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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
136. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46864/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
135. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the role of the Defence Forces in the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47126/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
134. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47120/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the Public Pay Commission's report on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47145/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
132. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to make the military service allowance pensionable for pre-1990 pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47122/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
131. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the current status of his engagement with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47150/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
130. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the changes that have been made to the process whereby discrimination allegations are reviewed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47133/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
129. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Defence when the next EU meeting of defence ministers will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47037/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
128. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the operation of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the Defence Forces which was launched in 2020 and will run until 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46839/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
127. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if he will review jurisdictional objections by his Department in response to WRC complaints by members of the forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47131/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
126. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45793/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
125. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces' cybersecurity capacity has been expanded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47124/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
124. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the status of efforts to resolve the issue of post-94 contracts. [47082/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
123. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which all branches of the Defence Forces are adequately equipped and supplied in order to participate as necessary in overseas deployment, search and rescue missions, coastal reconnaissance or any emergencies of a natural or other nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47104/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
122. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the role of the Defence Forces in the preservation of cybersecurity; the number of personnel involved in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46865/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
121. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his views on reports in relation to the number of persons leaving the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47151/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
120. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the plans in place to mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Jadotville. [47080/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits that have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Forces in 2021; the net increase in the numbers in the Permanent Defence Forces resulting from this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47149/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
118. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service will be acquiring any more vessels for the purposes of maritime security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47128/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the 4th Independent Monitoring Group for the Defence Forces which should have been initiated in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47118/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
116. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if he has apologised to a person (details supplied) for the failure to address their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47132/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
115. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the future plans for Custume Barracks, Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45794/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
114. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the progress of refurbishment works at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, County Louth and Gormanston Camp, County Meath in line with the Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46838/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
113. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the status of the investigation into the incident in which a helicopter door fell off and landed in a school in Clondalkin, County Dublin in May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46867/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence if he will establish a full independent investigation to determine the extent of sexual abuse, harassment and assault in the Defence Forces. [46658/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
111. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Defence if Irish military intelligence has analysed the events of Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972; if the alleged role of a person (details supplied) in respect of these events as outlined in recent newspaper articles and in a new book to be published has been considered; if his attention has been drawn to claims that Bloody Sunday was in fact a pro-active counter insurgency operation instigated by the British military forces: if information in relation to this person is held by Irish military intelligence; if this information can be declassified in the interest of history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
110. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Defence Forces' process of implementing recommendations on anti-discrimination law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47130/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
109. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the Strengthening our Defence Forces - high-level implementation plan. [47148/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
108. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of the independent review into allegations of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment in the Defence Forces; the person or body that will carry out the review; the terms of reference for the review; the timeline for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47155/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
107. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence when the vacant position of third-party adjudicator for the Permanent Defence Forces Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47117/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
106. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence when the Commission on the Defence Forces will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47119/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
105. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47129/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
104. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of settlements made in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, with current or former members of the Defence Forces which included a non-disclosure agreement stipulation. [46798/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
103. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to any members of the Defence Forces who has made protected disclosures to him or his Department and who has been victimised as a consequence; and the action that has been taken to ensure whistleblowers have full protections. [47071/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
102. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland’s involvement in EU cooperation on security and defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46848/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
101. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the reason for the failure to halt the exodus of personnel from the Defence Forces. [47081/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
100. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the efforts that are being made by him and his Department to address the retention of post-94 personnel, some of whom face discharge from the Defences Forces in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46606/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
99. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to reach the approved threshold of 9,500 in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47121/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
98. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence if he has had any recent engagement with the representative organisations from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47125/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
97. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of all branches of the Defence Forces; if further recruitment is required to bring each branch of the Forces up to optimum strength; if issues regarding salary, pay and conditions are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47105/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
96. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the report by the independent review group on Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47153/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to improving reporting mechanisms for Defence Forces personal experiencing sexual abuse, harassment and bullying. [46659/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
94. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Defence the mechanism of expression of interest, interview, assessment and or evaluation by which the nominees to the inquiry to investigate the disturbing disclosures of sexual violence, sexual assault and rape in the Defence Forces will be appointed given his statement that arrangements for same are at an advanced stage. [46913/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures relating to the Defence Forces that have been made to the office of the Minister for Defence in the past ten years; the subject matter concerned; and the action that was taken on foot of the information supplied to him or his predecessors by serving or former members of the Defence Forces or by members of the public or departmental officials. [47070/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
92. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Defence the status of the investigation as a result of a campaign (details supplied); if he is considering an inquiry to report back on the steps his Department has taken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47127/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
91. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if Dún Laoghaire will continue to be twinned with a Naval Service vessel in the event of the LÉ Eithne being permanently decommissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47144/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
90. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence the progress made by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46955/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
89. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he plans to seek funding to resume the Asgard sail training programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47093/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
88. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the input he or his officials will have with the EU Commission in their preparation of a joint declaration with NATO; his views on the increased use of the EU budget and EU structures for military use; if he will participate in any summit on EU defence called by the French Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47146/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2021
87. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Defence Forces’ process of implementing recommendations on anti-discrimination law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47333/21]