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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 502. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have access to occupational therapy, psychology and speech and language therapy. [19308/16]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On a procedural matter, it is bad, although it suits me today, that there is a time constraint on anything to do with Estimates. I ask that to be fed back as a suggested change for the future.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am just asking that the suggestion be fed back.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It suits me, though, because I have to rush off. I will have to go, but if the Minister of State does not have some of these answers to hand, he might provide them in writing. Some of the questions will also probably pertain to next year's Estimates. The first question relates to subhead A4, which indicates the Permanent Defence Forces' allowances breakdown. For overseas, it is more than...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It would be useful. This document indicates a cost but if €13.5 million is being paid and we are getting €6.5 million back, it would-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I know not all of them can be recouped. It depends on United Nations duty and whether the mission is "blue hat" or mandated. That has a bearing on whether the money can be recouped.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Subhead A8 indicates €23 million is spent on procurement, basically, for replacing and upgrading existing equipment. There are ethical guidelines when the procurement is done. When I was a spokesperson on this issue for the party, I made a big deal about how we purchase military equipment from Israel, for example, although that is not the only place from where we buy equipment. Is...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Has consideration been given to increasing the funding for the Veterans Association? The figure in the Estimates is €55,000. Is that the standard payment, given the numbers?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax on Charitable Donations (28 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of value added tax the Revenue Commissioners has levied from the public making text donations to charities in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date. [18050/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax on Charitable Donations (28 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance why the Revenue Commissioners levies tax on text charity donations but not on other donations and refunds tax for donations over €250. [18051/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax on Charitable Donations (28 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changing the legislation by which the Revenue Commissioners levies tax from charitable donations made by text so that charities do not get penalised for using this mechanism for fundraising. [18052/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (28 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 388. To ask the Minister for Health why St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin 4 is dispensing with the services of a person (details supplied). [18053/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 216. To ask the Minister for Health to grant funding to a school (details supplied) in order that they may maintain the services they provide, after a hospital withdrew funding from the school, resulting in the loss of vocational education services. [17649/16]

The Arts: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leo siúd a chur an rún seo faoinár gcomhair inniu. Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil muid ag déanamh plé ar na healaíona mar ró-mhinic ní dhéantar plé orthu nó ar na healaíontóirí. Sin é an príomhfháth go bhfuilimid anseo inniu. Mar mhac ealaíontóra, tuigim go maith...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Partnership for Peace (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State and I will probably differ on this. We have differed over the years when there have been votes on it in this House. Can the Minister of State see the logic that interoperability suggests increased funding? As we are the poor cousin, in terms of military equipment, the demand by NATO's Partnership for Peace, the EU battle groups and the European Defence Agency is to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Partnership for Peace (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will attend the North Atlantic TreatyOrganisation, NATO, summit which takes place on 8 and 9 July 2016 in Warsaw; and if he will review Ireland's membership of NATO's so-called Partnership for Peace. [17162/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Partnership for Peace (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The purpose of the question is to ask the Minister for Defence why he would consider an invitation to attend or partake in the July NATO summit? Will he now set in motion Ireland's withdrawal from NATO's Partnership for Peace?

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Partnership for Peace (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Given that we are already committed to many UN mandated missions, for which we have a proud record that is acknowledged throughout the world, and also, regretfully, that we have committed to the EU battlegroup, why in God's name would we have anything to do with NATO or its Partnership for Peace at this stage? I see that another Deputy has tabled a question on that issue. Why would we...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he expects the malaria chemoprophylaxis working group to finalise its report into the prescribing of Lariam to members of the Defence Forces; the progress of the report to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17161/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (21 Jun 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The purpose of this question is to ask why Lariam is still being issued to Irish soldiers despite the fact that defence forces in many other countries have banned its use, and to ask when the working group that was set up to look into this matter will report back to the Minister and afterwards to the Dáil.