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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Subject to conditions with which the council could not comply.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the Minister that it is certainly time to move on. We want to see the site developed to the benefit of the local community. That needs to be emphasised. While I am enthusiastic about the development of the site, I have one simple question to put to the Minister. Will he honour the commitment that was given by successive predecessors of his since 1998 that ten acres or the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The reality is that this was never an ask. It was an offer made by the Department of Defence and included in all the documentation that existed around the development of the site until the Minister's Government took over. It was an offer. If we are talking about being disingenuous, it is disingenuous to say the site was offered in its entirety to the local authority. It was only offered in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 48. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the disposal of lands at Magee Barracks in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3005/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I begin by welcoming a group of students from Enniskillen in the Visitors Gallery, the only group of second level students in the Six Counties who are studying the Irish political system. I am sure all Members join me in welcoming them to the House. My question relates to Magee Barracks in Kildare, a matter we have discussed on a number of occasions in the past. This is probably the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 59. To ask the Minister for Defence when Defence Force numbers will reach the agreed ceiling of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 60. To ask the Minister for Defence when the last meeting of the Government task force on emergency planning took place; the date of its next meeting; if he is continuing to chair these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2751/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 62. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of additional initiatives the Defence Forces are taking following the Paris terror attacks in France and other incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will outline the status of the use of the former Garda Síochána station at Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2554/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 77. To ask the Taoiseach the total number of Bills that have been published by his Department since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the total number of promised Bills for publication; if he will provide the Bills that will include a regulatory impact...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 80. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of those Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility that have parts or sections yet to be formally commenced in tabular form; the details or purpose of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46079/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2100/16]

Convention on the Constitution Final Reports: Statements (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: They are finite.

Convention on the Constitution Final Reports: Statements (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy is splitting hairs.

Convention on the Constitution Final Reports: Statements (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: My apologies. There is no one sitting on the ministerial benches who participated but Deputy Dowds was most certainly there and made his presence felt. I would like to have seen the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, who engaged directly in the process, in attendance today. He has a detailed understanding of how the convention worked and the value of its...

Convention on the Constitution Final Reports: Statements (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. I am conscious of the short period of time we have. The amount of time allocated to deal with these outstanding reports is derisory. The time allocated, the fact that we are dealing with the reports in the dying days of this Government and the fact that so many reports remain to be considered are a total...

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Leas-Cheann Comhairle ask the Tánaiste to be brief?