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Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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City of Culture Initiative
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
707. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision to provide an extra €1.5 million of State funding, over and above the €6 million previously announced by her predecessor in Dáil Éireann on 22 October 2013, for Limerick City of Culture was taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26009/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Reorganisation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the essential element of military efficiency and effectiveness is command and control, and that this is only effective when this operates closest to the operational troops; if it is the case that the 2012 reorganisation of the Defence Forces has undermined this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25256/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Reserve Strength
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the measures he is putting in place to enhance the Defence Forces Reserve, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25257/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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State Properties
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
12. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will commit to donating 10 acres of the lands at Magee Barracks in County Kildare, or the value thereof, to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25088/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Irish Red Cross Governance
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Irish Red Cross has fully implemented the recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts contained in its report on the Irish Red Cross of May 2012; if his Department is monitoring, on an ongoing basis, the implementation of these recommendations, both for the Irish Red Cross and for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
18. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will instigate an independent study into the rate of Lariam-related suicide in the Defence Forces; if he will include in the terms of reference for any such study, that it examines the Health Products Regulatory Authority's adverse drug reaction listing for Lariam, which has found that of all reported reactions to Lariam, over one quarter are related to suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25089/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Naval Service Operations
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
23. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the LÉ Eithne's mission in the Mediterranean Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25087/15]
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
28. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the additional annual costs in 2013 and 2014 of troops from Dundalk, County Louth, Athlone, County Westmeath, and County Donegal carrying out routine security duties in Dublin, in terms of fuel costs, wear and tear on vehicles, increased requirement for vehicle servicing, security duty allowance, subsistence payments for duty personnel and support troops accompanying them, additional cost of rations and barrack services and utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25085/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Social Welfare Application Forms
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
58. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will seek to remove the revised application forms from her Department which include the clear recommendation by her Department to use commercial banks in preference to using the post office network, and replace these with the previous version of forms where payment at a post office was the first option listed and no recommendation was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25320/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Tax Data
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
84. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, for 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and 2015 to date, the total monetary amount of carbon tax and value-added tax accrued to the Exchequer from private fuel sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25208/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Deposit Guarantee Scheme
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
137. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the transposition of the deposit guarantee directive into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25415/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Alternative Farm Enterprises
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
149. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the development of an indigenous willow-growing industry located in the midlands and underpinned by long-term supply contracts; if he has examined incentive measures, including grant aid or tax breaks, with the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Alternative Farm Enterprises
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
150. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the case for the development of an indigenous willow-growing industry located in the midlands and underpinned by long-term supply contracts with Bord na Móna's stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Reorganisation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
164. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 16 June 2015, if he or his Department will provide an estimated costing for the re-establishment of the previous three-brigade structure, as previously requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25319/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Tax Code
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
239. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the serious concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied); his views that it is fair that hauliers in the Republic of Ireland face significantly higher taxation costs than their Northern Ireland counterparts; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25239/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Alternative Energy Projects
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
262. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources considering the expected demand for biomass, if he has examined the co-firing of Bord na Móna stations with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Child and Family Agency
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
389. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address the concerns raised by the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24811/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Health Services
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised by the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24810/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
466. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if will expedite a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24926/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Local Authority Housing
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
581. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the regeneration programme for Saint Patrick's Park in Rathangan in County Kildare; the level of expenditure incurred to date on this project; when it is anticipated that the reconstruction programme will be complete, together with the final cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24590/15]