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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Review (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Reserve Defence Forces feel that the Minister has an agenda to abolish them. I hope that is not the case. I ask the Minister to reiterate his very strong commitment to the Reserve Defence Forces. He constantly mentions what my party did in government but he has been long enough in government himself to be able to stand over the positions he is adopting. I ask him to stand over the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Review (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 72. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the changes he announced for the Reserve Defence Force in November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21514/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Review (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I acknowledge that the members of the Reserve Defence Force welcome the introduction by the Minister of the single force structure. An interesting presentation was made by the said group to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality during the past fortnight and at that meeting its representatives made it very clear to us that it was their opinion that the value for money review on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve Review (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Will the Minister agree with the members of the Reserve Defence Force who further said the outcome of the value for money review and the latest reorganisation of the RDF ran contrary to international trends? Will he agree that the existing studies of and reports on international comparators and previous studies of the RDF also indicate that this is the case?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Presidency Agenda (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 96. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on his work programme for Ireland's EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21326/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21213/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (7 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 270. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received an application from Kildare County Council for funding to provide for a water softening programme at the River Barrow abstraction plant; if his Department will approve such a funding request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21278/13]

Other Questions: Visa Agreements (2 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 6. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to address visa issues with visitors to the Schengen agreement area who subsequently want to travel here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20768/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 45. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the introduction of a planning regulator; the nature of the regulator’s role and relationship with current planning bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits (1 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 67. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the net amount transferred into the Dormant Accounts net of repayments to the financial institutions each year since the inception of the fund; the total amount transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Education Committees Staff (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding vocational education committee employees who are also members of local authorities being allowed to absent themselves from work in order to attend council meetings; the number of VEC employees that are members of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20321/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Redeployment (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional staff will be allocated to the Valuations Office in order to deal with the backlog of cases in the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20367/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Thatching Grants Expenditure (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 413. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total money available for thatching grants in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of grants issued on a county basis in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding by his Department for a sewage collection network at Kildare Town; the length of time which this network collection application has been with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (30 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 501. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the legal challenge to the validity of outcome of the Children's Referendum has required delays in publishing legislation on the part of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/13]

Other Questions: Arts Centres (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We will have to agree to disagree on the issue of operating at arm's length. That said, I am not expecting the Minister to micro-manage arts centres, as he knows, but it is reasonable for the public to expect the Minister responsible for the arts to have a discussion with the local authorities and the Arts Council to ensure there are proper models of financial management in place. The...

Other Questions: Arts Centres (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To a certain extent, I understand the Minister's response but he responded to me last month on the issue of the Belltable Arts Centre in Limerick. We all recognised the very valuable contribution that centre had made and all of us expressed concern that for the sake of €300,000, that it went into liquidation. I put this question to the Minister in the context of the overarching role...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the Minister's positive response. Does he have any plans to review the 2004 guidelines, which were the last such guidelines on public art projects issued to sponsoring bodies?

Other Questions: Cultural Institutions Merger (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the fact that the legislation that is required in this context is pending. It is good news. Once again, I emphasise Fianna Fáil's party political view that the arms-length principle has been abandoned by the Minister and express our considerable regret at that. As the Minister has heard these points before, I move to ask him whether a cost-benefit analysis been completed or...

Other Questions: Cultural Institutions Merger (25 Apr 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not possible.