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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Strength (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not think there is the same level of confidence within the reserve itself in the commitment of the Department. The Minister has constantly spoken positively about the reserve. What I have read in the White Paper about the reserve is positive, but people on the ground are telling me that this is not what they are experiencing. Every reasonable person in this House would say the work...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Naval Service Strength (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am not talking about it. Others are.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree absolutely with the Minister that we need to move this matter on and see the site developed. However, the Minister is saying effectively that he intends to renege upon the commitment given to the community.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister just said it and I am afraid the reality is that he wants and intends to renege on the commitment that land would be made available directly to the community. What might come to the community by way of community benefit from the development of the land is incidental and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the Minister's Department. He has no control over or role in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Finally, is there any short-term intention to use the site for any purpose?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The same restrictions would apply to any piece of land.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister and his Department are reneging on the commitment

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: You most definitely are.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Which was welcome.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Magee Barracks in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34865/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: This question is direct and straightforward. It relates to the historic Magee Barracks in Kildare, which was originally a 64-acre site. Recently, a magnificent new Educate Together school was opened on part of the site but the remainder of the land is in an appalling state. It is a monument to dereliction and the site of continuous anti-social behaviour. I am trying to establish what the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The key issue is that when the barracks were initially closed, a firm written commitment was given at the time by the Department to transfer ten acres of the site to the benefit of the local community either by way of the land itself or the equivalent value. I welcome the fact that the Minister has had discussions with Kildare County Council. If the position is as simple as he portrays it...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 11. To ask the Minister for Defence the role the Defence Forces will play in supporting employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34449/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 16. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the sale of Magee Barracks in County Kildare.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34446/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Strength (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 24. To ask the Minister for Defence given the single force concept, his views regarding the way in which the Naval Service Reserve underwent such a drastic drop of 76% in sea-going days between 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34445/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 27. To ask the Minister for Defence his views that the disestablishment of the 4th Western Brigade in 2012 has had a negative social impact on rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34448/15]

Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I hoped to get this question in when the Minister for Justice and Equality was beside the Taoiseach. I wish to return to the issue of the Istanbul Convention, about which the Minister has spoken frequently. One wonders, given the current speculation about an early general election, whether the Taoiseach can state emphatically that the Government will sign the Istanbul Convention and bring...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is a question of whether-----

Order of Business (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: -----there will a Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs which would address these important issues.

Memorandum of Understanding on Establishment of Battle Groups: Motion (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I apologise for being late to the House and missing the Minister's contribution.