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Question· writtenPQ 697asked

697. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of representations he has received from Members of the Oireachtas and the number of these to which he had not issued a substantive reply by 31 May 2016, by month of initial receipt from 1 January 2015 to 30 April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15034/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

697. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of representations he has received from Members of the Oireachtas and the number of these to which he had not issued a substantive reply by 31 May 2016, by month of initial receipt from 1 January 2015 to 30 April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15034/16]

Question· writtenPQ 696asked

696. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the scarcity of Reserve Defence Force, RDF, training units in rural areas, resulting in a lack of opportunity for persons in rural Ireland who wish to participate in Reserve Defence Force activities; his views on whether this is negatively affecting recruitment in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14976/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

696. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the scarcity of Reserve Defence Force, RDF, training units in rural areas, resulting in a lack of opportunity for persons in rural Ireland who wish to participate in Reserve Defence Force activities; his views on whether this is negatively affecting recruitment in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14976/16]

Question· writtenPQ 695asked

695. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the recruitment figures for the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14975/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

695. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the recruitment figures for the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14975/16]

Question· writtenPQ 694asked

694. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the recruitment figures for the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14974/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

694. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the recruitment figures for the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for each of the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14974/16]

Question· writtenPQ 693asked

693. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide resources to cover the costs for physiotherapy sessions incurred by a serving member of the Defence Forces (details supplied). [14711/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

693. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide resources to cover the costs for physiotherapy sessions incurred by a serving member of the Defence Forces (details supplied). [14711/16]

Question· writtenPQ 692asked

692. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 632 of 24 May 2016, if his plans to sell the property at Columb Barracks can be put on hold while a local group carries out feasibility studies on this site and present the findings of this study to him. [14640/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

692. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 632 of 24 May 2016, if his plans to sell the property at Columb Barracks can be put on hold while a local group carries out feasibility studies on this site and present the findings of this study to him. [14640/16]

Question· writtenPQ 691asked

691. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any member of the Defence Forces has been disciplined for working for private security firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

691. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any member of the Defence Forces has been disciplined for working for private security firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/16]

Question· writtenPQ 690asked

690. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the level of data collected on the issues that come under his Department's remit; the steps he will take to work with the Administration in Northern Ireland to collect data under his aegis on a North-South basis; the budgets he will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14438/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

690. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the level of data collected on the issues that come under his Department's remit; the steps he will take to work with the Administration in Northern Ireland to collect data under his aegis on a North-South basis; the budgets he will put in place to undertake this work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14438/16]

Question· writtenPQ 689asked

689. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the State bodies under his remit that have developed memorandums of understanding with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memorandums of understanding; the details of the cost-benefit analysis; and the new memorandums of understanding he will create between State bodies under their remits through the lifetime of the Government. [14279/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

689. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the State bodies under his remit that have developed memorandums of understanding with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the efficient delivery of services on the island of Ireland; if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the development of further memorandums of understanding; the details of the cost-benefit analysis; and the new memorandums of understanding he will create between State bodies under their remits through the lifetime of the Government. [14279/16]

Question· writtenPQ 688asked

688. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the procedures he has in place to receive briefings in his role relating to the Department of Defence and the nature and scope of delegation orders he has signed or intends to sign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14517/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

688. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the procedures he has in place to receive briefings in his role relating to the Department of Defence and the nature and scope of delegation orders he has signed or intends to sign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14517/16]

Question· writtenPQ 687asked

687. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role his Department has with the Department of Defence now that the Minister of State is located within his own Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14454/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

687. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role his Department has with the Department of Defence now that the Minister of State is located within his own Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14454/16]

Question· writtenPQ 352asked

352. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the European Commission's capacity building for security and development plans; if he is concerned that these plans will divert money that was previously earmarked for development and peace building to be spent on training and equipping military forces in fragile countries instead; his views on whether lobbyists for the defence industry may have had undue influence in this policy change. [14329/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2016

352. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the European Commission's capacity building for security and development plans; if he is concerned that these plans will divert money that was previously earmarked for development and peace building to be spent on training and equipping military forces in fragile countries instead; his views on whether lobbyists for the defence industry may have had undue influence in this policy change. [14329/16]

Question· writtenPQ 308asked

308. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Irish soldiers taking Lariam as a malaria prophylactic who have contracted malaria since Irish soldiers first started taking it as a malaria prophylactic. [14176/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

308. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Irish soldiers taking Lariam as a malaria prophylactic who have contracted malaria since Irish soldiers first started taking it as a malaria prophylactic. [14176/16]

Question· writtenPQ 307asked

307. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers the Military Police have on areas of the Curragh, County Kildare, where illegal camping may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

307. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the powers the Military Police have on areas of the Curragh, County Kildare, where illegal camping may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/16]

Question· writtenPQ 306asked

306. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on a proposed hazardous waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour which is close to the naval headquarters and operational base on Haulbowline Island; the impacts such an incinerator would have on Naval and Air Corps operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2016

306. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on a proposed hazardous waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour which is close to the naval headquarters and operational base on Haulbowline Island; the impacts such an incinerator would have on Naval and Air Corps operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/16]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of training field days held for the Reserve Defence Force; the number of units that participated; the number of members in those units in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13965/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2016

232. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of training field days held for the Reserve Defence Force; the number of units that participated; the number of members in those units in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13965/16]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will investigate if the human rights of members of the Defence Forces are breached when a choice of malaria prophylaxis is denied to them and they are required to take Lariam, given that a choice of malaria prophylaxis is available to all other citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2016

231. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will investigate if the human rights of members of the Defence Forces are breached when a choice of malaria prophylaxis is denied to them and they are required to take Lariam, given that a choice of malaria prophylaxis is available to all other citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/16]

Question· writtenPQ 945asked

945. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 18 July 2013 to provide the name/s of the supplier anti-malaria drug Malarone to medical personnel for distribution to Irish soldiers serving overseas from 2000. [13558/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

945. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 18 July 2013 to provide the name/s of the supplier anti-malaria drug Malarone to medical personnel for distribution to Irish soldiers serving overseas from 2000. [13558/16]

Question· writtenPQ 944asked

944. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the person or company which supplied the anti-malaria drug Malarone to medical personnel for distribution to Irish soldiers serving overseas from 2000 and referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 18 July 2013. [12964/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

944. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the person or company which supplied the anti-malaria drug Malarone to medical personnel for distribution to Irish soldiers serving overseas from 2000 and referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 18 July 2013. [12964/16]

Question· writtenPQ 943asked

943. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of money spent by his Department on media advertising from March 2011 to February 2016, showing the media organisation, newspaper, radio, television or any other forms of media to which advertisement fees were paid by his Department; and the amount of money paid per year to each individual media organisation in tabular form. [12883/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

943. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount of money spent by his Department on media advertising from March 2011 to February 2016, showing the media organisation, newspaper, radio, television or any other forms of media to which advertisement fees were paid by his Department; and the amount of money paid per year to each individual media organisation in tabular form. [12883/16]

Question· writtenPQ 942asked

942. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the responsibilities of the Minister of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12979/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 May 2016

942. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the responsibilities of the Minister of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12979/16]

Question· writtenPQ 265asked

265. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action that has resulted from the January 2015 memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12330/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016

265. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action that has resulted from the January 2015 memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12330/16]

Question· writtenPQ 263asked

263. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has been invited or if he expects to be invited to the NATO summit in Warsaw in Poland in July 2016; if he would accept such an invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12328/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016

263. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has been invited or if he expects to be invited to the NATO summit in Warsaw in Poland in July 2016; if he would accept such an invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12328/16]

Question· writtenPQ 262asked

262. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role the Defence Forces have played in security arrangements at Shannon Airport in County Clare; the cost of such arrangements in each of the years 2003 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016

262. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role the Defence Forces have played in security arrangements at Shannon Airport in County Clare; the cost of such arrangements in each of the years 2003 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/16]

Question· writtenPQ 634asked

634. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who are serving overseas by services, by rank and by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2016

634. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who are serving overseas by services, by rank and by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1221asked

1221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the pay of rank and file soldiers and to report on engagement with the representative organisations of soldiers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10658/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the pay of rank and file soldiers and to report on engagement with the representative organisations of soldiers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10658/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1220asked

1220. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of a pending report on the circumstances surrounding an incident on the LÉ Cliona in May 1962; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1220. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of a pending report on the circumstances surrounding an incident on the LÉ Cliona in May 1962; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1219asked

1219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason an application for the Naval Service was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10486/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1219. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason an application for the Naval Service was refused for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10486/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1217asked

1217. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current plans for recruitment to the Army; the number expected to be recruited in 2016 and in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10293/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1217. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current plans for recruitment to the Army; the number expected to be recruited in 2016 and in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10293/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1216asked

1216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make available the actuarial assessment used to calculate annuity value in the case of reduced payment of disability pension to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10079/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make available the actuarial assessment used to calculate annuity value in the case of reduced payment of disability pension to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10079/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1215asked

1215. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps will continue to participate in overseas missions in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9766/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1215. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps will continue to participate in overseas missions in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9766/16]

Question· writtenPQ 1214asked

1214. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the Defence Forces in meeting emergencies in a security or natural disaster situation; if he continues to develop the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in line with requirements to meet such contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9765/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

1214. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the Defence Forces in meeting emergencies in a security or natural disaster situation; if he continues to develop the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in line with requirements to meet such contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9765/16]

Question· writtenPQ 589asked

589. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) will in fact be sentenced in the Courts in Egypt on 29 June 2016; if the person’s last thirteen trial hearings were in fact the trial; if this stands up to international standards of a fair trial, given that the person has had no opportunity to testify in defence and no witnesses have been brought before the Court for the person’s legal team to question the veracity of their evidence; and to call the person’s immediate and unconditional release and request the Taoiseach to immediately intervene and contact the President of Egypt, Mr Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to seek the person’s release under the country’s Rule 140, Presidential Decree. [10115/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2016

589. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person (details supplied) will in fact be sentenced in the Courts in Egypt on 29 June 2016; if the person’s last thirteen trial hearings were in fact the trial; if this stands up to international standards of a fair trial, given that the person has had no opportunity to testify in defence and no witnesses have been brought before the Court for the person’s legal team to question the veracity of their evidence; and to call the person’s immediate and unconditional release and request the Taoiseach to immediately intervene and contact the President of Egypt, Mr Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to seek the person’s release under the country’s Rule 140, Presidential Decree. [10115/16]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

49. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that manufacturer’s guidelines were always, and in every case, followed by the prescribing authorities of the Irish Defence Forces when prescribing Lariam to Irish Defence Forces personnel, given the British Ministry of Defence’s acknowledgement that British armed forces personnel had been prescribed Lariam outside of the manufacturer's guidelines and that Ministry of Defence's subsequent apology to those personnel, along with the recommendations of the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade's report. [9325/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2016

49. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that manufacturer’s guidelines were always, and in every case, followed by the prescribing authorities of the Irish Defence Forces when prescribing Lariam to Irish Defence Forces personnel, given the British Ministry of Defence’s acknowledgement that British armed forces personnel had been prescribed Lariam outside of the manufacturer's guidelines and that Ministry of Defence's subsequent apology to those personnel, along with the recommendations of the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade's report. [9325/16]

Question· writtenPQ 47asked

47. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces or doctors contracted by the Defence Forces conduct or ever conducted specialised testing for the neurotoxic side-effects of mefloquine on soldiers who received the drug while in the Defence Forces; and the specialty of the doctors conducting these tests. [9323/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2016

47. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces or doctors contracted by the Defence Forces conduct or ever conducted specialised testing for the neurotoxic side-effects of mefloquine on soldiers who received the drug while in the Defence Forces; and the specialty of the doctors conducting these tests. [9323/16]

Question· writtenPQ 101asked

101. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Defence the starting salary for new entrants in the Army equitation cadetship and the salary scale already in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8824/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 May 2016

101. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Defence the starting salary for new entrants in the Army equitation cadetship and the salary scale already in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8824/16]

Question· writtenPQ 181asked

181. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Defence if he will restore pay and duty allowances which have been cut in recent years to members of the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8450/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2016

181. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Defence if he will restore pay and duty allowances which have been cut in recent years to members of the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8450/16]

Question· writtenPQ 180asked

180. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Defence when he will commence the application process for recruitment to the Irish Army in 2017; the entrance criteria he will set; the educational criteria he will set for applicants from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8335/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2016

180. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Defence when he will commence the application process for recruitment to the Irish Army in 2017; the entrance criteria he will set; the educational criteria he will set for applicants from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8335/16]

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