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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (2 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person’s (details supplied) appeal for carer's allowance; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [32607/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Qualified Child Increase Payments (2 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the status of a person’s (details supplied) application for a qualified child allowance; and when a decision will issue. [32604/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (2 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 286. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for a procedure. [32539/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Unfortunately, the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, is not present. I know he knows the site in question, given the fact that he visited it only yesterday and failed while he was there to meet the community that has been raising major concerns about the selection of a community hall as a new homeless centre in the heart of Dublin 8. The hall in question is the St. Nicholas of Myra Hall and...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I do not know what "temporary" means in this day and age, given we were told quite a number of years ago that the homeless crisis in this city was temporary. That seems to suggest that this is not as temporary as suggested and that it is not for six months or a year. Given the level of work that I have seen happening in that hall, this is no temporary measure for six months, nine months or...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Molaim go mbeidh an reachtaíocht seo bogtha agus léite don Dara hUair. Is í an fheidhm atá leis an bpíosa reachtaíochta simplí go leor seo ná go mbeidh lá saoire bainc breise againn amach anseo, agus an lá sin dírithe ar meas agus ónóir a thabhirt dóibh siúd as a...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leo siúd a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo athuair. Is aisteach an rud é, ach is iad na pointí ceanann céanna iad roinnt de na pointí a tháinig suas inniu is a tháinig suas anuraidh nuair a bhí an cheist seo os chomhair na Dála cheana. Some of the points made in the debate about...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: That is a different issue. Brian Hayes MEP commented that given what people have been asked to do in recent years and the additional productivity forced on them for the same wages, it is about time we started to consider giving something back. I agree with him in that regard, but that is not the reason I am seeking this. I have a different reason. We are only half way through the decade...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency: Motion (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I welcome the opportunity to go through this and acknowledge that minimal cost is involved but that does not mean I support it. There is a danger in moving in the way we are moving. I raised this when the European Defence Agency and all it entailed was first being discussed. Nobody disagrees with increased efficiencies but part of the European Defence Agency's purpose is to increase...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency: Motion (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I still have a number of questions as I refer to the document but perhaps I am bouncing the Minister of State into it. I think I bounced myself into it last night when I started reading it. I want to talk about the implementation of the EU maritime security strategy action plan. Have we signed up to that, which dates from 2014? If we have, were we concerned when for instance in its report...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency: Motion (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In response to both Deputies, I have never said I am opposed to engaging in joint exercises or training abroad or working with countries within the European Union, but that is not the point. The issue is whether we are aware that in making these decisions that over time we will become more dependent which will undermine our ability to take decisions for ourselves. This is a tiny country and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: European Defence Agency: Motion (3 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am concerned when I read some of the Commission’s documents. The need for the European Union to kowtow to NATO appears in every document. I have never seen the phrase, "with respect to Ireland’s neutrality" stated. Even though we are part of a document, that is not stated anywhere in the document I have been quoting from. There is no footnote to say Ireland is a neutral...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any cost to An Garda Síochána in protecting the memorial wall in Glasnevin cemetery since it was unveiled in 2016. [33347/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (8 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 540. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will expand on his comments that he supports plans to introduce a fully functional Naval Service hospital ship which would have the capacity to respond to worldwide humanitarian emergencies; and if his Department has assessed the cost of purchasing and deploying such a vessel. [33657/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (9 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the role of Defence Force personnel serving with the EU Training Mission in Mali, EUTM Mali, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33874/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (9 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: My question concerns members of the Defence Forces serving in the EU training mission in Mali, which the Minister of State visited recently. He stated that they were an essential partner in the reconstruction of the Malian state and the main instrument for the reconstruction of its armed force. Why are Irish troops providing training and mentoring to the Malian armed forces when the same...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (9 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wish the Irish soldiers and those on the UN mission in general well given that they have been under attack on a number of occasions since the mission started. My question, part of which the Minister of State alluded to, concerns the role of our soldiers in mentoring an army that has been found to have carried out such a level of human rights abuses. I note from the Minister of State's...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (9 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In respect of the crucial and important job that needs to be done in Mali and many other zones around the world, the question is whether it is appropriate for Irish soldiers to be in Mali and whether that contribution is valued and adds to the experience of the Irish army. Has consideration been given to the fact that Irish forces are there because the French, who were involved in many...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met representatives of the group, Action Lariam for Irish Soldiers, or if he will confirm the date when he will be meeting the group. [33875/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In a previous debate with me on Lariam, the Minister of State said he had no problem meeting one of the groups that has been active on this matter, Action Lariam for Irish Soldiers. Has he met representatives of that group and if not, when can he meet them?