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Question· writtenPQ 353asked

353. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to the provision of a pandemic service medal for the Defence Forces given the acknowledgement of the significant contribution made by the Defence Forces to Operation Fortitude to the HSE and to the people of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2022

353. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to the provision of a pandemic service medal for the Defence Forces given the acknowledgement of the significant contribution made by the Defence Forces to Operation Fortitude to the HSE and to the people of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/22]

Question· writtenPQ 236asked

236. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his visit to the informal meeting of European Union defence ministers hosted by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union; if he participated in discussions and a dinner with the NATO General Secretary; his views on deepening European Union and NATO links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2759/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2022

236. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his visit to the informal meeting of European Union defence ministers hosted by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union; if he participated in discussions and a dinner with the NATO General Secretary; his views on deepening European Union and NATO links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2759/22]

Question· writtenPQ 699asked

699. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence if additional funding will be allocated to radar surveillance capability for the Air Corps; and if so, the timeline for such funding given the increasing threat concerns and flight safety concerns as outlined by the IAA (details supplied). [2667/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

699. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence if additional funding will be allocated to radar surveillance capability for the Air Corps; and if so, the timeline for such funding given the increasing threat concerns and flight safety concerns as outlined by the IAA (details supplied). [2667/22]

Question· writtenPQ 698asked

698. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2381/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

698. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2381/22]

Question· writtenPQ 697asked

697. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2356/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

697. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2356/22]

Question· writtenPQ 696asked

696. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit by sectors (details supplied) in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2343/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

696. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit by sectors (details supplied) in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2343/22]

Question· writtenPQ 693asked

693. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant positions for dentists, nurses, advanced paramedics and doctors in the Medical Corps of the Defence Forces; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form [1893/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

693. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant positions for dentists, nurses, advanced paramedics and doctors in the Medical Corps of the Defence Forces; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form [1893/22]

Question· writtenPQ 690asked

690. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1795/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

690. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1795/22]

Question· writtenPQ 689asked

689. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of the consultancy in tabular form. [1713/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

689. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of the consultancy in tabular form. [1713/22]

Question· writtenPQ 688asked

688. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1695/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

688. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1695/22]

Question· writtenPQ 686asked

686. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [1548/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

686. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [1548/22]

Question· writtenPQ 685asked

685. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have taken part in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Locked Shields exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1296/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

685. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have taken part in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Locked Shields exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1296/22]

Question· writtenPQ 683asked

683. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have been involved in the meetings or events of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1292/22]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

683. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have been involved in the meetings or events of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1292/22]

Question· writtenPQ 682asked

682. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish the terms of reference for an independent review into allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63210/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

682. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish the terms of reference for an independent review into allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63210/21]

Question· writtenPQ 681asked

681. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will work in relation to the report prepared by the military authorities with the injured parties to ensure that they are satisfied that the terms of reference include and investigate all of the avenues that they have requested (details supplied). [63073/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

681. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will work in relation to the report prepared by the military authorities with the injured parties to ensure that they are satisfied that the terms of reference include and investigate all of the avenues that they have requested (details supplied). [63073/21]

Question· writtenPQ 621asked

621. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he engaged with other European Union member states to issue a collective statement denouncing the designation of the six Palestinian NGOs as terror originations and to call on the Israeli Minister of Defence to rescind the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63110/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022

621. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he engaged with other European Union member states to issue a collective statement denouncing the designation of the six Palestinian NGOs as terror originations and to call on the Israeli Minister of Defence to rescind the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63110/21]

Question· writtenPQ 371asked

371. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence if he will appropriately honour all the Irish soldiers who served with distinction at Jadotville; if his attention has been drawn to the time urgency of doing same and the broad range of historical primary and secondary evidence that would justify such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62897/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021

371. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence if he will appropriately honour all the Irish soldiers who served with distinction at Jadotville; if his attention has been drawn to the time urgency of doing same and the broad range of historical primary and secondary evidence that would justify such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62897/21]

Question· writtenPQ 370asked

370. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the status of the proposed transfer of lands at Rockbrae House, Bray, County Wicklow to Wicklow County Council; the stage the handover is currently at; the estimated timeframe for the transfer of such lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62863/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021

370. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the status of the proposed transfer of lands at Rockbrae House, Bray, County Wicklow to Wicklow County Council; the stage the handover is currently at; the estimated timeframe for the transfer of such lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62863/21]

Question· writtenPQ 367asked

367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62521/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021

367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62521/21]

Question· writtenPQ 109asked

109. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether innocent military personnel who are rotating with the current Defence Forces detachment in the Lebanon should suffer a form of collective punishment with newly imposed restrictions as a consequence of the actions of a member who allegedly sexually assaulted another soldier after drinking alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62045/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021

109. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether innocent military personnel who are rotating with the current Defence Forces detachment in the Lebanon should suffer a form of collective punishment with newly imposed restrictions as a consequence of the actions of a member who allegedly sexually assaulted another soldier after drinking alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62045/21]

Question· writtenPQ 108asked

108. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if allegations of a recent sexual assault on an Irish soldier at an Irish military overseas United Nations mission involving another Irish soldier have been referred to An Garda Síochána. [62044/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021

108. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if allegations of a recent sexual assault on an Irish soldier at an Irish military overseas United Nations mission involving another Irish soldier have been referred to An Garda Síochána. [62044/21]

Question· writtenPQ 378asked

378. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps is contracting senior aircraft inspectors from a company (details supplied) to supervise and sign off on maintenance being performed by Air Corps technicians; the cost of this; the reason it is not being performed by Air Corps personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61674/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

378. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps is contracting senior aircraft inspectors from a company (details supplied) to supervise and sign off on maintenance being performed by Air Corps technicians; the cost of this; the reason it is not being performed by Air Corps personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61674/21]

Question· writtenPQ 377asked

377. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the progress to date on the report of Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; the date the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61587/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

377. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the progress to date on the report of Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; the date the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61587/21]

Question· writtenPQ 376asked

376. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces of all ranks who have been selected for mandatory overseas duty in each of the past five years; the number of appeals that were made; the number of appeals that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61584/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

376. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces of all ranks who have been selected for mandatory overseas duty in each of the past five years; the number of appeals that were made; the number of appeals that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61584/21]

Question· writtenPQ 375asked

375. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the proposed arrangements for carrying out a review of wages and salaries of enlisted members of the Defence Forces; if an organisation (details supplied) will be consulted in relation to these arrangements before they are finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61511/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

375. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the proposed arrangements for carrying out a review of wages and salaries of enlisted members of the Defence Forces; if an organisation (details supplied) will be consulted in relation to these arrangements before they are finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61511/21]

Question· writtenPQ 374asked

374. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the mandatory retirement age for serving privates and non-commissioned officers in the Defence Forces; the age that such members become eligible for an Army pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61508/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

374. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the mandatory retirement age for serving privates and non-commissioned officers in the Defence Forces; the age that such members become eligible for an Army pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61508/21]

Question· writtenPQ 373asked

373. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service made similar requests in relation to compliance with the European Union Common Fisheries Policy to the skippers of fishing vessels of other European Union member states that were fishing in the same area off the south coast of Ireland as an Irish registered fishing vessel (details supplied) when they were requested to return to harbour by the Naval Service on 30 November 2021; and if not, the reason. [61348/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

373. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service made similar requests in relation to compliance with the European Union Common Fisheries Policy to the skippers of fishing vessels of other European Union member states that were fishing in the same area off the south coast of Ireland as an Irish registered fishing vessel (details supplied) when they were requested to return to harbour by the Naval Service on 30 November 2021; and if not, the reason. [61348/21]

Question· writtenPQ 372asked

372. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if the contract has been signed for the construction of a new cadet school in the Defence Forces training centre, Curragh, County Kildare; and the duration of this project. [61277/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021

372. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if the contract has been signed for the construction of a new cadet school in the Defence Forces training centre, Curragh, County Kildare; and the duration of this project. [61277/21]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and 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 disciplines. [61080/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021

235. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; and 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 disciplines. [61080/21]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the date of the most recent air quality test carried out within the Air Corps main technical stores, Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel and adjoining office complex; and if he will provide the results of this test. [61024/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021

232. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the date of the most recent air quality test carried out within the Air Corps main technical stores, Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel and adjoining office complex; and if he will provide the results of this test. [61024/21]

Question· writtenPQ 230asked

230. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on electricity costs in tabular form; and if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60933/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021

230. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on electricity costs in tabular form; and if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60933/21]

Question· writtenPQ 673asked

673. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to media reports that the process of approving the export of cattle from the State to Israel has commenced; his views on whether such a step would be fully in keeping with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; if his attention has been drawn to the International Criminal Court’s announcement that it is to begin a formal investigation into possible war crimes committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; if he will consult with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence with regard to the appropriateness of such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60414/21]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2021

673. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to media reports that the process of approving the export of cattle from the State to Israel has commenced; his views on whether such a step would be fully in keeping with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; if his attention has been drawn to the International Criminal Court’s announcement that it is to begin a formal investigation into possible war crimes committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; if he will consult with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence with regard to the appropriateness of such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60414/21]

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