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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Message to Dáil (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other, signed at Tegucigalpa,...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: That is particularly so in respect of climate change because it has the potential for wide and serious impacts.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I call Ms Caoimhe Ní Chonchúir.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank Ms Caoimhe Ní Chonchúir.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, for appearing before us today. These agreements are a progressive step in establishing trade relations with emerging, developing countries. Unlike some other countries, Ireland has a good record of having treated trade and development aid as two separate issues. Some countries tend to tie the two together, so that one becomes conditional on...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Framework Agreement: Motion (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: We have received apologies from Deputies Pat Breen, Olivia Mitchell and Séan Crowe. I give the usual warning on the use of mobile phones. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the motion referred to the select committee by Dáil Éireann on approving the terms of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership Co-operation between the European Union and its...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Easter Rising Commemorations (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 64. To ask the Minister for Defence the degree to which the Defence Forces will play a role in the 1916 commemorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2805/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 69. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied regarding the availability of specialised equipment to enable the Defence Forces deal with emergencies such as recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 260. To ask the Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces, the extent to which the numbers have fluctuated over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3262/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 267. To ask the Minister for Defence the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the degree to which numbers have fluctuated over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3269/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 261. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of women serving in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 262. To ask the Minister for Defence if he can rely on a rapid response from the Defence Forces when called upon to assist the civil authorities in the event of a terrorist act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 263. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are adequately equipped to respond to emergencies when called upon to assist the civil authorities in the event of emergencies such as recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3265/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 265. To ask the Minister for Defence the ability of the Defence Forces to make a rapid response to emergencies on land, on the coast and at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 264. To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish soldiers will be deployed overseas in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3266/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 266. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will update, upgrade or replace equipment in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3268/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 268. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of promotional positions to be filled in each of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3270/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (26 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 269. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which the Air Corps Helicopters responded to emergencies in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (21 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has studied the recent submissions from the Irish Farmers' Association regarding price competition in the beef sector; the extent to which Irish beef competes on supermarket shelves in the United Kingdom and in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2303/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (21 Jan 2016)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the dairy sector can compete effectively on the global and European Union markets given the abolition of milk quotas; if any significant factors have arisen which will impact on the sector; if he is satisfied in regard to future opportunities for the dairy industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2304/16]