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Marine Accidents. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Do they own the boat?

Overseas Missions. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Defence the contingency measures that have been put in place for the protection of members of the Irish Defence Forces on duty with EUFOR in Chad and due to remain as part of the UN mission in view of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, on charges of war crimes and five counts of...

Overseas Missions. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: According to today's The New York Times, the American embassy in the Sudan is allowing a large number of its staff leave the country. Embassies beginning to move staff out of countries is a serious development. Of the 85 NGOs operating in the Sudan, up to 16 have been expelled by the Sudanese President with threats to the others. If the peacekeepers were moved from Darfur, it could lead to...

Overseas Missions. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Are the logistics in place to move our mission in the event of a doomsday situation? Is the Minister confident of our troops' safety in the event of a large movement of people from Darfur into Chad should what is being threatened by President al-Bashir come to pass?

Army Barracks. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Defence if work will commence in 2009 on renovating and converting C house, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin, to single officers quarters in order to alleviate the situation of officers forced to live in steel containers at that barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9878/09]

Army Barracks. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I visited Cathal Brugha Barracks and saw the containers in question. I do not agree with the Minister's assertion that they are comfortable and suitable for officers trying to study for examinations. It is unfair to state that these are the type of containers used on foreign missions. There is a major difference between soldiers operating on foreign missions and those at home trying to...

Army Barracks. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: As the Minister is aware, those in the Army will do what the Minister asks of them. In that context, if young officers such as those to whom I refer are asked to live in containers, they will do so. The figures I possess do not indicate that €1.6 million would be required to complete the refurbishment of C house, or an adequate portion of it, to enable the officers in question to be...

Army Barracks. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister should indicate his idea of the cost.

Departmental Reports. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Defence if a draft has been received by his Department from the consultants appointed to review the medical services of the Defence Forces; the date on which such a report was received; the reason such a report was not accepted as the final report; the instructions given to the consultants by his Department regarding the amendments or additions to be...

Departmental Reports. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Who is at fault for the delay in finalising the report? Is it due to issues the Department had with the report or is it due to the consultants? As I asked in the question, and the Minister did not reply, was there a penalty clause for the report being late? It is most important that the Defence Forces are serviced by a proper medical corps. Both the PwC report in the 1990s and the first...

Departmental Reports. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I agree it is very important to get this right, but the Minister must get it right as soon as possible. Has the Minister the figure for the cost of employing outside services for the Army to compensate for the lack of professionals within the Army?

Departmental Reports. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: That is the point — the cost to the Department of paying outside professionals could be the cost of employing sufficient qualified people in the Army.

Constitutional Amendments. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome the Minister's response. I agree that in the previous referendum campaign it was a matter of major concern for mothers especially, that if they supported the Lisbon treaty their sons or daughters could be conscripted into a European army. That argument was used extensively by the "No" campaigners and it did register with people. I hope the Minister's clarification will resonate...

Constitutional Amendments. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: It worked.

Defence Forces Reserve. (10 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Has the Minister any intention of introducing legislation such as that in the UK where the jobs of people who are members of the reserve and who decide to travel on missions such as Kosovo are guaranteed? Has the Minister made any progress on developing the first line reserve? If we had a first line reserve available, we would have people with previous experience on foreign missions who...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the measures put in place by her in conjunction with other Departments to meet the growing applications for assistance by people struggling to meet mortgage repayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9159/09]

Written Answers — Asgard I Conservation: Asgard I Conservation (3 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the conservation work on the [i]Asgard I [/i]will be completed; if it is his intention to exhibit the restored vessel in different locations around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3384/09]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (3 Mar 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request the Health Service Executive to consider providing an accident and emergency facility for Killarney and the south Kerry region during the peak tourist season from May to October, which would include X-ray facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8794/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (26 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the work of hundreds of volunteers in youth organisations will be undermined if there is a significant cutback in the funding to voluntary youth organisations in north Kerry and west Limerick by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; if she will provide a commitment...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (26 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that significant reductions in funding from the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to youth organisations working in north Kerry and west Limerick, and in particular in towns such as Tralee, Listowel, Tarbert and Abbeyfeale may lead to the closure of youth projects and...