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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Visits of Naval Vessels (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 20. To ask the Minister for Defence the basis upon which the USS Letye Gulf, a guided missile cruiser was docked in Cobh Harbour on 14 April; the dealings it had with the Irish Navy; and his views on whether this is a breach of our neutrality. [20058/14]

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

Clare Daly: 23. To ask the Minister for Defence his views regarding the operation of the Ombudsman of the Defence Forces; and his views on whether this is a model which could be used by other State agencies. [20061/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the procurement policies of Departments which have resulted in a scenario whereby 28% of Government procurement goes outside the country as opposed to the EU average of 1% as a result of the fact that price-led criteria and centralised buying have become a focus. [20404/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the library tender for supply of books furnished by Dún Laoghaire and Fingal and South Dublin County Councils which resulted in a UK wholesalers gaining the contract over Irish operators, his views on whether the current procurement policy of prioritising price and centralised buying is favouring UK...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of evidence of tape recordings made in Garda stations, if he will reconstitute a full inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied). [20530/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Airport Security (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 160. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of searches that were conducted by Defence Forces personnel of aircraft at Dublin, Shannon, and Cork airports over the past three years. [20210/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences Renewals (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reopen the sale window for taxi licences, as the taxi authority was only informed about the fact that licences are no longer transferable, from 6 April, on 1 April giving taxi drivers no opportunity to organise a sale in advance of this deadline which has caused enormous hardship to those who were planning to exit the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aer Lingus Remuneration (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will cast his vote against the CEO's remuneration package at the Aer Lingus AGM on 2 May. [20416/14]

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: We appreciate the Ceann Comhairle's advice. We are very aware of our responsibilities in that regard and anything we say can be fully backed up. This country stands at a crossroads in the context of the future operation of An Garda Síochána. We have been informed that the resignation of the former Minister, Deputy Shatter, was triggered by the Guerin report. We have not seen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline a comprehensive proposal for dealing with the numbers of horses that are being abandoned and subsequently destroyed by county pounds, including the manner in which on the one hand, horse breeding incentives are organised, and on the other, the re-homing costs of in excess of €1,000 are being levied by local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement a full nationwide closed snaring season during badgers' breeding periods in view of the substantial decline of the badger population. [20218/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Extradition Arrangements (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in order to persuade the US authorities to extradite a person (details supplied) to Lebanon to face charges for the murder of soldiers. [20622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Hardship Scheme (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the moneys paid out from the salmon hardship scheme; to whom it was paid; and the purposes for which the monitoring was undertaken to ensure that the money was spent on what it was provided for. [20738/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the amount of regeneration funding his Department is providing for the Cranmore and environs regeneration project in Sligo in 2014; if any proposal has been made by Sligo Borough Council to use a portion of the regeneration funding for remedial works on private houses in the Cranmore estate and if private...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (8 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received a request dated 17 February 2014 from the new Sligo county manager seeking a bailout of €15 million for Sligo County Council, to be paid by instalments of €1.5 million per annum over a ten year period, to address the accumulated debts of the council; if it has been brought to...

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

Clare Daly: 159. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the fact that the 34th anniversary of the murder of soldiers (details supplied) has just passed the steps he has taken to bring their killer to justice. [20623/14]

Open Adoption Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 May 2014)

Clare Daly: I, too, welcome the Bill and was delighted when it was selected. It is great that the House is discussing a positive and proactive proposition on adoption. The Minister noted that he spoke about adoption in his maiden speech several decades ago. That the House is still discussing the issue demonstrates that it has not been taken seriously. We have unnecessarily complicated the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Proceedings (13 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the attitude of the Child and Family Agency to the court proceedings which had been initiated by the Health Service Executive and then subsequently withdrawn in relation to limiting the ability of parents to select a solicitor of their choice where their children were being potentially taken from them; and the steps he will take to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Industrial Disputes (13 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied with the manner in which residential care staff sleep over duty hours and payments are calculated and that this matter has been referred as a formal complaint to the European Commission as breaching the EU Working Time Directive; the action he will take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Loans (13 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loans that were not bought by the American companies; the way loans were selected for sale; and if they will transfer to the National Assets Management Agency. [20932/14]