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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Ireland's Participation in European Defence Agency Projects: Motion (29 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I understand that. I will continue with this line of thought. We have signed up to European battle groups, for instance. The logic with this interoperability is that if Ireland is involved in an EU battle group, all the telecommunications systems would be the same if we are working with armies from other countries. If they have signed up to the same satellite communications, and the logic...

Topical Issue Debate: Protected Disclosures (29 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the Minister of State's statement on this issue, especially the last two sentences. one of which reads: "I have made [it] clear that no action should be taken that would impinge on his rights in accordance with [the] protected disclosure legislation". He has also said he will act. We will hold him to that commitment in the event that there is further penalisation of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Protected Disclosures (29 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In July, I asked the Minister of State the reason the Air Corps was proceeding with attempts to medically dismiss a serving Air Corps health and safety whistleblower, whom the Minister of State had met shortly before, in direct contravention of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. In reply the Minister of State stated:The Deputy will appreciate that it would be inappropriate of me to comment...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Government Chief Whip is on the committee.

Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When?

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 621. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the funding from his Department in conjunction with Dublin City Council, for the Dublin City Community Co-operative Society will be retained or increased in 2018 and beyond to ensure the continuation of a vital project (details supplied). [49876/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (28 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is compulsory to return to JobPath in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they completed a year on JobPath in August 2017. [49901/17]

Topical Issue Debate: EU Defence Issues (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This is an absolute scandal. So much for the supposed support of the Ministers of State, Deputies Finian McGrath and Halligan, and the Minister, Deputy Ross, for Ireland's neutrality. It will be interesting to see how their supporters react to this and how they can justify such a move. The Minister of State has just said that the Government accepts this and that ties these three Ministers...

Topical Issue Debate: EU Defence Issues (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State has to ask this neutral country.

Topical Issue Debate: EU Defence Issues (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State has no choice but to come here. He has no choice.

Topical Issue Debate: EU Defence Issues (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister of State have any understanding of what neutrality is and how positive or active neutrality works? Does he even understand that every change in terms has seen an erosion of this State's neutral position? I will list some but not all of these changes: the Partnership for Peace, the rapid reaction force, the European Defence Agency, the battle groups, and here we are talking...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a defibrillator in each primary, secondary and higher education institution in the country. [49190/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of installing a defibrillator in every primary, secondary and higher education institution in the country. [49192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all teachers in primary, secondary and higher education institutions are mandated to be trained in the use of a defibrillator. [49191/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (15 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a social welfare payment to a person (details supplied) was stopped in August 2017; and if the payment can be reinstated as soon as possible. [48415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (15 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are live tenders for the purchase of equipment such as armaments, clothing, ammunition, vehicles and so on; if there are contracts for the purchase of defensive equipment due to go to tender within the next six months; if so, the type of defensive equipment to be purchased, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (15 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 232. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the live and upcoming tenders for the purchase of defensive equipment; the date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48376/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (15 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 233. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contracts awarded to Israeli companies for the purchase of equipment, goods or services procured from Israeli based firms and companies over the past ten years by his Department or the Defence Forces; the value of each contract awarded; the nature of the goods procured under each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (15 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 234. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 17 May 2017, the number of firms that submitted tenders for the contract on the purchase of drones for the Defence Forces; the names of all such companies, the countries in which each firm was based; the difference in monetary terms between the value of the contract awarded and the next lowest...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (15 Nov 2017)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 235. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if EU legislation, the EUROMED agreement or the EU Neighbourhood Agreements provide for the refusal to award a contract for the purchase of military or defensive equipment in circumstances in which there is reason to believe that the equipment may have been used or manufactured by those involved in the commission of significant atrocities and...