Results 4,061-4,080 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan

Defence Forces Reserve. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: What figure did McCarthy work on?

Defence Forces Reserve. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: More than 1,000 people qualified for admittance to the reserve this year, but only 200 were selected. Therefore, 800 young people who went through all the procedures and who complied with fitness tests and character assessments were left disappointed. How much does it cost to recruit one reservist?

Defence Forces Reserve. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: If the Minister does not have the information, that is fine. The point I am making is that it makes sense at this time to encourage young people to join the reserve. It gives them discipline, keeps them fit, gives them a sense of responsibility and a sense of nationhood. Rather than discourage people from joining the reserve, we should be encouraging them. Has the Minister any intention...

Defence Forces Reserve. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is the Minister aware, as I pointed out previously, that young people, especially close to the Border, are joining the reserve force in Northern Ireland, another jurisdiction? Surely it is somewhat embarrassing to us in the Republic that we cannot accommodate these people here.

Public Expenditure Review Report. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Where there might be an opportunity for a community to acquire a unit, say, among the 30 the Minister said were being sold, would sympathetic consideration be given in the event, rather than to an individual who might buy the premises for commercial purposes? On the issue of the barracks that were closed can he give us any update as regards any proposal to put those properties up for sale...

Defence Forces Property. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Given that the overholders are concerned about their future, I ask that every effort be made to be sympathetic towards them. Where local authorities are concerned, I ask also that efforts would be made to rehouse these people in local authority houses in co-operation with the local authorities.

Naval Service Vessels. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Defence the age of each ship in the Naval Service; the schedule for replacement of each ship; the costs involved in the replacement; if safety or other concerns have been raised as to the suitability of each ship for continued usage by the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34970/09]

Naval Service Vessels. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister confirm whether an article that appeared on a national newspaper on 11 September last, stating that he was seeking €104 million for two new patrol vessels and a sail training vessel, is correct? Did he approach the Government for this funding at that time? Is he aware that during the summer when the three ships in question, LE Emer, LE Aoife and LE Aisling, were in dry...

Naval Service Vessels. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister confirm that the LE Emer is seaworthy and that he is merely concerned about its general health and safety? According to the press report, the Minister mentioned that he was seeking permission from the Government to spend the €3.8 million derived from the insurance on Asgard II following its sinking. Is he making provision at this stage for a replacement sailing vessel for...

Naval Service Vessels. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is not.

Defence Forces Review. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am inclined to agree with Deputy O'Shea about the urgency in implementing the recommendations. In the summary of the major work packages required for the delivery of the future medical services, most of the proposals seem to be scheduled as immediate or short term. Looking at the page, one can see these words all the way down. That no recommendation has yet been implemented from a report...

Defence Forces Review. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I suggest the Minister invite the steering committee to address the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights on this issue. The opportunity presents for the setting up of a general practitioners training course within the medical corps. This would ensure that people who join could pursue, as part of their training, a general practitioners training course which would...

Ministerial Transport. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost in the years 2002 to date in 2009 of the ministerial air transport service; the average cost of usage per Minister as charged; the full economic cost of the usage had it been charged; the average distance travelled by journey per Minister; the procedure by which usage is authorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34971/09]

Ministerial Transport. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I believe the Minister was coming to the more pertinent part of my question.

Ministerial Transport. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am sure the Minister will agree that this service should be based on need and relevance rather than convenience. Perhaps he will confirm the number of flying hours by Ministers in, for example, the past year or if that statistic is not available to him for 2008. What was the actual flying cost per hour?

Ministerial Transport. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: We are aware of that.

Ministerial Transport. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The total cost.

Ministerial Transport. (8 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister need only give the figures in respect of Gulfstream IV.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive will commence building of the new National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire for spinal cord injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33744/09]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (6 Oct 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received confirmation of the successful tender for the Ballinagar Bridge in County Kerry from Kerry County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/09]