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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
12 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if he intends to implement the recommendations of the review groups on the air/sea rescue service, in regard to the stationing of Air Corps helicopters along the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
11 Mr. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will give details of the current outstanding reimbursable entitlements from the United Nations due to this country in respect of the participation by personnel of the Defence Forces on peace-keeping organisations both in the Lebanon and Cyprus.
Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
10 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the purchase price paid to the United Nations for ten Panhard vehicles; their age; if they are fully operational; the arrears due to his Department from the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
8 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that FCA training in the Eastern Command has virtually ground to a halt because of the non-replacement of station wagon transport formerly assigned to each FCA sub-unit.
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
7 Mr. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence, in view of the recent advertisement for cadetships in the Defence Forces, the number of applications received to date; and whether this compares favourably with previous recruitment campaigns.
Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
6 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence if any arrangements are under consideration for the round the world yacht NCB Ireland to be put at the disposal of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
41 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the date for the elections for representative associations in the Defence Forces; and the mechanism for such elections.
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
9 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of the system and method of voting to be used in the elections for the representative bodies for the Permanent Defence Force; the numbers to be elected and the various sections of the Defence Forces' structures they will represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 June 1990
5 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Defence the date on which elections for representative bodies for the Defence Forces will be held; the number of candidates nominated to date; if any timetable has been set out for the future steps required for the establishment of the representative bodies; when the bodies will be operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
49 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Defence if any payment is made by financial institutions to the State towards the cost of protection by Defence Forces personnel of cash in transit; and the latest figures available regarding the cost of providing cover for such protection.
Question· oralPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
48 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has to close military posts and barracks; if any new barracks are planned; the locations to which existing troops will be transferred when posts and barracks are closed; and the plans, if any, he has to provide extra accommodation at Gormanston Camp, County Meath, to cope with the transfer of troops to that post.
Question· oralPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
47 Mr. G. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Naval Service who have been granted facilities in the last three years to enable them to obtain higher qualifications; his policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
46 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has for the disposal of all or part of the military barracks, Barrack Street, Waterford.
Question· oralPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
45 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Defence if, arising from the statement he made in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 8 March 1990, he has talked to the military authorities regarding the possible simplification of Defence Forces regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
44 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the plans, if any, he has for a conference of Defence Ministers of the European Community, in the light of EC political unity currently being discussed.
Question· oralPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
43 Mr. T. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if he has any plans to ensure that conditions in offices occupied by members of the Defence Forces will meet at least the standards set out in the Office Premises Act, 1958; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions in the past year on which Air Corps aircraft or Naval Service vessels have gone to the assistance of commercial vessels at sea; if, in these circumstances, the Defence Forces seek reimbursement of costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
41 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has regarding the rationalisation of the Air Corps and the transfer in the short or long term of the operations at Gormanston, County Meath, and Baldonnel, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
39 Mr. Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the level of refuelling facilities for Air Corps helicopters in the south-west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
38 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his policy regarding the making available of assistance to developing countries in the development of training or other facilities for security personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
37 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence when he will implement the decision announced at the recent Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis to open Army apprenticeships to women; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
36 Mr. Kavanagh asked the Minister for Defence the number of courts-martial held in each of the last three years; the offences involved; the number of convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
35 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the studies which have been undertaken or commissioned by him in the last three years into welfare issues in the Army, including alcoholism and stress-related problems; if he will publish the findings of such studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
33 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence the total number of serving Air Corps pilots; the number of those who have sought to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
31 Mr. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the investigations, if any, carried out by the Air Corps on its fleet of Cessna light aircraft following a number of recent incidents with this type of aircraft.
Question· oralPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
30 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Defence if he will commission a new and distinctive uniform for the Air Corps recognising their unique status within the Defence Forces.
Question· oralPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
28 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he has any plans to travel to any location where Irish Defence Forces personnel are engaged in active service overseas this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
34 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement regarding the recent reports that the Gleeson Commission on pay and allowances will not be in a position to meet the June deadline as outlined by him to Dáil Éireann earlier this year.
Question· oralPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
27 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence when the Gleeson report on pay and conditions in the Army will issue.
Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
26 Mr. Kavanagh asked the Minister for Defence the number of prosecutions in the civil or criminal courts taken against Army personnel in each of the last three years; the offences and the number of convictions involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
25 Mr. Pattison asked the Minister for Defence the average age of Army vehicles of each type; the plans he has for fleet replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
23 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement regarding the recent visit by the Minister of State at his Department to the Irish contingent serving with UNIFIL.
Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
22 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who requested permission to buy their way out of the Defence Forces during 1989; the number in respect of whom permission was granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
21 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the proposals he has for the replacement of hangars at Baldonnel Aerodrome; Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
20 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence if all personnel within the Defence Forces are entitled to apply for and to be granted disability pensions if the medical circumstances warrant same; and if not, the reason.
Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
19 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the number of medical personnel employed by, or on contract to, the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
18 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel employed exclusively on catering duties; the amount of revenue, if any, accruing to the State from the contracting out of the Defence Forces caterers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
17 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence the total amount of land owned by the Army in the State; the amount of this land which is used for agricultural purposes; the revenue deriving from such use; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
16 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence the international shows which the Irish show jumping team will attend in 1990.
Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
15 Mr. Pattison asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his policy in relation to the sourcing and procurement of Defence Forces requirements, including uniforms and vehicles, from Irish suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
13 Mr. T. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that members of the Defence Forces are entitled to participate in the development of policy regarding safety in the work-place, through safety committees and other mechanisms, to achieve the same levels of safety which apply to civilian workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
29 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the total number of serving members in (a) the Army (b) the Air Corps and (c) the Naval Service at the latest date for which figures are available; the way in which these compare in each case with the establishment levels; when it is planned to bring numbers up to establishment level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
12 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of recruits taken into the Permanent Defence Force since the beginning of 1990.
Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
11 Tomás Mac Giolla asked the Minister for Defence if he will reduce the compulsory service period for apprentice members of the Defence Forces from nine to seven years overall, to help deal with the pressures on apprentices to leave the service before the end of their service period through the buy-out device; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
10 Mr. G. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the involvement of the Naval Service in supporting or financing marine research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
7 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence the reason for the planned transfer of the main headquarters of the Irish UN Peace-Keeping Forces in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
40 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Defence when he will publish the regulations provided for in the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1990, which allow for the establishment of representative associations for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
32 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Defence if it is his intention to meet representatives of PDFORRA to discuss the implementation of the terms of the Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
24 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Defence the progress which has been made regarding the agreement on procedures for elections to the new representative bodies; if the principal officer in the franchise section of the Department of the Environment has yet sought or received submissions on the form of the elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 1990
14 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence the reason he does not meet members of the PDFORRA rather than have another Member of Dáil Éireann do so.