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Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Apparently so.

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy knows, US planes transporting members of that country's military have landed at Shannon for many years. There is no reason, in the context of the use of Shannon, that we should impede such transportation in any way. Indeed, there is no suggestion of which I am aware of any difficulties arising at Shannon Airport. I draw to the Deputy's attention that the business generated as...

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy has obviously failed to notice that there is a group in Afghanistan called the Taliban-----

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----which generally believes that it should enforce the most extreme form-----

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----of Islamic law whereby no woman should be educated or appear in public without being completely covered-----

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: ----- and that girls going to school are seen as reasonable targets and can be shot. Also operating out of Afghanistan is al-Qaeda, which planned and carried out the destruction of the twin towers in New York. The Deputy seems to be of the view that the sole focus of evil in the world is the United States and that there are no other trouble spots on the face of the planet-----

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----where individuals violate fundamental rights, seek to prevent normal communal activities and discriminate against women in a very foul way, treat them as second-class citizens and attempt to prevent them from accessing any form of education.

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I do not believe Deputy Wallace asked a question.

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: When one must use abuse, one is losing the argument.

Other Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I would not describe myself as a poodle or any other type of dog. I like dogs and am of the view that we should encourage people to keep pets because the latter brighten their lives and give them other interests. The only country Deputy Finian McGrath and some of his colleagues ever pillory for its conduct is the United States. I would love to see him, Deputy Mick Wallace and perhaps...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have already indicated to the Deputy, my Department does not have a role in the provision of housing accommodation for the general public. However, my Department does deal with each case on its own merits. As I said, officials of my Department have been in contact with the local authorities, and information on the appropriate State agencies to provide assistance is given to those...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy well knows, despite the nature of her presentation, there is substantial engagement by the military authorities and by the Department with individual families before any action is taken with regard to court proceedings. That action is taken as a last resort in the context of individuals in these circumstances.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The current defence policy framework was set out in the White Paper on Defence in 2000, as the Deputy knows. The capability decisions contained in that White Paper were based on a careful assessment of the defence and security environment and having regard to the roles the Defence Forces were required to undertake. Key capability decisions contained in the 2000 White Paper included the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Reorganisation (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Green Paper sets out a range of policy options and questions which were intended to focus submissions on key policy considerations in the preparation of the White Paper. The Deputy may be interested to know my Department has received 117 submissions on the Green Paper. Each of these submissions is being carefully considered by both civil and military personnel within the Department of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: A humanitarian tragedy is being played out in Syria and unfortunately, as I stated on a previous occasion, no solution is in sight to bring an end to the terrible conflict. We know there are now more than 2 million refugees located in countries outside Syria; there are in the region of 5 million displaced persons in Syria; and there are outbreaks of diseases in Syria. Forces on all sides...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: This is an issue that the Deputy has raised with me previously. Having regard to current and potential litigation, the Department established a working group in January 2011 to examine the use of Lariam and other anti-malarial drugs in the Defence Forces. The group comprises representatives of the Defence Forces Medical Corps, the Defence Forces personnel policy branch and the Defence...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, in replying to various Dáil questions over the past two years I have very substantially put in the public domain all of the issues with regard to Lariam, its importance and the fact that no member of our Defence Forces has contracted malaria - a disease which kills hundreds of thousands of people annually - in the context of missions abroad. I am advised by the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will not go into the detail of the report beyond saying to the Deputy that, having read it very carefully, I know that the report addresses all of the issues with regard to Lariam and the various medical concerns that arise with regard to Lariam, malaria and the use of the available alternatives. I can say to the Deputy that the report confirms that the approach taken by our Defence...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Not only does the Deputy have no monopoly on compassion, she also has the same tendency as her colleague sitting beside her to be selective with the facts and the background of issues. As I mentioned earlier, in February 1997 the then Minister for Defence set out policy on married quarters on the basis that they were largely an anachronism and that they should be discontinued in a managed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Accommodation (6 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the context of their serving in the Defence Forces, those provided with accommodation knew that upon their ceasing to serve, the accommodation had to be vacated. However, they did not vacate it. For many years, this matter has been dealt with as carefully and sensitively as possible. The Department does not have a role in the provision of housing accommodation for the general public...