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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus cosúil leis na daoine eile, fáiltím roimh an triúr de na haíonna agus go háirithe mar gur deis mhaith é seo ceisteanna a chur orthu faoi gur ghlac siad an cuireadh teacht os ár gcomhair agus mo gabhaim buíochas libh as sin. Tá sé ceart go bhfuil guth na bhFórsaí Cosanta le...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have done so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am not one of those who commented on the photographs from the Phoenix Park, no more so than some of the photographs circulated regarding the delay in getting troops back from the Golan Heights. Some of that commentary was intended for wrong purposes. I usually try to check the facts. The reason I mentioned the Phoenix Park was because it showed many people the differences in remuneration...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (20 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of obesity among members of the Defence Forces, by service branch; and the measures being taken to eliminate same. [47819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (20 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 329. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who has been accepted onto the nursing home support scheme will be granted a place in one of the approved nursing homes in Dublin to allow them to leave St. James's Hospital. [47694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (20 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in conjunction with An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces to help reduce and eliminate obesity within their respective forces. [47817/18]

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge: An Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige (20 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Gabhaim buíochas lenár n-aíonna as teacht os ár gcomhair agus as an méid a bhí le rá acu. Tá súil agam go dtabharfaidh siad roinnt freagraí dúinn chomh maith. Tá ceist agam maidir le cigireacht na luathbhlianta go háirithe. Is é an scéal mór nó an ndéantar an chigireacht trí mheán na...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge: An Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige (20 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Ag teacht ar ais ar an gcéad cheist ar an gcigireacht, sin ceann de na príomháiteanna ar cóir a dhíriú isteach air. Mura bhfuil an teanga Gaeilge líofa ag cigire tá sé an-deacair ar pháiste atá tógtha le Gaeilge a bheith ag casadh ar Bhéarla, áit nach bhfuil na focail acu. Tógadh mise sa chathair seo agus Béarla...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge: An Roinn Leanaí agus Gnóthaí Óige (20 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: An gcuireann an Roinn an pobal, na hoidí agus na paistí ar an eolas go bhfuil Gaeilge ag na cigirí nó ag an gcóras i gcoitinne? Má dhéantar sin, cothóidh sé sin éileamh. Tá seanchleachtas ann go nglacann an pobal nach féidir leo seirbhís a fháil seirbhís a fháil as Gaeilge. Casann siad nó glacann siad leis...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 60. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Naval Service cannot fulfil its commitments on fisheries protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48474/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This question relates to the failure this year and in previous years of the Naval Service to fulfil its service level agreement with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority because it cannot get its ships out to sea and the dangers that poses to the fishing industry, as well as the ability of gangs to smuggle goods into the country via the sea.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Just because a ship is at sea does not necessarily mean that it is patrolling. There is a huge difference. Ships are leaving Haulbowline and anchoring off the coast in order that it can be said they are operational. That is a disgrace and must be addressed. The Minister of State and the military authorities must admit that they cannot fulfil the duties they undertake with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When the Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, appeared before the joint committee last week, he tried to explain the loss of sea days by saying boardings were made more efficiently and so forth. That may well be the case, but it does not explain the fact that in 2005 there were 1,681 patrol days, while the Minister of State is now talking about a figure of 1,000. That does not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not raise the issue of a letter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 67. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the LÉ James Joyce returned from the Mediterranean without saving a single life; and the terms of the mission to the Mediterranean. [48345/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This question relates to the LÉ James Joycereturning from duties of 16 weeks in the Mediterranean without saving a single life and the terms of the mission in the Mediterranean under Operation Sophia, compared with the original mission, Operation Pontus, which was a humanitarian mission. The fact that no life was saved shows the shift away from the humanitarian mission that was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: When the change from Operation Pontus to Operation Sophia took place, I and other Deputies warned the Minister of State that it was shifting away from a humanitarian mission to one of policing and imposing the EU's fortress Europe attitude in the Mediterranean. This has been borne out by the figures provided by the Minister of State, that the LÉ James Joycereturned after 100 days at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State can hide behind words and say there has been a decrease in the numbers, but people are still being put on boats by smugglers, while there are others who are getting into boats of their own volition. Therefore, there is still a need for a humanitarian rescue mission in the Mediterranean. The Minister of State has said the Naval Service has been responsible for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State said the Naval Service had destroyed boats.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Deployment (21 Nov 2018)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Naval Service does not destroy them in international waters because it is not allowed to do so.