413. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by her Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48315/13]
384. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48313/13]
341. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48317/13]
338. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the reason that capital net voted expenditure in his Department was €2 million behind profile at the end of October 2013; if he expects this underspend to continue to the end of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47909/13]
337. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the reason that current net voted expenditure in his Department was €32 million behind profile at the end of October 2013; if he expects this underspend to continue to the end of 2013; if any unspent allocation will be available for any other programmes in 2013; if he anticipates that any underspend in 2013 will be greater than the level of cuts his Department made in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47908/13]
332. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48324/13]
288. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48319/13]
254. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48316/13]
240. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48314/13]
226. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by her Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48326/13]
172. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by the Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48323/13]
161. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/13]
149. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48318/13]
112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48320/13]
56. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48321/13]
46. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48327/13]
210. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47454/13]
28. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the triple lock has served the State well; his views on the fact that Ireland’s contribution to international peacekeeping is not constrained in any significant way by it; his further views that a UN mandate is vital if a peacekeeping mission is to be effective in achieving its goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46840/13]
27. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the Defence Forces to participate in any EU Battlegroups in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46842/13]
17. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Defence Forces mission to the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46839/13]
11. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will expand on his recent statement that Ireland’s expenditure on defence, as a proportion of GDP, is one of the lowest in the European Union, while the country's Defence Forces are assigned wider roles than those of the defence forces of most member states and that any consideration of defence resourcing must have due regard to these facts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46841/13]
7. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the current balance between the three services within the Defence Forces is appropriate for an island nation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46843/13]
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the participation of the Defence Forces in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46965/13]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will reconsider his decision to close the Curragh Families Clinic; his views on whether the proposal to close it is contrary to the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46964/13]
1281. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his officials have had discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and-or departmental officials on the possible impact of the proposed new EirGrid high voltage power line systems on the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46747/13]
1207. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an orthopaedic surgeon is appointed to a hospital (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46798/13]
1198. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will act on the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding GP cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/13]
1186. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials have had discussions with officials from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of the possible impact of the proposed new EirGrid high voltage power line systems on public health; if he, or his officials, have raised any concerns regarding any possible impact on persons living in the vicinity of such power lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46743/13]
1104. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46175/13]
1103. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46171/13]
1081. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take to ensure that patients who successfully apply for a medical card receive reimbursement for any costs incurred while awaiting the approval of their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46036/13]
941. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his officials have had discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and, or, Department officials, in relation to the possible impact of the proposed new EirGrid high voltage power line systems on the Irish thoroughbred industry or the agricultural sector generally; if he, or his officials, have raised any concerns regarding any possible impact on these vital industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46744/13]
851. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will be taking on additional recruits in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46322/13]
850. 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. [46321/13]
849. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his attendance at the PDFORRA conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46320/13]
848. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of EU Defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same if decided; his priorities for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46319/13]
847. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46318/13]
846. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Permanent Defence Forces with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/13]
845. 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 to date in 2013; the number he has chaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/13]
844. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of cash-in-transit escorts carried out by Defence Forces to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46315/13]
843. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the army disposal unit has had to deal with to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46314/13]
842. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the number of Enterprise Ireland supported companies with which the Defence Forces are currently engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46313/13]
841. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will enable members of the Permanent Defence Force below the rank of sergeant to continue to serve after they have completed 21 years service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46312/13]
840. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of military personnel who have been deemed medically unfit for overseas duties on an annual basis from the year 2000 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46176/13]
839. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence in respect of the 5th engineer non-commissioned officers course run at the School of Military Engineering at the Curragh camp from 5 September to 22 November, if it was necessary for all those participating on the course to complete an application form; if specific candidates were encouraged by superior officers to undertake this course; if there have been unexplained withdrawals from the course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46135/13]
833. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if it is possible for a person who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defence and on career break to avail of a voluntary redundancy scheme while continuing to work within the voluntary secondary school system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46445/13]
700. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have had discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and-or Department officials in regard to the possible impact of the proposed new EirGrid high voltage power line systems on the general environment; if they have considered measures to mitigate the environmental impact of such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46745/13]
595. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the numbers of employees in his Department who were involved in commercial hunting during each of the past five years; the number of employees who are currently involved in commercial hunting; his views on whether that involvement in commercial hunting by his employees constitutes a serious conflict of interest in view of their statutory policing role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/13]
594. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of prosecutions for breaches of the Wildlife Acts that were taken for each year over the past five years in each of the National Parks and Wildlife Service districts under his control; the number of those prosecutions that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/13]
506. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow an appeal of an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46177/13]