Questions asked 24 total

• Defence 14 questions

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of his Department or the Defence Forces medical authorities were advised when deciding to allow melfoquine as the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa that it could cause severe mental disturbances and psychiatric or neurological side effects in view of the World Health Organisation warning in 1989. [3713/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of his Department or the Defence Forces medical authorities were advised when deciding to allow melfoquine as the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa in particular in view of an article (details supplied) highlighting the World Health Organisation warning in 1989 that it could cause severe mental disturbances and psychiatric or neurological side effects. [3714/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the findings and recommendations of the Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Working Groups 2011-2013 and 2015-2017; if they have been published; the actions the implementation group has taken to give effect to those recommendations; and the frequency with which the group met. [3715/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason doxycycline is not the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [3716/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that left their posts in 2019, by rank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3720/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that served overseas on missions during 2019; the number currently serving overseas; the locations in which they are serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3722/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional investment made in both personnel and equipment for the Air Corps in 2019; his plans to make further investment in personnel for the Air Corps in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3723/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to make funding available for the refurbishment of the equestrian stables at the Defence Forces Equitation School in McKee Barracks; if a request has been submitted by Defence Forces management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3724/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on maintenance and refurbishment to Cathal Brugha Barracks and McKee Barracks in each of the years 2017 to 2019; if the barracks are due for refurbishment in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3725/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the 2020 recruitment campaigns for the Naval Service and Air Corps will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3726/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason malarone is not the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [3727/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces as of 12 January 2020 took the belated decision to in future offer an alternative to the anti-malaria drug lariam to members of the Defence Forces operating overseas; and if he plans to act on the unopposed decision of the Dáil Éireann motion of 28 June 2017 to draw up a plan of action to help alleviate and address ongoing concerns. [3728/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will order a full health screening of all serving and former members of the Defence Forces to assess the effects on their health by the compulsory ingestion of lariam in view of the decision to offer an alternative anti-malaria drug to Defence Forces personnel operating overseas (details supplied). [3729/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of the malaria chemoprophylaxis working group was drawn to the World Health Organisation report of 30 September 1989 that the drug lariam may cause severe mental disturbances and other psychiatric or neurological side effects; if the report and other subsequent reports or inquiries were taken into account in preparation of their reports; and when the reports of the group will be published. [3730/20]
• Agriculture 3 questions

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the ill treatment and bad husbandry of horses in the Dublin region (details supplied). [3731/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available in urban areas for horse welfare organisations to help them educate the owners of horses in the way in which to look after them and carry out veterinary inspections in order to address the ill health and malnourishment of many animals in the areas. [3732/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available to local authorities to build and maintain stables for horses being kept in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3733/20]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding for drug taskforces in Dublin was almost 9% lower in 2019 than in 2010; if a commitment will be made to increase annually over a 10-year period, the funding for local drug and alcohol taskforces until it is back to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3173/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a new appointment date for a hip operation. [3719/20]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the discussions he has had on the redevelopment and insulation of Glovers Court flats, York Street, Dublin 2; and if funds will be allocated to Dublin City Council which will allow it to make the flats habitable for tenants. [3003/20]
  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding allocated for homeless day services in 2019; and the regional breakdown of same. [3199/20]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the details of guidelines on NOx payments introduced since 1 January 2020 on imported vehicles; if a transition period was put in place for cars imported over 30 days before 1 January 2020 in cases in which persons were unable to book an assessment for VRT until after 1 January 2020 due to a backlog in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3721/20]
• Education 1 question

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the recent consultation carried out by the NCSE will not lead to closure of schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3172/20]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2020-03-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to update the Dublin Carriage Act 1853 in order to introduce a modern licensing system for the hire of horses and cabs in the Dublin area (details supplied). [3734/20]