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Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2018
150. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the establishment of a new lands management team and a new environmental maintenance contract for the Curragh plains; the work ongoing to identify suitable locations for car parking spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/18]
Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2018
149. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills with regard to the need to upgrade schools on the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29530/18]
Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2018
148. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the legislative and procedural changes he plans to introduce to settle outstanding grievances with the Defence Forces representative organisations in view of the breach of the European Charter of Fundamental Human Rights (details supplied). [29518/18]
Question· writtenPQ 147asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2018
147. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of cases settled by his Department with members of the Defence Forces who have taken court cases for infringements of the working time directive; the amount the legal fees and settlements will ultimately cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29517/18]
Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2018
146. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason Defence Forces Regulation A.11 paragraph 16 was altered; if he will engage with the representative organisations in contravention of paragraph 24(2) of Defence Forces Regulation S.6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29516/18]
Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2018
145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a person (details supplied) will receive their 1916-2016 commemorative medal as a member of the Defence Forces. [29513/18]
Question· writtenPQ 212asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
212. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of foreign soldiers who have been charged with and convicted of contravention of section 317 of the Defence Act 1954 with regard to the wearing by foreign soldiers of a military uniform of a foreign State; and if they have been imprisoned for a term of six months as permitted in the Act. [29271/18]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
43. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of consents in writing he and his predecessors issued as per section 317(1) of the Defence Act 1954 to foreign soldiers entering or landing here in each year since 2003. [29272/18]
Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
42. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to prevent members of foreign armed forces entering or landing here while wearing a foreign military uniform as per section 317(1) of the Defence Act 1954. [29270/18]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
41. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the issue of foreign soldiers in US military fatigues being seen regularly inside and outside Shannon Airport; if they have been issued individually or collectively with written consent to access the countryside in County Clare or within Shannon Airport wearing the military uniform of a foreign army contrary to section 317 of the Defence Act 1954; and the action he will take to prevent future violation of the provisions of the Act. [29269/18]
Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
40. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of charging ports and parking bays for electric vehicles at his Department building and other buildings used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28888/18]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
39. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the person (details supplied) who put the wristbands on persons while on the LE Niamh when the vessel participated in rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28842/18]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
38. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the annual expenditure on commercial archaeology services in his Department by provider in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28743/18]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
27. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 17 May 2018, if work has concluded on revision of the estimated cost associated with new entrants in the Department of Defence highlighted in the report on the cost of dealing with pay equalisation for new entrants to the public service laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in March 2018; and if so, the estimated cost of same. [28676/18]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2018
20. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the outcome of consultation between the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and flood relief and an organisation (details supplied) on the provision of insurance in areas protected by demountable flood defence systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29054/18]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2018
94. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which a Naval Service vessel participating in Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea transferred migrants and refugees from an Irish vessel to another vessel at sea; the number transferred in each case; the national designation of the ship to which they were transferred in each case; the port at which the transferred migrants and refugees were put ashore in the case of each transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28452/18]
Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2018
93. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actual spend in the past five years in Vote 35 Army Pensions and Vote 36 Defence. [28429/18]
Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2018
92. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the budget in the past five years in Vote 35 Army Pensions and Vote 36 Defence. [28428/18]
Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2018
84. Deputy John Brady asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if e-car charging points are provided at his Department's buildings in Dublin or in other locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28392/18]
Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2018
83. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the military exercises that Irish troops have been involved in in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28119/18]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the number of women in each branch of the Defence Forces continues to reflect policy in respect of gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/18]
Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
80. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of each branch of the Defence Forces; the extent to which this is in line with normal expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28048/18]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
79. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps and their ability to respond to all emergencies, natural disasters or otherwise that may arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28047/18]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
78. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which summer training courses continue to be available to members of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28046/18]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
77. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the ability of the Naval Service to deal with an emergency that may arise in the context of security or rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28045/18]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
76. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he continues to improve and update equipment and training throughout the Naval Service; the extent to which the Naval Service can now compare on an equal basis in terms of equipment, training and capability in line with the best throughout the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28044/18]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which an audit has been carried out of training and equipment in the Air Corps, having particular regard to the need to ensure the availability of the most up-to-date standards at all levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28043/18]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
74. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which pay and conditions throughout the Defence Forces continue to be monitored and improved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28042/18]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
73. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Irish troops continue to serve overseas on EU or UN-related missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/18]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
72. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps continue to benefit from training and technology available to other forces in the EU, having particular regard to the need to ensure common security norms throughout the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/18]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces continue to be strengthened in line with established norms and having regard to national and international commitments and responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28038/18]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
70. Deputy John Curran asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the 24-hour duty allowance rate for a soldier; when the allowance rate was set; his plans to review the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/18]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
69. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if it is Defence Forces policy to give presentations in secondary schools with a view to recruitment; the length of time this policy has been in place; the way in which the decision is taken as to which schools to present in; if there is a set presentation outline; and if so, if it is publicly available and if parental permission is sought before each presentation takes place. [27961/18]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
68. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if personnel in his Department have been removed from their positions, transferred to others role or had their employments terminated in the past four years due to breaches of departmental standards or professional misconduct or incompetence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/18]
Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
66. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recent decision of An Bord Pleanála to approve the development of a commercial incinerator at Ringaskiddy, County Cork has implications for the operations at the naval base in Haulbowline in view of the planning objection lodged by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27385/18]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
60. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures that have been taken to ensure the safety of Irish troops deployed to the Golan Heights. [27732/18]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
59. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if changes are planned to the Defence Forces current overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27758/18]
Question· oralPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
58. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel serving in the Permanent Defence Force; the expected enlistment at the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27704/18]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action that will be taken by the Defence Forces on foot of the recent decision regarding the construction of an incinerator at Ringaskiddy and its possible impact on operations at Haulbowline naval base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27755/18]
Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
56. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the establishment of a new lands management team and a new environmental maintenance contract for the Curragh plains; the ongoing work to identify suitable locations for car parking spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27740/18]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
55. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has engaged with the Department of Education and Skills with regard to the need to upgrade schools on the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27739/18]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
54. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure better pay and working conditions for members of the Defence Forces; the further steps being taken to ensure appropriate supports are available to current and former members of the Defence Forces that may be experiencing financial difficulties; if he is satisfied that current recruitment methods are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27749/18]
Question· oralPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
53. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase the number of personnel serving in the Permanent Defence Force in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27705/18]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
52. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the feedback received on the national implementation plan for PESCO projects; and the date on which the plan will be published. [27733/18]
Question· oralPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
51. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase the number of women in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27754/18]
Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
50. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the issues of pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces and the lack of suitable equipment to enable them to carry out their duties are the crucial factors in the difficulty in recruitment and retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27742/18]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
49. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps continue to have available to them the equipment, training and personnel to meet all eventualities in which they might be called upon in emergency or other situations; if adequate updating, upgrading and upskilling takes place with regularity in all cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27711/18]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
48. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the report of the Public Service Pay Commission on issues affecting the Defence Forces is on schedule to be published before the end of 2018; and if he has engaged with an association (details supplied) before preparing his Department's submission to the commission. [27736/18]
Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
47. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on his Department's preparations for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27604/18]
Question· oralPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2018
46. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure that members of the Defence Forces are in a position to avail of the protections of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 in view of the recent High Court litigation on the matter. [27735/18]
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