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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Policy (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence the latest situation with regard to the Green Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6410/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Policy (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I had better be quick, in view of how clinical you are, Chairman, on the matter of time. I welcome the fact that the Minister has embarked on a consultation process. Can he give us a sense of the timelines involved? How quickly will he start the consultation and how long will it last? With regard to something that has interested me since the Government was formed, will the Green Paper...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the Minister's response because it is somewhat positive. Can we take it that the Minister would accept that a rather crude, pro rata percentage cut across the board of 3.5%, which has been spoken of and alluded to in his own response, is not the way to approach the particular circumstances of the 9,500 members of the Defence Forces?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence the total amount of pay and allowance and other remuneration for the Defence Forces in 2012; the total savings he hopes to make in this in 2013-2015; the method by which he will procure such savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6409/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for his response. We are conscious of the priority the Government has in this area of the review of the Croke Park agreement and we are conscious of the need to continue to achieve savings across the public service. In tabling this question I am asking the Minister to be an advocate for the members of the Defence Forces. I am asking him to recognise that the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Irish presence in the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan; the nature of the duties being undertaken by our Defence Forces personnel there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6212/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Defence Forces presence in Afghanistan; the nature of the duties being undertaken by the personnel there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6411/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current position in relation to funding for the family support agency; her views that the existing network of family resource centres are adequately funded; if she has plans to fund further centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6507/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Applications (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision on an application for mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (7 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the attached correspondence (details supplied); if he will direct the Health Service Executive to facilitate the staff member seeking a placement transfer on well demonstrated medical grounds; if he will deal with this as a matter of urgency in view of the staff member's condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6290/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Architectural Qualifications (6 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Finance if any tax rebate is due to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5846/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early School Leavers (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has collected data in relation to the problem of early school leaving, suspension or exclusion of students from schools in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that an Autism spectrum disorder unit will be provided in Kildare town to meet the needs of the town's pre-school and primary school population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will ensure that this child's educational needs are met as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5806/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Unemployment Numbers (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide data in relation to youth unemployment in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5158/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the position of cohabiting widows or widowers, who automatically lose their contributory pension on commencement of cohabitation, as distinct from marriage or civil partnership; if she considers it fair that the welfare system currently provides no legacy benefit to the surviving spouse of a tax payer who forms a new...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of new evidence submitted, her Department will revise its decision to refuse domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5985/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (5 Feb 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide data in relation to juvenile crime, youth diversion and anti social behaviour orders in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5159/13]