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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
71. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his Department's engagement with Kildare County Council regarding the situation of overholders at the Curragh. [41176/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
70. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered reviewing our existing policies on defence, with a view to taking a more active role in the promotion of peace and the protection of our neutrality, given the deteriorating situation in the Middle East and the total failure of the Western military intervention in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41185/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
69. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will immediately order the cessation of the use of Lariam in the Irish Defence Forces, pending the publication of the findings of the working group into the drug, given the growing number of calls for this and given the paper published by Dr. Ashley Croft in The Pharmaceutical Journal on 12 November 2015 urging the discontinuance of the use of Lariam for the British military. [41376/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
68. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently on overseas missions; if there have been any new requests to participate in new missions or to contribute further to existing missions; how long it is expected that the Naval Service will continue to be deployed in the Mediterranean; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
67. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the merits of deploying members of the Irish Defence Forces in Mali, given the history of that country. [41375/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
66. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if he is aware of the vigil which took place on 11 November 2015 at Merrion Square in Dublin 2 in support of serving and former Defence Forces members who claim to have been affected after taking Lariam; if he will meet the Action Lariam for Irish Soldiers group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
65. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence given the recent terror attacks in Paris in France, if he has instigated any review of the Defence Forces' role and capability in dealing with such an attack here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41395/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
128. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of defined benefit pension schemes currently listed for employees under his remit; the number that are in deficit; his plans to consolidate any of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41287/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
127. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of new State bodies and agencies under his remit that have been established since February 2011; the number of such bodies subject to a sunset clause; the number of new public bodies currently being planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41267/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
126. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence for details of all instances from 1 January 2000 to 2015 to date where legislation introduced by him or on his behalf, which is enacted and still in force, contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose, in tabular form; the financial cost of creating and administering such databases, by case; the projected financial cost for databases not yet complete; the specific legislative provision which enabled such data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
125. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel that can be transferred by an individual Air Corps helicopter. [41102/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
124. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Army Rangers in each of the years 2012 to 2015 to date, by location, by base, in tabular form. [41101/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
123. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Defence Forces explosive ordnance disposal teams, in each of the years 2012 to 2015 to date, in tabular form. [41100/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015
67. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the value of the State's holding in alcohol, tobacco, aerospace and defence industry stocks; the value of such stocks disposed of in 2014 and in 2015 to date, by shares sold in the tobacco sector, the alcohol sector and the aerospace sector; his views on the reduction of the State's holdings in such stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41064/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015
311. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence his views, that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been unduly disadvantaged by virtue of section 13(2) of the Army Pension Act 1923, given that the reduction in the person's disability pension now exceeds the amount of compensation awarded as a result of civil proceedings; that section 13(2) of the Army Pension Act 1923 denotes that a compensation claim may be taken into consideration, but is not required to be taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40477/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015
310. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if he will review the issue which has arisen relative to the payment of the new recruits who reported for duty to the Curragh Camp (details supplied), who are now being informed they must repay €54 gross, as his Department states their commencement date was 24 September 2013; if the correspondence issued will be reviewed; if the payment to the recruits will stand as at 23 September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
102. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the lands immediately contiguous to Magee Terrace in Kildare town, this area being separate from Magee Barracks lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39688/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
101. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence given the low levels of participation in the Reserve Defence Force, if he will instigate a national recruitment drive; if he will use national and social media in this campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39685/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
100. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications received by his Department for recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force in 2015; the number of recruits who were offered membership; the reason others were unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39684/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
99. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if his Department is availing of the JobsBridge scheme; if so, the number of personnel recruited; the type of duties being undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39682/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
98. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 2 July 2015, wherein he states that he will write to the Deputy when the information is to hand, the reason this information has not been received to date. [39671/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
97. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to the replies to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 111 of 8 July 2015 and 156 of 15 July 2015, wherein he states that he will write to the Deputy when the information is to hand, the reason this information has not been received to date. [39670/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
96. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the risk assessments that were carried out prior to prescribing Lariam in relation to the risk of the drug, in order to comply with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (details supplied); given that a detailed risk assessment for malaria prior to deployment in Liberia was carried out by the Defence Forces, and in order for a proper decision to be made then, if a written risk assessment for malaria would have to be analysed with an equivalent document analysing the risk posed by Lariam. [39668/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
95. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his Department, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39653/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
71. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his plans to bring forward legislation to facilitate greater participation by the national workforce in the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39686/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 November 2015
29. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 23 September 2015, if he will provide a further update on discussions he has had with the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Justice and Equality and Defence regarding the system of oversight governing the landing of civil aircraft used by foreign militaries at Shannon Airport ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39255/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
317. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the correspondence or communications received in his Department in 2011 or 2012 from the Office of the Taoiseach, or from the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, in relation to dispatching members of the army to protect ATMs or banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
316. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding back pay owed to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39391/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
315. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to immediately implement the findings of the investigation, decisions, and recommendations of the Defence Forces Ombudsman in respect of an officer (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has suffered significant financial loss and stress as a result of the administrative effort involved in this case, in consequence of which error, inter alia, he had to retire prematurely from the Defence Forces, resulting in a significant loss to pay and gratuity and continuous loss of pension rights going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39378/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
314. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received any request in 2011 from any other Department for the Defence Forces to be stationed at bank ATMs; and if his Department has created any operational plans for the stationing of the Defence Forces at these machines since this current Government took office. [39230/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence why a person (details supplied) in County Cavan was not informed regarding the application process for a disability pension, specifically the timeframe involved; and if an exception will be made to this case. [39179/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2015
312. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question Number 20 of 25 June 2015, the progress on this matter, in view of the fact that he indicated almost six months ago that the conclusions of his consideration were imminent. [39072/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
135. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 20 October 2015, when exactly, and by whom, the decision was made to downgrade St. Bricin's Military Hospital to a military medical facility; if this decision was communicated to the Defence Forces representative associations and to the Houses of the Oireachtas; the reason St. Bricin's is listed as the Defence Forces logistics base hospital in all relevant Defence Forces regulations, administrative instructions and orders, if that is no longer the case; given that St. Bricin's continues to offer a number of services comparable to those offered in the Health Service Executive's county and regional hospitals, including radiology, day surgery, lying-in nursing services, consultant clinics and a laboratory service, none of which are offered in the other military medical facilities, the reason for the decision to downgrade the hospital; the Defence Forces' current infrastructure priorities; his views on whether the Defence Forces medical facilities have been given adequate priority in this Government's term of office; if he will commit to advancing the project to replace St. Bricin's immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38847/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
134. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence in view of the White Paper commitment to establish a school of peace at the Curragh, the steps he will take to advance this project; if he has provided designated responsibility to identified personnel within his Department or in the Defence Forces; if he will outline a timescale for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38830/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
133. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the number of applicants awaiting transfer in his Department to locations other than their present location; the number of applications by location; the rules that apply for such transfers; if an applicant has a defined position on the list for transfer; the grounds that apply to applicants being moved up or down on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
132. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if there is any circumstances in which a retired member of the Defence Forces can have their pension reduced as a result of having being made an award for a deafness or injury claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
118. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding flood defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38920/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding allocated by his Department to organisations not audited directly by the Comptroller and Auditor General; the names of these organisations; the amount of funding allocated to each over the past five years; the process in place to ensure that value for money is achieved and that the funding allocated is audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38667/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
105. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if training programmes are in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38621/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
104. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Defence the names of persons registered in County Roscommon who have been awarded under the Military Services Pension Act 1924 together with the annual pension in each case from 17 February 1949. [38507/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015
103. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence to set out the risk assessments the Defence Forces took to treat known side effects of Lariam from 2001 onwards. [38501/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
850. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive or the Health Products Regulatory Authority or both have entered into discussions with the Department of Defence before the mass issuing of mefloquine-Lariam by the Defence Forces in 2001; and if the executive or the authority or both have provided the Department of Defence with guidelines regarding possible side effects from mefloquine-Lariam. [38339/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
849. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his Department entered into discussions with the Department of Defence before the mass issuing of mefloquine-Lariam by the Defence Forces in 2001; and if his Department provided the Department of Defence with any guidelines regarding possible side effects in relation to mefloquine-Lariam. [38338/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
762. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of claims of medical negligence that have been received against publicly-funded health professionals in the past three years; of these, the number that were settled, prior to proceedings being issued; after a defence of denying liability was entered; the number that ended with a payment to the claimants; the number that involved an offer by the State Claims Agency to submit to formal mediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37929/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
501. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence to outline the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38723/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
500. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces received any requests to provide aid to the civil power in respect of providing security around ATMs in 2012 or 2013. [38376/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
499. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received any communications from the Department of the Taoiseach relating to the Defence Forces providing security around ATMs in 2012 or 2013. [38375/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
498. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Defence for an update on a representation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38146/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
497. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to the reply to Questions Nos. 357 and 358 of 20 October 2015, if he will specifically and unambiguously confirm whether the triple lock mechanism and the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006 prevent the Defence Forces from participating in phases two and three of the European Union naval force operation, Mediterranean (Operation Sophia), in the south central Mediterranean, which was approved by the European Council on 18 May 2015. [37855/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015
496. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence when he will publish the findings of the independent review by retired High Court judge, Mr. Justice Roderick Murphy, of the death of Private Hugh Doherty and the disappearance of Private Kevin Joyce while serving with the Irish battalion of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on 27 April 1981, in Dayr Ntar, a village in south Lebanon. [37760/15]