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Other Questions: Defence Forces Equipment (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Has the Minister of State ever considered a need with military purchasing to have an ethical and moral position rather than just the best price possible?

Other Questions: State Claims Agency (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Chemical Exposure Report 1994-2005 will be released in order to provide former members of the Air Corps who are now chronically ill with information relating to the level of exposure they suffered in view of his recent call for candour and transparency in cases regarding the health of persons; and if he will make a statement on the...

Other Questions: State Claims Agency (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This relates to a matter that has been ongoing for a while. Given the current controversy around the checks for cervical cancer, there is a need for transparency in publishing reports that will help people suffering health consequences so they can manage future health needs.

Other Questions: State Claims Agency (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State has previously stated, and he has done so now again, that it is not appropriate to publish the report. This is even when an independent reviewer was looking at the whistleblower's claims. The Minister of State did not even supply him with the report in question, the Chemical Exposure Report 1994-2005. This is potentially catastrophic for some of those making claims...

Other Questions: State Claims Agency (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We visited the Baldonnel aerodrome recently and I can see the huge progress in comparison with photographs I have seen of workshops in the past. Why is the default position of the State always to close ranks and withhold information? The longer one withholds information, the worse some of the health complications could get. Whether they are related to exposure is up to medics, but they...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Why is it the default position of the State, in particular, the State Claims Agency, to close ranks? Will the Minister of State ask the State Claims Agency to cease its prevarication and delay in the cases before the courts? If Roche has withdrawn Lariam from sale in Ireland, then where do the Defence Forces source Lariam tablets now? Does it happen on the black market? The information...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline his views on whether the threat level against Irish troops serving on the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon has increased since a person (details supplied) attended a major Israeli military and state public propaganda event on 18 April 2018, an event that coincided with the anniversary of the 1996 Qana massacre (details supplied) and at a...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I asked the Minister of State at a joint committee meeting recently whether he believed it was appropriate for Major General Michael Beary, who is the head of mission of the UN in Lebanon, to attend an Israeli celebration at Mount Herzl and whether that attendance had put the lives of Irish troops at risk.

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Events last night must have overtaken the answer the Minister of State just read out. The threat level in the region escalated hugely last night. I am not sure if the Minister of State is fully aware of the events in question. Rockets flying overhead endanger not only civilians living in the area but also any troops serving on a UNIFIL mission. I refer to the Israelis targeting Syrian...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have still not received an answer to the question of whether the Minister of State thinks it is appropriate that the head of UNIFIL - who happens to be a major general in the Irish Defence Forces - attended a military celebration of the founding of the State of Israel on the same date that the anniversary of an Israeli attack on a UN compound in the region where Irish troops are located....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role of the Army Ranger Wing that was stationed as part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan on several occasions since 2006; the reason Dáil Éireann was not alerted to the fact that Irish special forces members were deployed there contrary to the neutrality of the State; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on Fine Gael MEPs who voted in favour of a European Parliament report requesting each member state to spend 2% of its GDP on defence; if such a proposal could be considered Government policy; the measures he has taken to ensure that the State's contribution to the Athena funding mechanism will not be required to increase as common...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (10 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the actions taken by his Department on foot of the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights to provide for the collective bargaining rights of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20219/18]

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister want a list of things to do?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if memorial plaques have been removed from Columb Barracks, Mullingar; and the person or body responsible for their removal. [21294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 95. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of damage resulting from vandalism and neglect to the former Army barracks in Mullingar in the past 12 months. [21308/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a join family Irish national spouse visa by a person (details supplied) will be processed and granted to allow them to return home.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20794/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which an MRI scanner will be provided for Mullingar Regional Hospital; and the reason for the long delay in equipping the hospital with the scanner. [21293/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 475. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of pedestrian crossings in counties Westmeath and Longford that remain to be connected to the ESB network. [21295/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disabled Drivers Permits (15 May 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a disabled parking permit; and when a decision will issue regarding the matter. [21091/18]