Parliamentary Questions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Questions (1032)

Sean Fleming

Question:

1050 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of written parliamentary questions replied to from 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2012; the number of these that were answered in full; the number that related to issues where details supplied were personal matters and where the reply was supplied directly to the Deputy; the number of other replies where it was indicated that the information requested would be sent directly to the Deputy concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18593/12]

Written answers

Minister for Defence (Deputy Alan Shatter)

The number of written Parliamentary Questions replied to between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2012 was 162. 151 questions were answered in full on the day while 11 questions involved material being sent directly to the Deputy concerned where it was not possible to provide all of the information sought in the time available. Details on personal matters were supplied in two questions and both were answered in full on the day the question was tabled.