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Question· writtenPQ 571asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
571. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he shares the views of his predecessor, who stated he wanted Ireland to become a testing zone for advanced military and weapons guidance systems (details supplied); and if he will assure Dáil Éireann that he does not wish Ireland to become a haven for firms trading or researching such weapons of mass destruction. [16783/16]
Question· writtenPQ 570asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
570. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he shares the sentiments of his counterpart in Finland, the Finnish Defence Minister, Jussi Niinistö, who recently stated that he supports reform of Finnish law to provide a legal mandate to expand the Finnish Defence Forces ability to participate in European wide international crisis management; and if those who opposed Ireland's participation in the United Kingdom led battle group which also had Finnish participation would be concerned with this statement in view of general concerns regarding the use and purpose of such battle groups. [16782/16]
Question· writtenPQ 569asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
569. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence why he has not published the Dunbar report into suicide in the Defence Forces; and if he will issue a copy to me. [16670/16]
Question· writtenPQ 321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
321. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the type of flood defence works as carried out by South Dublin County Council in Bohernabreena, Dublin 24, following flooding in 2011 (details supplied) in any new arrangements with the insurance industry to provide cover in areas where flood defence works have been carried out, given the difficulties of acquiring insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16851/16]
Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
42. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the weapons and equipment his Department or the Defence Forces purchased in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; that they plan to purchase in the coming year, detailing the value and nature of the purchase and the country and companies from which these purchases were or will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16894/16]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
41. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the development of a new institute for leadership and peacekeeping studies at the Defence Forces Training Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16864/16]
Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
40. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to restore the three brigade structure to the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16892/16]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
39. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is making progress in negotiations with residents in the Curragh Camp in County Kildare who have been threatened with eviction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16865/16]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
38. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the operations of the Naval headquarters in County Cork and the impact of the planned waste incinerator currently in the planning permission process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16651/16]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
37. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of a recruitment drive to the Reserve Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16896/16]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
36. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to address the low number of female personnel in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16900/16]
Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
35. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions on which Irish soldiers are serving; the number of these that only involve troops from European Union States or North Atlantic Treaty Organisation States; the number that involve soldiers from states that are neither in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation or the European Union; the names of these countries and the countries in which the missions are located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16891/16]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of military exercises involving Irish soldiers and European Union battle groups; and other joint military exercises that have taken place in the past year, the other countries which were involved in the exercises; if he plans such exercises in the future;and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16872/16]
Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
33. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to address the attrition rate and identify the cause of premature departures and the loss of highly trained and skilled persons from the Defence Forces; and his plans to encourage and support the retention of persons. [16902/16]
Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
32. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to continue prescribing Lariam for members of the Defence Forces; the alternative medications available and used; the number of members of the Defence Forces, in the past or currently serving, who have reported negative health effects which they attribute to the use of Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16899/16]
Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
31. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the division of responsibilities between him and the Minister for State in his Department. [15600/16]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
30. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of aid-to-the-civil-power duties the Defence Forces carried out at Shannon Airport in County Clare and at Dublin Airport in County Dublin involving military aircraft of the United States of America, by month, in 2016; if he has concerns regarding the frequency of these duties; if he plans to discuss these arrangements with the Department of Justice and Equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16706/16]
Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
29. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware that a local group in Mullingar, County Westmeath, is carrying out feasibility studies for the possible future use of Columb Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/16]
Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
28. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16652/16]
Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
27. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to send members of the Reserve Defence Force overseas in a civil or military co-operation role or in any other role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16901/16]
Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
26. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of refugees rescued by Irish Naval Service vessels in the Mediterranean sea; if it will continue with further missions there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/16]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
25. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the future of Gormanston Camp in County Meath. [16861/16]
Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for details of the oversight by Dáil Éireann of the participation of Irish troops in a British-led EU battle group in May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16650/16]
Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
23. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is achieving optimum strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the number of personnel who retired in the past 12 months; if recruitment is required in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/16]
Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
22. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of ensuring that workers in his Department recruited post-2011 are paid the pre-2011 salary rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16653/16]
Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
21. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will publish the report of the working group on Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16705/16]
Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
20. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for Columb Barracks in Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16888/16]
Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
19. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the numbers in the Permanent Defence Force will reach the agreed ceiling of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16898/16]
Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
18. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the current recruitment programme for the Defence Forces; the stated objectives of the new campaign to recruit more women and to engage with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, minority communities and new citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17138/16]
Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
17. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, summit which takes place on 8 and 9 July 2016 in Warsaw; and if he will review Ireland's membership of NATO's so-called Partnership for Peace. [17162/16]
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
16. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the number of members of the Reserve Defence Force will reach 4,000; his engagement in addressing the difficulties and delays applicants experience in obtaining Garda Síochána clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17096/16]
Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
15. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he expects the malaria chemoprophylaxis working group to finalise its report into the prescribing of Lariam to members of the Defence Forces; the progress of the report to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17161/16]
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016
14. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to address the attrition rate in the Defence Forces and the loss of many highly trained and skilled persons; to identify the cause of early departures; to encourage and support retention of personnel; when he will review the pay for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17095/16]
Question· writtenPQ 289asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2016
289. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the properties his Department and agencies under its remit leased; the number they leased on upward-only rents and the number of the lessors who were involved with the National Asset Management Agency or with any of the State banks; and the details of each lease. [16597/16]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2016
235. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contingencies he has in place for the Naval Service and Air Corps, given that Indaver Ireland is building a waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour close to the naval headquarters and operational base on Haulbowline Island, regarding which his Department informed a Bord Pleanála inquiry that this has strategic implications for joint operations between the Air Corps and the Naval Service. [16338/16]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2016
234. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the Department of Defence's grave concerns in relation to the impact of a planned incinerator at Ringaskiddy, County Cork on the operational use of Haulbowline naval base; the action he is taking to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16297/16]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2016
233. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to address the issue of suicide among members of the Defence Forces since the publication of a report a number of years ago; and if he maintains contact with and support for former members who may have been suffering with depression or other mental illnesses when in the Defence Forces or who may have been invalided out with another illness or disability. [16142/16]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2016
232. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces, the number who retired, who were on extended sick leave, who were recruited and who did not complete training, by Army, by Naval Service, by Air Corps, for each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date. [16141/16]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2016
231. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of serving and retired members of the Defence Forces who have exhibited harmful side-effects from the use of the anti-malarial drug Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16137/16]
Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2016
230. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is investigating an alternative drug to replace Lariam as the anti-malarial medication used by member of the Defence Forces when serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16136/16]
Question· writtenPQ 656asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
656. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will accept applications in his recruitment to the Defence Forces from students who have not completed their studies but who wish to do so and then join the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15656/16]
Question· writtenPQ 655asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
655. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 2 June 2016, the reason he cannot obtain the information sought from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (details supplied). [15551/16]
Question· writtenPQ 654asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
654. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the changes in the numbers employed in his human resources section following the introduction of PeoplePoint. [15477/16]
Question· writtenPQ 653asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
653. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff who work exclusively on constituency matters for him. [15461/16]
Question· writtenPQ 652asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
652. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff working in his human resources section. [15445/16]
Question· writtenPQ 651asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
651. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of money spent on daily newspapers in 2015; if this is an appropriate expenditure given the far cheaper online alternatives available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15429/16]
Question· writtenPQ 650asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
650. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of money his Department spent on purchasing copies of the Public Sector Times magazine in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15413/16]
Question· writtenPQ 649asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
649. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the Reserve Defence Force; the number who completed the fitness test; the number of those who passed the fitness test; the number who completed the interview; the number who applied for Garda clearance; the number who received Garda clearance and within what timeframe they received it; the number who went on to complete medicals; the number who eventually enlisted and when they enlisted, by brigade and gender, in each of the years from 2014 to 31 May 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15385/16]
Question· writtenPQ 648asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2016
648. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the long delays in Garda Síochána clearance of persons (details supplied); the progress of these applications; and when persons will receive a decision. [15384/16]
Question· writtenPQ 255asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2016
255. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil Éireann; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15195/16]
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