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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 57. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding progress toward the discontinuance of the use of Lariam in the Defence Forces following the passage of a motion in the Houses of the Oireachtas calling for same in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43977/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has entered into contracts for the procurement of services or products with suppliers in attendance at a trade fair (details supplied) on foot of the attendance of departmental officials at same. [43975/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 10 October 2017, if he will request the NCPE to begin collecting data on the number of children turned down annually for speech and language classes in primary schools despite meeting the qualifying criteria, in view of the fact that adapting capacity to meet demand is difficult if not impossible...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation with regard to LGBTQI persons (details supplied) in Egypt. [44089/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathology Service (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 4 October 2017, if officials in the Office of the State Pathologist are not accountable to his Department; and if the chief State pathologist is equally not accountable to him or his Department. [44104/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons who currently work in the greyhound industry, in tabular form. [44107/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 4 October 2017, if there was a disease outbreak or other incident resulting in extensive fish mortalities at a site (details supplied) previous to the recent jellyfish strike; the date his Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland were notified of the disease outbreak or incident; the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Farming (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the compensation fund for biotoxin events in aquaculture provided by the State can be accessed for the recent mortalities through jellyfish strikes on salmon farms; and the extent, duration and rationale of the fund. [44186/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are obligations in terms of regulatory oversight and enforcement in regard to the issue of crew numbers in airlines under the jurisdiction of the IAA. [44090/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the dominant employment model of multiple subcontractors for the provision of crew to Irish registered airlines has no hazard or safety implications. [44091/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airlines Regulations (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the performance of Irish aviation regulatory authorities in view of the approach taken by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. [44092/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: 198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the task of lifting 113,000 children out of consistent poverty can be achieved with budget 2018 only allocating a small increase to the child dependant allowance of €3 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44267/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: I apologise in advance for not being here to hear the responses to my questions but I am due in the Dáil. I will read the transcript of the proceedings after the meeting. I found the presentations very helpful. Dr. Boylan said in his presentation that the eighth amendment has caused grave harm to women, including death. I welcome Professor Arulkumaran's clarification for Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: An ordinary GP would be such an avenue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: Is the Senator proposing an alternative vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: It is very unfair to say we are making decisions before all of the evidence has been heard and without fully debating the issues. Most members have engaged very frankly, wholeheartedly and sincerely. For weeks, we have been listening to the very real difficulties with the current arrangement. Dr. Peter Boylan said today that grave harm was done to women, including death. We know the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: I went to the trouble of checking yesterday what time we were finishing and I was told that it would be at 12 noon. Deputy Fitzpatrick, who is not present at the moment, and I are members of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, which will sit for the afternoon until 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. We were operating on the basis of a 12 noon finish for this meeting.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: I will just take 30 seconds. My amendment relates to the two lay people who are nominated by FLAC and the ICCL, which has nothing to do with incurring a charge on the Exchequer. When we rang the Bills Office yesterday after seeing the rulings and because we could not figure out why in God's name this amendment would be ruled out when those organisations were mentioned elsewhere, the office...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: Deputy O'Callaghan has made a compelling argument for the amendment. It is a fairly straightforward body. If we were talking about a judicial council body then there would be staffing implications and a big volume of work to be done that is not being done now. I do not see such implications for the present proposal. Since 2002, there have been 90 appointments to the three superior courts...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (18 Oct 2017)

Clare Daly: Are we not taking all of the amendments in this grouping?