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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Small Claims and Payment Procedures: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As a Deputy representing a Border constituency, I am well aware from my conversations with business people of their concerns about pursuing cases across the Border. With regard to building an all-Ireland economy that is fair and provides people with appropriate recourse, I have no difficulty with the regulation and with supporting the Government's proposal to opt in and engage in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We are in public session. We have had the opportunity to discuss and deliberate on a number of the petitions. We will now relay the decisions our committee has made in regard to them. The first petition is No. 00023/13 from Mr. Frank Mulcahy, former head of ISME, regarding the alleged reneging by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on an agreement made with Deputy Ruairí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is that agreed? Agreed. The next petition is No. 00007/13, from Mr. Paddy Lambe, regarding concerns over inappropriate standards related to dive industry legislation. The petitioner has issues with the proposed new dive industry regulations which, in his view, will impose additional requirements concerning certificates of medical fitness to dive. The concern is that recreational...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is it agreed that the committee will issue correspondence to the Minister for Finance seeking a response on this matter? Agreed. The next petition is No. 00018/13, from Ms Margaret Gilbert of the Killygordon and Crossroads Youth Club in County Donegal, calling for the introduction of legislation to make cyberbullying a criminal offence. The petition also seeks the banning of anonymous...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the case of two members of the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On 27 April 1981, two privates in our Defence Forces were manning an observation post in the village of Dyar Ntar, south Lebanon. One of them, Hugh Doherty, from Letterkenny in my constituency, lost his life, while the other, Private Kevin Joyce from the Aran Islands, was kidnapped and his body has never been found. I am seeking a reinvestigation of the matter by the Minister and ask that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are two aspects to this tragedy. The most important is the fact that Private Kevin Joyce's body has not been recovered and returned to his family on the Aran Islands. The other aspect is the apparently poor investigation into the circumstances that led to this incident. I have read a book by Frank Sumner, who served proudly in our Defence Forces for more than 20 years and who was in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will make two points. First, this incident happened a long time ago and it will not be easy to locate the remains. I want to establish if the Government or the Defence Forces serving in Lebanon recently made contact with either the Palestinian or the Lebanese authorities? I know that in 2001 the then Minister, former Deputy Michael Smith, and others had been in contact with the...

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 8. To ask the Minister for Defence the budget allocation to the Civil Defence for the years 2008 to 2014 inclusive. [5625/14]

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister will appreciate that the Civil Defence has been busy again in recent times with all the severe weather we have faced. It is a fantastic resource to our communities across the State. I want to establish the extent of the impact of cutbacks on it in recent years.

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, absolutely. The Minister said in 2008 Civil Defence funding was approximately €6.8 million and it is down to €4.24 million this year. That would suggest a cut of approximately one third but the Minister suggests those figures do not give the full facts. Maybe we will tease that through. The Civil Defence came back under the remit of the Department of Defence in recent...

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is good to receive reassurance that the figures are not as stark as they first appeared. However, will the Minister invite Civil Defence representatives to discuss this issue? I have no doubt that he was sincere in his praise of Civil Defence and we all feel the same about it. Will he make contact with the organisation to invite its representatives to meet him to outline deficiencies in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 15. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the mission in Syria to which the Defence Forces have been deployed. [5623/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 22. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of positions that will be available for application when the new recruitment campaign begins in March 2014; and if he will provide details of the positions. [5621/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 23. To ask the Minister for Defence the maximum number of years in service for a Defence Forces Air Corps aircraft before it should be replaced. [5624/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Gender Balance Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 29. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for enlisting more women into the Defence Forces in the years ahead [5622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing attempts by Lifeline Inishowen Domestic Violence Support Service to attain modest funding support so that it can can continue to operate and serve a population of 40,000 in the peninsula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6113/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the European working time directive is being fully implemented in Letterkenny General Hospital. [6011/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 220. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that Letterkenny General Hospital has the necessary numbers of medical registrars in line with the European working time directive. [6013/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 226. To ask the Minister for Health his views that there is a crisis in the recruitment of NCHDs in our public hospitals. [6019/14]