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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 654. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding boy racers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 764. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who remain in the Defence Forces having joined under the 1994 personnel model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27402/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 773. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence forces personnel currently based in Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; if there are any plans to transfer any of them to other locations; if so, to the locations and the numbers of personnel involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 851. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the situation with regard to the implementation of the Workforce Development Plan in the early childcare sector; the aspects that have been fully implemented since its publication in late 2010; the remains to be implemented; the timeline for same; the annual estimated cost for its full implementation; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 962. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a perso (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26985/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health the capital funding that has been sought by an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the funding that has been approved in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27758/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (12 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 186. To ask the Minister for Defence if the personnel model adopted for enlisted personnel entrants to the Permanent Defence Forces since 1994 will be adjusted to facilitate the continued service of soldiers who meet high fitness and health standards of the organisation and who have high skill levels that the PDF needs to carry out its assigned roles; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 10. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will meet with the parents of a person (details supplied) to discuss their ongoing concerns regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for the apparent positivity of his response. I acknowledge that he takes a personal interest in this particularly sensitive matter. We are discussing an incident in which two members of the Air Corps, Cadet David Jevens and Capt. Derek Furniss, lost their lives. I do not in any way wish to add to the deep distress that the families of both men continue to experience....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I pay tribute to the Secretary General of the Department, whom I understand has met the family on the Minister's behalf in an attempt to resolve the matter. However, far from the matter being resolved, the family continues to identify what it sees as serious problems with safety measures and the conduct of the various inquiries to which the Minister referred. I fear that if much more time...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Charities Regulation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 13. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to reform the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Charities Regulation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for his response and wish to raise two issues. I am a little concerned that the legislation to reform the Red Cross is delayed until next year. I believe the Minister is talking about its publication in what effectively will be the fourth year of the Government's term in office. It has been leapt over by the Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Charities Regulation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not suggest the Minister had anything to do with this. However, I suggest that if one does not know the reason the treasurer resigned and if it is the case that there is some continuing concern about the governance arrangements within the Red Cross, this should be of great concern to the Minister. The Chartered Accountants Regulatory Board was quite critical about the auditing of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Charities Regulation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am talking about the resignation of the treasurer now and not about any other events.

Other Questions: EU Presidency Priorities (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Obviously, the Minister's reply is comprehensive. Indeed, he made a number of interesting speeches in the course of the past six months which we all would do well to study in detail. I have two issues. The Minister made major mention of the importance of improving EU-UN relations. How would he indicate the progress he has achieved in that area? In the area of common security and defence...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Representation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I understand that the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association, PDFORRA, wrote to the Minister recently seeking associate membership of ICTU. In PDFORRA's correspondence, it points out that, with the Minister's permission, it has joined the Irish Conference of Professional Service Associations and has also been allowed to affiliate to the European Federation of...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Representation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am aware that previous Ministers refused this request, but it is an anomaly and an anachronism that organisations such as PDFORRA cannot be represented to some extent in pay negotiations. The idea that they could be represented by their employer, who is their paymaster, is nonsensical. The loyalty, solidarity and support of the Defence Forces, as represented through PDFORRA and the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Representation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Nothing wrong with that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Broadband Services Provision (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This is not an area in which I am particularly expert but we all accept the interconnectivity between broadband availability and employment generation. Three things arise for me: price, speed and availability. These are matters of major concern, as has already been highlighted by Deputy Ó Snodaigh. Can the Minister of State give us an indication of how the plan announced by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Third Level Participation (18 Jun 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: All Members are seriously concerned about the plight of those who are less privileged, those lower income categories to which Deputy Ó Snodaigh has referred. It is good that on occasions such as this, Members have an opportunity to discuss what are the real impacts of the changes on the education system. I commend the Minister of State on his acknowledgement that successive Governments...