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Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I do not mind. I am dying to hear-----

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: Okay. It is difficult when extra time is taken. There was a huge amount of detail in the Minister's reply. The bottom line in terms of this regulation is that nobody can be dismissed from the Army now on the basis on which this individual was dismissed. We now know that he was the only individual to be dismissed in this way. He has spent a lifetime dealing with the shame of being...

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: They would have a right to reply.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: They have a right to the evidence.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: They have a right to appeal.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: That is the point.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I thank the Minister for his comments. I emphasise that if we are finally going to do this again, it should be done properly after all this time. I hope it will be done in the spirit of getting a fair result. I am grateful for the Minister's indication of his willingness to do that. I hope there can be a resolution.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: No.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 7. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of the fact that only two officers were ever retired under section 47(2) of the Defence Act 1954, as prescribed by Regulation A15 paragraph 18(1)(f) in the interests of the service, the only clause denying a court martial or right to make a defence, which was removed in 1985, if he will initiate a full independent inquiry into those cases, in the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: This question refers to a clause in the Defence Act and subsequent regulations which were overturned and amended 30 years ago whereby the President could forcefully retire a person without that person having any right to a hearing or court martial or even knowing the circumstances against him or her. In light of the fact that the Minister has furnished me with the information that in the...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I am well aware of the good work of the Defence Forces in terms of property in Dublin. I specifically raised the issue, however, of property in Kildare. Why is the hospital in the Curragh Camp, which is in quite good shape but requires a bit of work, not been put to use, for example, as homeless accommodation? Why could the prison in that area, which was the subject of quite considerable...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 6. To ask the Minister for Defence if a stock-take of unused Defence Forces property has been conducted; the amount of property that has been disposed of by transfer to other State bodies or by way of private sale; the plans that exist for the remainder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1205/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: The Minister's Department clearly has a considerable surplus of property in its portfolio, although some of it has been disposed of by transfer to other State bodies at a relatively nominal amount. Some of the property has been sold privately. There are other elements which lie in an under-utilised state, which is a shame, and I wonder where the Department is with such surplus Defence...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: It is fairly general, and I suppose the devil is in the detail in many instances.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: Is there not? I do not know, but I will take the Minister's word on that. I am thinking in particular of the Curragh Camp in the context of the housing crisis in the State, as well as the medical crisis. There are accommodation units and a hospital available there which are idle. With a small amount of investment, they could be returned to being habitable dwellings for Defence Forces...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I would say it is a war mission. As the Minister said, it is true that the country has not seen normalisation for decades, but the roots of that situation lie in interference, including the overthrow of the government in the 1980s and the incitement and encouragement of jihadist forces by the United States even at that time. The Minister argues that Afghanistan might implode if the troops...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: Was it very successful?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: 3. To ask the Minister for Defence whether he will acknowledge the serious mistake and breach of our neutrality by successive Governments in sending Irish troops to Afghanistan, making us complicit in war crimes and torture; the reason that mistake is now being compounded by the continued presence of Irish troops since the ending of the International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, mission;...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: As Ireland is a neutral country, I do not believe our Defence Forces personnel should ever have had any involvement with the occupation forces in Afghanistan. None the less, given the ending of the ISAF mission before Christmas, it is regrettable that the Minister did not use that opportunity to withdraw the seven Defence Forces personnel but instead chose to have them remain as part of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Jan 2015)

Clare Daly: I am afraid that is not good enough. First, the United Nations' supposed cover for the operation masks the fact that the exercise was a NATO-led one. The UN Security Council resolution justified the decision, but the United Nations broke its own rules by approving the occupation by the US-led coalition and its activities. The Minister said he wants Irish troops to be part of the...