Helen McEntee, TD

gender balance continues to be achieved at various ranks throughout the Defence Forces in the Army, Navy and Air Corps

overseas placement of Irish peacekeeping troops are deployed in such numbers as to ensure their own safety and sustainability

military personnel who were due to retire on foot of service

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of asylum cases determined in each of the last three years that have resulted in the issue of deportation orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

To ask the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to the unfair treatment of the secondary carer, who is also a major financial contributor to the child, being unable to receive the single person child carer credit when the primary carer chooses to cohabit and is no longer able to relinquish the credit to the secondary carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

To ask the Minister for Health the changes that are proposed either to legislation and/or guidelines to ensure that a clear pathway of referral for an assessment for a pregnancy termination is established; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

local authorities continue to receive adequate provision to meet the Disabled Persons Housing Adaption Grant requirements

part-time or whole-time fire services currently exist throughout the country