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151 records in IE in 2022
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
9. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel inducted and discharged by rank to date in 2022. [58474/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Forces personnel inducted and discharged by rank to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58280/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
7. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made on fulfilling the Government commitment to increase recruitment in the Defence Forces by 2,000 by 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58350/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
6. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the measures that his Department is taking to implement parity of healthcare between officers and enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces. [58288/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
5. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the timeline for the delivery of a military air doctrine, following the publication of the Commission on the Defence Forces, and the subsequent publication of the Government’s high-level implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58340/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
4. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Defence the current number of medical officer vacancies; the extent to which this is impacting on Defence Force operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58477/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
3. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the measures he and his Department are implementing or intending to implement to stem the exodus of doctors from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58339/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the progress of the interim report by the independent review group into sexual abuse in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57624/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2022
1. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the interaction between the Naval Service and the Air Corps in relation to the new CASA aeroplanes due to be delivered to the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58338/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2022
103. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the details of any meetings of the Ukraine defence contact group attended by Ireland in October and to date in November 2022; if he will provide an update on the topics discussed at these meetings; the details of the next meeting of the group; if Ireland will be represented at the next meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58224/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
367. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the delivery of the early actions outlined in the high-level action plan for the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if all targets will be met. [58094/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
366. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence when projects (details supplied) in the high-level implementation plan "Strengthening our Defence Forces", which was published in July 2019, will be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58093/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
365. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies that exist in the Defence Forces by rank. [58092/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
364. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel inducted and discharged by rank to date in 2022. [58091/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
363. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the plans to improve the conditions of service for Defence Forces medical officers given the difficulties in retaining this critical capability (details supplied). [58090/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
362. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons currently in training to become qualified air traffic controllers; and when these persons will be qualified in tabular form. [58030/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
361. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the current patrols and monitoring off the south coast of Ireland to safeguard the communications cabling in Irish waters; the level of Russian activity that has been identified to date in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57745/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
360. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if any assessment was carried out prior to determining that existing buildings in Columb Barracks Mullingar were not suitable to house Ukrainian citizens; and the basis upon which such a decision was taken. [57444/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
359. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if he or any officials from his Department or from bodies under the aegis of his Department travelled to the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference; the number who travelled; the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57310/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2022
358. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he remains confident that submarine communication networks are protected against sabotage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58112/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2022
195. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of naval vessels that have been bought from New Zealand in 2021 and 2022; if he is satisfied that the State has the capacity to store and / or moor the ships; and if there is an adequate number of fully-trained personnel to service the ships. [57170/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the action that his Department is taking to prevent Defence Forces uniforms, insignia and intellectual property being used to promote hate speech online (details supplied). [56841/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
98. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Defence the total financial amount on both a daily and yearly basis, of EU fines being paid by his Department in 2022; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 2020 and 2021, including the specifics of each case in his Department. [56781/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
70. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Civil Defence vehicles (details supplied) as State vehicles have to pay tolls on some toll roads and if these vehicles will be added to the list of exempted vehicles for toll charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57044/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
68. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Civil Defence vehicles and State vehicles have to pay tolls on some toll roads; if these vehicles can be added to the list of exempted vehicles for toll charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57003/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
17. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [56449/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
16. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [55386/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
15. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54853/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
14. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54844/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54842/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2022
12. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [52764/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
315. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the progress made in selecting a location for a base for the Naval Service on the west coast to service the immense area of Irish waters off this coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56417/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
314. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if any meetings of the national emergency co-ordination group have taken place during 2022 to discuss the State's response to arriving Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56340/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
313. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the members of the national emergency co-ordination group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56339/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
103. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when flood defence construction works will advance for an Sulán River, Ballymakeera, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56470/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2022
98. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress of the Enniscorthy flood defence scheme; if he will confirm whether the project will proceed with the construction of the new bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56108/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2022
246. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider using the lands of Nenagh military barracks for social housing. [56083/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2022
245. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if the Irish Army is now engaged in the training of Ukrainian soldiers for their conflict against the invading Russian forces; if so, when this training started; the length of time this will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55929/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2022
68. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants in his Department who are seconded to State agencies or other public bodies and in receipt of a higher duty or acting allowance; the number who have been seconded for more than ten, more than 20 and more than 30 years, respectively; if the higher duty allowance is not pensionable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55767/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
1124. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the actual circumstances, criteria and protocols that were applied by HSE when it requested assistance from the Defence Forces for nursing homes and residential care facilities during phase 1 of the Covid-19 pandemic; the internal process and procedure followed by the HSE in seeking such assistance; the administrative level of such sign-off within the HSE; the reason that Defence Forces assistance subsequently was not sought by the HSE for Dealgan House, given that HSE staff within CHO8 raised the need with HSE colleagues in CHO8 regarding the need for Defence Forces support in Dealgan during the first wave of Covid-19; the level; the location in which the decision made not to seek assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54992/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
503. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched before the end of 2022. [55526/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if the contract to replace LÉ Eithne will be put out to tender before the end of 2022. [55525/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
501. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of officials in his Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years to date; the grade of each official; and the cost for each attendee in tabular form. [55477/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
500. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, and dentists currently in the Defence Forces medical corps as of 1 November 2022; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [55341/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the purchase and provision of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear suits for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55223/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
498. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Defence the number of army reserve training centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, that are being used to deliver training for army reservists. [55101/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
497. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Defence the number of army reserve training centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, that are staffed; and the normal office hours of each centre. [55100/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
496. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Defence the number of army reserve training centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, that are currently owned or leased by his Department. [55099/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
495. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the type of non-clinical assistance and administrative supports offered by location, cost and duration to nursing homes and other residential care settings during the first outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020; if any of these costs were subsequently recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54985/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
494. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence when and by whom the decision was made to affirm Ireland's participation in the EU military assistance mission; the number of Irish personnel to be provided; the capacity in which; the duration of their participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54932/22]