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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 27. To ask the Minister for Defence if the reduction in the number of field engineer companies in the Defence Forces from three to two could hamper the fulfilment of core responsibilities in the assigned role of aid to the civil authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20045/14]

Order of Business (8 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Earlier, when the Taoiseach spoke to the House and explained his new Cabinet appointments, he indicated he was taking the Department of Defence to himself, albeit on a temporary basis. In so doing, I suppose he was accepting a point we have made here on many occasions, which is that the Department of Defence and the Department of Justice and Equality should not, in fact, ever have been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (8 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the concerns raised by a group of students in correspondence (details supplied) regarding overseas development assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20796/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Aid (8 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the regional aid programme in which Athy, County Kildare has now been included can provide funding for initiatives in the area of heritage and tourism; if funding will be provided to support ongoing work of Athy Heritage Centre and Museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20719/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (8 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 172. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel whose home station was Custume Barracks, Athlone, on 30 November 2012; and the most recent figures for the number of Defence Forces personnel whose home station, not attached, is Custume Barracks, Athlone. [20828/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and the Health Service Executive are dealing with the issue of Parkinson's disease; the support that has been given to the Parkinson's Association of Ireland to enable it to establish a network of Parkinson's nurse specialists; the extent to which research is being undertaken as to the causes of the disease and most...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Fianna Fáil Party will support the request by the Independent group of Deputies for additional time to be provided on the banking inquiry, which will be a most important debate. The Taoiseach, in alluding to his new appointments to the Departments of Justice and Equality and Children and Youth Affairs, failed to mention the Department of Defence. Will he indicate what he proposes...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (13 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21280/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (13 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the systems in place within his Department to evaluate the section 29 appeals process; if the issue of inconsistencies in appeals decisions has been raised with his Department; if it is the case that different appeals boards can hear similar cases including in the same school, if this situation is considered satisfactory; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (13 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 414. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his strategy for the future of the National Concert Hall; if he will provide an update on the success or otherwise of the AGM of the National Concert Hall board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21021/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (13 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 417. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps the National Parks and Wildlife Service is taking to tackle the issue of rhododendron and its effect on ecosystem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21420/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (13 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will restore a full medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20976/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 48. To ask the Minister for Health if he has brought to the attention of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government the health conditions that require water usage above the normal individual consumption level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21269/14]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For God's sake.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 50. To ask the Minister for Health the way he proposes to address the concerns of GPs with regard to the proposed new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (14 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 135. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 7 May 2014, if, in arriving at the decision to reduce the number of army brigades from three to two within a Defence Forces strength of 9,500 personnel, prior to the aforementioned decision being made, the then Chief of Staff consulted with the then three army brigade commanders to advise on the personnel,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (14 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 136. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the fact that Defence Forces training falls into three broad categories, individual and crew skills, career training, and most especially collective training, and bearing in mind that one of the key elements of the policy of barracks closures was to consolidate large numbers of soldiers in fewer locations to increase the opportunities for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 181. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the issues raised in correspondence regarding physio treatment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21711/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Táim buíoch don Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis a thabhairt dom labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Tugaim faoi ndeara go bhfuil an t-ábhar seo tar éis a bheith ardaithe ar an Ordú Gnó le míonna beaga anuas agus tá go leor de Bhaill an Tí ag tnúth leis an bpíosa reachtaíochta seo le tamall anuas. Fáiltím...

Topical Issue Debate: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (15 May 2014)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for selecting this matter which is of importance to the people of Kildare town as well as many residents in the mid-Kildare area. Having listened to Deputy Mitchell, I was struck by the correlation that exists between this matter and the planning issue she raised. Together with Monasterevin, Kildare town was identified as a secondary growth centre in the...