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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
47. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits that have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36623/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
46. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if the commission on the future of the Defence Forces will examine the impact of climate change on the role of the Defence Forces to provide aid to the civilian power in particular the ability to provide rapid response to the increased frequency and severity of adverse weather events and increased frequency and severity of flooding events that climate change will bring. [36578/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
45. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if concerns about the future viability of the Air Corps if it is completely excluded from search and rescue services will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36690/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
44. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if additional funding will be made available to support an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact local training centres are struggling financially with the lack of revenue-raising events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36599/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
43. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which concerns in respect of pay and conditions affecting the Defence Forces have been resolved or are in the course of being resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36575/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
42. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the establishment number for the Defence Forces by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the actual number of personnel serving in each branch of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36561/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
41. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the European peace facility; the role Ireland and the Defence Forces will play in relation to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36856/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
40. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he will accede to the request from an organisation (details supplied) to allow it to affiliate to a body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37149/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
39. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will review the decision to remove search and rescue duties from the Air Corps. [36726/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
38. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence if the proposed commission on the Defence Forces will provide recommendations on outstanding and unresolved issues on pay, conditions and union recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37036/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
37. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider the awarding of medals as per the recommendation of a person (details supplied) at the time to the members of the Defence Forces for their actions during the siege at Jadotville; the reason the medals were denied at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36693/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
239. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the estimated projections for the increased expenditure in order to participate in the European peace facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36121/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
238. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the provisions of paragraph 31(1) of Defence Forces Regulation R5 have ever been used to promote an Army Reserve officer commissioned after 1 October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36082/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of Army Reserve officers who were commissioned after 1 October 2005 who have attained the rank of captain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36081/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
236. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that were subsequently subject to a recall by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2020; if so, the expenditure in respect of such products; if the expenditures will be recouped from the sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35999/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the lease, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35870/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
234. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35852/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 November 2020
233. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2020
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department rent office space from a company (details supplied) or an Irish subsidiary; the number of employees who work out of such office space; the length of time they have been working from the offices; the cost to date of renting such offices; the tender process by which it was decided to make use of the services of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35709/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2020
116. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Defence the cost of renting office space, including for public bodies, from a company (details supplied) in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [35606/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2020
115. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project. [35535/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
416. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Defence the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by his Department of posts at principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical officer grades for the past five years; the cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35481/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
415. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence if funding will be provided in 2021 for the construction of two additional berths for Naval Service vessels at the Naval Base, Haulbowline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35310/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
414. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence if funding will be secured for the refurbishment of Block H in McKee Barracks; when works will commence; and the estimated timeframe for completion. [34953/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
413. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the full list of capital works projects valued at over €1.5 million in the Defence Forces that are ongoing at present; and when each capital project will be completed in tabular form. [34952/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
412. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of the 97% of Naval Service missions which his Department claims are unaffected by staff shortages and operational capacity that are Naval Service day patrols; and his views on variance in disruption between day patrols when compared with more substantive operations. [34714/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
411. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Permanent Defence Forces currently serving overseas; the locations they are serving; and the mandate under which they serve. [34662/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
410. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the extent and nature of the role of members of the Permanent Defence Forces in contact tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic to date. [34661/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
409. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of planning operations by the Permanent Defence Forces which had to be cancelled in the past six months due to personnel shortages. [34660/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2020
408. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the optimum strength level of the Permanent Defence Forces; and the current strength of same broken down by Army, Naval Service and Air Corps personnel. [34659/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
1424. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the number of persons redeployed from the Defence Forces and other sectors of the public service to be contract tracers. [33727/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
1361. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider using the Reserve Defence Force to help with contact tracing for Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33354/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
695. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of project, department or body responsible for delivering project, county, NUTS 3 region, type of investment, construction commencement, completion year and actual cost in tabular form. [34187/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
694. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to have LÉ Niamh undergo a mid-life refit. [33858/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
693. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33840/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
692. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to bring the old Curragh post office building back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33830/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
691. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the investigation into the filling in of the hollow next to Donnelly's Hollow to conclude; the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33829/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
690. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider permitting the Permanent Defence Force and Reserve Defence Force to play a wider role in contact tracing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33822/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
689. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount due and paid to Ireland from the UN as part of the peacekeeping contract over the past three years; the amounts outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33721/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
688. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the specific constraints (details supplied) that prevent the Air Corps from providing a full 24-hour service to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33633/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
687. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contract; the company awarded the contract; and the full value of the contract in tabular form. [33267/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
686. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if the cadets that have been deployed again to the front line as contact tracers and contact tracing trainers with their own training suspended will be paid the military service allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33098/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
685. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the amount paid annually for the past three years to private airline companies for the movement of Irish military personnel to and from overseas missions; if consideration is being given to the procurement of a national asset to perform this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33097/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
684. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on overseas service at end of September 2020, by rank. [33096/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
683. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces at end September 2020; and the number of personnel that are in full-time induction training (details supplied) and therefore non-deployable. [33095/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
682. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel on overseas service at the end of September 2020, by rank. [33087/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
681. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces at the end of September 2020; and the number of personnel in full-time induction training in terms of recruits, two star training cadet training or apprenticeships and therefore non-deployable. [33086/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
680. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence if cadets that have been deployed again to the front line as contact tracers and contact tracing trainers and have had their their training suspended again will be paid the military service allowance (details supplied). [33085/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
679. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the amount paid annually for the past three years to private airline companies for the movement of Irish military personnel to and from overseas missions; if consideration is being given to the procurement of a national asset to perform this function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33084/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
678. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if the members of the 35th Battalion of the Army that fought at the siege of Jadotville will be awarded a medal for their bravery: if he will respond to Kilkenny County Council and other local authorities that passed a motion in the name of a person (details supplied) unanimously calling for action in this regard; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/20]