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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has twice been refused a reader to enable them to participate in the Junior Certificate exams; if he will take measures to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6303/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 335. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the current and capital allocation in the 2014 budget for national parks; and the amount allocated to each national park [6742/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 336. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an evidence-based breakdown of visitor numbers for each individual national park; and the estimated value of these visitors to the local economy. [6743/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 337. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any services have been outsourced in any of the national parks since 2010; and the plans under consideration for the outsourcing of services within any of the national parks in 2014. [6744/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Legislation (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 438. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 will be fully enacted. [6437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Legislation (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 440. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to introduce amendments to the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 that would dilute the requirement for fresh vetting applications for each new position created working with children or vulnerable persons, either salaried or voluntary. [6439/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (11 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 439. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources he has allocated to the Garda vetting bureau; the average waiting times at present for vetting applications; and his plans to improve efficiency and waiting times for applicants in the future. [6438/14]

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is good to receive reassurance that the figures are not as stark as they first appeared. However, will the Minister invite Civil Defence representatives to discuss this issue? I have no doubt that he was sincere in his praise of Civil Defence and we all feel the same about it. Will he make contact with the organisation to invite its representatives to meet him to outline deficiencies in...

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 8. To ask the Minister for Defence the budget allocation to the Civil Defence for the years 2008 to 2014 inclusive. [5625/14]

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister will appreciate that the Civil Defence has been busy again in recent times with all the severe weather we have faced. It is a fantastic resource to our communities across the State. I want to establish the extent of the impact of cutbacks on it in recent years.

Other Questions: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, absolutely. The Minister said in 2008 Civil Defence funding was approximately €6.8 million and it is down to €4.24 million this year. That would suggest a cut of approximately one third but the Minister suggests those figures do not give the full facts. Maybe we will tease that through. The Civil Defence came back under the remit of the Department of Defence in recent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will make two points. First, this incident happened a long time ago and it will not be easy to locate the remains. I want to establish if the Government or the Defence Forces serving in Lebanon recently made contact with either the Palestinian or the Lebanese authorities? I know that in 2001 the then Minister, former Deputy Michael Smith, and others had been in contact with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the case of two members of the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5768/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On 27 April 1981, two privates in our Defence Forces were manning an observation post in the village of Dyar Ntar, south Lebanon. One of them, Hugh Doherty, from Letterkenny in my constituency, lost his life, while the other, Private Kevin Joyce from the Aran Islands, was kidnapped and his body has never been found. I am seeking a reinvestigation of the matter by the Minister and ask that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Investigations (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are two aspects to this tragedy. The most important is the fact that Private Kevin Joyce's body has not been recovered and returned to his family on the Aran Islands. The other aspect is the apparently poor investigation into the circumstances that led to this incident. I have read a book by Frank Sumner, who served proudly in our Defence Forces for more than 20 years and who was in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 15. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the mission in Syria to which the Defence Forces have been deployed. [5623/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 22. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of positions that will be available for application when the new recruitment campaign begins in March 2014; and if he will provide details of the positions. [5621/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 23. To ask the Minister for Defence the maximum number of years in service for a Defence Forces Air Corps aircraft before it should be replaced. [5624/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Gender Balance Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 29. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for enlisting more women into the Defence Forces in the years ahead [5622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Feb 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing attempts by Lifeline Inishowen Domestic Violence Support Service to attain modest funding support so that it can can continue to operate and serve a population of 40,000 in the peninsula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6113/14]