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Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: When the populations of the three Dublin local authority areas succeeded in forcing the Government of the day to abolish water charges in 1996, the then Minister for the Environment and now Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, introduced a new system of local authority funding. I have a copy of the KPMG report the Minister commissioned at that time, which stated...

Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary Estimate) (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: The Taoiseach concluded by saying that the commission would investigate serious matters that have important implications for the Garda and our justice system. That is at the heart of the matter. It is true to say that this is only one commission of inquiry into one aspect of a number of serious concerns about justice and policing that have been raised. We all welcome it. The Taoiseach has...

Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: I am even more confused than I was before the Taoiseach started. Will the Taoiseach advise us whether Deputy Shatter has resigned as Minister for Defence also? The root of this issue is Garda accountability. This is a more serious issue than the issue of the Minister himself. He defended lock, stock and barrel the operation of the Garda when Deputy Wallace moved legislation last summer...

Leaders' Questions (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: I am sure the Taoiseach agrees that it is not the time one gets out of bed that is important but what one does with that time. We have been caught somewhat unawares by the announcement this afternoon, given the unequivocal backing of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and every one of the Government team through every scandal in which Deputy Shatter has been involved. This includes, not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: I would like to see the full report to date. Even the figures the Minister gave do not amount to an excessive amount to pay for a dwelling house in the current climate. We cannot divorce this scenario from the housing crisis in the State, not least in the Kildare County Council area, where there are thousands on the housing waiting list and the State is going to have to foot the bill. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 5. To ask the Minister for Defence the results of the technical examination into dwellings at the Curragh camp; and his plans to remediate these dwellings and deal with those currently accommodated in the area. [20209/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: We have discussed this issue on many occasions. The question relates to the accommodation units in the Curragh Camp and must be seen against the backdrop of both the court action and the pressure being exerted by the Department of Defence to remove those families that deemed to be overholders from their homes. As the Minister is aware, my colleague Deputy Wallace offered his professional...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Properties (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: This represents a radical U-turn on what the Minister previously stated in the House. There are approximately 101 accommodation units in the Curragh Camp. Our understanding was that the technical assessment to be carried out would contemplate all of these dwellings and not just the 16 which comprise a particular terrace. If only those 16 dwellings were the subject of the assessment, then...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 3. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the activities of the Irish Army patrol at Shannon Airport overnight on 24 April in the presence of a US Hercules C130, in view of the fact that this aircraft has been fitted with extra fuel tanks associated with special missions and was twice present in Shannon in March. [20208/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: On the question of whether people are being fooled more by the Minister or Sinn Féin, I have no problem in answering. The Minister is not exactly riding high in the credibility stakes at the moment. My question flows from our discussion during the previous Question Time with the Minister on the continued use of Shannon Airport by United States aircraft. Members of the Defence Forces...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: The Minister does not seem to recognise the seriousness of this issue. The aircraft in question was a US navy cargo transport airplane operated by the VR-62 fleet logistics unit. This is not any ordinary aircraft; it is fitted with special fuel tanks and was previously associated with special ventures such as the one which took out Osama bin Laden. It also was used as part of a joint...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: The Minister is returning to form in trying to mislead the House. I, of course, abhor the activities of Osama bin Laden. The point I am making is that this was not an aircraft bringing soldiers on their holidays. It is a specially modified aircraft for engagement in military exercises. The idea that the Minister could say with certainty that these aircraft are not so engaged, when Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 11. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will expand on media reports in County Kildare that plans are at an advanced stage to develop voluntary housing for ex-servicemen and their families who are currently classified as over-holders by his Department. [20059/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 12. To ask the Minister for Defence the numbers of Defence Forces personnel currently serving overseas; and the number and details of the missions involved. [20062/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 13. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the security and other costs of the Army barracks which were closed during the term of this Government; and the plans for their future use. [20060/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Visits of Naval Vessels (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 20. To ask the Minister for Defence the basis upon which the USS Letye Gulf, a guided missile cruiser was docked in Cobh Harbour on 14 April; the dealings it had with the Irish Navy; and his views on whether this is a breach of our neutrality. [20058/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Ombudsman (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 23. To ask the Minister for Defence his views regarding the operation of the Ombudsman of the Defence Forces; and his views on whether this is a model which could be used by other State agencies. [20061/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the procurement policies of Departments which have resulted in a scenario whereby 28% of Government procurement goes outside the country as opposed to the EU average of 1% as a result of the fact that price-led criteria and centralised buying have become a focus. [20404/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the library tender for supply of books furnished by Dún Laoghaire and Fingal and South Dublin County Councils which resulted in a UK wholesalers gaining the contract over Irish operators, his views on whether the current procurement policy of prioritising price and centralised buying is favouring UK...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (7 May 2014)

Clare Daly: 156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of evidence of tape recordings made in Garda stations, if he will reconstitute a full inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied). [20530/14]