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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 302. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which he is satisfied that all equipment available to the Navy, including seagoing vessels and communications technology, is adequately upgraded and updated in accordance with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41781/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 303. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which he is satisfied that all equipment available to the Army, including communications technology, is adequately upgraded and updated in accordance with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41782/15]

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

Bernard Durkan: 295. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps is adequately equipped to detect and intercept any activity posing a threat to national security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Terrorism (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 297. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which military intelligence can be enhanced to deal with potential terrorist attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Terrorism (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 300. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which adequate detection facilities are available to the Defence Forces to combat the possible use of ground-to-air weapons by terrorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41779/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which provision is being made, or has been made, for the costs associated with the Smithwick and Morris Tribunals, in respect of which legal or other costs are still outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41436/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 329. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41632/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 334. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41640/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 in respect of the progress to date in determining representations made pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41663/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Forensic Science Ireland (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 344. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to facilitate a purpose-built laboratory for Forensic Science Ireland at Backweston in County Kildare, with particular reference to facilities in urgent need of modernisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41737/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of future expansion of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit to Leixlip, Maynooth and Celbridge in County Kildare, if he will consider extending the service to Kilcock in County Kildare, and to Enfield in County Meath, given the population expansion in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41215/15]

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Finian McGrath should know.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: The office of Government procurement is viewed as an integral and important part of the-----

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: -----control of expenditure and obtaining value for money. When is the Office of Public Procurement Bill likely to come before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been cleared? Is it likely to be introduced in this session or a subsequent session? A consumer rights Bill is also promised to consolidate consumer rights in legislation. Is the Bill due to come before the House in the...

Tributes to Retiring Member of Staff (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: Every day.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the attainability of the targets in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025; if any adjustments are likely to be required in order to ensure the realisability of the targets in any particular area of the food sector; the extent to which he expects employment throughout the sector to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the reliability of labelling and traceability structures throughout the food industry, with particular reference to imports from third countries; the average number of checks or tests carried out in the past year; how this compares with previous years; the number of cases detected,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in a rent allowance will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, with particular reference to documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41929/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (25 Nov 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects agricultural production to increase throughout each sector in the next four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41990/15]