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Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
70 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recent internal governance review of the Irish Red Cross; his further views on whether this review goes far enough in terms of addressing concerns relating to the governance and management of that organisation; the outcome of recent discussions between officers of his Department and the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
67 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether there should be an independent investigation into the governance and management of the Irish Red Cross in view of the recent negative publicity surrounding the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
56 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to nominate a new chairperson for the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
55 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence the outcome of the review with the military authorities into structures and posts required to meet the operational requirements of the Defence Forces in view of the decision to maintain a complement of 10,000 personnel, which was due to be completed in March 2010; if the Department of Finance has sanctioned the outcome as produced by the review; the timescale for the implementation of the review; the nature of cost implications from the review and its implementations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
88 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the establishment of the new centralised medical corps for the Defence Forces.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
54 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the number of recommendations of the Defence Forces Medical Services Review that remain unimplemented; the number of recommendations in the process of implementation but not yet fully implemented; the number of recommendations yet to begin the process of implementation; the number of recommendations that have been fully implemented; the specific timeframe in which the recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
53 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence when recruitment will commence for the Permanent Defence Force in view of the decline in numbers over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
52 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence when he will be making an announcement regarding recruitment into the Defence Forces.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
51 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence if he will reverse the decision to reduce by 200 the number of days that the Naval Service patrol in view of the drugs and other smuggling threat and its impact on the public and on the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
50 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish contingent to the United Nations MINURCAT mission to the Central African Republic and to Chad.
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Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2010
49 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence when he informed the United Nations officially of the decision to withdraw Defence Forces from participation in Chad; if he formally informed the United Nations of the decision prior to, or following, his announcement of, or revealing of, the decision publicly on 30 March 2010; if the United Nations either formally or informally urged that the information not be announced at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 714asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
762 Deputy Christy O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will give approval for the appointment of a Civil Defence officer in Skibbereen, County Cork to replace the retired former holder of the post as requested by Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 702asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
750 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the timescale envisaged for the completion of the value for money review of the reserve Defence Force in 2010; his plans to initiate a value for money review of the functioning of the his Department and of the arrangements for and implementation of decentralisation within the Defence area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 701asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
749 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants in the Department of Defence in situ in Newbridge, County Kildare, as of 21 April 2010; the date at which the new departmental headquarters in Newbridge will open; the locations at which civil servants in Newbridge are based; the cost of their placement in alternative buildings pending the opening of the departmental headquarters since the date of budget 2010; the cost of equipping the alternative locations for the civil servants to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 700asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
748 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the usage of the ministerial air transport service by calendar month in 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 699asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
747 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of doctor positions remaining to be filled in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 698asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
746 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of dental hygienists employed in the Defence Forces as of April 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 697asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
745 Deputy Seán Power asked the Minister for Defence his future intentions on overseas service in view of the decision not to participate in the planned overseas mission to Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 696asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
744 Deputy Seán Power asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements in place to remove litter from the Curragh Plains, County Kildare; the future plans to maintain the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 695asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
743 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Defence if he will detail in tabular form, the number of reams of A4 sized paper and A3 sized paper purchased in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 by his Department and each agency under its aegis; and the proportion of which is 100% recycled paper.
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Question· writtenPQ 694asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
742 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Defence the total spend by his Department and each agency under its aegis on printer consumables (details supplied) for each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 693asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
741 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Defence the number of photocopiers, laser printers, inkjet printers and multifunctional devices currently deployed within his Department and each agency under its aegis in tabular readable form.
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Question· writtenPQ 692asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
740 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Defence the number of personal computers and laptops currently deployed within his Department and each agency under its aegis in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 691asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
739 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if joint training exercises have been undertaken by the Defence Forces with the other armies involved in the Nordic Battle Group since its inception; and if so the cost of same.
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Question· writtenPQ 690asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
738 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Defence his plans to abolish the director of the Army Reserve as a position within the Army; the impact that this will have on the Army Reserve; his further plans for the Army Reserve in the period 2010 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 689asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
737 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Defence if a decision has been made to disband directorates of reserve for Defence Forces; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this will have an adverse effect on the Defence Forces Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 688asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2010
736 Deputy Seán Power asked the Minister for Defence the cost of the decentralisation of the Defence headquarters to Newbridge, County Kildare; and the expected date of moving to this new facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2010
357 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Defence the list of all proposals in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure relating to his Department or to bodies or agencies under his remit which have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 291asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2010
356 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the salary of the chief executive of each agency under the aegis of his Department on 1 August 2008 and 1 September 2008 in tabular form; if a voluntary pay cut was taken by each CEO; if so, the date of same; the salary of the CEO at that date; the full benefits package now applying to each such person, including pension contributions and amount of bonus, if any; if same was awarded, the way in which it was benchmarked; the cost of a company car and any other benefit in kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2010
255 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the contact between his Department and the Department of Defence regarding the ability of the Air Corps to participate in search and rescue in the view of the new contractual arrangements being considered and specifically the proposal to downgrade the level of service available in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 March 2010
209 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the number of properties that his Department is currently leasing from property landlords along with the location of same; the number of these lease agreements that contain upward only rent review clauses; the cost arising from these rents; the efforts that are being made by his Department to ensure that these rents are operating at a sustainable level in the current business and economic environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 March 2010
208 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the number of properties that his Department is currently leasing to commercial business along with the location of same; the number of these lease agreements that contain upward only rent review clauses; the income derived from these rents; the efforts that are being made by his Department to ensure that these rents are operating at a sustainable level in the current business and economic environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 496asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
619 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost in respect of foreign travel, accommodation and related ministerial and official costs associated with St. Patrick’s Day 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 495asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
618 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if any scientific studies have been carried out at Haulbowline, County Cork, pertaining to the health and safety of naval and ancillary personnel relating to the former operations of Irish Steel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 494asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
617 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Defence Agency code of conduct on defence procurement is explicitly a voluntary non-binding agreement which involves no legal commitment and which leaves the member State the authority to award its own contracts; and if in view of this, he will intervene to prevent the Defence Forces from sourcing ammunition from an Israeli arms company.
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Question· writtenPQ 493asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
616 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to exclude all Israeli based companies from tendering for Defence Force procurement contracts.
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Question· writtenPQ 492asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
615 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence the purchases that have been made from the State of Israel or Israeli Defence contractors in recent years, including the purchases of drones and troop carriers; the items purchased, price paid and purpose of same in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 491asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
614 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces are in the process of procuring, or recently procured, ammunition; and if so, if any Israeli companies submitted tenders for the contract..
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Question· writtenPQ 490asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
613 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Defence if he has received correspondence from the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces regarding work place complaints of bullying and harassment by members of the Army nursing services; the reason he has failed to respond to this correspondence to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 489asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
612 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if joint training exercises have been undertaken by the Defence Forces with the other armies involved in the Nordic battle group since its inception; and if so the cost of same.
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Question· writtenPQ 488asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
611 Deputy Bruton asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department, and any agency under his remit, who are primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 487asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
610 Deputy Seán Connick asked the Minister for Defence the number of buildings his Department are renting within the State; the rental costs of these rentals in 2009; the average length of the leases of these buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 486asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2010
609 Deputy Seán Connick asked the Minister for Defence if the maximum age for recruitment to the Permanent Defence Forces will increase in conjunction with the increase in the entitlement age to a State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2010
174 Deputy David Stanton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of any forthcoming recruitment campaigns for the Permanent Defence Force in 2010; when they will occur; the numbers he is seeking to recruit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2010
173 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has sanctioned evictions of residents of his Department’s housing (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of statements (details supplied) that no evictions of residents, especially widows or widowers, would be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 262asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2010
348 Deputy Paul Gogarty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department with particular reference to Army costs in providing security at Shannon Airport in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 with respect to the airport being used by the US military; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2010
347 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason members of the Army nursing service do not have right of access to the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces; the way members of the Army nursing service who have a workplace grievance can have access to an independent appeal beyond the director of the Army medical corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2010
346 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount his Department paid annually for car mileage since 2007 to date in 2010; the amount paid to cover rail and bus tickets separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 259asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2010
345 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will allow reservists to have a postal vote, the same as their Permanent Defence Force colleagues, in view of the fact that many reservists were unable to exercise their right to vote recently on the Lisbon treaty due to the Reserve Defence Force assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 258asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 March 2010
344 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence if he has plans in place to mark the centenary of the founding of the Irish Volunteers in 2013; if so, the details of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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