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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason the Office of Defence Ombudsman has been downgraded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48826/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for his response. It would be appropriate to acknowledge the work done by Ms Paulyn Marrinan Quinn since her appointment and the importance of the Act that she gave effect to in the course of her service. Certainly recourse to some form of ombudsman service was absolutely essential in the Defence Forces, as it would be in any organisation that has a strong authoritative...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence if he shares the concern expressed in some quarters that the changes in the Defence Forces could threaten the security of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48825/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister for his response and I want to refrain from going back to debates on the issue of the organisation. The Minister has set out his stall quite clearly yet members of the Defence Forces remain concerned about the implications of the implementation of the reorganisation, not least in advance of the process of the White Paper being undertaken. I was particularly concerned by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the Minister on two points, about co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces and the outstanding commitment of the members of the Defence Forces to the security and well-being of the State. However, morale is at an all-time low. Can the Minister indicate the level of outflow from the Permanent Defence Force as a result of the reorganisation? My...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Defence if he expects the Defence Forces to undertake any new United Nations missions in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48470/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and location of amalgamated new schools which have lost full DEIS status as a result of their amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49050/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange to have a rent allowance restored to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48991/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the point made regarding the urgent need for climate change legislation in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is still available under the medical card scheme; if not, the reason for its withdrawal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49051/12]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In January, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government indicated his intention to publish a climate change Bill. He said he would bring the heads of such a Bill to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht in the second quarter of this year. Can the Taoiseach say what progress has been made in this regard? Can the committee look forward to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I welcome the Taoiseach's promise to publish a review in March. I hope it will be deserving of classification in the non-fiction category of our bookshelves. The Government rightly gave a strong commitment in the programme for Government in the area of education, including a commitment to protect and enhance the educational experience of children. In the aftermath of that declaration, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: May I ask a couple of brief supplementary questions?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Notwithstanding what the Taoiseach had to say on the mortgage and personal debt situation, given that we are dealing with a pretty quantifiable number of people in terms of the 167,000 people in mortgage arrears, I believe there is a need for due diligence by the lending agencies in terms of the processing of cases individually. Has a timeframe been decided within which those who with some...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish the Government well with the Presidency and acknowledge the outstanding work being done by the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, since she took up office in this portfolio. Does the Government intend to publish a statement on Ireland's position in regard to the European Union budget and future reform?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Taoiseach for that response. One is impressed at the number of sub-committees the Taoiseach has established. What interaction takes place between those sub-committees? One suspects there is a degree of overlap between the operation of the Economic Management Council, the sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs and the sub-committee on mortgage arrears. The Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Division (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of proposals in relation to the stocking of commonages; the level of consultation he has had in relation to this issue with farmers in the regions affected; if he intends to organise public meetings that he will attend, similar to those he organised recently in relation to the reform of the common...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Stocking Densities (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in cases in which farmers have had their stocking level limited in a REP scheme plan, a national parks and wildlife plan or an agri environment option scheme plan the level of tolerance under the maximum stocking permitted which was allowed by him in assessing applications for a derogation under the disadvantage area scheme; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused funding for the installation of a fire alarm system and for the provision of exit doors to meet current fire safety standards; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this funding was sought under the emergency grant system, the summer works scheme and was referred,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (6 Nov 2012)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in the case of an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47657/12]