78. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a capability and security risk with 57.8% of members stating they intended to leave the Permanent Defence Force in the next two years as outlined in the Public Service Pay Commission report on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30564/19]
77. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he will address the low level of job satisfaction for the Permanent Defence Force as indicated in the Public Service Pay Commission report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30563/19]
76. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to introduce the use of a career and talent management system in addition to the proactive recruitment of female personnel as recommended in the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30562/19]
75. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for a renewed emphasis and prioritisation of talent management within all workforce planning frameworks which is required along with specific targeted responses including a focus on further developing retention policies in the Permanent Defence Forces; when this will be implemented as recommended in the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30561/19]
74. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recommendation of the introduction of a skills champion to tackle staff shortages and the establishment of specialist recruitment teams, in addition to retention payments in certain niche areas, will be implemented as recommended in the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30560/19]
73. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recommendation of family care and quality of life initiatives in addition to guaranteed training programmes which benefit career development will be implemented as recommended in the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30559/19]
72. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is adopting the international recruitment and retention measures identified in other countries in the Public Service Pay Commission report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30558/19]
71. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has examined if certain ranks of the Permanent Defence Force are not in receipt of the minimum wage when their hours worked is compared to their pay and allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30557/19]
70. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has examined whether some of the Permanent Defence Force in receipt of the security duty allowance do not receive the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30556/19]
69. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions taken on the previous review to the technical pay structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30555/19]
68. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on the Defence Forces will address the recruitment and retention crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30554/19]
67. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the review of recruitment methods which will be implemented as recommended in the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30553/19]
66. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount collected from those who purchased their discharge in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30552/19]
65. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who purchased their discharge from the Permanent Defence Force in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30551/19]
64. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a review of the CRE has been completed; if so, the information the review provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/19]
63. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of joint civil military cybersecurity training initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30548/19]
62. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the structure of the quarterly meetings with the Secretary General of his Department and the Chief of Staff in each quarter since the start of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30547/19]
61. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the retention rate in the Defence Forces Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30546/19]
60. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Army Reserves and Naval Service Reserves; the personnel numbers the Army and Naval Service reserves are from the target of 4,000 personnel; the status of steps taken to increase the number in the reserves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30545/19]
59. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the Defence Forces will reach the goal of 9,500 serving personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30544/19]
58. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a gap analysis of skill sets within the Permanent Defence Force has been conducted; the measures taken to address skill set gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/19]
57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the optimal mix of civil servants, civilian and military personnel required to fill roles in the defence organisation has been determined and achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30542/19]
56. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if air combat and intercept capability improvements have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30541/19]
55. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if new armoured logistic vehicles were procured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30540/19]
54. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the retention rate of military personnel with advanced cybersecurity skill sets; the status of the development of strategies to retain military personnel with such skill sets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30539/19]
53. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of the review of high level command and control structures; if high level command and control structures operate using international best practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30538/19]
52. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the development of the defence enterprise initiative and the establishment of the security and defence enterprise group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30536/19]
51. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the review of the contribution of Ireland to UNSAS and the EU headline goal as outlined in the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30534/19]
50. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the development of the new institute for peace support and leadership training as outlined in the White Paper on Defence; the educational and organisational partnerships the institute has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30533/19]
49. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of initiatives related to gender equality measures and the deployment of female personnel in peacekeeping missions as outlined in the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30532/19]
48. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of preparedness of the Defence Forces to respond in the event of an attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30531/19]
47. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if commandants in the Air Corps will be paid the duty allowance for the emergency aeromedical service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/19]
46. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces networks are secured on a 24-7 basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/19]
45. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if networks in his Department have been subjected to cyberattacks in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30521/19]
44. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is additional vetting for civilians that join his Department from other public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30519/19]
43. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is an external procurement for the cybersecurity incidence response team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30518/19]
42. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the cybersecurity incidence response team is exclusively comprised of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/19]
41. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department requires approval by him for information issued from the Defence Forces press office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30514/19]
40. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the implementation of priority actions related to technical pay arrangements in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30830/19]
297. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which the health system is adapting to assist the growing numbers of persons with sickle cell disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30365/19]
296. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the progress made to provide family supports for those with sickle cell disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/19]
106. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve to date in 2019. [30380/19]
105. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices the Army bomb disposal unit has dealt with by county to date in 2019, in tabular form. [30379/19]
104. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Defence Forces Reserve to date in 2019 with regard to all services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30378/19]
103. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Permanent Defence Force to date in 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30377/19]
102. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve with regard to the three services by rank; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30376/19]
101. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force by rank and gender across the three services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30375/19]
63. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of medications acquired in each of the past ten years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/19]
357. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the working group established to examine the judgment of the European Court of Justice regarding the construction of one-off houses also known as the Flemish Decree; the names of those in the working group; when the group will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28383/19]
100. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staff numbers in his Department by grade in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28489/19]