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Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 128. To ask the Minister for Defence if Ireland has received, or expects to receive, any request for the Defence Forces to participate in any mission to Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11642/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: With regard to the political situation in Libya, we are currently aware that there are peace talks taking place in Morocco with a view to bringing about the creation of a government and national unity. In this context, there has been much speculation that the UN might ask the EU under the common security and defence policy to send in a force to support the peace initiative. Has Ireland...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not want to detain the Minister unduly on this matter but, given the IS threat in Libya and the dangerous nature of the Golan Heights mission, has he any overview of or concern about the situation? Is he in a position, even at this early stage, to indicate whether he would recommend participation by the Defence Forces were such a request to come to the Government?

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Okay.

Other Questions: Proposed Legislation (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 129. To ask the Minister for Defence when he will publish the Red Cross (amendment) Bill; his views regarding recent events at the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11643/15]

Other Questions: Proposed Legislation (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This goes to a matter that I have raised repeatedly on the Order of Business, that being, the publication of the Red Cross (amendment) Bill. Recent media reports suggest that all may not be well within the Red Cross, which emphasises the need for legislation on addressing governance issues to be introduced as a matter of urgency. I am particularly conscious of the fact that the secretary...

Other Questions: Proposed Legislation (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will be brief. While I accept the Minister's answer, all is clearly not well. When three senior line managers in the organisation resign simultaneously, it indicates that there is a problem. That problem needs to be addressed urgently. The legislation to which the Minister referred needs to be introduced. It is not as though the Department of Defence is overrun in terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Agreements (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 131. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding recently entered into with the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 140. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether the Air Corps is capable of dealing with unauthorised incursions into Irish airspace by military aircraft from other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Gender Recognition (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Gender Recognition Bill 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11252/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Local Employment Service (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 158. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the work undertaken by the County Kildare Local Employment Service Network; in view of the fact that the network spent approximately €170,000 in training costs for unemployed clients in 2014; the reason that she has allocated a mere €78,157.00 for training interventions in 2015; if she accepts that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with NewERA with regard to pensions deficits at commercial semi-States within the NewERA remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12053/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 418. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of recent reports that the Naval Service is working with a company (details supplied) in County Cork on developing compatible drone technology in order to extend the Service's operational deployment reach in fishery protection and drug and criminal interdiction at sea, if he will confirm that these reports are correct; and the formal arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 484. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the placement of a community garda at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11810/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 595. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 3 March 2015, the staffing shortfall that currently exists within the Health Service Executive dental service in County Kildare; when vacant posts will be filled; if approval for such recruitment is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 782. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of any assessments her Department has carried out examining the number of new schools built since January 2009, that her Department has identified as potentially meriting status under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme, but have not applied or received this designation due to the capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 791. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assessments that have been carried out by her Department further to examining the impact of the moratorium on filling posts of responsibility on the operation of schools; if schools are offering time off in lieu to teachers who take up posts of responsibility without remuneration; if so, if this has resulted in a reduction in teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Sector Pensions (24 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 955. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has discussed the ongoing pension deficit at Bord na Móna with company management; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pensioners are currently facing a cut of up to 7% in their pension payments, and have not received a cost of living increase since 2002; if consideration has been given to asking...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: When will the nursing home support scheme (amendment) Bill be introduced? Will it address the severe difficulties people are experiencing as they await approval under the fair deal nursing homes scheme? They are suffering inordinately as a result of the serious delays in the scheme. Is it intended that, as part of this legislation, the fair deal scheme will become a demand-led programme?