) in favour of an organisation against his Department on a number of freedom of information requests pertaining to migrant non-EU fishers. [5660/18]

Garda Strength

Frank O'Rourke

80. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to each Garda station in the Kildare north district in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the Garda rank allocation within each Garda station in the Kildare north district, for example, the number of gardaí, sergeants, detectives, superintendents and chief superintendents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5416/18]

Organised Crime

Bernard Durkan

81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to making membership of organised criminal gangs illegal with a view to putting such members off the streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/18]

Immigration Policy

Alan Farrell

82. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to address the inadequacies and loopholes which exist in legislation governing the immigration system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5297/18]

Freedom of Information Requests

Mick Barry

83. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department has not yet provided an organisation's (details supplied) representative with files sought in view of the ruling by the Information Commissioner against his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5661/18]

Garda Deployment

Brendan Smith

84. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the need to provide additional Garda personnel and resources to the Cavan and Monaghan Garda division in view of the particular policing needs of that Border division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5659/18]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Mick Wallace

85. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the investigation into the alleged involvement of Garda personnel in the drugs trade in the midlands region first reported in May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5674/18]

Garda Strength

Charlie McConalogue

86. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of gardaí along the Border areas in County Donegal to deal with the increase in criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5466/18]

Immigration Policy

Alan Farrell

87. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to prepare and issue a White Paper to provide an overview of the entirety of the immigration laws and to identify the way in which the immigration system can be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5298/18]

Independent Review Mechanism

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

88. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the section of each report relative to each case will be released to the families and complainants concerned regarding the decisions relative to each of the 315 cases under the independent review mechanism which were returned stating no further action was required; if the reasons and rationale by which this recommendation of no further action was reached will be provided to the families and complainants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5561/18]

Garda Deployment

John Lahart

89. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the Garda Commissioner to consider allocating additional gardaí to Rathfarnham Garda station, particularly in view of recent assaults that have taken place within the jurisdiction of the station and in further view of the concerns of persons in the Ballycullen, Firhouse, and Knocklyon areas in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5449/18]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

90. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the failure to ensure that the Garda pay deal applies to all sections of the force, including superintendents and chief superintendents; the anomalies that have arisen as a result of this failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5678/18]

Garda Data

Seán Sherlock

91. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the methodologies used by An Garda Síochána to accurately measure the number of homicides here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5557/18]

Organised Crime

John Curran

92. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has satisfied himself that An Garda Síochána has enough resources and overtime to de-escalate the ongoing gangland feud in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5414/18]

Organised Crime

Bernard Durkan

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will invoke special powers to curtail the activities of organised criminal gangs, thereby making membership of such gangs a criminal offence with a liability for a mandatory sentence in view of the continued apparent ease with which gangland wars continue with consequent loss of life and danger to the community at large; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5696/18]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Alan Kelly

94. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there has been more than several dozen boxes of documentation provided to the Charleton tribunal by his Department and An Garda Síochána since November 2017; and the actions he is he taking over the perceived non-co-operation with the tribunal. [5413/18]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Ruth Coppinger

95. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress of family reunification for refugees from Syria here as part of resettlement and relocation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5668/18]

Garda Data

Clare Daly

96. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of senior Garda appointments made by the Policing Authority at each rank; if he has satisfied himself with the manner in which promotions are being conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5651/18]

Garda Deployment

James Browne

97. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda consideration of recent census data for County Wexford within the personnel allocation model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5566/18]

Immigration Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons applying for naturalisation that are not decided upon within the six-month guideline will be provided with a detailed explanation as to the reasons for the delay including the provision to the person of additional information required to process the application in a timely manner. [5694/18]

Garda Strength

Charlie McConalogue

99. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Donegal in each of the past ten years; his plans to allocate additional resources to County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5450/18]

Garda Deployment

Niamh Smyth

100. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ongoing allocation of additional gardaí in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5663/18]

Garda Data

Maureen O'Sullivan

102. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff nationally involved in accessing material on mobile phones and computers relating to child sexual offences; the number in the Mountjoy detective unit; the qualifications needed for such work; the number of cases being processed; the length of time taken; and the extent and scale of any backlogs. [5649/18]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

103. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he has taken to deal with the complaint from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, that it does not have sufficient resources to deal with protected disclosures within An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5679/18]

Garda Reports

Paul Murphy

104. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has examined the report into the Jobstown protest given to his Department on 26 July 2017 by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5682/18]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Ruth Coppinger

105. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the assistance given to refugees from Syria here as part of resettlement and relocation programmes to access education and employment and to have professional qualifications recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/18]

Unemployment Data

Willie O'Dea

106. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the number of jobless households, by county, in tabular form. [5859/18]

Youth Unemployment Data

Willie O'Dea

107. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the rate of youth unemployment in each region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5861/18]

Apprenticeship Data

Niall Collins

108. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of persons enrolled in apprenticeships in his Department and State agencies under his remit, by gender, in tabular form; and the detail of each such apprenticeship. [5326/18]

Internal Audits

Catherine Murphy

109. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if his Department has completed an external quality assurance assessment of its internal audit function as required by the Institute of Internal Auditor standards that were introduced in 2012 (details supplied). [5386/18]

Departmental Reviews

Róisín Shortall

110. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the senior counsel review of the way in which the Department of Justice and Equality dealt with document requests from the disclosures tribunal; and if his Department has sought an update as to when the report will be finalised. [5575/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Clare Daly

111. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach the number of secondees from companies (details supplied) who work in his Department. [5841/18]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Clare Daly

112. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 16 January 2018, the qualifications of the medical experts consulted as part of the work of the working group on Lariam; and the medical qualifications of members of the working group, in view of the fact that legal privilege does not attach to information regarding a person's qualifications. [5325/18]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

113. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the pay scales of all ranks in the Defence Forces. [5731/18]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

114. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the Defence Forces last received a direct pay increase. [5732/18]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

115. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the pension payments for a private who finishes out a full term. [5733/18]

Defence Forces Personnel Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

116. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of serving Defence Forces personnel from County Wexford. [5734/18]

Defence Forces Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

117. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the defence budget for 2018; and the amount that is being spent on improving living conditions and pay. [5735/18]

Defence Forces Medical Services

Clare Daly

118. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if each of the Defence Forces medical officers involved in the use of malaria chemoprophylaxis hold additional qualifications in tropical disease and medicine; and if so, the additional qualifications in each case. [5770/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Clare Daly

119. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of secondees from companies (details supplied) who work in his Department. [5832/18]

Industrial Relations

Willie Penrose

120. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to have the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill brought forward for discussion to ensure that the staff representation of the Defence Forces are facilitated in same by having access to the State's industrial relations institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5970/18]

Passport Services

Brendan Smith

121. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the request to establish a passport office in County Monaghan as discussed at the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence is being given further consideration in view of the increased demand in Ulster for Irish passports and the need to provide such services in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5309/18]

Brexit Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he informed the European negotiating team that he was in favour of a transition period; the length of time proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5405/18]

Brexit Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

123. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department was consulted on the length of the transition period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5406/18]

Brexit Negotiations

Stephen Donnelly

124. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the length of time needed for a transition period in Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5407/18]

Departmental Staff Data

Clare Daly

125. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of secondees from companies (details supplied) who work in his Department. [5835/18]