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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister's comments. I must say to Deputy Brady over there that you raised funds in New York. I do not know if you raised them in Moscow. The reality is I would very much welcome American-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I did not interrupt Deputy Brady.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Your party does. Your party raised a lot of money from the United States-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: -----and I am quite sure that some of the companies in the defence business contribute to your accounts as well.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Not your accounts. Your party; your Sinn Féin account.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: We cannot be neutral-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to make it very clear-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Obviously I am not talking about his personal account. I am talking about his political party fundraising.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: I just want to make the point that we cannot be neutral about the threats to our State. We cannot say "No" to our defence and to be part of the defence of Europe.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the Commission on the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13191/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: What is the status of the excellent and very timely report of the Commission on the Defence Forces? This is a very important issue now given the invasion of Ukraine, the concerns worldwide about militarism and the lack of capacity in our own country to defend our shores.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister outlined clearly the priorities, namely, the security of our State, our capacity to defend ourselves against external threat and, particularly important right now, the security of Europe. I welcome the Minister's commitment to come back to the House before the summer recess with a level of ambition which we will all, it is hoped, agree and support fully and will, I presume,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the need to ensure the Defence Forces have the capability to patrol Irish territorial waters and airspace in particular in view of recent events in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13192/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the much delayed DEIS review in particular for schools located in Drogheda, County Louth that have been highlighted in the Geiran Report that have been recommended for additional posts and DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13193/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review as a matter of urgency the need to secure amenity space for physical activity during the phased development of a school (details supplied); if her Department will liaise with neighbouring primary schools on the possible renting of gymnasia and pitches for physical activity sessions whilst the school is being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (9 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline all the services that will be included in the new state-of-the-art primary care centre in east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (8 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being taken to educate and inform students across the third-level sector on the damage domestic violence and harassment can cause within further and higher education institutions and in wider society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12674/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (8 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the advice and support services that the Higher Education Authority is providing to Dundalk Institute of Technology in order to progress technological university status designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12675/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Commemorative Events (8 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 130. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if correspondence from a person (details supplied) has been received; if a response will issue in advance of the ceremony of remembrance on 20 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12468/22]