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Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: We will get Deputy Kelly after the Deputy. Deputy Kelly will sort him out.

Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy is straying.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter and providing me with the opportunity to update the House on the delivery of a new building for Naas community college. The school opened in September 2015 in temporary accommodation at Craddockstown Road, Naas. In the meantime, a project for a new building for the school, fit to house 1,000 pupils, was devolved for delivery to KWETB by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I fully understand and appreciate the desire of the pupils, parents, staff and community of Naas to see their new school building completed as quickly as possible. I assure them that they can expect to see work on the new building over the coming weeks. I assure the House that KWETB, in close consultation with officials in the Department of Education and Skills, has done and is doing the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Senator for raising this very important issue and for giving me, on behalf of the Minister for Health, the opportunity to clarify the position on the availability of Spinraza for patients with spinal muscular atrophy. The Minister for Health appreciates the desire of families to see their children who suffer from this debilitating and painful condition begin treatment with this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Senator feels very strongly about this matter. The Minister for Health fully recognises that this condition places enormous strain on SMA sufferers and their families and carers and that this is a very worrying time for them. The complexity of this treatment requires appropriate service arrangements to be put in place in Temple Street Hospital so as to ensure that the treatment and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (23 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 136. To ask the Minister for Health when a medication (details supplied) will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43679/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Military life places unique demands on individuals and it is necessary that Defence Forces personnel are prepared to meet the challenges of all military operations. To this end, it is vital the age and health profile of personnel be such as to ensure that operational capability and effectiveness are not compromised in any way. The age and fitness profile of the Permanent Defence Force was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reports (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am awaiting the outcome of the considerations of the military authorities in relation to this Working Group. On receipt of their recommendations, I will consider the appropriate courses of action to be taken thereon.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The number of discontinued workwear uniforms delivered by local authorities to my Department's Civil Defence Branch in Roscrea was as follows; 525 rainproof yellow suits, 800 yellow overalls, 168 navy jackets, 157 navy jumpers and 548 pairs of boots. All of these items of uniform were discontinued in 2006 when the uniform was changed and upgraded to the now familiar orange...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Consultancy Contracts Data (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The following table provides details of payments made from sub-head A 2.7, Consultancy Services, of the Revised Estimates Volume for Vote 36 for the period 1 January 2018 up to 1 January 2019 as requested by the Deputy.  The table also sets out, in relation to those payments, the consultancy service providers engaged by my Department and the reason for each service...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The White Paper on Defence 2015, provides the strategic and comprehensive defence policy framework for the period up to 2025.  This policy framework is designed to be flexible and responsive.  It is within this context that the Government made a commitment to establish a fixed cycle of reviews, every three years, to give assurance that defence policy remains up to date and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Curragh Plains Representative Forum (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy will be aware, as Minister for Defence, pursuant to the provisions of the Curragh of Kildare Act 1961, I am the custodian and guardian of the Curragh Plains. My Department has met and is committed to involvement with Kildare County Council regarding plans for the future management of the Curragh.  Both the Department and the Council are cognisant of the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My priority as Minister with Responsibility for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service is maintained to the greatest extent possible so as to enable the Defence Forces to carry out their roles as assigned by Government both at home and overseas. The acquisition of new equipment for the Defence Forces remains a clear focus for me....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As part of the ongoing Capital Building Programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces, it was recognised the need to refurbish and upgrade the existing Dining Hall at Custume Barracks for the purpose of providing a modern kitchen and dining facility to accommodate all ranks stationed at the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Recruitment (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Following on from the 2019 cadetships competition, the Air Corps inducted 10 new cadets on 7th October 2019. Actions are also underway to increase the number of qualified Air Traffic Controller (ATC) personnel in the Air Corps with 4 commencing ATC training on 21st October 2019 and similar training planned for Q1 2020 for 3 student ATCs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 289. To ask the Minister for Health if there are circumstances in which a public patient (details supplied) can be assisted with funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43033/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43491/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Payments (22 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the backdating of the working family payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43504/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Records (17 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Officials from my Department have been in contact with the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service to ascertain the nature and purpose of the information sought by them in this matter. In addition, this issue has been brought to the immediate attention of the appropriate Military Authorities to ensure that the required documentation is furnished to the individual concerned, in...