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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the actions taken by his Department to address concerns raised by the University of Limerick study, entitled Workplace Climate in the Defence Forces, specifically those related to pay and conditions and the retention of personnel in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40265/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: Three years ago, the Minister of State received the University of Limerick climate survey of the Defence Forces. Both the qualitative and quantitative surveys showed an organisation heading towards a crisis. A total of 55% of respondents felt their pay did not reflect the work they did, 38% felt the pay was inadequate, and 23% wanted to look elsewhere for employment. I understand that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I believe the fundamental problem is that the Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett, is not the Accounting Officer for the Defence Forces. He does not oversee the budget for the recruitment and, especially, retention of critical specialised members of the Defence Forces. The Accounting Officer responsible for the budget and expenditure of the Defence Forces, including recruitment and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: I acknowledge what the Minister of State said, which is that the Chief of Staff has full control over recruitment, but I am sure his hands are tied by officials within the Department who set out the terms and conditions under which he can recruit officers. I marched with the retired soldiers and their wives and families. I listened to "Morning Ireland" yesterday and heard the young wife of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the AMRF or ARF schemes in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann to legislate for the proposed total contributions approach to calculating pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40290/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when an affordable housing scheme will be announced; if a scheme will be announced for Galway city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the previous year's income is the income that must be assessed when housing aid for older persons and housing adaptation grants for persons with a disability are being assessed; if current year income can be assessed in circumstances in which there has been a permanent change in circumstances; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who appealed a SAC designation on their lands; the number of persons who have successfully had their lands declassified as a SAC as a result of an appeal in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (2 Oct 2018)

Noel Grealish: 309. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which she plans to enforce the regulation of selling on online marketplaces of goods and products that fail to meet the required safety standards in the interest of consumer safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39601/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (25 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the financial contribution the Office of Public Works has made to a trust (details supplied) over each of the past five years and to date in 2018; the detail of the agreement between the OPW and the trust with regard to its offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1453. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36718/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1454. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the tender process in relation to the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands will be completed and the successful tenderer in place to commence the service on 6 December 2018 when the current contract terminates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36719/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1455. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the stage the tendering process in relation to the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36720/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1456. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the work carried out by her officials to date on the preparation for the new contract in relation to the PSO air service to the Aran Islands; the schedule of work; the timelines of the remainder of the work to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36721/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1457. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the new contract in relation to the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands will be different to the current contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36722/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Service Obligation Services (7 Sep 2018)

Noel Grealish: 1458. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if representatives of the three island communities will be actively engaged in the formulation of the tender proposals and in the decision making process in selecting the successful operator for the public service obligation air service to the Aran Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36723/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (12 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce increased competition in the car insurance market (details supplied), in particular the possibility of offering a State-backed insurance option to drivers, which is successfully offered in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if an issue of cross-Corder healthcare for a person (details supplied) will be addressed and clarified; if they have a right to equality of treatment which would be given to a citizen resident in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30124/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Search and Rescue Missions in Mediterranean and Migration Crisis: Médecins Sans Frontières (5 Jul 2018)

Noel Grealish: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their presentations. I also heard them earlier on "Morning Ireland". It is a significant issue and we have all seen the horrendous pictures and newsreels of what has happened with migration over the years in the Mediterranean. However, there are major challenges coming in Europe. There is a new Government in Italy against migration. Recently in...