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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 212. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date in respect of proposed recruitment to the Defence Forces; the way in which each branch of the Defence Forces is likely to benefit from the recruitment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 213. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Army, Naval Service and Air Corps training continues to be in line with modern and international best practice; if particular procedures are shown to be in need of updating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps is adequately equipped to detect and-or intercept any activity posing a threat to national security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15704/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 215. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which specialist skills in dealing with security threats remain available to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Army, Naval Service and Air Corps vehicles, vessels or aircraft are upgraded on an annual basis; the extent of such upgrading in the past five years and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15706/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he has had discussions at EU and UN level with regard to future deployment of the Defence Forces overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15707/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 218. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel at all ranks, male and female, who have retired from the Defence Forces in each of the past four years and to date in 2017; the extent to which this has affected the overall strength of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (29 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 219. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of women in each of the Defence Forces, at all ranks, in each of the past five years and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15709/17]

An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Given the necessity for the public to have absolute confidence in the police force, in this case An Garda Síochána, and given that in the past ten or 15 years there have been numerous questions raised about the operation of An Garda Síochána, is the chain of command applicable in An Garda Síochána at present? If not, to what extent can it be addressed in the...

Other Questions: Youth Services (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has regular contact with youth organisations with a view to ensuring a continuous dialogue with an emphasis on the challenges that modern society presents for young persons and the means of addressing these issues and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15194/17]

Other Questions: Youth Services (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: This question relates to the extent to which the Minister continues to maintain dialogue with voluntary youth organisations throughout the country with a view to keeping in touch with the issues that challenge young people and the potential to address same.

Other Questions: Youth Services (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. I am glad to note the initiatives she set out. Could she tell me the extent to which she can continue to engage with areas of social or economic deprivation in particular with a view to identifying the issues that affect the families of young people who may be affected by the pressures around them to a greater extent than would normally be...

Other Questions: Youth Services (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Minister use existing youth organisations throughout the country with a view to ensuring that their views and perspectives are always kept to the fore in terms of the developmental needs of young people in their respective areas?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government-Church Dialogue (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Order, please.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Young People’s Policy Framework (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 47. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has been in a position to strategically examine and assess any specific deficiencies in respect of child care, youth support and-or development services, with particular reference to identification of any problems arising at the earliest possible stage; if she will put in place adequate supports to assist children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an original passport submitted with a recent application for naturalisation can now be returned in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14933/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason only 16 hours of SNA support have been awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); if the decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15014/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review a decision to refuse a companion travel pass in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15123/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Payments (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a one-parent family payment or alternative payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15406/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 257. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15407/17]