Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Beef Data Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

379. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may be included in the beef data and genomics programme, having first bred calves in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

583. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure at Naas General Hospital or the Albany Medical Center Hospital will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28546/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

958. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of hunting-related offences detected by, or brought to the attention of, her Department in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29171/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

959. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of successful prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29172/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

960. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide in tabular form the number of prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences west of the River Shannon and east of the River Shannon in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29173/15]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

961. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ban the sale of migratory birds, as she has been urged to do by the National Association of Regional Game Councils with the support of the Woodcock Association of Ireland, Birdwatch Ireland and the Association of Game Shoot Operators, given that all of these associations have identified a major problem in the exploitation of migratory birds through unregulated tourist hunting, most of which is alleged to be taking place in the black economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29174/15]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

962. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the banning of the sale of migratory species will significantly remove the motivation and/or incentive for their commercial exploitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29175/15]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

963. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether she believes there is already significant precedent for banning the sale of migratory species, such as Statutory Instrument No. 228 of 1992 banning the sale of the curlew, and Statutory Instrument No. 241 of 1982 banning the sale of goldeneye ducks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29176/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

10. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the criteria in place for the provision of child and adolescent mental health services to the relevant age cohort; the reason certain persons with a very clear and obvious need are not always able to access such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/15]

Hospital Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

49. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way he will address the concerns arising from the ending of the pancreas transplant service in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/15]

Respite Care Grant Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

80. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that the respite care grant ceases to be paid in its entirety when the person being cared for passes away; if she will consider adjusting the grant so that the carer will receive a portion of the grant to cover the period in which the deceased was alive and in receipt of constant care and attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28050/15]

Illegal Encampments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

144. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his Department's policy position on addressing the problem of unauthorised encampments on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare; if he is aware of the growing frequency of such encampments; if he has any proposal to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

254. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if works at a school (details supplied) in County KIldare, for which tenders have been submitted to her Department, will be approved as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28048/15]

School Transport Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

255. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28051/15]

Road Safety

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

270. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the growing number of rickshaws now in operation in Dublin; whether this mode of transport is safe; whether there is a need for regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/15]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

530. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received a request for approval from Kildare County Council for the appointment of additional staff to work in its housing department; the nature of the application; if he will approve the appointment of the staff as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/15]

National Roads Authority Projects

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

290. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will grant the meeting sought with him with representatives of North Kildare Chamber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26534/15]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

155. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if mortgage interest supplement will be restored to its previous rate as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25728/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

173. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25958/15]

Medical Card Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

419. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for April 2014 and April 2015 for each local health area the number of general practitioner visit cards in circulation generally and for those over 70 years of age; and if he will provide for each of these the number which were issued on a discretionary basis [25887/15]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Housing Assistance Payments Implementation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

610. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a schedule for the roll-out of the Housing Assistance Payment in County Kildare by Kildare County Council; his views that this will help alleviate the housing crisis throughout the country, where some persons are waiting eight years or more for the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24973/15]

Beit Collection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; the action her Department can take on any sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24010/15]

Irish Music Industry Promotion

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to promote the Irish music industry; the other Government Departments she liaises with to advance this agenda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23870/15]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

11. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht ar léigh sí an tuarascáil ina n-iarrtar coimisiún praínneach chun an Ghaeilge a shábháil sa Ghaeltacht [23873/15]

Beit Collection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

29. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she will take with regard to the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23872/15]

Deer Hunting

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her objectives with regard to the level of the deer population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23871/15]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

44. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department will desist from its policy of actively encouraging social welfare applicants from using the local post office service for the payment of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24308/15]

Health Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the considerations being provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to addressing the incidence of pulmonary hypertension; the resources, policies, and strategies in place to support patients with the condition; the extent to which support services are in place, including counselling, for persons diagnosed with the condition; the extent to which the executive draws public attention to the condition, via posters, social media, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24291/15]

School Curriculum

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

235. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance her Department provides to post-primary schools in terms of time-tabling for students pursuing mathematics courses at junior certificate level and leaving certificate level; if her Department envisages a minimum number of class periods that should apply in such cases; if her Departments inspectorate is active in ensuring a uniformity of delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24307/15]

Arts Promotion

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

26. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department liaises with other relevant State agencies to use the arts to attract visitors from overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/15]

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

169. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has sufficient contributions to qualify for an invalidity pension; the reason for the decision taken in respect of this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23104/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23105/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details on the National Council for Special Education guidelines for allocating special needs assistants to students transitioning from primary to post-primary school; if it is the case that, even where a student has a manifest behavioural special need, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, such students have to undergo a period of within-school assessment prior to being eligible for a special needs assistant; if, due to the delays in the allocation of assistants to these students in their first year of post-primary school, this system of allocation is congruent with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22715/15]

Employment Rights

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

81. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 12 March 2015, the reason that contact has not yet been made by the National Employment Rights Authority with the persons involved; if he will have this matter addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

107. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that all current overholders at the Curragh in County Kildare may remain in their current residence for the duration of the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21737/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

110. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the sale of lands at Magee Barracks in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21738/15]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if there has been any change in his Department's stance on the use of Lariam by members of the Defence Forces on certain overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21735/15]

White Paper on Defence

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

123. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent symposium on the proposed White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21732/15]

Defence Forces Equipment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

125. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve the radar capabilities of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21733/15]

Defence Forces Expenditure

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

126. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to increase expenditure on defence over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21736/15]

Irish Red Cross Governance

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

129. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on developments within the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/15]

UN Missions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

507. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on Ireland’s participation in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/15]

Naval Service Vessels

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

508. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a progress report on the current mission of the LÉ Eithne and its crew in the Mediterranean; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21722/15]

Defence Forces Fatalities

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

509. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the measures being taken to obtain justice for the families of persons (details supplied). [21723/15]

Medical Card Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

742. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; the number of general practitioner cards, as of 1 May 2015; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis, on that date. [21725/15]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

743. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health when a new wheelchair will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21727/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

958. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the appointment of a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21628/15]

School Transport Administration

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

960. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and her Department told the 2007 European Commission investigation into competition in the school transport scheme that the scheme was operated under contract with Bus Éireann, if she can reveal the reason her Department gave to the European Commission for the decision not to place the contract for public tender under the European Union directives on procurement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21701/15]

School Patronage

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

968. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, figures on the number of primary and post-primary schools that have been established since 2000, including their denominational status; and the number of applications for the establishment of denominational schools that have been received by her Department in the same time period. [21774/15]

Building Regulations Amendments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1032. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the report by his Department on the public consultation and review of the operation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI 9) will be finalised and published. [21415/15]

Overseas Development Aid Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

143. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Irish Aid funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/15]

Emergency Planning

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

90. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of the national emergency co-ordination committee will take place; the number of meetings that have taken place thus far in 2015; the number he has chaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/15]

Defence Forces Strength

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

91. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20918/15]

Defence Forces Reserve Strength

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Reserve Defence Force; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/15]

European Council Meetings

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

93. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of European Union Defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same if decided; his priorities for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/15]

Overseas Missions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

94. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20921/15]

Defence Forces Records

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

95. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Defence Forces have taken on so far in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/15]

Defence Forces Operations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

96. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form by county, a breakdown for 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015, of the number of suspect devices that the army disposal unit has dealt with. [20923/15]

Naval Service Vessels

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

97. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the removal of asbestos from Naval Service vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

98. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the discussions his Department has had with Kildare County Council regarding the future use of lands at Magee Barracks, Kildare town; if the sale of these lands by his Department is imminent; his plans to honour the explicit written guarantee provided by him and his Department to the community in County Kildare, at the time of the closure, that on disposal of the lands, ten acres of it would be donated to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20953/15]

Defence Forces Reorganisation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

460. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the estimated annual saving that has resulted from discontinuing the three brigade structure in the Defence Forces. [20486/15]

Legal Services Regulation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

514. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to reduce the legal costs associated with family law cases; her views on fees being charged in such circumstances; her plans to have discussions with the Department of Finance with regard to exempting such fees from value added tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20513/15]

Mobility Allowance Decision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

584. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to take action to meet the needs of persons who previously would have benefited from the mobility allowance, but now find that this allowance is no longer available to new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/15]

Dental Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

627. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare suffering from throat cancer, and who as a result of the treatment process requires dental work to be carried out, will have this dental work covered by the person's medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19929/15]

Development Contributions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

936. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the counties that have reviewed their development levy schemes on foot of the guidance issued by his Department; if local authorities have acted promptly and with due regard to the guidance issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/15]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

938. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding approved by his Department to Kildare County Council for the purchase of social housing units in 2015; the level of funding sought by Kildare County Council for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19982/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

59. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if backdated payments will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will investigate this case, as the person's means may have been calculated incorrectly for the period of suspension; if she will reinstate the entitlement for the period August 2012 to March 2014 as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19301/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

97. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19770/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

290. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/15]

Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

292. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an assurance that no attempt will be made by the Health Service Executive to close Monasterevin health centre in County Kildare, which has long been a vital asset to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19208/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

293. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the provisions the Health Service Executive has made to ensure full-time general practitioner cover for persons in Monasterevin in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19209/15]

Schools Refurbishment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

416. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for the replacement of windows in a school building (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19292/15]

School Accommodation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

417. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding to replace temporary accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, that has been in place for over thirty years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19293/15]

Education and Training Boards Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

418. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that capital funding is provided to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board to enable it establish a training centre in Kildare south and surrounding area which has high levels of unemployment; and the way it proposes the board will address its remit in view of the lack of infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19294/15]

School Transport Administration

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

445. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 7 May 2015, the tendering system that was in place between Bus Éireann and her Department in relation to school transport at the time the complaint to the European Commission was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

486. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his recently announced capital programme, the crisis in the social housing sector and the public service embargo, the steps that have been taken by his Department to ensure that the housing departments of local authorities are adequately staffed to meet the pressures arising from the need to sustain tendencies, to secure properties for the rental accommodation scheme or long-term leasing, to plan or undertake a building programme, to identify and purchase suitable properties, to engage meaningfully with the voluntary housing sector, to deal constructively with housing applicants presenting themselves at local authorities offices and to support the placement of homeless persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19480/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

55. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18784/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

60. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who has severe back problems and has been hospitalised for nine weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18852/15]

Living City Initiative

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

62. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Living City Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18733/15]

Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

210. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding public appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18734/15]