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651 records in IE in 2006
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2006
930 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the progress which has been made by his Department regarding the recroachment of property (details supplied) in County Cork. [14266/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2006
359 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether there is sufficient evidence to suggest that Government to Government support in Ethiopia reaches the neediest of its citizens; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that international donors have withdrawn €400 million from Ethiopia following a series of massacres committed by Ethiopian armed forces against their own people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14294/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2006
415 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of the staff of his Department able to provide services through Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14190/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2006
414 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the reason the military service pensions files and the 1916-1923 medals files, both of which are up to 90 years old, continue to be withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14090/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2006
413 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will change the circumstances in which retired military personnel can claim the military service allowance to incorporate those who retired prior to 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14088/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 April 2006
412 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Defence if travelling expenses are available to a soldier travelling a long distance to and from work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14085/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2006
264 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his proposals to reduce the 5 ft. 4 in. height restriction for female Defence Forces recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13691/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
574 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the intelligence from the Defence Forces military intelligence section G2 which predicted a riot in Dublin in connection with the Love Ulster rally on 25 February; the action he took to inform the Garda Síochána authorities or the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform of those predictions prior to the date of the Love Ulster rally; and the contact which he has had with the Defence Forces military intelligence section G2 on this matter since. [13375-06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
573 Mr. Dennehy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether that figure is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13282-06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
572 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Defence the groups or persons who have been invited to join the parade down O’Connell Street for the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising; and the measures which have been taken to ensure that the parade is inclusive. [12849-06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
449 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he had communications with the Defence Forces, their military intelligence section G2, the Department of Defence prior to 25 February 2006 regarding the Love Ulster march in Dublin; the gist of that intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13374/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
276 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present position in Uganda where since 1987 the Lord’s Resistance Army has abducted more than 30,000 children to serve as soldiers, labourers and sex slaves in its forced confrontation and fight against the Uganda People’s Defence Force; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that thousands of children are forced to leave their homes for fear of being abducted; the steps he can take to bring about a resolution of this ongoing conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12814/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
253 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that when the Army barracks in Ballincollig, County Cork, was sold off, a plot of ground of approximately one acre was retained as a site for a proposed new Garda station; if he has received an offer for this site from a developer in exchange for an alternative site in Ballincollig for the Garda station; if it is intended to accept this offer; if an independent valuation has been done of the two separate sites and if so, the respective values; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread local view that the original site is far preferable for a Garda station; if it is intended to proceed with the Garda station on the original site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2006
135 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made on the establishment of a rapid response initiative; the level of involvement from the Department of Defence in this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13018/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2006
256 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of State employees on suspension with pay as on 31 December 2004 and 31 December 2005; and the details of same. [13152/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 March 2006
271 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the number of monuments and artefacts listed by his Department or the national monuments committee that are on the plains of the Curragh; his plans to refurbish this national item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12434/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 March 2006
270 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence if, in view of the serious concerns being expressed in regard to the state of the Curragh plains, his plans for protecting this great national asset; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12433/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
522 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the outcome of recent discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in regard to the composition of EU controlled peacekeeping or peace enforcement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12271/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
519 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the outcome of discussions he has had with his EU colleagues or UN representatives in the matter of Irish participation in EU or UN-sponsored peacekeeping or peace enforcement missions in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
518 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that military equipment and hardware currently available to members of the Defence Forces is in keeping with best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12267/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
517 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the degree to which the Defence Forces have been issued with the required clothing or breathing apparatus to meet their needs in the event of a gas or chemical attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12266/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
516 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if gas masks or other personal protection are available to the Defence Forces in the event of a terrorist attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12265/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
514 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the degree to which vessels training and equipment available to the Naval Service is in keeping with best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
513 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the degree to which Air Corps aeroplanes, equipment and training schedules are in accord with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12262/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
511 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence if payments to the Reserve Defence Force for security duties made since the introduction of the minimum wage complied fully with the minimum requirements in all cases; the effective rate per hour for a private, corporal and lieutenant arising from the application of DFR5 para 75 (6) ( a ) for a 24-hour duty. [12003/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
510 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if their case will be examined with a view to granting a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11918/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
509 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the events that he will attend in an official capacity to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising. [11891/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
508 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding an application for a transfer for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11614/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
506 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence his plans to sell Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12114/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
306 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 5, if he has issued, or plans to issue, instructions to the National Roads Authority and the local authorities to standardise the use of lane markings at junctions and signage giving advance warning of lane markings at junctions; and if inadequacy of lane markings or signage at a junction is an acceptable defence for this offence. [11953/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
124 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the inquiry that is to be established into the events surrounding the Niemba ambush in the Congo in 1960; the length of time he expects this inquiry to last; the remit of the inquiry; the personnel involved in the inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
120 Mr. O’Connor asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will be replacing the existing FN pistols; the stage such replacement programme is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11571/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
114 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence the position with regard to decentralisation within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
123 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces and Reserve Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11835/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
112 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Defence the full complement of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
109 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Defence the approaches which have been made to his Department seeking to purchase property at Rockbrac House, Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11860/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
108 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Defence if there are planned changes to defence legislation for the remainder of the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11844/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
106 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Defence the security preparations involving the Defence Forces at Shannon Airport to facilitate the transit of the US President, Mr. George W. Bush, through Shannon Airport in early March 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11805/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
105 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding allegations into the theft of diesel by a Defence Forces’ member in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11781/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
104 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence if the task force on emergency planning has discussed the response to the recent riots in Dublin; if the task force has made recommendations with regard to the planning for future marches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
102 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the position with regard to the investigation into the circumstances in which a medical appointment (details supplied) was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11839/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
515 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure associated with provision of military security for cash transportation; the amount received from the financial institutions in lieu thereof in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12264/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
99 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Defence the amount received from the banks in 1996, in respect of cash escorts supplied by the Defence Forces; the amount received in 2006 and due to be received in 2007; the way in which these amounts are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11586/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
94 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the number of apprentice mechanics working on the Irish overseas mission to Liberia; if all the fitter mechanics currently operating on this mission are apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11784/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
93 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence if tourist-friendly signage will be put up to outline the range areas and details with regard to live firing practices at the Glen of Imaal, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11858/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
87 Mr. McEntee asked the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces other than those on UN service, travelled abroad as part of the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; if so, details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11870/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
84 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Defence the number of nuclear, chemical and biological suits available to each branch of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11834/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
82 Mr. O’Connor asked the Minister for Defence if he has received any indication from the owners of a particular website (details supplied) since his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 3 November 2005 that material bearing the title “Óglaigh na hÉireann” will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11572/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
81 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to increasing the staff and facilities at the military archives in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2006
80 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits in the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps who have been discharged on the grounds of hearing difficulties from 2000 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11868/06]