Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Guidance Counsellors

Eamon Ryan

139. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reintroducing ex-quota status of guidance provision in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32155/18]

State Examinations Fees

Eamon Ryan

140. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to abolish fees for sitting the junior and leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/18]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Eamon Ryan

141. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations of the McIver report of the steering group to the PLC review of 2003 on further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32157/18]

Third Level Expenditure

Eamon Ryan

142. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per annum of maintaining third level charges at their current rate for each year of the next five years; the cost of abolishing all such fees for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32158/18]

Garda Recruitment

Eamon Ryan

206. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the initial cost of recruiting 2,000 new gardaí; and the cost per annum thereafter to maintain that additional number. [32162/18]

Organic Farming Scheme Expenditure

Eamon Ryan

525. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 5% increase in subsidies to existing and new participants on the organic farming scheme for produce in cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes and other non-livestock based outputs. [32164/18]

Teagasc Funding

Eamon Ryan

526. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 20% increase in funding for sustainable horticulture research in Teagasc per annum. [32165/18]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Eamon Ryan

527. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated savings if Pillar 1 CAP payments were capped at €100,000 per annum. [32167/18]

Afforestation Programme

Eamon Ryan

531. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the policy for increasing forestation will be set out; and the form and species it will promote. [32068/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

573. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32177/18]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

607. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32176/18]

Radon Control Strategy

Eamon Ryan

608. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific provisions of the Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2002 which prevent him implementing elements of the National Radon Control Strategy; and the actions in the strategy which are impeded in this manner. [32179/18]

Student Travel Card

Eamon Ryan

617. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost per annum to halve the cost of the student Leap card. [32160/18]

Rail Services

Eamon Ryan

618. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost to ensure each train is equipped with dedicated bike holding facilities. [32163/18]

Departmental Properties

Eamon Ryan

661. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken to ensure sites owned by Irish Rail which are not required for railway operations are made available for housing and other development. [32178/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education Funding

Eamon Ryan

670. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of extending funding for pre-school from one to two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32154/18]

Direct Provision Data

Eamon Ryan

691. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum to increase the weekly direct provision allowance to €188. [32161/18]

One-Parent Family Payment

Eamon Ryan

692. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost per annum to reverse the cuts to one parent family payments. [32168/18]

European Council Meetings

Eamon Ryan

21. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the June 2018 European Council summit in Brussels. [29413/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

34. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Ms Christine Lagarde. [30600/18]

British-Irish Council

Eamon Ryan

42. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings at the British-Irish Council. [30599/18]

Building Energy Rating Compliance

Eamon Ryan

581. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the BER rating or energy efficiency level standard for the national social housing stock that have been built over the past decade. [31343/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

9. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker. [28052/18]

Statelessness Determination Process

Eamon Ryan

342. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that have been received. [31046/18]

Statelessness Determination Process

Eamon Ryan

343. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individual applications for recognition of statelessness that were granted in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [31047/18]

Statelessness Determination Process

Eamon Ryan

344. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time to make a determination on an application for the recognition of statelessness. [31048/18]

Naturalisation Applications

Eamon Ryan

345. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for permission to reside here made by persons (details supplied) on 16 June 2016; when a determination will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/18]

Renewable Energy Projects

Eamon Ryan

783. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a service level agreement, in number of days, for the planning process for renewable energy projects from design through to operation (details supplied); and the way in which these service level agreements compare with the UK and Germany. [31050/18]

Electricity Grid

Eamon Ryan

784. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider using the Kilbarry project in Waterford city as a pilot scheme to reassess planning restrictions regarding the ESB grid access. [31052/18]

Renewable Energy Incentives

Eamon Ryan

785. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the roll-out of the renewable energy support scheme. [31053/18]

Data Protection

Eamon Ryan

19. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he has taken regarding the digital age of consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25683/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Eamon Ryan

56. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans with regard to holding referenda in autumn 2018. [23787/18]

Constitutional Amendments

Eamon Ryan

61. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline and process for the wording of the constitutional amendments ahead of the referenda in October 2018. [26555/18]

Human Rights

Eamon Ryan

59. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken or will take over the widely reported issue of migrant family separations in the United States of America to help alleviate the situation. [29420/18]

Road Traffic Offences

Eamon Ryan

259. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 26 April 2018, when a reply will issue. [29419/18]

Departmental Expenditure

Eamon Ryan

476. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a digital copy of his Department's monthly expenditure report to the end of June 2018. [29425/18]

State Visits

Eamon Ryan

1. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details of the papal visit in August 2018. [26557/18]

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

Eamon Ryan

33. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received further correspondence from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in regard to convening the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/18]

Middle East Peace Process

Eamon Ryan

44. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new initiatives the EU plans to pursue; if the EU will take a stronger role in seeking resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following the announcement made by the United States of America that its embassy would be moved to Jerusalem. [28058/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

4. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with the Dutch Prime Minister in respect of the Brexit process. [26892/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [28053/18]

National Risk Assessment

Eamon Ryan

6. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if the issue of biodiversity has been considered for inclusion in the 2018 national risk assessment. [26556/18]

Wildlife Protection

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to submit amendments to the Heritage Bill 2016 on Report Stage in Dáil Éireann to remove the extension of the hedge-cutting and burning seasons into August and March, respectively, in view of the effects such an extension would have on wildlife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27283/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Eamon Ryan

71. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the local organisations campaigning for an estate (details supplied) to be developed in line with the cost rental model will be supported; and the timeline for a decision to be made in relation to the estate. [26890/18]

Land Availability

Eamon Ryan

72. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering a land use plan to assist in the development of environmental, housing, transport and regional development goals. [26891/18]

Maritime Spatial Planning

Eamon Ryan

222. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the timeline for implementation and extent of marine protected areas. [23799/18]

Family Support Services

Eamon Ryan

78. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she plans to implement towards supporting stay-at-home parents; and the funding proposed to be allocated in budget 2019 in this regard. [26582/18]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Eamon Ryan

216. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who have availed of further training supports for special education needs and special education support services. [26898/18]

School Enrolments Data

Eamon Ryan

217. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students enrolled in full-time education. [26899/18]

Teacher Data

Eamon Ryan

218. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in full-time employment. [26900/18]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

461. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department had in relation to the special Project Ireland 2040 forum on empowering communities for climate action which he will attend on 20 June 2018. [25685/18]

Community Banking

Eamon Ryan

20. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the report on the community or public banking model will be published; his plans to establish an engagement or stakeholder forum to further examine the way in which such a model would be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25902/18]

Home Schooling

Eamon Ryan

28. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to support parents who choose to care for children in the home. [25682/18]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Eamon Ryan

103. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed cycle route along the seafront from Sandymount to Dún Laoghaire as part of the proposed Sutton to Sandycove route; and if the project will be allocated capital funding from the €110 million allocated for new urban cycling routes in the four year enhanced capital envelope outlined in budget 2018. [25401/18]

Rail Network Expansion

Eamon Ryan

105. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if different route alignments on the MetroLink proposal project that is in public consultation at the moment will be considered including a spur to Rathfarnham and alternative approaches to the upgrading of the green line to metro status. [25402/18]

Petroleum and Gas Exploration

Eamon Ryan

1041. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and type of licences and seismic survey activities for which he has exercised his power under the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an environmental impact assessment, EIA, or a stage 2 appropriate assessment, AA, for exploration activities; the number of seismic surveys and licences that have been determined as requiring an EIA or stage 2 AA by month, year and area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25689/18]

Petroleum and Gas Exploration

Eamon Ryan

1042. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and type of exploration activities for which he has exercised his power under the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, or stage 2 appropriate assessment, AA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25690/18]

Petroleum and Gas Exploration

Eamon Ryan

1043. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has conducted a cumulative analysis of seismic impacts on Irish sea life from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25691/18]

Petroleum and Gas Exploration

Eamon Ryan

1044. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of seismic surveys that have been conducted in Irish waters since 2011; the level of environmental assessment each received; if powers under European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an EIA or stage 2 AA for exploration activities were exercised; if these assessments included a cumulative assessment of seismic activity over a number of years by year, month, area and licence or permission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25692/18]

Seismic Surveys

Eamon Ryan

1045. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of seismic surveys that will be conducted in 2018 in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/18]

Exploration Licences

Eamon Ryan

1046. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the commitments his Department has made on work programmes for exploration licences and their extensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25694/18]

Seismic Surveys

Eamon Ryan

1047. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will be making changes to guidelines for ocean seismic testing in view of new evidence published in 2017 and 2018 on the deadly impacts it can have on krill and zooplankton populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25695/18]

Bioenergy Strategy Publication

Eamon Ryan

1048. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1146 of 21 March 2017 and 215 of 13 December 2017, when the strategic environmental assessment of the national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form since, will be published and put to public consultation; the reason for the disruption to the timeframe stated in the March 2017 reply; and the reason for the disruption to the timeframe stated in the December 2017 reply. [25697/18]

Seismic Surveys

Eamon Ryan

1353. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will be making changes to National Parks and Wildlife Service guidelines for ocean seismic testing in view of new evidence published in 2017 and 2018 on the deadly impacts it can have on krill and zooplankton populations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25696/18]

Recycling Policy

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he plans to take to achieve the measure that 100% of plastics are recyclable and that 50% of such materials are recycled by 2030 as per the EU plastics strategy; and the timeframe for the introduction of such measures. [24175/18]

Electricity Transmission Network

Eamon Ryan

33. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the ESB regarding the potential use of the electrical grid network to deliver fibre broadband to homes as part of the national broadband plan; and the way in which the process would cater for such a possibility. [23964/18]

Building Energy Rating Administration

Eamon Ryan

35. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet the objective of 45,000 houses retrofitted in 2021 as outlined in the National Development Plan 2018-2020; the number of those 45,000 that will be classified as deep retrofits; and the plans or schemes he is putting in place to achieve this deep retrofitting. [23965/18]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

30. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister in Sofia. [22705/18]

Forestry Sector

Eamon Ryan

53. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to forestry in the context of the new European climate and energy plan under preparation. [23800/18]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

198. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role of his Department in relation to the development of the European climate and energy plan. [23788/18]

Legal Costs

Eamon Ryan

61. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legal fees incurred to date by the Office of the Information Commissioner in respect of the proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal further to the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a case (details supplied). [22924/18]

State Bodies Expenditure

Eamon Ryan

62. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of the Information Commissioner is subject to budgetary constraints when engaging in litigation whether as an applicant, defendant or notice party. [22927/18]

Trade Data

Eamon Ryan

176. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of pig, poultry and cattle manure imported and exported between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in each of the past five years in tabular form. [22928/18]

Waste Data

Eamon Ryan

185. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of LDPE or HDPE beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22915/18]

Waste Data

Eamon Ryan

186. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of PET beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22916/18]

Waste Data

Eamon Ryan

187. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of aluminium beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22917/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

Eamon Ryan

188. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which a company's (details supplied) charges compare to similar schemes in other EU countries. [22918/18]

Litter Pollution

Eamon Ryan

189. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the fees a company (details supplied) collects fund litter clean up and litter bin collection in view of the fact that at least 80% of the waste by volume is comprised of packaging. [22919/18]

Waste Disposal

Eamon Ryan

190. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of separate collection of compostable litter in place; and the plans in place to collect more compostable litter separately. [22920/18]

Waste Management

Eamon Ryan

191. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to reduce the amount of plastic packaging generated (details supplied). [22921/18]

Waste Management

Eamon Ryan

192. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to improve the recycling rate for plastic packaging in view of the fact that the plastic packaging recycling rate correspondingly has decreased from 47% to 34% in the years from 2011 to 2015. [22922/18]

Waste Management

Eamon Ryan

193. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to increase the incentive for packaging producers to reduce plastic packaging. [22923/18]

Departmental Legal Cases

Eamon Ryan

194. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is subject to budgetary constraints when engaging in litigation whether as an applicant, defendant or notice party. [22926/18]

Offshore Exploration Licences

Eamon Ryan

195. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department carries out screening for environmental impact assessment for applications to explore for oil or gas in waters which include the use of seismic testing; if so, the procedures by which this screening is carried out; and if not, the reason therefor. [22932/18]

Offshore Exploration Licences

Eamon Ryan

196. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has carried out an environmental impact assessment for applications to explore for oil or gas in Irish waters which include the use of seismic testing. [22933/18]

Air Pollution

Eamon Ryan

197. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the quantity of ammonia that was emitted to the atmosphere in each of the past five years here as a result of the importation and spreading of animal manure from Northern Ireland. [22934/18]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Eamon Ryan

218. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the screening procedures undertaken and communicated to the public here to determine whether a transboundary impact on the environment and-or human health is likely from an application in Northern Ireland for an installation for the intensive rearing of pigs and poultry, further to Ireland’s and the UK's obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive. [22929/18]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Eamon Ryan

219. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when Ireland plans to ratify the second amendment to the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context published in 2004 which came into force on 23 October 2017 and which has been ratified by 32 nations; and if Ireland is committed to this international convention and will ratify the second amendment without further delay. [22930/18]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Eamon Ryan

220. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Ireland has undertaken the legislative changes necessary to comply fully with transboundary obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive and the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. [22931/18]

Referendum Campaigns

Eamon Ryan

33. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in regard to the referendums to take place in autumn 2018. [18892/18]

Internet Safety

Eamon Ryan

77. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the ramifications of setting the digital age of consent at 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/18]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in drafting the European climate and energy plan for Ireland by the end of 2018. [21979/18]

National Planning Framework

Eamon Ryan

75. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures contained within the national planning framework that will help to avert the impending fines for missing Ireland's 2020 renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21980/18]

Community Banking

Eamon Ryan

40. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to adopt the Sparkassen model of public banking as presented by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21477/18]

Cycle to Work Scheme Expenditure

Eamon Ryan

41. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount the cycle to work scheme costs to run; and if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the scheme. [21478/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Eamon Ryan

29. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier. [19857/18]

Official Engagements

Eamon Ryan

67. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact between his Department and United States authorities in relation to President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom; and if there are plans in place in the event of a visit here. [19858/18]

EU Issues

Eamon Ryan

104. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of the group emerging on the fringes of the European Council involving the Dutch, Baltic and Irish Governments. [18893/18]

Permanent Structured Co-operation

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the meetings he has had with European counterparts in respect of PESCO; the timeline for Irish participation in PESCO projects; and the way in which he plans to inform Dáil Éireann on the progress of and details relating to such projects. [20744/18]

EU Directives

Eamon Ryan

261. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on EU Directive 2016/1148; his views on whether the implementation of this directive represents an adequate minimum standard for the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure in the State; and his plans to introduce further measures to increase Irish cybersecurity and readiness. [20745/18]