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Question· oralPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
100. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the investment in equipment for the Defence Forces as part of the five-year equipment development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3916/22]
Question· oralPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
99. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the proportion of commissioned officers in the Defence Forces that have less than five years’ experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3770/22]
Question· oralPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
98. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the progress made at addressing the serious concerns arising from the experiences of some members of the Defence Forces, in particular, women serving and retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3639/22]
Question· oralPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
97. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the numbers in the Defence Forces to reach 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3768/22]
Question· oralPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
96. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of situations that have arisen in which members of the Defence Forces who were injured in the course of their duties and subsequently awarded damages by the courts are now having the value of the awards recovered by way of reduction in their pensions; if it is recognised that such steps to recover moneys is arbitrary; if the full extent of these situations will be re-examined as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3875/22]
Question· oralPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
95. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel that have been stationed at Custume Barracks, Athlone over the past five years; if there are plans to upgrade its status in the next few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4169/22]
Question· oralPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
94. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the engagements and progress made in relation to the Women of Honour. [3831/22]
Question· oralPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
93. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence when the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces will be published; the process that he will put in place to implement the report; if the Defence Forces representative associations will be directly involved in the implementation of the report; if he intends to set out a timeframe for the implementation of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3563/22]
Question· oralPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2022
92. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the details of the progress of the Commission on the Defence Forces to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/22]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
107. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Defence the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/22]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
106. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the annual cost for the provision of aid to the civil power duties at Shannon Airport for 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/22]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
105. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if he has received the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces to date; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3958/22]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
104. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 18 November 2021, the status of plans for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3957/22]
Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
103. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the status of the work of the Civil-Military Research Technology and Innovation Unit recently established in the Defence Organisation; the funding allocated to this unit in 2021 and 2022; the number of whole-time equivalent positions in this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3956/22]
Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
102. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Defence the status of the inclusion of a person (details supplied) in the formation of the terms of reference for the review on Army sex abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3952/22]
Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
101. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the status of the involvement of Ireland in peacekeeping activity internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3874/22]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
100. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to develop and or introduce gender-focused sexual education in the Defence Forces training phase for recruits. [3733/22]
Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
99. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of reports he has received from the Ombudsman that make recommendations and or directions to him in respect of complainants' grievances in the past three years to date; the number of these cases that have been resolved; and the number that remain open. [3732/22]
Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
98. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence if the funding for equipment and resources for the Defence Forces includes funding to add capacity to the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3678/22]
Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2022
97. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated for Defence Forces equipment under the National Development Plan; and if further funding has been allocated following the review of the National Development Plan. [3677/22]
Question· writtenPQ 355asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2022
355. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence his Department’s total capital and current expenditure budget for 2021 and 2022 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence with a breakdown for each related allocation for both years in tabular form. [3495/22]
Question· writtenPQ 354asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2022
354. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to an issue in the Air Corps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3211/22]
Question· writtenPQ 353asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2022
353. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to the provision of a pandemic service medal for the Defence Forces given the acknowledgement of the significant contribution made by the Defence Forces to Operation Fortitude to the HSE and to the people of Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/22]
Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2022
236. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his visit to the informal meeting of European Union defence ministers hosted by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union; if he participated in discussions and a dinner with the NATO General Secretary; his views on deepening European Union and NATO links; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2759/22]
Question· writtenPQ 699asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
699. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence if additional funding will be allocated to radar surveillance capability for the Air Corps; and if so, the timeline for such funding given the increasing threat concerns and flight safety concerns as outlined by the IAA (details supplied). [2667/22]
Question· writtenPQ 698asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
698. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2381/22]
Question· writtenPQ 697asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
697. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2356/22]
Question· writtenPQ 696asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
696. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the number of public sector workers under his remit by sectors (details supplied) in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2343/22]
Question· writtenPQ 695asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
695. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if his Department is considering an increase in the daily budget for catering in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2249/22]
Question· writtenPQ 694asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
694. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the current status of a ship (details supplied). [2098/22]
Question· writtenPQ 693asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
693. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant positions for dentists, nurses, advanced paramedics and doctors in the Medical Corps of the Defence Forces; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form [1893/22]
Question· writtenPQ 692asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
692. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence if he spoke formally with the United States Secretary of Defence during 2021. [1892/22]
Question· writtenPQ 691asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
691. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service and Air Corps will be launched in quarter 1 of 2022. [1891/22]
Question· writtenPQ 690asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
690. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1795/22]
Question· writtenPQ 689asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
689. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of the consultancy in tabular form. [1713/22]
Question· writtenPQ 688asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
688. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies were spent on in tabular form. [1695/22]
Question· writtenPQ 687asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
687. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence when the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces is expected to issue its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1647/22]
Question· writtenPQ 686asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
686. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [1548/22]
Question· writtenPQ 685asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
685. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have taken part in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence Locked Shields exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1296/22]
Question· writtenPQ 684asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
684. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have been involved in exercises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1295/22]
Question· writtenPQ 683asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
683. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel have been involved in the meetings or events of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1292/22]
Question· writtenPQ 682asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
682. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish the terms of reference for an independent review into allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63210/21]
Question· writtenPQ 681asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
681. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will work in relation to the report prepared by the military authorities with the injured parties to ensure that they are satisfied that the terms of reference include and investigate all of the avenues that they have requested (details supplied). [63073/21]
Question· writtenPQ 680asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
680. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank in the Defence Forces school of music; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [62971/21]
Question· writtenPQ 621asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
621. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he engaged with other European Union member states to issue a collective statement denouncing the designation of the six Palestinian NGOs as terror originations and to call on the Israeli Minister of Defence to rescind the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63110/21]