Results 22,301-22,320 of 26,272 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: On 8 April 2014 the Fennelly commission was established. Media reports over the weekend suggested the commission will shortly distribute preliminary reports to interested parties. The work of the commission is extremely interesting, not least given the fact the House will move today to establish another commission of investigation. When can we expect to see the Fennelly report published? ...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Toddle along.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 12 March 2015, the reason that contact has not yet been made by the National Employment Rights Authority with the persons involved; if he will have this matter addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/15]

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am glad to have a couple of minutes to contribute to this important debate. In so doing, I wish to echo the sentiments expressed by Deputy Niall Collins in recognising the role of our own party leader in promoting and advancing the public interest cause. I also wish to mention the vital role played by my north Kildare constituency colleague, Deputy Catherine Murphy, who has proven herself...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Deputy's scriptwriter is not keeping up.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am astonished by the inaccuracy of Deputy Bannon's memory.

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Perhaps there is a bottle bank to be opened.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Not if they died by suicide as a result of it.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am glad to hear the Minister unambiguously express an open mind. His predecessor did not express that same openness. There has been group-think within the Defence Forces, which has given rise to almost unquestioning support of the use of Lariam. How would the Minister respond to Dr. Franz Humer, the chairman of Roche, which manufactures Lariam? As far back as 2007, at the annual general...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Minister publish the names of the members of his expert advisory panel? It would be very useful for all of us to know which people have been advising him and the Department of Defence. Does the Minister recall the 2013 "Prime Time" investigations unit exposé which suggested there was a three to five times increased risk of suicide among Irish troops who were prescribed Lariam?...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 112. To ask the Minister for Defence if there has been any change in his Department's stance on the use of Lariam by members of the Defence Forces on certain overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21735/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The issue of the administration of Lariam to members of the Defence Forces travelling to countries where malaria is a problem has been raised in this House on a number of occasions. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has raised it and I have raised it myself. I thought I had a certain sense from the Minister, when it was last raised, that he may have been slightly more open than his...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That has nothing to do with the transfer of the land.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We find ourselves in an interesting position. The acquisition by the Department of Education and Skills of two sites for the development of an Educate Together school and a Gaelscoil is a positive and welcome development. However, transfer to a local authority is not the same as transfer to a community. The specific written commitment was that ten acres of land at the site or the value...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We all represent the community.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: While I accept the Minister's goodwill in this matter, there is a dearth of community, sporting and other resources in County Kildare which could be addressed, at least in part, through the use of the ten acre site or the value thereof. If the property is to be sold, a methodology should be found to make the site or the value thereof available to the community. The use to which the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 110. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the sale of lands at Magee Barracks in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21738/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In 1998 the then Minister for Defence, Michael Smith, announced the closure of Magee Barracks at Kildare town. In so doing he brought to an end the history of the town as a garrison that had originally accommodated the British Army and, since the foundation of the State, members of the Irish Army. Thankfully, all staff and personnel were moved up the road to the Curragh Camp. At that time,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Property (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister is not very optimistic about that situation.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Property (9 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I appreciate the Minister's goodwill on this matter. However, there is a certain irony, if not an element of the perverse, in what we see happening. The Minister responded very positively in respect of the national homelessness crisis in the aftermath of the death of Jonathan Corrie outside this House. I raised the issue with him at an Estimates meeting and he responded positively, stating...