Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Appointments to State Boards

Mary Lou McDonald

223. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out in tabular form the number of vacancies in each state board under the aegis of his Department. [49937/17]

Foreign Conflicts

Clare Daly

224. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will liaise with the Turkish Embassy in Dublin and with the Turkish Government in Ankara with a view to using all possible diplomatic means to help the return of 54 missing children (details supplied) and the return of the bodies of those missing children who may have died; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49949/17]

Appointments to State Boards

Mary Lou McDonald

225. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out in tabular form the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates. [49999/17]

European Banking Authority

Stephen Donnelly

226. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland's bid to host the European Banking Authority. [50045/17]

Ministerial Meetings

Stephen Donnelly

227. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, on 17 November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50050/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

228. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has used a private e-mail account to send or receive official documents or positions on Brexit; and if so, the details of this correspondence. [50060/17]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Crowe

229. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the president of an association in Turkey (details supplied) has been arrested and imprisoned; his views on the arrest; if he will request their release; and if the case will be raised with his Turkish counterpart. [50094/17]

Departmental Bodies

Sean Fleming

230. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the bodies under the aegis of his Department in which his Department provides in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies in which 50% or more of its income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50116/17]

Ministerial Staff

Joan Collins

231. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of special advisers employed, including the new special adviser recently recruited from a company (details supplied), by him; the roles these advisers perform; and the amount they are paid. [50256/17]

Citizenship Status

Ruth Coppinger

232. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of entries on the foreign births register in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017. [50293/17]

Passport Applications

Ruth Coppinger

233. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of passports issued to persons resident outside the State in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [50294/17]

Passport Applications Data

Ruth Coppinger

234. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of passports issued to persons living in Northern Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [50295/17]

Citizenship Status

Ruth Coppinger

235. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the number of persons registered with his Department's citizens' registration service as being resident abroad. [50296/17]

Passport Applications

Eamon Scanlon

236. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Passport Office in Dublin can no longer take the credit card details that are on passport application forms in view of the fact that they cannot manually input the details into the credit card machine; if so, his plans to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50313/17]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Micheál Martin

237. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the status of progress with regard to the Irish undocumented in the United States of America. [49852/17]

Ministerial Meetings

Darragh O'Brien

238. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50370/17]

EU Issues

Darragh O'Brien

239. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the status of efforts being made by the EU to ensure that the rule of law and European principles and ideals are being adhered to in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50372/17]

EU Issues

Darragh O'Brien

240. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the status of efforts being made by the EU to ensure that the rule of law and European principles and ideals are being adhered to in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50373/17]

Foreign Policy

Darragh O'Brien

241. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Chile's recent general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50374/17]

Foreign Policy

Darragh O'Brien

242. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50375/17]

Middle East Issues

Darragh O'Brien

243. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the steps that have been taken by the State with regard to the ongoing expansion of illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50376/17]

Northern Ireland

Darragh O'Brien

244. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the situation in Northern Ireland; the efforts being made to restore the Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50377/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the public contracts between his Department and companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016; the value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50402/17]

Election Monitoring Missions

Alan Kelly

246. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade travelled to Azerbaijan in October 2013 to observe the elections there; the name of the person; the capacity in which they travelled; if the person travelled as part of another organisation; if so, the name of the organisation and the reason therefor; if the person subsequently submitted a report on this election; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50453/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

247. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála cén líon iomlán foirne atá fostaithe ina Roinn faoi láthair; cé mhéid post atá daingnithe nó aitheanta ag an Roinn (i scéim teanga, nó ar aon bhealach eile) mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; cé mhéid duine atá ann ag a bhfuil líofacht i nGaeilge agus atá ag feidhmiú sna poist sin atá daingnithe no aitheanta mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo; an bhfuil sé beartaithe ag an tráth seo aon phost eile de chuid na Roinne a aithint mar phoist a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge. [50683/17]

Foireann Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

248. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála cé mhéid folúntas a líonadh ina Roinn ó thús na bliana seo; cé mhéid de na folúntais sin a bhain le poist a bhí sainaitheanta mar phoist a raibh Gaeilge riachtanach ina leith; cé mhéid folúntas atá le líonadh faoi láthair agus cé mhéid de na folúntais siúd atá sainaitheanta mar fholúntais a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo. [50700/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date and time in May 2015 the then Minister received the email referred to in Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017. [50414/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017 was found on 16 July 2017 by his Department or was sent to the Government from outside a government Department. [50419/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

251. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017, to which the Government's attention was drawn on 16 July 2017, was not sent to the Disclosures Tribunal until 21 July 2017. [50420/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

252. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when and the way in which the attention of the then Minister's personal staff or advisers was drawn to the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017; and the actions they took in regard to same. [50421/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

253. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the time of the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017; the person it was addressed to; the persons it was copied to; the location from which it originated; and if the attention of persons in his Department was drawn to the contents of the email previously. [50422/17]

Departmental Communications

Alan Kelly

254. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date of the conversation referred to in the email from his Department referred to by the Taoiseach during Leaders' Questions on 21 November 2017. [50423/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Jim O'Callaghan

255. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions that will be made in view of the refusal of gardaí at Sligo Garda station to operate from the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50462/17]

Garda Stations

Fiona O'Loughlin

256. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reallocate resources to Ballymore Eustace Garda station in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/17]

Garda Strength

Fiona O'Loughlin

257. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of Garda numbers by station in County Kildare. [49919/17]

Garda Strength

Fiona O'Loughlin

258. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of Garda numbers by station in County Laois. [49920/17]

Garda Strength

Fiona O'Loughlin

259. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the details of Garda numbers by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49921/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Mary Lou McDonald

260. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form. [49940/17]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

261. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which a chairperson and members of the group that will examine the scope of the updated research on sexual abuse and violence here will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49968/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Mary Lou McDonald

262. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names of persons he has appointed to each State board under the aegis of his Department that have not come from the Public Appointments Service list of suitable candidates, in tabular form. [50002/17]

Direct Provision System

Gerry Adams

263. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the McMahon report recommendations that have been fully implemented, partially implemented and that have yet to be implemented respectively. [50013/17]

Direct Provision System

Gerry Adams

264. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a memo has been brought to Cabinet on the Supreme Court decision on the right of those in direct provision to work; if he will publish the memo; and the decisions that were taken as a result of this decision. [50014/17]

Fire Service

Michael Harty

265. Deputy Michael Harty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether many fire service Halloween callouts are prompted by anti-social behaviour and that attacks on fire service personnel are deplorable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50019/17]

Family Reunification Policy

Seán Haughey

266. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce measures to allow family members join refugees and asylum seekers here; the public policy implications of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50026/17]

Ministerial Communications

Stephen Donnelly

267. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has used a private email account to send or receive official documents or positions on Brexit; and if so, the details of this correspondence. [50063/17]

Valuation Office

Joan Burton

268. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appeals made regarding rateable valuations to the Valuation tribunal for each local authority area under the revaluation 2017 programme, in tabular form. [50098/17]

Valuation Office

Joan Burton

269. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of appeals made regarding rateable valuations of commercial property to the Valuation tribunal for each local authority area revalued under the national revaluation programme, in tabular form. [50099/17]

Departmental Funding

Sean Fleming

270. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the bodies under the aegis of his Department which receive in excess of €1 million funding per annum; the public funding received by these bodies; the bodies for which 50% or more of their income comes from public sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50119/17]

Crime Data

Thomas P. Broughan

271. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the crime statistics for the Garda R and J districts for the first ten months of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50153/17]

Garda Strength

Mattie McGrath

272. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the Tipperary, Waterford and Carlow Kilkenny Garda divisions in the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50164/17]