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Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Defence when the White Paper on the Defence Forces will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54646/12]

Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his reply. Some 12 or 13 years will have elapsed from the publication of the last White Paper on Defence to the publication of the new White Paper and yet in the past 12 months significant changes have taken place in the Defence Forces. There has been a move from a three-group to a two-group brigade structure, the abolition of the command at Custume Barracks in...

Other Questions: White Paper on Defence (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: I echo what the Minister said regarding the handle I gave the individuals in question earlier. They are criminal terrorists. In light of the fact we have a different security environment on this island, and in the European Union as a whole, along with the increased terrorist activity and the increased trafficking of women and children across the Border, is the Minister just closing the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps being taken by the Defence Forces to deal with the new threats posed by dissident republicans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54645/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2013 (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has evaluated the combined impact of the budget cuts on farm holdings in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55780/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension (12 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has evaluated the long term economic impact of the closure of the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55781/12]

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on this proposal. When one considers the latter in conjunction with what is happening in the Department of Health, one can see that a combination of things are affecting carers. Sadly, the Minister is caught in the middle of the storm. That statutory two weeks respite to which elderly people are entitled has been removed. Even though there is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (13 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that all Student Universal Support Ireland applicants will have their payments backdated to the date of application or commencement of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56087/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Guidelines (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm that all childcare services provided by persons employed outside the child's own home will be subject to the provisions of the Children First Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56534/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the audit produced on foot of the recommendations in the report on the Roscommon Child Care Case will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56533/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the provisions of the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010 cannot be utilised to reduce pensions paid to former senior executives of banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56316/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2013 (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the lid tax proposed by vintners organisations was not included in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56317/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applications that have been received by Student Universal Support Ireland on a county basis; the number that have been processed, awarded, paid, refused or awaiting decision to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56412/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56794/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (18 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 19 July 2012, the number of applications received on a county basis; the numbers on hand, rejected or approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56505/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health the progress which has been made in the Health Service Executive West region since the introduction of standardised ambulance response times; the steps being taken to improve ambulance response times in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56889/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates (19 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish his Departments report on mortality rates at acute hospitals; if he will accept that his failure to acknowledge the inaccuracy of the figures at Roscommon County Hospital has damaged the reputation of the hospital and its staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56888/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (20 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deliver on proposals by Ireland West Airport, Knock to create 500 new jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57253/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (20 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on discussions with the management of Ireland West Airport, Knock County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57252/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Dec 2012)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a qualified teacher (details supplied) in County Roscommon, registered with theTeaching Council is paid the unqualified rate for substitute teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57627/12]