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151 records in IE in 2020
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
469. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the status of issues with the campaign on rejoining of the Defence Forces (details supplied). [38807/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
468. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if the disparity in remuneration packages between currently serving Defence Forces school of music officers and their newly inducted counterparts will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38806/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
467. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if members of the Permanent Defence Forces including the Army Ranger Wing are still deployed in Mali; if so, the nature of their mission; and if there is a timeline for their withdrawal. [38726/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
466. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the documented overtime worked by members of the Defence Forces by rank and barracks in tabular form. [38615/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
465. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence to set out the average number of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces by rank and barracks in tabular form. [38614/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
464. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his plans to carry out a full health audit of serving members of the Air Corps. [38582/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
463. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the value of equipment purchased and procured for the Defence Forces for each of the past five years by country of origin of goods and services and their value in tabular form. [38574/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
462. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of qualified or specialised members of the Defence Forces who have left the service in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the specialised area of each. [38550/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
461. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Naval Service who have spent between zero to 60, 61 and 75, 76 and 81 and more than 82 days at sea in tabular form. [38549/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
460. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the median age of those discharged from the Defence Forces on medical grounds in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [38548/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
459. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence to set out the number of medical discharges by rank and by discipline in the Defence Forces in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [38547/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
458. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the last time there was a vacancy in the living quarters provided by the Defence Forces. [38174/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
457. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the occupancy of the Army barracks that provide living quarters. [38173/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
456. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of Army barracks that provide living quarters. [38172/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
455. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval bases in Ireland; and the staffing levels and capacity of each, in tabular form. [38171/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
454. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of Army barracks in Ireland; and the staffing levels and capacity of each, in tabular form. [38170/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
453. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the number of tribunals, inquiries or investigations being undertaken currently by his Department; the number that are in the process of being set up; the number in which the terms of reference are not complete or not agreed; the cost of all to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38036/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
452. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Defence the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37920/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
451. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the details of all applications made by his Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and secondary legislation sponsored or initiated by his Department from 1 January 2017 to date; the outcomes of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37890/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
450. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of times an aircraft (details supplied) landed at Baldonnel between 1 January 2000 and 1 August 2008; the dates and times of same; the dates the aircraft stayed overnight at Baldonnel; and the reason for the visits. [37859/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
449. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37793/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
448. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the action he will take to assist the overholding residents of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37786/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2020
447. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will make inquiries regarding B Company, 35th Battalion, in Elizabethville in the Congo in 1961 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38654/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
212. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service loyalty bonus also applies to Naval Service reservists that meet the requirement criteria. [37743/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
211. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the third-party contracts entered into by agencies under the remit of his Department for the operation of community and voluntary organisations; the number of staff employed by the third party; and the cost of the contract in 2019 and 2020. [37557/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
210. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the average body mass index of Defence Forces personnel broken down by service, that is, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in each of the years 2015 to 2019. [37509/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
209. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the technological changes to the recruitment process that have occurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic to facilitate a safer and faster recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37443/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
208. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if there has been correspondence with the relevant authorities in the European Union Commission regarding Ireland's inability to fully crew all naval ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37442/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
207. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if funding has been drawn from other funding sources or Departments in order to finance elements of the Defence Forces: if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37441/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
206. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the healthcare, housing, psychiatric and income supports available to retired members of the Defence Forces. [37440/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
205. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the supports in place to assist Defence Forces families during overseas deployment; if these supports will receive additional investment, and the supports that are in development. [37439/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
204. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who re-enlisted to the Air Corps under the Air Corps loyalty scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
203. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the reason recruitment and training has continued for the PDF but not the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37437/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
202. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications and number of personnel who re-enlisted to date under the PDF re-enlistment scheme, for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37436/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
201. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he will align Reservist pay with the Permanent Defence Forces first point of the scale under the new 2020 public sector pay deal; if so, the estimated cost of this alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37435/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
200. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the level of digitisation in the Defence Forces for carrying out routine administrative tasks, such as requesting rations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37434/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
199. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the proposed investment and upgrades in cyber security of Defence Forces systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37433/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
198. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the nature of IT upgrades which took place for the Defence Forces intranet between 2018 and 2020; the cost of upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37432/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
197. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his plans and the timeline to allow former members of the Army and Naval Service reserves to re-enlist in the Reserve subject to the same re-enlistment criteria as the Permanent Defence Forces. [37431/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
196. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps has investigated the possibility of providing top cover for SAR operations and other fixed wing services to the Irish Coast Guard and HSE on an on-call basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37430/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
195. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the Air Corps currently retains the ability to carry out SAR operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2020
194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of times, the events and the amount of funding the Department has availed of from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to facilitate Defence Forces personnel competing in international events over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37425/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2020
95. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the regulations and legislation that governs the rates of pay for members of the Reserve Defence Force; the regulations or legislation that implements a 10% cut compared to the equivalent Permanent Defence Force pay rates; the date such regulation or legislation implementing the cuts was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2020
94. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Defence the premises owned or run by the Defence Forces at present in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37352/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2020
93. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37173/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2020
92. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Defence the role of members of the Permanent Defence Force during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
450. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the additional provisions being given to the Air Corps to deal with additional demands from the HSE, in particular the demand for emergency airlift provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37120/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
449. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft purchased in 2020; the cost for each aircraft; the purpose of each new aircraft; the persons or body that operates them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
448. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the global positioning systems, GPS, used by the Defence Forces are modern, accurate and updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37067/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2020
447. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which aviation and naval charts continue to be updated to ensure the position of potential safety hazards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37066/20]