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Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
53. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he has taken further to the motion passed unopposed in Dáil Éireann on 28 June 2017 which instructed his Department, along with others, to draw up a plan of action to help alleviate and address ongoing concerns regarding the anti-malaria drug Lariam issued to military personnel serving on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [52726/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
71. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to prevent members of the Defence Forces having to routinely serve multiple excessively long shifts contrary to the working time directive which covers other occupations but which has not been implemented in relation to members of the Defence Forces when not on active service. [52722/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Defence Forces Personnel
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
80. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the introduction of recent measures have stemmed the exodus from the Defence Forces; and his views on whether his policies over the past eight years have failed and contributed to the exodus, low morale and the feeling of being undervalued among Defence Forces personnel. [52723/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Protected Disclosures
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
84. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken since the first protected disclosure regarding chemical poisoning in the Air Corps was received four years ago; the steps he will take to address the health legacy issues including suicide of years of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals of persons based in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnell; and if he will instruct that a health review be carried out of serving and former members of the Air Corps. [52724/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Protected Disclosures Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
85. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures made to his Department since the current legislation was introduced; the number of personnel dismissed from the Defences Forces; the number still serving members; and the number that have applied to rejoin the Defence Forces in view of the retention crisis that exists. [53118/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Army Barracks
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
86. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to ensure that living quarters in barracks nationwide are fit and habitable. [52721/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
98. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the food budget of the Defence Forces equates to €4.35 per day while the budget per prisoner is €6.25; and his views in relation to same. [52725/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Arts Council
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Arts Council is set to move offices to a less appropriate building; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact the proposed new building has substantially higher rent and an atypical buy option; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that if the deal is completed, it will involve the breaking of its existing lease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52179/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Insurance Costs
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
15. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the assistance her Department can provide to cultural festivals and venues that are faced with closure due to spiralling insurance costs; if she has raised the challenge to cultural life with the insurance industry representatives and the Ministers for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Finance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Commemorative Events
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
16. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason there has been no announcement of the planned State and State-sponsored Decade of Centenaries 2013-2023 commemorative events for 2020. [51907/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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National Monuments
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
18. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the reconfigured Moore Street advisory group as recommended in the second Moore Street progress report, which she received in August 2019 will be announced. [51906/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Maoiniú d’Fhoras na Gaeilge
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
28. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta míniú a thabhairt ar chaiteachas na Roinne ar Chlár na Leabhar Gaeilge agus a mbaineann leis trí Fhoras na Gaeilge. [51910/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
250. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be issued with a wheelchair that is appropriate to the person's needs. [52361/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
251. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be assigned a social worker as a matter of urgency. [52362/19]
Thu, 12 Dec 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the supports available for a person (details supplied). [52363/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Schools Amalgamation
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
206. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he or his officials have had discussions with and received correspondence from a trust (details supplied) or the religious orders in charge of three of the secondary schools in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, regarding an amalgamation of the three schools moving to a single campus and the creation of a single board; if there will be involvement of parents and teaching staff at each stage prior to decisions being taken; if his attention has been drawn to discussions to date on the fact a third of the pupils at the schools have special educational needs, that none of the three campuses are large enough to contain all three schools and the fact that the population of Ballyfermot, Cherry Orchard, Chapelizod and Bluebell is rising; the level of funding that will be committed to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51486/19]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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Naturalisation Applications
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
136. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [50527/19]
Wed, 4 Dec 2019
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Home Help Service Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
150. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if home help will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied). [50434/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
113. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the operational non-pay budget for the Air Corps is less than 2% of the Defence Vote in view of his recent decision to temporarily shut down the helicopter operation in Athlone, County Westmeath. [50343/19]
Tue, 3 Dec 2019
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Bail Law
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
262. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation on bail reform; if so, the organisations he has or will consult with in advance of proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49791/19]