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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (6 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 116. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of serving Defence Forces personnel from County Wexford. [5734/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Funding (6 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 117. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the defence budget for 2018; and the amount that is being spent on improving living conditions and pay. [5735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (6 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been attending hospital for treatment for three years for an issue with their ankle; and if there is a scheme that will allow for this to be carried out as a matter of urgency. [5772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Data (6 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 568. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel who are availing of family income supplement, in tabular form. [5730/18]

Death of former Ceann Comhairle: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ar mo shon féin agus ar son Shinn Féin, déanaim comhbhrón le muintir Séamus Pattison. Fuair mise aithne air sa Dáil thar na blianta. Duine lách, macánta agus béasach ab ea é agus duine a bhí sásta, agus é sa Chathaoir, ligint den díospóireacht nuair a raibh gá leis sin. Tá an ceart acu siúd a labhair...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Seven cases are being taken against the State by current and former serving members of the Air Corps. They believe that they have been forced to take this action by the State's failure to protect them from their exposure to toxic chemicals during their service, which led to serious, chronic and fatal illnesses, including cancer. While those cases will ultimately be dealt with by the courts,...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There is no denying that things are better in the Air Corps. However, what the Taoiseach has just read out does not in any way address the legacy of bad management and a bad health and safety record there. I do not know if the Taoiseach remembers that he is also Minister for Defence. He has a direct responsibility to look into these matters. He is also a medical doctor and will understand...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is reported today that a motion will come before the House regarding Ireland's participation in the German battle group. In November of last year, the Taoiseach was quoted as saying that Ireland will not join a European army, yet that is exactly what he is agreeing to in this instance. To quote someone else, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is obviously a duck. When...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: And more than ten people.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Sent off. Red card.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Urban Renewal Schemes (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Everyone accepts that good work is being done, but the initiative requires urgency in its application and ongoing political commitment in terms of funding as well as policy developments of its objectives if those are to be met. Last week's murder of a man off North Strand Road, the fourteenth in the feud, has again brought into sharp focus the urgency of this work. This shooting took place...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Speaking at the European Parliament several weeks ago, the Taoiseach warned the British Government that there must be no backsliding on the December agreement. During statements on the EU in the Dáil, he said it was important to remain vigilant to ensure that the commitments entered into in December's agreement would be delivered in full. Then, at the World Economic Forum at Davos, he...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Strategic Communications Unit (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is logical that any Government or political organisation would use alternative media such as social media to reach those who are hardest to reach. However, like Deputies Burton and Micheál Martin, the establishment of the strategic communications unit has raised questions for me about the use of spin over substance. What steps has the Taoiseach taken to ensure that the role of the...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Measaim go bhfuil sé ríthábhachtach go ndéanfaimid ár ndícheall a chinntiú go mbeidh an Bille Sláinte Poiblí (Alcól), 2015 rite tríd an Teach seo chomh tapaidh agus is féidir. Is sláinte an phobail atá i gceist. Ba cheart dúinn a chinntiú nach leanfar leis an réimeas atá againn faoi láthair. Ba...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Data (13 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of the Naval Service missions in the Mediterranean Sea each year to date; the number of Defence Forces personnel deployed on the missions per annum; the annual cost of the missions; if the use of Naval Service vessels in Operation Sophia has reduced the availability of the vessels for search and rescue missions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures (13 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions he plans to take on foot of the whistleblowers' response to the O'Toole report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6931/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures (13 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on research carried out by former airmen concerning 56 deaths with the average age of 48 as outlined in a protected disclosure; the action taken by his Department on foot of the protected disclosure; his plans to commission an investigation into these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (13 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all the recommendations of the 2016 health and safety inspection report at Baldonnel have been implemented; the timeframe for the completion of outstanding recommendations; if a further inspection is scheduled by the Health and Safety Authority to examine compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (13 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the Kerry Garda youth diversion programme, GYDP, pilot will be completed; and the reasons the decisions being made regarding a move towards tendering are being implemented for other GYDPs in view of the fact the report on the pilot is not yet completed. [7428/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (13 Feb 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it has been decided to move towards a tendering model for Garda youth diversionary programmes, GYDPs; and the assessments that have been made on the impact this will have on independent GYDPs, their staff and the communities they serve. [7429/18]