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Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Adams has had 20 years to set the record straight.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy was in a Government that was to protect post offices but which closed them all down.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy should table a priority question on the matter to the Department of Health. The Minister will be in the House tomorrow to respond.

Topical Issue Debate: Army Barracks Closures (19 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy McFadden for raising this very important issue. This was also a very important issue for her late sister, Nicky, who also raised issues with regard to the Defence Forces and personnel in Athlone. I wish Deputy McFadden well as a recently elected Member of the House. I am pleased to reaffirm the Government's commitment to Custume Barracks in Athlone. The background to...

Topical Issue Debate: Army Barracks Closures (19 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Taoiseach, in his role as Minister for Defence, and I, in my role as Minister of State at the Department of Defence, visited Athlone barracks a number of weeks ago. We saw at first hand the importance of the air ambulance service. We are awaiting a report on the service. It is an excellent service not alone for Athlone, but also for the midlands in general. Deputy McFadden stated...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (19 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I understand the point made by the Deputy in simple terms relating to the need for additional accommodation. He referred to the closure of a neighbouring school that will increase pupil numbers at Gort Sceiche in September 2014. It is important that the Department and the Minister look beyond September 2014. We must prepare for September 2015 and September 2016. I will ask the Minister...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (19 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy O'Mahony for raising this very important issue. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Quinn, who is on official business in Brussels. It gives me the opportunity to remind the House of the significant challenges facing us in terms of meeting increasing demand for pupil places throughout the country in the coming years and the opportunity...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: What about the wildlife?

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: No.

Local Government (Rates and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: First Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: No.

Membership of Committee: Motion (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly be discharged from the Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis and that Deputy Joe Higgins be appointed in substitution for him.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Regarding Deputy Wallace's question, I believe it would be better asked of the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Minister for Justice and Equality, as the Department of Defence has no role in searching any aircraft in Shannon. That is a matter for An Garda Síochána, for which the Department of Justice and Equality has primary responsibility.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I am not aware of the specific case which Deputy Ó Fearghaíl has outlined. If he furnishes me with the particular circumstances, I will bring it to the attention of the Department of Defence. He stated the family went to the HSE to report the conditions of the house. My understanding is the family would have assumed the accommodation was not fit for purpose so there must be other...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 14 together.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: It is my understanding there was a misunderstanding and I apologise for it.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: An Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, which in practice means assisting An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. There is ongoing and close liaison between An Garda Síochána and...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, which in practice means assisting An Garda Síochána where requested to do so. Security assessments are carried out by An Garda Síochána, which determines whether Defence Forces assistance is required. We only provide assistance. I am not sure what date the Deputy referred to with...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: In 2013, some 324 Defence Forces security operations were completed at Shannon Airport compared to 381 in 2012 and 327 in 2011. I assure Deputy Daly these figures have not been massaged in any way. I am giving her the correct number of deployments from the Irish Defence Forces to aid An Garda Síochána at Shannon Airport.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: If a member of the Defence Forces came to the Deputy complaining about the distance they had to travel, I would think the aim of the question would be about seeking a transfer. That is not prohibited by the Defence Forces regulations. Any member of the Defence Forces can go to a representative organisation such as PDFORRA and state their concerns. PDFORRA will then make a case with...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (18 Jun 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Ó Fearghaíl has raised this matter concerning overholders in the Curragh Camp with me before. Under Defence Forces regulations, personnel are obliged to vacate married quarters within a specified period of being discharged from the Permanent Defence Force. The term overholder is used to describe former members of the Defence Forces and their families who have refused to...