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Business of Dáil (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Item No. 4 is the nomination of Taoiseach and I will receive nominations-----

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Go raibh maith agat, a Thaoisigh.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Ceart go leor.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Taoiseach for his kind remarks.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank Deputy Micheál Martin.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Obviously, the seamstresses have been at work. Taoiseach, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you all for the great honour you have entrusted me with. I thank my constituents in Kildare South for their support and for giving me the chance to take up this particular role. I thank my wife, Mary Clare, and my children for their patience and support over the years. It is an immense personal...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (10 Mar 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: A Chléirigh, a Thaoisigh agus a Theachtaí Dála, ar an gcéad dul síos, ba chóir dom mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil le chuile dhuine atá tar éis a bheith tofa nó aththofa chun na Dála seo. Guím rath Dé ar obair na mBaill agus tá súil agam go mbeidh tréimhse fada agus fiúntach againn anseo. Is cúis...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Support Services (2 Feb 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 214. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline the actions he has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); the supports available to workers in the event of a closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4426/16]

Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (28 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Is maith an rud é deis a fháil labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo atá os ár gcomhair. I am pleased to have the opportunity to say a few words about the important report before us. It is a very substantial piece of work, 455 pages long, and is the culmination of 49 days of public hearings and 128 interviews. I hope nobody is suggesting that a debate of two...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I want to be associated with the remarks to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle by my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, and by Deputy McDonald. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for his advice and friendship over the years and acknowledge the distinguished service that he has given the people of Galway and, indeed, the people of the country. I am struck by the fact that the 32nd Dáil will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (27 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works will make the former Garda Síochána station at Balitore, County Kildare available for community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3359/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In respect of the institute itself, when one considers from a training point of view that at any given time the UN deploys approximately 100,000 personnel throughout the world, it gives an indication of the demand that can exist for the type of training that can be provided in a centre of excellence such as that which we need to see developed in this location. I agree with the Minister that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 51. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the development of a new institute for peace support and leadership training at the Curragh in County Kildare. [3006/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The proposal to establish an institute for peace support and leadership training at the Curragh campus is one of a number of very positive proposals included in the Minister's White Paper on Defence. This question seeks to give the Minister the opportunity to indicate to the House to what extent that proposal is being moved forward and the type of timescales that exist for the delivery of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Projects (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I share the enthusiasm of the Minister. That is why we included a proposal such as this in our White Paper submission some years ago. We should perhaps acknowledge the role His Highness, the Aga Khan, has played in inspiring a number of people to support this type of initiative. When the Minister came to the Curragh last year to launch the consultation process on the development of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Subject to conditions with which the council could not comply.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the Minister that it is certainly time to move on. We want to see the site developed to the benefit of the local community. That needs to be emphasised. While I am enthusiastic about the development of the site, I have one simple question to put to the Minister. Will he honour the commitment that was given by successive predecessors of his since 1998 that ten acres or the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Army Barracks Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The reality is that this was never an ask. It was an offer made by the Department of Defence and included in all the documentation that existed around the development of the site until the Minister's Government took over. It was an offer. If we are talking about being disingenuous, it is disingenuous to say the site was offered in its entirety to the local authority. It was only offered in...