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Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: I agree with the principle of what Deputy Stanley said. Although the most secure way to ensure Irish Water and its assets are not privatised is to enshrine it in the Constitution, we do not have such a facility in this legislation. I am glad the Minister listened to the argument proposed here on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week and accepted the amendment. Sadly, it is the exception that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (17 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national ambulance service provided individual hospital turnaround times earlier this year, but is now refusing to provide any figure other than a national figure for all hospitals; his views that this is in the interests of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48718/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (17 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national ambulance service provided ambulance response times for each of the nine sub regions earlier this year, but is now refusing to provide any figure other than a super-regional figure; his views that this is in the interests of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48719/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support a live cattle trade to Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the sheep industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48277/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers on a county basis awaiting the first instalment of their single farm payments and disadvantaged areas payments respectively; the corresponding value of payments outstanding; if he will ensure that a partial payment is made to all farmers while outstanding issues are being resolved; the corresponding number...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 251. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of call outs for the bomb disposal units in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 respectively; the corresponding number of call outs to schools to deal with unstable chemicals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48920/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 252. To ask the Minister for Defence when the last intake of personnel to the bomb disposal unit commenced their training; the numbers involved; when they became fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48922/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 253. To ask the Minister for Defence the current number of vacancies within each of the bomb disposal units; when it is planned to commence further training for such positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 254. To ask the Minister for Defence the retirement numbers from the bomb disposal unit in each of the past five years and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48924/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 255. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel from the bomb disposal unit that are currently on overseas duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48925/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Staff (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 323. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of social work posts within Tusla that are vacant; if he will provide a breakdown on a county basis of the numbers employed and posts vacant; the steps being taken to fill vacant posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48928/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 324. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps taken since the Health Information and Quality Authority review to address concerns raised regarding Tusla services in County Roscommon; the steps yet to be taken to fulfil all outstanding aspects of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48929/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 378. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 9 October 2014 the number of persons on the placement list for the nursing homes support scheme; the time it is taking for funding to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48930/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 1 July 2014, the number of relief teaching days allocated to teachers on a departmental pension in 201-14 and the current school year at primary and post-primary respectively; the steps being taken to reduce this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48927/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Appointments to State Boards (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of vacancies on each public board accountable to his Department; the steps he will take to fill vacant positions on each board; the process to be used to fill such vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48926/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (18 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 618. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 16 October 2014, the number of appeals received by the group to date in 2014; the number of cases; the numbers determined; the current processing time for such appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48917/14]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: 9. To ask the Minister for Defence when he will commence recruitment into the Army bomb disposal units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1203/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: The incident yesterday at the Intel plant in Kildare brings to the fore the importance of having a well equipped and resourced Army bomb disposal division. As it stands, we have units based in Athlone, the Curragh, Rathmines and Cork. In the past three years, these units were called out 595 times, in 75 cases to schools where unstable chemicals had to be dealt with by the Defence Forces....

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (14 Jan 2015)

Denis Naughten: The last intake to the Defence Forces was in September 2011, which is more than three years ago. While we have been training many personnel from around the world, we have not been training our own personnel to man our Army bomb disposal units. By the middle of this year, as a consequence of retirements and staff leaving as a result of the number of duties they are required to fulfil per...