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601 records in IE in 2010
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
172 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the cost of using private security firms to secure Defence Force’s barracks each year for the last three years. [16002/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
171 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the chain and sequence of command and operational structures governing the national emergency plan; the way in which such plans are likely to be activated in the future; the sequence of events leading up to such activation; the person or persons with overall responsibility in such matters; the degree to which a communications and advice centre is provided for in such plans having particular regard to the situation likely to arise in the event of either a natural disaster or a terrorist attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15987/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
170 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he will raise the age limit for recruitment to the Defence Forces in 2010 by one year in view of the fact that there was no recruitment in 2009. [15852/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
147 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Transport the reason he chose to hire private contractors to provide search and rescue facilities when the Air Corps possesses six helicopters suitable to fill the role and has the staff capable for being trained for such a role; if he will in future, prior to the signing of contracts, assess whether the Defence Forces have the capability to fulfil part or all of a role required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15995/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
102 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the advice available to him, his Department and the international community prior to withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from the western Balkans; if due regard has been given to the ongoing needs in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15629/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
101 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the tasks carried out by the Naval Service within the revised patrol patterns for the first quarter of 2010. [15616/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
100 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether jammers available for purchase via the Internet pose a security threat to global positioning system navigation systems at sea; his further views on the potential scale of this threat; and the steps he will take to address it. [15601/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
99 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the location of a more suitable premises for the military archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15617/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
98 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the level of funding by the State of the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers, RACO, and the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association, PDFORRA; the number of staff that they both employ; and the numbers they represent. [15611/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
97 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of court martial that took place during 2006 to 2010, inclusive; the number ongoing at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15597/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
95 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the posting of detailed information on the Internet about the movements of Naval Service vessels could be used by drug importers or others involved in illegal activities to avoid detection; his plans to review this procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15626/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
94 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the 2010 programme for the Army equitation school. [15610/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
93 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if the director of legal services has concluded his consideration of the report of the court of inquiry into the accident at Kilworth Camp, County Cork, in June 2009 when an officer was seriously injured in a training incident; the action he will take arising from this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15620/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
92 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the details of the 2010 recruitment process for personnel to bring the numbers in the Defence Forces to the required figure of 10,000 as provided for in the 2010 budget; when such recruitment will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15595/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
90 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of meetings he and his Department have had with the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers and the Permanent Defence Forces Other Ranks Representative Association in the past 12 months. [15612/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
86 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will clarify the roles of the seven Irish soldiers currently reported to be in Afghanistan. [13340/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
169 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have left the Permanent Defence Force in the first quarter of 2010; the total strength of the Defence Forces. [15851/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
85 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the total number of personnel who have left the Permanent Defence Force in the first quarter of 2010; the total strength of the Defence Forces. [15602/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
84 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s Estimate for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15621/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
83 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Defence the additional Defence Forces property sales that are planned for 2010. [15608/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
81 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the progress made regarding the new military courthouse in the Curragh, County Kildare; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15596/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
80 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence his plans regarding the future strength of the Defence Forces; his further plans to increase the numbers over the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15628/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
79 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence his plans for members of the Reserve Defence Force to serve overseas with the Permanent Defence Force in 2010. [15614/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
78 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence his plans to review the restriction on any new development around Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin, in view of the fact that several hundred acres of land fully serviced at a significant cost to the taxpayer and which has considerable employment generating potential is now sterilised due to this restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
77 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the investigation being carried out into an allegation that a member of the Naval Service was supplying information on patrol vessel movements to drug smugglers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15625/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
89 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Defence the number of patrolling days undertaken by Naval Service vessels in each year from 2005 to 2009 and the planned number for 2010; if he has had discussions with the fishing industry or the customs authority regarding the implications for fishery protection and drug smuggling preventative measures for the planned reduction in patrolling days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15624/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
76 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the cuts to the number of patrolling days available to the Naval Service undermines the objective of reducing the inflow of illegal drugs here; if he will seek additional funding from the Department of Finance in order that the patrolling cuts may be reversed; and if he will request the Naval Service to focus more of its resources on operations that target criminal drug smugglers as opposed to its current prioritisation of Irish fishers. [15599/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
74 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence further to the recent decision to approve 50 promotions at senior level within the Defence Forces the number of such appointments that have been filled to date; when the outstanding posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15622/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
73 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the role he envisages for the Air Corps regarding the servicing of the Garda helicopters. [15605/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
71 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Defence the size of the Reserve Defence Force in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 inclusive; the percentage decline from its peak to its lowest point; if he is satisfied with the size of the Reserve Defence Force at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15693/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
68 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the 2010 programme for the Reserve Defence Force. [15613/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
66 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the role he envisages for the Air Corps regarding the Search and Rescue Helicopter Service. [15604/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
65 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if he has received the Marine Casualty Investigation Board’s draft report on the loss of Asgard II; if so, when his Department will submit its observations on the draft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
72 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Defence if agreement has been reached with An Post and other organisations regarding payment for security services on the same basis as the commercial banks. [15609/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
64 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has completed its calculation as to the amount owned by banks in respect of the provision of cash escorts in 2009; the sum owed; if that sum has been paid; if not, the deadline by which the payment must be received, the amounts owed per bank; the banks who have paid and the banks who have not paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15635/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
63 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which the Army Ordnance Corps has been called out to deal with suspicious devices during 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of cases which were actual explosive devices; the number of occasions on which these devices were hoaxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15619/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
62 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the number of barracks in use by the Defence Forces, Reserve Defence Force and Permanent Defence Force in April 2010; the number of unused barracks; the alternatives to sale that have been considered for barracks no longer in use; if he has consulted with cultural or heritage organisations and local authorities as to alternative uses for these barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15685/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
75 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the European Defence Agency code of conduct is a voluntary, non-binding agreement which involves no legal commitment and that in all cases of defence procurement final authority for contract award remains with the member state; if he will stop using the code as a justification for awarding Defence Forces contracts to Israeli-based companies; if, in the interest of the protection and enhancement of human rights he will direct that Israeli companies be excluded from all Defence force tendering processes. [15600/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
61 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the total value of goods or equipment purchased by the Defence Forces from Israeli companies; the steps taken before such contracts are awarded to ensure that such companies are not involved in unethical conduct or in activities that might be illegal under international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
60 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Defence the progress reported regarding the projects relating to the 2016 commemoration of the 1916 Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15618/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
59 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider raising the age limit for recruitment in 2010 by one year in view of the fact that there was no recruitment to the Defence Forces in 2009. [15603/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
181 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent, if any, to which further requests have been received through the EU and UN for Irish troop deployments and peacekeeping or other missions overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16093/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
180 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas locations to which Irish peacekeeping troops are currently deployed; the extent to which such deployments continue to remain of sufficient strength to enable such deployments to be independent, self-supporting and self-sufficient in all eventualities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16092/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
91 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the deployment of Irish troops to overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15594/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
82 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence if he is liasing with the United Nations and or the European Union to enable participation at battalion level in peace support missions; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of such missions for the maintenance and development of the Defence Forces and its experience and skillsets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15698/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
69 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Defence the number of contracts received by his Department or other Departments requesting Ireland to maintain its membership of MINURCAT beyond the withdrawal timetable announced; the number of requests suggesting a stay on the decision to withdraw; the nature and frequency of the contacts by the United Nations and or its office holders and personnel requesting either a maintenance of the mission or a stay on the decision to withdraw; if, within those contacts, criticisms were made of the manner and or timing of the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15676/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
58 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are likely to be redeployed to Chad in the foreseeable future; and if there are any requests from the United Nations for their deployment elsewhere. [15598/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
57 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence his plans for vessel replacement in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
96 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to nominate a new chairperson for the Irish Red Cross. [15606/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
87 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence the discussions that have taken place between his officials and the Irish Red Cross regarding the recent internal governance review of the Irish Red Cross; and the action he proposes to take arising from these discussions. [15607/10]