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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
21. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the 2020 Defence Forces cadetship competition recently advertised will have the age limit extended beyond 26 years of age. [5483/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
20. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve as of 31 March 2020 with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
19. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 31 March 2020, by gender across all ranks of the three services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if changes will be made to the Defence Forces pension system which would allow retired personnel to work in more financially rewarding roles in view of the fact that at present a retiring service person cannot earn more than had been earned while employed in the military without having a serious effect on the individual rate of pension. [5320/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if changes will be made to the regulations which would allow retiring Defence Forces personnel to take up roles within other State organisations which they have suitable qualifications for, for example, a trained military paramedic cannot take up a similar role within the HSE. [5319/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
16. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel serving at Custume Barracks, Athlone. [5318/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
15. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of protected disclosures examined to conclusion by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5302/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
14. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be provided for the replacement of the LÉ Ciara, LÉ Orla and LÉ Eithne during 2020. [5111/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
13. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he visited any military facility during his recent visit to the USA; and if so, the military facilities he attended. [5110/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
12. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he met the Governor of Georgia, Mr. Brian Kemp during his recent visit to the USA. [5109/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
11. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing the Defence Forces strength to 9,500 in line with existing commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4942/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
10. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost to the Vote of his Department if the rate of employer PRSI was increased to 15.75% for the portion of salaries over €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4699/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
9. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he plans to carry out refurbishment of 12 houses which have been vacant for over 15 years at Collins Barracks, County Cork; when the houses will be brought back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
8. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address specific non-pensionable issues such as age extension across the rank spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4148/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
7. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) holds an entitlement to a FCA pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
6. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has examined the possibility of extending contracts past 50 years of age for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4079/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
5. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to reverse the retention issues in the Defence Forces and the issue of skilled and experienced officers leaving the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4077/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
4. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 via hardware provided to them by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4020/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
3. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount expended on access to online and hardcopy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions including the publications that his Department subscribes to; if consideration has been given to using a banded set of IP addresses for online subscriptions rather than individual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4004/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2020
2. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding received from the EU towards capital projects in the Defence Forces in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [3961/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
35. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of engagement between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills on the site selection process for a new school build (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
34. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 12 November 2019, when disability pensions awarded in court to military personnel should be regarded as payment in double (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3805/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
33. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of the malaria chemoprophylaxis working group was drawn to the World Health Organisation report of 30 September 1989 that the drug lariam may cause severe mental disturbances and other psychiatric or neurological side effects; if the report and other subsequent reports or inquiries were taken into account in preparation of their reports; and when the reports of the group will be published. [3730/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
32. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will order a full health screening of all serving and former members of the Defence Forces to assess the effects on their health by the compulsory ingestion of lariam in view of the decision to offer an alternative anti-malaria drug to Defence Forces personnel operating overseas (details supplied). [3729/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
31. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces as of 12 January 2020 took the belated decision to in future offer an alternative to the anti-malaria drug lariam to members of the Defence Forces operating overseas; and if he plans to act on the unopposed decision of the Dáil Éireann motion of 28 June 2017 to draw up a plan of action to help alleviate and address ongoing concerns. [3728/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
30. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason malarone is not the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [3727/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
29. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the 2020 recruitment campaigns for the Naval Service and Air Corps will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3726/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
28. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent on maintenance and refurbishment to Cathal Brugha Barracks and McKee Barracks in each of the years 2017 to 2019; if the barracks are due for refurbishment in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3725/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
27. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to make funding available for the refurbishment of the equestrian stables at the Defence Forces Equitation School in McKee Barracks; if a request has been submitted by Defence Forces management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3724/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
26. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional investment made in both personnel and equipment for the Air Corps in 2019; his plans to make further investment in personnel for the Air Corps in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3723/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
25. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that served overseas on missions during 2019; the number currently serving overseas; the locations in which they are serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3722/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
24. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces that left their posts in 2019, by rank in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3720/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
23. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason doxycycline is not the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [3716/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
22. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the findings and recommendations of the Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Working Groups 2011-2013 and 2015-2017; if they have been published; the actions the implementation group has taken to give effect to those recommendations; and the frequency with which the group met. [3715/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
21. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of his Department or the Defence Forces medical authorities were advised when deciding to allow melfoquine as the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa in particular in view of an article (details supplied) highlighting the World Health Organisation warning in 1989 that it could cause severe mental disturbances and psychiatric or neurological side effects. [3714/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
20. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the attention of his Department or the Defence Forces medical authorities were advised when deciding to allow melfoquine as the anti-malaria drug of first choice for Defence Forces personnel on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa that it could cause severe mental disturbances and psychiatric or neurological side effects in view of the World Health Organisation warning in 1989. [3713/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
19. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Defence Forces Reserve in 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3567/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
18. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Permanent Defence Forces in 2019 with regard to the three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3566/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
17. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve as of 29 February 2020 with regard to the three services and each rank; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
16. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 29 February 2020; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3564/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
15. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the outturn for Vote 35 of the Defence budget in 2019; and the extent of the variation from the original 2019 estimate. [3563/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
14. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the outturn for Vote 36 of the Defence budget in 2019; and the extent of the variation from the original 2019 estimate. [3562/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
13. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding provided to improve Defence Forces accommodation from 2016 to 2019; the projects planned in 2020; and the specific funding allocated to each. [3561/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
12. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the projects funded by Defence capital expenditure from 2016 to 2019; the projects planned in 2020; and the specific funding allocated to each. [3560/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
11. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when documentation which has been requested by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to their job application to the Defence Forces will issue to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3464/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
10. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the date on which three new aircraft (details supplied) came into the fleet and-or use. [3187/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
9. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital allocation for Defence in 2020; and the expenditure allocations for major capital infrastructure projects in the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and equipment. [3186/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
8. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new recruitment campaign for the Air Corps fire service will commence before end of quarter 2 of 2020; and if not, the date on which it will commence. [3185/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
7. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reintroduce a new Army barracks in counties Cavan, Monaghan or the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 March 2020
6. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a request can be facilitated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2797/20]