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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Curragh Plains Representative Forum (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the coordination that has taken place in the management of the Curragh Plains since the establishment of the Curragh forum and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33933/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Curragh Plains Representative Forum (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: My question concerns the Curragh Plains Representative Forum, for which I was full of hope. I was led to believe that it would bring all the stakeholders in Kildare and the Curragh together for the greater good of the public in Kildare while improving the lot of those who live, work and have leisure time in the Curragh. My question is based on the description that was given in the plans....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the report on the well-being of members of the Permanent Defence Force; his plans to address the principal issues which require attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33932/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Before I put my question to the Minister of State, I wish to take a moment to pay tribute to Colonel Frank Lawless, the former director of Defence Forces training and education, who passed away in service last month. He was a native of Newbridge and came from a very distinguished military family. He served his country with expertise, dignity and distinction. He was an exemplary member of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I take note of what the Minister of State has said, but I wish to focus on a number of issues. It is very clear from the survey responses that Defence Forces personnel have become less happy in recent years with their working conditions. There is a very strong perception of a lack of justice in the organisation. It is also clear that there is a disconnect between the expectations of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I take note of the Minister of State's reply and also commend the Defence Forces for carrying out the climate survey. It is very disconcerting to note, however, that more than 10% of commissioned officers and 25% of enlisted personnel have left the Defence Forces since the 2013 reorganisation. There are significant gaps in capability, expertise and unit manning levels. There are no...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recruitment measures that have been employed to deal with the shortage of medical officers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33846/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current effective strength of the Permanent Defence Forces in terms of the actual numbers of trained personnel available for operational taskings on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33847/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on making Lariam the drug of last resort when prescribing anti-malarial medication for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33849/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 56. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the latest data on the numbers of persons currently in direct provision for one year or less, one year to two years, two years to three years, three years to four years, four years to five years and more than five years; and the equivalent data for the same date in 2015, in tabular form. [33923/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 57. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers in direct provision awaiting a decision on their right to refugee status; the number of persons who have been granted refugee status but are still living in direction provision centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33924/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migration Data (9 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 58. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Syrian nationals refused access or leave to land here in each year since the start of the war in Syria in 2011. [33925/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reveiw the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33378/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the cause of delays in the Garda vetting process with regard to volunteers working in schools and with youth groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33692/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in primary schools in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 307. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a general practitioner training programme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33326/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 378. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy and funding in place to ensure the waiting list for scoliosis patients is reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33687/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 379. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33688/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the therapeutic services for children, such as occupational therapy, that are available in community health organisations in south County Kildare; the manner in which parents can access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33689/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2016)

Fiona O'Loughlin: 381. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting list of up to four years for children requiring appointments with HSE assessment officers in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33690/16]