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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and when the person can expect a decision on their case. [40737/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Guím beannachtaí na féile ar gach éinne, agus seinnfidh mé ceol ag an am céanna. Maidir le ceist atá níos dáiríre, an important and alarming report was left on my desk which suggests there are dangers to workers and Members of the House from exposure to asbestos in the former RTE studios upstairs. What actions will be taken to ensure that...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----from the break, all asbestos in this House is removed, given how dangerous it is not only for us but for the workers in this House? It was left on my desk and it was from last Friday's Irish Daily Mail. There is a photograph of signs and the title is "Danger in the Dáil". We understand some of the dangers but these are the lurking hidden dangers.

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Deputy Tommy Broughan has done a service by proposing the amendments. In the main, young drivers, when learning, understand there is a serious consequence to driving unaccompanied. There is also an onus on us to ensure that when people want to apply for a test, a test is available promptly and that there is a proper insurance regime. Deputy Broughan also addressed the question of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): White Paper on Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I support the request that we be given such a report. It is our duty to try to measure proposals from the Government, in this case a White Paper, especially given that we are expected to prepare for proposals in the budget when the Estimates are provided and also proposals for multi-annual funding. We cannot do that if we do not know the current progress on these far-reaching 88...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): European Defence Action Plan (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Does the Minister of State accept, and we have had some of this debate already, that these European Commission recommendations that EU investment in defence would increase from €1.4 million this year to €25 million next year, €90 million in 2020 and then possibly €500 million are an increase in anybody's eyes and us being tied to that would be contrary to our...

Priority Questions: European Defence Action Plan (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Rather than retaining spending at the current cost, the proposal is based on the fact that the EU as a whole has a decreasing military spend. That is a laudable result and is not to be lamented, nor should it be increased to create an arms race similar to those from Europe suffered greatly in the past. The Minister of State is saying that the Government has no position and does not want to...

Priority Questions: European Defence Action Plan (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I listened with interest to the Minister of State's response to Deputy Lisa Chambers. Is the Minister of State aware that there is a defence or military industry in Ireland? On the Order of Business today a Deputy from the county where Timoney is based appealed for the purchase of more military equipment from Timoney. There is also a huge industry in respect of dual use goods, including...

Priority Questions: European Defence Action Plan (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will be attending the meeting of the European Council of Ministers in Brussels on 15 December 2016; and the Government’s position on the European Commission's European defence action plan which is to be discussed there. [39978/16]

Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Today's business shall be No. 9, motion re Committee on the Future of Healthcare, without debate; No. 14, Courts Bill 2016 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 15, Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. Private Members’ business shall be No. 81, motion re flooding introduced by Fianna Fáil. Wednesday’s Government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the persons or bodies that specifically hold responsibility for ensuring tenants adhere to fire safety regulations within council properties. [40290/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the body that specifically holds responsibility for ensuring tenants adhere to fire safety regulations within council properties. [40101/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (13 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 671. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contingency plans his Department has drawn up to allow the rapid deployment of troops to respond effectively to flooding emergencies and other natural disasters. [39979/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: NATO Membership (7 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 293. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he attended a NATO summit in Warsaw in July 2016. [39066/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (7 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 294. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the location and number of houses currently owned and maintained by the military authorities. [39068/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (7 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 295. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of boardings of fishing and other vessels for each year in the past ten years, in tabular form; the number of persons arrested and vessels and equipment confiscated. [39069/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (7 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 296. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the outsourcing of previously employed civilian tasks; and the number of civilian staff in the Defence Forces and current cost of employing such person versus private sourcing. [39070/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Capabilities (6 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 494. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will clarify the Government’s position on the European military headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ferry Services Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 496. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any contingency plans have been put in place involving the Naval Service to provide a replacement ferry service for the persons of Inis Mór on a temporary basis until a more permanent solution is found. [38826/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Situation in Syria: Discussion (1 Dec 2016)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am substituting for my colleague, Deputy Seán Crowe today. I dtús báire ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na toscairí atá anseo. I wish the delegation well on its journey. It has been a long journey by the look of it considering where Syria is today and where it was many years ago when it was an example to many in the world. I am from a party that was...