30. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the reason at least one Irish soldier was on the ground at Shannon on 7 September when a US Air Force Hercules C130 was present. [46646/13]
8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the cost to the Defence Forces of providing security for US military planes at Shannon Airport. [46647/13]
3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence his long-term plan for accommodation in the Curragh camp; if he intends to have the homes of all of the ex-servicemen and their families vacated; the timeframe for the same; and the alternative affordable accommodation that is being offered to families and persons being requested to leave. [46845/13]
95. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take to deal with the systemic leaking of information by An Garda Síochána to the mainstream media, which is a criminal offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46594/13]
77. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the new fixed charge processing manual as recommended by the GPSU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46595/13]
14. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs and perceived benefits associated with a postcodes system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/13]
59. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the European Count of Justice has several cases against Ireland over non-implementation of environmental legislation, the way these will be addressed if the implementation of the capital programme is delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44819/13]
54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if planned upgrades for waste water treatment are likely to be delayed due to the establishment of Irish Water. [44820/13]
91. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding his plans to merge elements of the National Museum, the National Library and the National Archives. [44252/13]
63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sections of the arts that will be affected by the most recent 7% cut in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/13]
63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has equality proofed any budget cuts to her Department; if such an analysis will be made publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43361/13]
42. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection the way she plans to respond to recent calls by the OECD for Ireland to do more to tackle youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43360/13]
11. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to equality proof cuts made by him in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42472/13]
6. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed new open government initiative will extend to increasing transparency and accountability in budgetary matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/13]
81. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if cuts in budget 2014 will mean even larger class sizes for pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42211/13]
71. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ring-fence current funding for special needs assistants in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42210/13]
52. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether a US military strike on Syria will bring further hardship on its citizens; and if he would advocate that the EU refuse to support such a military strike. [41177/13]
40. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will work at EU level to impose the Chemical Weapons Convention on the Middle East. [41176/13]
3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take in response to the statement on 11 September 2013 by Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe, that countries like Ireland which colluded with the kidnapping and torture of terror suspects by the CIA must investigate and atone for their actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41527/13]
48. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the strategy the Health Service Executive has in place to improve the protection of those who fall victim to domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/13]
33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the way the Health Service Executive proposes to deal with the current crisis in the provision of domestic violence services which has recently resulted in the downgrading of services at Wexford women's refuge; his plans to increase the HSE's funding for the provision of such services in view of the fact that Ireland currently only provides one third of the EU-recommended refuge places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40059/13]
54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider strengthening the powers of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, in order to increase their capacity to hold An Garda Síochána to account. [39813/13]
47. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to complete the in-cell sanitation in Portlaoise Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39812/13]
5. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has implemented in full, in the identified timeframe of three months, the recommendations of the Garda Síochána Professional Standards Unit into the cancellation of penalty points; if not, the reason for same; when he will publish the review he asked the Garda Síochána Inspectorate to carry out on the GSPSU report; and if he will publish the response he has received from the Garda Ombudsman to whom he forwarded both reports into the penalty points controversy for review. [40058/13]
34. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the Government's strategy for protecting children subject to domestic violence in view of recent calls by the European Committee of Social Rights and the Children's Alliance to ban corporal punishment and violence in the home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38610/13]
32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the facilities available to ensure the safety of children fleeing domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38609/13]
535. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent report by the Oireachtas Committee on Justice which recommends the criminalisation of the purchase of sexual service; if he plans to take any action in relation to the report's recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36248/13]
534. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent comments by the Ombudsman on the treatment of asylum seekers; his plan to address her concerns; if, in view of the events at the asylum accommodation centre in Millstreet, County Cork, he will order an investigation into the system of direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36247/13]
22. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the Irish troops currently participating in the EU Training Mission in Mali; if members of the Irish Defence Forces will participate in the UN peacekeeping force in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35793/13]
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 18 June 2013, if he will confirm if Irish Defence Forces personnel will return home in October 2013 when the current International Security Assistance Force mandate expires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35792/13]
29. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request Bord Gáis Éireann to explain why it is placing a high pressure gas main at a depth of 1.2 m along main residential areas in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35078/13]
23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 67 and 68 of 11 June 2013, his views on whether any lapse in standards for the depth of a high pressure gas main at a depth of 1.2 m would be a very serious matter and one which should be of concern to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35079/13]
90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timescale for the investigation of planning procedures and practices in six local authorities to be carried out by independent planning consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33664/13]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to strengthen the independence and functions of the Office of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the Garda Síochána Independent Board with monitoring, oversight and supervisory functions over the Garda Síochána, to improve the democratic accountability of the Garda Síochána and to encourage community engagement and to ensure adherence to relevant human rights standards, to provide for the amendment and repeal of certain sections of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and to provide for related matters
37. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that were created here as a result of Presidency initiatives, during Ireland's Presidency of the EU Council; the number of Presidency initiatives that created jobs for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33545/13]
86. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the mortgage interest supplement scheme in view of the increased numbers of homeowners in difficulty with their mortgage repayments who cannot afford an interest-only arrangement for 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33206/13]
83. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow private contractors provide employment activation services for the long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33205/13]
48. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for the delay in opening the national children detention facility in Oberstown; if her attention has been drawn to recent comments by the Ombudsman for Children regarding resources and staff at Oberstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32543/13]
33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 9 May 2013, if it is her position that a referendum on privacy is required in order to afford adopted persons the same rights as other Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32542/13]
47. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the case of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which has recently lost 2.5 special needs assistants even though two new children with special needs are due to start at the school this September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32246/13]
43. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a student (details supplied) who cannot access their examination results due to difficulties with Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/13]
231. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the reasons he sought to introduce tax breaks for executives in multinational companies which would have reduced to 23% the income tax rate for eligible executives earning up to €500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24439/13]
129. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent research by the Nevin Economic Research Institute which states that a combination of a stimulus programme, tax adjustments and savings from the recently restructured deal on promissory notes, rather than extensive public expenditure cuts could be used to reduce the State's deficit to 3% of GDP by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31892/13]
120. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance in view of the phasing out of quantitative easing, which is likely to be followed by rising interest rates, his views on whether it is more imperative than ever to pursue policies that will enhance growth and reduce unemployment, particularly youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/13]
33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the most recent safety consultation was conducted at Shannon Airport; if military operations were included in the assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31021/13]
58. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continuing deterioration of the political situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30756/13]
39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider ordering inspections of United States military aircraft passing through Shannon Airport in order to ensure that the aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives, do not engage in intelligence gathering, and that the flights in question do not form any part of military exercises or operations en route to Syria or elsewhere. [30757/13]
3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether Ireland should be more vocal in its condemnation of the use of drones by the United States, which threatens world peace, and is in breach of international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31018/13]
290. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants from the reserve of 475 made available who have been appointed to positions in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30623/13]
133. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the current pace of development of diabetes health services in County Wexford; the reasons the Health Service Executive has not yet filled sanctioned posts in critical areas of diabetes care in the county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30384/13]