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Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Defence the total number of personnel who have left the Permanent Defence Force in the first quarter of 2010; the total strength of the Defence Forces. [15602/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have left the Permanent Defence Force in the first quarter of 2010; the total strength of the Defence Forces. [15851/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will raise the age limit for recruitment to the Defence Forces in 2010 by one year in view of the fact that there was no recruitment in 2009. [15852/10]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application by Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to become the University of the South East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15890/10]

Defence Forces Recruitment. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will be making an announcement regarding recruitment into the Defence Forces. [15850/10]

Defence Forces Recruitment. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: The Minister's answer is not much different from the last reply that was provided in this regard, which was on 11 March. It contains nothing specific. My concern is that the Defence Forces are now down to 9,877 which is 123 below the 10,000 level. Some 400 troops are returning from Chad and by the end of the year we may have only 70 troops serving abroad. Is there a danger, therefore,...

Defence Forces Recruitment. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: It is encouraging that the Minister has indicated he sees merit in the idea of recruitment panels. Before the ban on recruitment was introduced, an individual in my constituency was about to be called, but then the ban was introduced and as a result he was not recruited. He went off then to either New Zealand or Australia. If panels were put in place as early as possible, people with...

Defence Forces Medical Services. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: In answer to a question tabled on 24 February, the then Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Deputy Pat Carey, told us it was planned that the new centralised medical corps would be established prior to the end of the year. In his response today, the Minister was not as definitive as that with regard to when the corps will be established. It seems the date is moving back. In...

Defence Forces Strength. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: This is a fundamental question. Obviously with a review of structures against a background of a reduction of 500 in personnel complement it means that some posts will be suppressed or not filled, which will have an impact on promotions. Will the completion of the review have a bearing on the date for the announcement of recruitment into the armed forces generally? While we are considering...

Irish Red Cross Society. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: There is a basic issue in this regard. The fact the State has any major role in terms of the Irish Red Cross relates to the fact the relevant statutory instruments come from the period just before the Second World War, when there was the threat of invasion, bombing and mass casualties. My view is that the role of the State should be reduced. However, in the context of what the Minister has...

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish contingent to the United Nations MINURCAT mission to the Central African Republic and to Chad. [15849/10]

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I congratulate the Minister on his elevation to senior ministry. It is well deserved and I have little doubt he will do a fine job in his new position. I extend my best wishes to him. I also express my personal sadness that the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Dermot Earley, has been forced to retire due to a debilitating illness. His early retirement is a sad development and I convey...

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I still have concerns that we can have up to 850 troops serving abroad, yet the indications are that we will only have 70 towards the end of the year. Every effort should be made to make sure that our troops, who are up there with the best when it comes to peacekeeping, should be available for all these trouble spots and areas of human suffering that are unfortunately too prevalent around...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to relax the conditions for obtaining a primary medical certificate from the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15182/10]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 804: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to grant licences to driftnet fishermen who did not avail of the compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15302/10

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 815: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for better promotion of the warmer homes scheme and the home energy savings scheme; if he will provide professional advice to encourage people to avail of these schemes; if he will introduce a system where people availing of the scheme do not have to borrow money to pay the contractor in anticipation...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 816: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the number of spawners arriving into the River Suir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/10]

Written Answers — River Dredging: River Dredging (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 817: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the dredging and reclamation of the river at the confluence of the Rivers Barrow and Suir from Snowhill to Drumdowney Point, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15306/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 818: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans regarding the future of the oil berth at Great Island generating station, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/10]

Energy Security: Motion. (20 Apr 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Is that agreed? Agreed.