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Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Air Corps
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
342. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Aviation Authority has a role in ensuring that planes and helicopters flown by the Air Corps are fit to fly and that their pilots are not intoxicated; and if it has a role in suspending or revoking licences in the case of pilots found to be intoxicated or under the influence of drugs before flying or while flying. [18474/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Air Corps
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
343. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has communication with the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, in relation to an Air Corps pilot recently found during a random drugs test to have taken cocaine; and if he has had confirmation of the facts, if the IAA will investigate the matter. [18475/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Air Corps Operations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
371. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific dates that the Air Corps Cessna aircraft have landed, officially or unofficially, at Gormanston aerodrome since the aerodrome was officially closed. [18384/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Drug Tests
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
374. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel, Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve, that have been randomly tested for drugs or alcohol while on duty for each of the past five years; the nature of the test; and the consequences for those who have tested positive. [18470/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Air Corps Operations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
375. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the minimum number of CASA pilots that are required in order for the Air Corps to be in a position to provide 24 hour top cover. [18471/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Air Corps Strength
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
376. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of qualified CASA pilots currently serving with the Air Corps. [18472/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Garda Operations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
377. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Garda surveillance helicopter can operate without the need for air traffic controllers; and the number of times in 2016 it took off and landed without such ATC in situ. [18473/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Departmental Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
378. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to his Department of the Air Corps officers mess for inflight catering; if this figure has ever been audited by an external agency; and if not, the reason. [18555/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
379. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of missions or deployment of soldiers abroad in 2015 that used the anti-malaria drugs malarone and doxycycline; the number of Defence Forces personnel involved; the rank of those on such missions; and the duration they were deployed for these missions. [18562/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
380. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether doxycycline 100mg is a broad spectrum antibiotic (details supplied). [18563/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
381. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the direct entry or recruitment for specialist positions in the Defence Forces in the past 20 years; the reason for such policy rather than internal promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18564/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
382. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or officials from his Department had discussions with the military authorities regarding vacancies in specialist positions in the Army and Air Corps, in particular those impacting on the effective running of services; and if direct entry recruitment for those positions has been considered. [18565/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
383. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of former members of the Defence Forces that have joined foreign military services on completion of service here either after resigning their commission or before completing their contract; the military services involved; if there are restrictions on former members of the Defence Forces joining other military services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18566/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
384. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications from former members of foreign military services to join the Defence Forces; and the number that were allowed to join the Defence Forces in the past ten years. [18567/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Ministerial Meetings
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
385. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met with a group (details supplied) as he indicated he would. [18576/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
339. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is registered with Seetec is not allowed to apply for a community employment scheme; if the position will be changed to allow the person to do so. [17462/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
483. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a hospital appointment. [17510/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
506. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [17640/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Air Corps
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
818. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Air Corps pilots currently grounded for being intoxicated on duty. [17888/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Drug Tests
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
819. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have failed or missed the mandatory drug testing in the past five years; the position of each person in each branch of the Defence Forces; and the action that was taken in each instance. [17889/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
62. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of newly built social housing units that have been constructed in Dublin 8 and 12 in the past 12 months in tabular form. [17116/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Departmental Bodies Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
179. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding allocated to the Citizens Information Board to defray the cost of consultancy for each of the past five years; and the detail of each of the consultancy reports. [17216/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
694. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Lariam tablets and other anti-malaria drugs issued to Defence Forces personnel for the duration of overseas deployments since 2015, in tabular form. [16640/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
695. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the remaining number of Lariam and other anti-malaria drugs that are presently stockpiled to be used for Defence Forces personnel when deployed overseas. [16641/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
696. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of money spent annually in Ireland’s participation in the Partnership for Peace, European Defence Agency programmes, EU Common Defence Policy and EU battle groups from 2014 to 2016 in tabular form. [16642/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
697. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of restoring the option of allowing personnel to do an extra four years service upon completion of their 21 years contract, based on the average number of personnel who availed of this extension of service in the five years leading up to 1997. [16643/17]
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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Air Corps
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
698. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel receives moneys from the annual harvesting of silage on the airbase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16654/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Air Corps Strength
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Air Corps was requested to provide top cover for Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 during its ill-fated mission off the County Mayo coast; if its inability to assist in the search-and-recovery mission was directly attributable to cuts which have reduced the number of air traffic controllers and other experienced personnel to the point that the Air Corps can no longer operate on a 24-hour basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15539/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Air Corps Strength
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
32. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the 28 cadets currently in training will be assigned specialised roles as technicians, fire crews and as air traffic controllers, in tabular form. [15274/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Air Corps Strength
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
42. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of qualified air traffic controllers who have left the service since 2010, in tabular form. [15272/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Defence Forces Reorganisation
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
45. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on criticism of the efforts to reorganise the Army, which in view of unprecedented retirements and resignations have left a significant skills deficit; and his further views on whether low pay, poor morale and isolation from family and home are primary drivers that have resulted in an exodus of personnel. [15275/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
47. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who have left the three branches since 2013, in tabular form. [15273/17]
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
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Air Corps Operations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
51. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of requests the Air Corps could not fulfil from 2015 to date in 2017 as a consequence of inadequate aircraft, pilot or air traffic controller availability, in tabular form. [15271/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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White Paper on Defence
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
638. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the 88 actions to be progressed in the Government’s White Paper on Defence. [15040/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Naval Service Vessels
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
646. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Naval Service vessels are equipped to detect submerged submarines; and if they have the means to force submarines to surface when necessary. [15321/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Naval Service Vessels
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
647. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the LE Aisling was retired from service and the reason it took a year to put it up for sale. [15322/17]
Thu, 23 Mar 2017
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Air Corps Operations
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
229. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the dates when the Air Corps was unavailable or unable to provide top cover air support for the Coast Guard when performing search and rescue missions between 2014 and to date in 2017. [14770/17]
Thu, 23 Mar 2017
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Coast Guard Services
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
230. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on reports that the Air Corps were initially called to provide cover for the medical evacuation off the Mayo coast, that resulted in the loss of Coast Guard personnel crewing Rescue 116, but were unable to do so due to a loss of experienced personnel. [14771/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
190. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14332/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
191. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at St. James's Hospital, for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14333/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
192. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at St. James's Hospital, Dublin for each of the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2017, by year, speciality and in wait time-bands (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14334/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
193. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at St. James's Hospital for each of the months of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14335/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
194. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on trolleys at St. James's Hospital for each of the months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14336/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
195. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Capital Programme
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
196. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14338/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
197. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the total agency spend at St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2015 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14339/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
198. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nursing positions in place at St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14340/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at St. James's Hospital for each of the years 2009 to 2015 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14341/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at St. James's Hospital for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14342/17]
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hospitals Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at St. James's Hospital for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14343/17]