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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2100/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2554/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 48. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the disposal of lands at Magee Barracks in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3005/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I begin by welcoming a group of students from Enniskillen in the Visitors Gallery, the only group of second level students in the Six Counties who are studying the Irish political system. I am sure all Members join me in welcoming them to the House. My question relates to Magee Barracks in Kildare, a matter we have discussed on a number of occasions in the past. This is probably the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the Minister that it is certainly time to move on. We want to see the site developed to the benefit of the local community. That needs to be emphasised. While I am enthusiastic about the development of the site, I have one simple question to put to the Minister. Will he honour the commitment that was given by successive predecessors of his since 1998 that ten acres or the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The reality is that this was never an ask. It was an offer made by the Department of Defence and included in all the documentation that existed around the development of the site until the Minister's Government took over. It was an offer. If we are talking about being disingenuous, it is disingenuous to say the site was offered in its entirety to the local authority. It was only offered in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Subject to conditions with which the council could not comply.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 51. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the development of a new institute for peace support and leadership training at the Curragh in County Kildare. [3006/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The proposal to establish an institute for peace support and leadership training at the Curragh campus is one of a number of very positive proposals included in the Minister's White Paper on Defence. This question seeks to give the Minister the opportunity to indicate to the House to what extent that proposal is being moved forward and the type of timescales that exist for the delivery of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I share the enthusiasm of the Minister. That is why we included a proposal such as this in our White Paper submission some years ago. We should perhaps acknowledge the role His Highness, the Aga Khan, has played in inspiring a number of people to support this type of initiative. When the Minister came to the Curragh last year to launch the consultation process on the development of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In respect of the institute itself, when one considers from a training point of view that at any given time the UN deploys approximately 100,000 personnel throughout the world, it gives an indication of the demand that can exist for the type of training that can be provided in a centre of excellence such as that which we need to see developed in this location. I agree with the Minister that...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 59. To ask the Minister for Defence when Defence Force numbers will reach the agreed ceiling of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 60. To ask the Minister for Defence when the last meeting of the Government task force on emergency planning took place; the date of its next meeting; if he is continuing to chair these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2751/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 62. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of additional initiatives the Defence Forces are taking following the Paris terror attacks in France and other incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 150. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will outline the status of the use of the former Garda Síochána station at Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (27 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works will make the former Garda Síochána station at Balitore, County Kildare available for community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3359/16]

Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I want to be associated with the remarks to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle by my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, and by Deputy McDonald. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for his advice and friendship over the years and acknowledge the distinguished service that he has given the people of Galway and, indeed, the people of the country. I am struck by the fact that the 32nd Dáil will be...

Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (28 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is maith an rud é deis a fháil labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo atá os ár gcomhair. I am pleased to have the opportunity to say a few words about the important report before us. It is a very substantial piece of work, 455 pages long, and is the culmination of 49 days of public hearings and 128 interviews. I hope nobody is suggesting that a debate of two...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (2 Feb 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 214. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the actions he has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); the supports available to workers in the event of a closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4426/16]