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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
78. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase cybersecurity defence in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33667/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence when it is intended to make decisions on the recent report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33620/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
76. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence the work-life balance measures that are being considered by his Department to make the Defence Forces a more family-friendly environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33633/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
75. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Defence the plans that are in place for the future use of the LÉ Eithne ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34198/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
74. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 1 June 2022, if he will report on the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on 15 June 2022; the person who represented Ireland at the meeting; if minutes were taken at the meeting; if so, if they will be published; the reason no official public record was published in respect of the group's meeting of 23 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34097/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
73. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his vision for Ireland’s ultimate future role in European defence projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34164/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
72. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the specific recruitment drives that have taken place in respect of school leavers and graduates from third level education; and if there were targeted campaigns in respect of areas of known understaffing in the Defence Forces. [34161/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
71. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the report from the commission on the future of the Defence Forces; when there will be a full Government response on the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34179/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
70. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to date on the full implementation of the EU working time directive as it applies to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34178/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
69. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the pay improvement measures recommended by the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; the expected timeline for the implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33771/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2022
68. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a comprehensive update on the engagement and progress regarding the investigation associated with Women of Honour in the Defence Forces. [34169/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2022
165. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his meeting with the Finnish Foreign Minister; if enhanced co-operation around security and defence at an EU level was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31903/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2022
122. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 905 of 21 April 2021, the intended future use of the land by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32898/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
535. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of horses that joined the Defence Forces equitation school in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of horses that left the equitation school during the same period; if additional funding has been secured for the purchase of additional horses for the equitation school for later in 2022.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
534. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of full-time qualified civilian fitness instructors employed by his Department but who work in military barracks, in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32213/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
533. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Defence when Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann, ONE, will have full access to the new drop-in centre in Wexford military barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32151/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2022
532. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland was represented at the NATO International Military Staff and the European Military Staff, or IMS-EUMS Directors' General Conference held on 20 June; if so, by whom; the capacity in which they represented Ireland; if Ireland has participated in previous IMS-EUMS Directors' General Conferences; if so, details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32027/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
371. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place for employees to report instances of sexual harassment or assault that occur involving other employees or members of the public or on the property of his Department or public body and agency that operate under his remit; if so, if these policies are publicly accessible on the relevant website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31757/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
370. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit in direct contact with members of the public have policies in place for members of the public to report instances of sexual harassment or assault that occur on the property of his Department or each public body and agency under his remit; if so, if these policies are publicly accessible on the relevant website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31738/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
369. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider Custume Barracks, Athlone, as the location for the proposed Army headquarters as recommended in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31654/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
368. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the details of current PESCO projects that Ireland is observing on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
367. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the details of current PESCO projects in which Ireland is participating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2022
366. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Defence the details of the car and driver expenses in his Department that were claimed the Minister and Ministers of State in 2021, in tabular form. [31392/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
1560. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if the eligibility requirement of 12 months in post given the rotational nature of their schedule will be applied to those members of the Defence Forces that applied for the €1,000 pandemic bonus. [29732/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
1559. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had to ensure the members of the Defence Forces are paid the €1,000 pandemic bonus as soon as possible given that it was announced in January 2022. [29731/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
925. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to increasing the salary of specialist practitioners in military medicine to match that with medical practitioners working in the Prison Service who have equivalent training, considering the existing discrepancy is impeding the Defence Forces in attracting doctors into the Medical Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30986/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
924. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his meeting with Finland’s Defence Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30439/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
923. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Defence if he plans to help alleviate waiting lists for medical assessments for recruits for the Reserve Defence Forces; if consideration will be given to accepting private general practitioner medical assessments; if private general practitioners will be hired by the Defence Forces to carry out medical assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30300/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
922. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff members posted at the Irish Permanent Representation to the European Union, including all counsellors and attachés, in each of the past seven years 2016 to 2022; the functions of each staff member; the new posts that have been created or discontinued, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30049/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
921. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the individual projects in the defence capital programme which have been directly fully or partially funded from the sale of Defence Forces land and or property from 2015 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
920. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the percentage and monetary amount from the proceeds of the sale of Defence Forces land and or property which has been spent on the defence capital programme from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
919. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the receipts from the sale of Defence Forces property or land from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29668/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
918. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the capital expenditure for the Defence Forces from 2017 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29667/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
917. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current capital expenditure budget for the Defence Forces for 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29666/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
916. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing the establishment figure of the Defence Forces by 2,000 to 11,000 personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29665/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
915. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29664/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
914. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of women in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29663/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
913. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29662/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
912. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of female members of the Defence Forces who have left to date in 2022, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29661/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
911. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces who are serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29660/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
910. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29659/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
909. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols which have been cancelled to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29658/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
908. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of qualified military pilots, cadet pilots in-training, qualified military aircraft maintenance technicians, qualified military avionics technicians and military apprentices in-training of both the Defence Forces and the Naval Service. [29657/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
907. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and current strength levels of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29656/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
906. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the maximum and current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29655/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
905. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if an exemption can be made in relation to a person (details supplied) due to the circumstances surrounding the unforeseen delays in the application process. [29448/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
904. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence if any former Secretary Generals are seconded from his Department; the locations of same; the purpose of the secondment; the remuneration they are in receipt of from his Department or additional allocation to the agency or institution to which they are seconded arising from the secondment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29259/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
903. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Defence the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of his Department or that receive funding from his Department that have been charged negative interest by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board in 2021 in each of the preceding years in which such charges were applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
902. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Defence the amount of interest that his Department has been charged by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29204/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2022
901. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the funds allocated to or the costs associated with the Commission on the Future of Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29096/22]