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BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister should deal with the issues.

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister should deal with the issues.

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: No, it is 2019. The Minister should read the document. He does not even know his own document.

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: Yes.

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister should read his brief.

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: As other speakers have said, there is massive anger, dismay, concern and fear about this BusConnects proposal. Across my constituency, we have held four meetings and have another one tomorrow, Thursday. Hundreds of people fear that this will drive a wedge through their communities, their connectivity and undermine the present and existing bus service. The Minister is trying to create...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: As others have stated, before this debate I would have favoured deletion in the same way as the Minister. It is important that we have this deliberative process and that the Minister and other speakers appear before us so that we can balance our decision on whether we replace this Article or not. The timeline the Minister had envisaged has obviously changed. What is his indicative timeline...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Role of Women) Bill: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister mentioned that many eminent lawyers point out that constitutional interpretation changes over time and he mentioned that the options in the task force report are rigorously tested. Would it be possible for the Minister to publish the advice he has received to help the committee in its deliberations?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 92. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to publicly fund the treatment Spinraza for persons with spinal muscular atrophy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37922/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (18 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018; the indicative timeline for its progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37374/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 472. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide persons with multiple sclerosis access to Sativex; his further plans to allow the costs to be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37351/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Environmental Pillar (12 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting. I will watch the rest of the contributions later. Mr. Coghlan raised a point that I am interested in, which is trying to invert the carbon model we have and a localised exporting model into the grid. That is very exciting. Perhaps he will outline what other countries are doing to try to facilitate that or what is happening in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 7. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the responsibilities of officials in his Department with regard to disclosure of the terms and conditions of the Defence Forces spouses' and children's contributory pension schemes to serving and retired Defence Forces members and to potential beneficiaries. [35869/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if associations (details supplied) will be invited to make submissions on a veterans’ policy to the working groups set up by officials from his Department and from the Defence Forces to review progress in implementing the recommendations as published in the White Paper on Defence in August 2015. [35870/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 9. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of his engagements with groups representing retired Defence Forces members regarding the awarding of commemorative 1916 medals; if he will reconsider the decision not to award the medals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35876/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the After Action Review for 148 Platoon recruit training and three star course and the results of same will be released; if other after action reviews have taken place into recruit and-or cadet training standards since May 2016; if so, the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35922/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 12. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Defence Forces Directorate of Training Lessons Learned cell is staffed and functioning correctly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35923/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 13. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there have been meetings between military authorities and his departmental officials in relation to reducing the level of, or abolishing, psychometric testing as an entry requirement to the Defence Forces since May 2016; if so, the number of meetings that took place; the person that initiated each of these meetings; the pretext under which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there have been meetings between military authorities and his departmental officials with the company that provides psychometric testing to the Defence Forces; the purpose of these meetings; if minutes were taken at these meetings; the outcome of the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35925/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Sep 2018)

Jack Chambers: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a decision has been made to reduce the level of, or to abolish, psychometric and-or colour blindness testing as an entry requirement to the Defence Forces; the independent expert advice sought and received in this regard; if the experience of other military forces was considered as part of this decision; and if he will make a statement on...