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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Any issues raised by the Deputy will be responded to by the Minister in writing through the clerk to the committee.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: There are a number of broad policy questions that you might address briefly, Minister, and then the specific question on the Estimates.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Thank you.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: Yes.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister. These have been comprehensive replies. I am conscious that we have gone as far as subhead A18. I propose to proceed now from subhead A19, to include the balance of issues under Vote 36. We have had policy issues and direct questions that have been dealt with. I call Deputy Stanton, to be followed by Deputies Berry and Brady, to address any outstanding issues...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Deputy. For clarification, I am including programme B, appropriations-in-aid, in this section.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: We will deal with that tomorrow.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: The Minister is on the record as saying that matters are at a very early stage in terms of feasibility. There are a number of questions. I am conscious of the time and the dwindling membership. I ask the Minister to deal with these final issues before proceeding to a conclusion.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I thank the Minister on behalf of the select committee and on my own behalf both for his attendance and for dealing in such a comprehensive manner with the many questions over a variety of areas and Votes. I also thank his officials for joining him. As we have now completed our consideration of the Revised Estimates for Votes 35 and 36, the clerk will send a message to that effect to the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Message to Dáil. (9 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 35 - Army Pensions; and Vote 36 - Defence. Under Standing Order 100(2) the message is deemed to be the report of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Voluntary Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or another Department require that a voluntary or non-executive director of any charitable organisation or company whose term of service is in excess of nine years is mandated or required to step down as a condition of maintenance or receipt of public funds. [13030/22]

Support for the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine: Motion (1 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: I am sharing time with Deputies Lahart and Devlin. The decision to invade Ukraine is President Putin's war of choice. His analysis of Russian-Ukrainian relations, published last July, is in effect his war manifesto. In that document, he rejects the concept of Ukrainian independence and Ukrainian sovereignty. In that paper, he asserts his belief that the people of Russia, Belarus and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 828. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued to applicants in counties Laois and Offaly in 2020 and 2021. [10958/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 829. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants awaiting the issue of a forestry licence in counties Laois and Offaly. [10959/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 367. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment and new building development planned for Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10669/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of daycare services at St. Vincent’s Community Nursing Home and Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Charles Flanagan: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take the appropriate steps to make the necessary funding available to facilitate works commencing on a school building (details supplied) without further delay in view that full planning permission has now been granted by Laois County Council for the construction of the new school. [9992/22]