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Question· writtenPQ 647asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2017
647. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the preparations made in his Department in the event of no agreement being reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU; if such preparations involve the drawing up of detailed and specific contingency plans in the event of a hard Brexit and a trade regime based on WTO tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48774/17]
Question· writtenPQ 646asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2017
646. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the circumstances in which a non-Defence Forces organisation can record a film or video, etc., on a property or asset belonging to the Defence Forces; the procedure for seeking permission to do so; the process of assessment for such requests; the fees that may be charged; the number of such requests received in 2016 and to date in 2017, by month; the name of each requesting organisation; the location or asset requested for such purposes; and the amount paid in each case, in tabular form. [48690/17]
Question· writtenPQ 635asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2017
635. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the support available under the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 to fund a defence for a named party in a judicial review in relation to section 261A of the Planning and Development Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49268/17]
Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2017
273. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the law to allow persons to hold products or items in their own homes which could be used for the purposes of self defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48955/17]
Question· writtenPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2017
180. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be available for flood defence measures for south Louth and Drogheda to upgrade coastal flood defence measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49405/17]
Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2017
260. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit in tabular form. [48561/17]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2017
76. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if road defence works will be carried out in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48463/17]
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2017
9. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Armed Forces (Statute of Limitations) Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 1 November 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48397/17]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2017
235. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if EU legislation, the EUROMED agreement or the EU Neighbourhood Agreements provide for the refusal to award a contract for the purchase of military or defensive equipment in circumstances in which there is reason to believe that the equipment may have been used or manufactured by those involved in the commission of significant atrocities and human rights abuses; the circumstances in which such provisions may be enacted; if such provision may be enacted by a member state unilaterally; if the government has ever enacted such provision; if he has ever sought or received legal advice on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48379/17]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2017
234. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 17 May 2017, the number of firms that submitted tenders for the contract on the purchase of drones for the Defence Forces; the names of all such companies, the countries in which each firm was based; the difference in monetary terms between the value of the contract awarded and the next lowest tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48378/17]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2017
233. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contracts awarded to Israeli companies for the purchase of equipment, goods or services procured from Israeli based firms and companies over the past ten years by his Department or the Defence Forces; the value of each contract awarded; the nature of the goods procured under each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48377/17]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2017
232. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the live and upcoming tenders for the purchase of defensive equipment; the date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48376/17]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2017
231. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are live tenders for the purchase of equipment such as armaments, clothing, ammunition, vehicles and so on; if there are contracts for the purchase of defensive equipment due to go to tender within the next six months; if so, the type of defensive equipment to be purchased, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48375/17]
Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2017
230. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 8 November 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the television service providers based and operating here are broadcasting recruitment advertisements for armed forces outside the State (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that persons here are not subject to the recruitment drives of other states' armed forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48369/17]
Question· writtenPQ 531asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
531. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he indicated (details supplied) further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1383 of 7 November 2017, when the question related to the current gloves being used by Air Corps personnel for protection against toxic chemical exposure was found to have been inadequate and if there was an oversight on procurement of health and safety personal protective equipment; and if he now will answer the question posed. [48165/17]
Question· writtenPQ 530asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
530. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a person (details supplied) who recently retired from the Defence Forces will receive their final salary payment. [48120/17]
Question· writtenPQ 529asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
529. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Department responded to the declaration of the status red alert weather warning in relation to its own employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47925/17]
Question· writtenPQ 528asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
528. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when Army personnel awaiting tech three payments can expect payment to issue; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some personnel have not received their payments despite their entitlement for same for ten years; the way in which these payments will be dealt with from a tax perspective in view to the fact they should have been paid regularly as opposed to a lump sum payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47868/17]
Question· writtenPQ 527asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
527. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if retirement papers and a service book will be issued to a person (details supplied). [47859/17]
Question· writtenPQ 526asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
526. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of occasions on which non-Irish registered ships and vessels have been boarded by the Naval Service following which wild salmon has been found to be on board in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; the location in which such discoveries were made on each such occasion; the quantities of said species found to be aboard on each such occasion; the subsequent action taken by authorities following such finds on each such occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47821/17]
Question· writtenPQ 525asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2017
525. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to recognise the role played by Army personnel that were on duty along the Border during the troubles in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47684/17]
Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2017
292. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to fill vacancies at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47454/17]
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2017
6. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to review the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47144/17]
Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
196. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that television service providers based and operating here are broadcasting recruitment advertisements for armed forces outside the State (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that persons here are not subject to the recruitment drives of other States' armed forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47320/17]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
81. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the Irish companies that had stands at the defence and security equipment international exhibition in London from 12 to 15 September 2017; if they received State support to attend - for example, from the Enterprise Ireland internationalisation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47273/17]
Bill· Public2017/125lapsed
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 8 November 2017
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a veterans lapel badge to be conferred upon former members of the Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces
Question· writtenPQ 1388asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1388. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the necessary funding will be provided to replace the roofing of the equitation stables at McKee barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46957/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1387asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1387. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 13 December 2016, when the report of the working group on Lariam will be published in view of the recent publication of the Air Corps toxic chemicals report notwithstanding the fact that litigation has been launched by a number of persons. [46878/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1386asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1386. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if 70% of persons that have applied recently to the Defence Forces through its targeted recruitment campaigns did not subsequently present themselves for the initial physical fitness test; the number of persons that submitted the initial recruitment application form but failed to attend the initial physical test; and the number of persons that attended the initial physical fitness test but failed to reach the basic level of physical competency and were rejected to date in 2017, by month, in tabular form. [46752/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1385asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1385. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to retain Defence Forces personnel in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1384asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1384. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to Ministers of State in his Department; the annual salary of each adviser; if these persons were special advisers immediately prior to taking up their current role or immediately prior to the June 2017 Cabinet reshuffle; if so, the Minister to whom they were appointed; the date each special adviser was appointed with effect as stated in the Government order; the date of the Government order; if they received a salary for the period before the appointment order was signed in the case of special advisers whose appointment order date has an effect date earlier than the order date; if so, by whom they were paid; if a special adviser during a period later backdated by appointment order had access to confidential material and or Cabinet papers; if he or she was subject to the Official Secrets Act 1963 during this period; if any persons currently employed as special advisers have not yet been appointed by order since the Cabinet reshuffle of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46465/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1383asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1383. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recent discovery at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel that gloves provided to personnel to protect them from toxic chemical exposure had been found to offer inadequate protection; if harm has been caused to personnel as a result of this inadequate protection; and if there was independent oversight into the process of choosing and purchasing health and safety personal protective equipment. [46383/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1382asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1382. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contracts his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have with a company (details supplied) or its subsidiaries; the value of the contracts; the year in which the contracts were concluded; when the contracts will be up for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46370/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1381asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1381. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of all planning and research work underway for the impact of the result of Brexit negotiations in his Department or related State agencies; if this analysis is intended for publication; the expected completion and publication date, respectively, of this research in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46117/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1380asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1380. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to ensure that grant aided organisations are spending their moneys appropriately in view of the revelations regarding a charity (details supplied) in 2016; if his attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to organisations funded by his Department; if so, the action he has taken; if his Department has issued new procedures regarding the use of credit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46091/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1379asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1379. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the public relations companies or agencies the services of which his Department used for information campaigns since 1 January 2017; and the costs incurred to date in 2017. [46074/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1378asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1378. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the protocol for attendance by staff both civil servants and political non-civil servants at continuing professional development programmes and courses; the number of staff both civil servants and political non-civil servants in his Department that participated in such programmes on an annual basis in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the costs incurred by his Department for persons that participated in these courses; the providers of all such courses; the subject areas of all courses and programmes provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46057/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1377asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1377. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of departmental staff in his press office; the reporting relationship in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46040/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1376asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1376. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the investment in his Department’s website since 2011, including total associated costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46023/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1375asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1375. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the last time his Department's website was revamped or remodelled; the cost of same; if he or his departmental officials have been consulted regarding creating one stand alone online Government portal website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46006/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1374asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1374. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his departmenal officials attended; the date and location of each such meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45989/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1373asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1373. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of the provision of a defibrillator in each public building owned by his Department and agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45982/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1372asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1372. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the external company undertaking an audit of his departmental website; the cost of the audit; the timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45857/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1371asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1371. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the age of each naval vessel; when they are due to be retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45798/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1370asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1370. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 57 and 59 of 18 October 2017 and in view of the fact that 12 Defence Forces personnel have died by suicide subsequent to being prescribed Lariam his views on whether Defence Forces personnel travelling to sub Saharan Africa (details supplied) should have the right to a second medical opinion in regard to the most suitable anti-malarial drug to take while in sub Saharan Africa and have the right to follow that advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45760/17]
Question· writtenPQ 1369asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1369. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a person (details supplied) will be called to serve in the Defence Forces. [45661/17]
Question· writtenPQ 298asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
298. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of whole-time equivalent persons who have been recruited in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, to the Permanent Defence Forces. [45496/17]
Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
297. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Force have taken on to date in 2017 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45495/17]
Question· writtenPQ 296asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
296. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recent figures for the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45494/17]
Question· writtenPQ 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
295. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recent figures for the strength in whole-time equivalent terms of the Permanent Defence Force with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45493/17]