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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: Yes. They were my opening comments. It is the context.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: I mentioned the ONE campaign because it was a powerful statement which, in its blunt starkness, highlighted the extent to which our Defence Forces veterans and current servicemen feel left on the periphery. I have previously raised the issue of the wages of Defence Forces personnel being far below what they ought to be, with some members paid close to minimum wage for work that deserves far...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: Members of the Defence Forces do not take to the streets lightly. The ONE campaign highlighted what can happen when retired members of the Defence Forces fall off the edge of society. We have let them down. Defence Forces veterans are to hold a national march in Cork on May Day to highlight the poor pay and conditions endured by serving members of the military. It will be the second...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State must acknowledge that no member of the Defence Forces should be in receipt of the working family payment.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ireland’s agreement to the EU SOFA would expand the breadth of the peacekeeping missions of the Defence Forces to include crisis management and battlegroups. [9687/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 18 September 2018, when planning permission will be sought for the State data centre; when tenders will be sought for construction; when construction will commence; the estimated construction time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 9 October 2018, if consultants have been hired to complete the reassessment of the local hydrology of the area and the operation of the local drainage network; the expected date for completion of the studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 15 January 2019, if the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) have been agreed; if so, when a design team will be appointed for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9482/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the pre-qualification report in relation to the building of a school (details supplied); if so, if it has been approved; when tenders will be invited for the project from the shortlist of contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9483/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the pre-qualification process for a school (details supplied) will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited from the shortlist of contractors for a school (details supplied); if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders for the project; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9485/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the required clarifications have been received from the vendor of the site for schools (details supplied); if satisfactory, if a design team will be appointed for both projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9486/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on an application by a school (details supplied) to become co-educational; if not, the issues delaying the sanctioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9487/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 5 February 2019, the reason the construction project will not now be delivered until the final quarter of 2019 in view of the fact that the original completion date was May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9504/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an ASD unit for autistic children is included in the accommodation to be provided in a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if not, the location in which children from the school catchment area requiring an ASD unit will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9547/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited for the completion of a campus (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of contractors from which tenders have been sought; the closing date for receipt of tenders for the project; when the successful contractor will be on site; if the completion date remains June 2020; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 21 November 2018, if agreement has been reached on a new site for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 9 October 2018, if tenders have been sought for the appointment of a design team for the school (details supplied); the closing date for receipt of tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9555/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 380. To ask the Minister for Health if phase 3C of Naas General Hospital is included in the revised HSE capital plan 2019 following adjustments for the new national children's hospital overrun; if so, when tenders will be invited for the project; when construction will commence; the estimated construction timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9503/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (26 Feb 2019)

Brendan Ryan: 396. To ask the Minister for Health if the new endoscopy unit and other services at Naas General Hospital are included in the revised HSE capital plan 2019 following adjustments for the new national children's hospital overrun; if so, when tenders will be invited for the project; when construction is likely to commence; the estimated construction timetable; and if he will make a statement on...