Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Procurement Contracts Data

Niall Collins

702. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of State contracts that were not awarded to the lowest tender or bid in each year since 2011 to date in her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department; the reason the lowest tender or bid was not chosen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8802/19]

Brexit Preparations

Niall Collins

81. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if information requested in correspondence (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7379/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

125. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at EU and international level to address human rights concerns in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6406/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

126. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU or international community has formally investigated reports of torture in prisons in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6407/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

127. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action taken or that will be taken regarding the detention of human rights activists in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6408/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

128. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the Rohingya; the efforts being made by the EU and international community to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6409/19]

Trade Promotion

Niall Collins

129. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the efforts to double Ireland's global footprint by 2025; the actions taken to date; the actions that will be taken in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6410/19]

Emigrant Support Services

Niall Collins

130. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the actions taken to address difficulties being experienced by returning Irish emigrants; the progress in implementing the recommendations from the report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6411/19]

Syrian Conflict

Niall Collins

134. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the conflict in Syria; the efforts being made at EU and international level to bring a political resolution to the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6808/19]

Diplomatic Representation

Niall Collins

135. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered reopening an embassy in Iran, particularly in the context of plans to double Ireland's global footprint by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6809/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

136. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to specifically help the Yazidi; if he will consider providing specific funding to assist the Yazidi women and children who have escaped sexual slavery and abuse at the hands of ISIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6811/19]

Human Rights

Niall Collins

137. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has given consideration to recognising formally the brutal campaign against the Yazidi by ISIS as genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6812/19]

Ministerial Meetings

Niall Collins

141. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his visit to the United States of America, including meetings and engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7048/19]

Autism Support Services

Niall Collins

229. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to have a third autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit provided at a school (details supplied) for the 2019-20 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6310/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Niall Collins

499. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/19]

Beef Exports

Niall Collins

550. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress to facilitate exports of beef to Iran; if he has considered the impact the reopening of the embassy in Tehran would have on agrifood exports to Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6810/19]

Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan

Niall Collins

560. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) was omitted from a scheme; if this person will be included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/19]

Departmental Meetings

Niall Collins

52. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been contacted by representatives of the Chinese Administration with regard to the use of technology by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6112/19]

Northern Ireland

Niall Collins

127. 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. [6185/19]

Northern Ireland

Niall Collins

137. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of his interaction with the four-person international oversight of paramilitaries established under the Fresh Start agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6186/19]