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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school project (details supplied) in County Kildare in the Department's capital programme; the way the project is progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52336/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education scheme; if she will ensure that the payment is expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52233/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will do my best to stick to the time.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on recent comments by the representative association for commissioned officers that the strength of the Defence Forces has been reduced as far as it can go, that the Government cannot expect badly needed weaponry and equipment to be funded by savings from further personnel reductions, that the recent incident in Syria where 36 Irish troops serving...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The question reflects concerns expressed recently at the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, conference about the issue of equipping the Defence Forces and assurances the organisation is seeking that the Defence Forces will not see its numbers further reduced to ensure it has the equipment necessary. This arises against a background of the recent serious incident in Syria.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I should add that from a report received from the UN authorities on the ground and from the information available, there is no indication there was a deliberate targeting of the UN on that occasion, contrary to some reports. We welcome these final remarks and we welcome the fact that Irish troops were not targeted. I have accepted the Minister's assertions that he has fixed on the figure of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We may well accept those points. I refer to the impact on members of the Defence Forces arising out of the reorganisation and, in particular, the difficulties for people originally based in Athlone. If someone lives west of the Shannon and north of a line from Longford to Galway, he or she spends 50% of time commuting, according to RACO. Additionally, the organisation says no serving...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 4. To ask the Minister for Defence if, with regard to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, the Defence Forces sought or conducted a medical risk assessment of lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53120/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This relates to the issue of lariam, which is an issue that I and other colleagues have raised before and I am sure we will continue to raise it in the period ahead. We are trying to ascertain if medical risk assessments have been carried in respect of those members of the Defence Forces who have had lariam prescribed to them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: On 9 October 2009 and 6 July 2010, the director of administration wrote to express serious concern about this issue of risk assessment. Specifically he suggested the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 needs to be adhered to and a medical risk assessment needs to be carried out because of genuine concerns about the use of lariam. A similar concern was expressed on 6 July when he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The question is very simple. Will the Minister publish the risk assessments? I have a sense of growing concern about this issue. When I initially raised it I wanted to be reassured by the Minister that everything that should be done was done. We have tabled a series of questions which have elicited very little by way of answer. We asked the Minister the medical experts who advised the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister did not answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Battle Groups (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 13. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Government has approved Defence Forces participation in any future battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52903/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Gender Balance Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 14. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have a target for gender balance among members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Council Meetings (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 15. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the most recent meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council of defence ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 20. To ask the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of the national emergency co-ordination committee will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 26. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason he did not attend this year's biennial RACO conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52905/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Visits (11 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 94. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of visits that have been arranged by his Department for foreign dignitaries who are on official State visits to Ireland to any institution under his Department's aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53245/13]

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53163/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (12 Dec 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the negotiations that are taking place in relation to the Newbridge Credit Union premises; the person who has ownership of the credit union premises; if he will give an undertaking that nothing further will be done with the premises, without the expressed consent of the majority of those persons who funded the construction and development of the building;...