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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I believe the fundamental problem is that the Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, is not the Accounting Officer for the Defence Forces. He does not oversee the budget for the recruitment and, especially, retention of critical specialised members of the Defence Forces. The Accounting Officer responsible for the budget and expenditure of the Defence Forces, including recruitment and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I acknowledge what the Minister of State said, which is that the Chief of Staff has full control over recruitment, but I am sure his hands are tied by officials within the Department who set out the terms and conditions under which he can recruit officers. I marched with the retired soldiers and their wives and families. I listened to "Morning Ireland" yesterday and heard the young wife of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: He has control of its budget.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: They do require it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I do know.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the AMRF or ARF schemes in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann to legislate for the proposed total contributions approach to calculating pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40290/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when an affordable housing scheme will be announced; if a scheme will be announced for Galway city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the previous year's income is the income that must be assessed when housing aid for older persons and housing adaptation grants for persons with a disability are being assessed; if current year income can be assessed in circumstances in which there has been a permanent change in circumstances; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who appealed a SAC designation on their lands; the number of persons who have successfully had their lands declassified as a SAC as a result of an appeal in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (4 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an allowance for persons with incontinence towards pay-by-weight bin charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40434/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Future of EU Development Funding: Discussion (4 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: How many countries in the EU have reached their percentage target? We are hoping to reach ours by 2030 and there was a call for the date to be brought forward to 2025. I believe the UK has reached its target. What impact will the fact that the US is reducing its overseas development budget have on the shortfall in overseas development aid projects?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (11 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí attached to the Galway division of An Garda Síochána; and the stations each is attached to. [41608/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emigrant Support Services (16 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the grants provided to sports and cultural clubs in the United States of America over the past ten years; the details of these clubs; the amount received by year; the criteria for grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42062/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if casual markets pay commercial rates on private and-or public lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41783/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: That is no problem. I will be brief. I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The referendum was passed in May of this year by 66% of the electorate. However, in excess of 700,000 people voted against repeal of the eighth amendment. Many of those have concerns about the proposed legislation and I wish to highlight some of those concerns. In particular, I note that a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. I asked a question in the Dáil a number of weeks ago to which the Minister of State replied:The Defence Forces have full control over recruitment. No civilian is involved in this. It is solely the responsibility of the Defence Forces headed by military management and the Chief of Staff who has his own people in that recruitment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: That is no problem. Will the Minister of State come back to it? A question was asked about the Chief of Staff being the Accounting Office of the Defence Forces. The Minister of State did not answer it. I asked the question in the Dáil on the last occasion and he did not answer. I want a clear reason from him as to why the Chief of Staff cannot be the Accounting Officer for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I would like an answer on my question on the Accounting Officer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: We will not get the answer we want, then.