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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: My first question is to ask the Minister of State to give an update to the House on any discussions he has had with the Defence Forces representative organisations on the issue of mandatory retirement, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Retirement benefits for the Defence Forces were designed to align and factor in the payment of the contributory State pension into final benefits. Mandatory retirement ages in the Defence Forces kick in well ahead of eligibility for the contributory State pension, which is currently 66, and, as the Minister of State said, will increase to 70. Before 2013, it was factored in that there was a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: The negotiations on the single pension scheme in 2012 did not reference or include from any side this accepted agreement that was in place prior to that. In fact, at no point was it outlined by the Department that the agreement would be compromised in any way and the representative associations clearly understood that the supplementary arrangement already in place would remain a key element...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 67. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to bring forward new measures to bolster the retention of serving members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52896/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 73. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on his attendance at the RACO conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52895/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grants for 2017/2018 will be paid to all national schools; the amount of the payment; the reason for the delay in the provision of the minor works grant in 2017 compared with the provision of the grant in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52624/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the payments provided to each national school in County Mayo under the minor works grant in the past three years; the date on which each year's payments were made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant for 2017/2018 will issue to a school (details supplied); the amount that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant for 2017/2018 will issue to a school (details supplied); the amount that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52627/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 258. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with an endocrinologist; the length of time the waiting list for an appointment with the endocrinologist is at the hospital; the name of the consultant that will be examining the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52649/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 275. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a person (details supplied) receiving an appointment; when they will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 414. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the procurement process for the national broadband plan; the status and timeframe of the work carried out in the process to date; when the procurement process will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52942/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 415. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas in County Mayo and the number of households that will be designated and included in the category of State intervention areas in relation to the implementation of the national broadband plan, in tabular form; when roll-out of the project will commence; when the project will be completed; if the plan and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 416. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions being taken to ensure that commercial operators follow through on their commitments to deliver high-speed broadband services to areas marked in blue and light blue on the high-speed broadband map; the deadline within which such works must be completed by commercial operators; the estimated completion dates...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 567. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the discharge papers for a Reserve Defence Forces staff member (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53061/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 568. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 25 October 2017, the status of the Reserve Defence Force lieutenant to captain fixed promotion scheme in view of the fact that 37 Reserve officers considered for promotion are facing a delay and in further view of the fact that the reply stated that these promotions would be made by the end of...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: If any Member in this House can explain how to do that I would like to hear it.

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Equally, they should put evidence before the House to support any undermining of our neutrality or any suggestion that this is a common European army. If there is evidence for those two assertions then I urge that they would be placed before the House and we can deal with them.

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: To date, I have seen no evidence of either of those assertions.

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: What has Deputy Ó Snodaigh's party's ever done for the Defence Forces? He should consider his own party's history.