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Question· writtenPQ 493asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
493. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline Ireland’s relationship with NATO under the NATO-PfP; the funding that Ireland has supplied under the NATO-PfP to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54798/22]
Question· writtenPQ 492asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
492. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will detail Irish participation in an EU training exercise for the Ukrainian military; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54797/22]
Question· writtenPQ 491asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
491. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will expand on his comments where he spoke about greater involvement by Irish companies in the global military industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54796/22]
Question· writtenPQ 490asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
490. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his visit to Irish troops in UNIFIL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54795/22]
Question· writtenPQ 489asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
489. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Defence the membership of the independent review group to examine the effectiveness of systems, policies and procedures dealing with workplace issues relating to bullying, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the Defence Forces; if new members have been appointed to this group since it was first established; the details as to the process for appointing these new members in an open and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54734/22]
Question· writtenPQ 488asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with PDFORRA and RACO regarding their efforts to seek clarification on the mandatory retirement age in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/22]
Question· writtenPQ 487asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
487. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with Department officials and Defence Force personnel regarding the 325 personnel who purchased their discharge from the defence forces to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54720/22]
Question· writtenPQ 486asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
486. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the situation in the Defence Forces where at the rank of sergeant, there are over 400 vacancies from an establishment of 1,330; the steps that he is taking to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54719/22]
Question· writtenPQ 485asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
485. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the mandatory retirement age of 55 years for senior non-commissioned officers across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54718/22]
Question· writtenPQ 484asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
484. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the mandatory retirement age of 50 years for those at the rank of sergeant across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54717/22]
Question· writtenPQ 483asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
483. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number, name and location of current military barracks in use by the State; the amount of land in each of these barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54711/22]
Question· writtenPQ 482asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
482. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number, name and location of former military barracks still in State ownership; the amount of land in each of these barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54710/22]
Question· writtenPQ 481asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
481. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 25 October 2022, the locations within Brussels and Ramstein that those meetings took place. [54675/22]
Question· writtenPQ 480asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
480. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence his plans for a statutory procedure to examine past and ongoing abuse of personnel in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54521/22]
Question· writtenPQ 479asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
479. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the reason that the 'Women of Honour' have not been briefed on the progress of the review into abuse of personnel in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54520/22]
Question· writtenPQ 478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
478. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members who have been required to sign non-disclosure agreements as a result of a legal settlement in respect of actions for sexual harassment, discrimination or bullying in the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54519/22]
Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
477. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of reviews of training procedures and gender discrimination in the Defence Forces that have been undertaken; the number ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54518/22]
Question· writtenPQ 476asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
476. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures or internal complaints made by members of the Defence Forces in which his Department found against the complainant and which were subsequently upheld in the WRC, by year since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54517/22]
Question· writtenPQ 475asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
475. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures and internal complaints made by members of the Defence Forces in the past ten years; the number that remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54516/22]
Question· writtenPQ 474asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
474. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if any study has been conducted or report prepared as to the suitability of Connolly Barracks, Longford, as a location for the provision of temporary accommodation to those fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54351/22]
Question· writtenPQ 473asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
473. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if any study has been conducted or report prepared as to the suitability of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, as a location for the erection of portacabins to provide accommodation to those fleeing the war in Ukraine, given that many of the community groups operating from Columb Barracks have no access to water or sewage services. [54350/22]
Question· writtenPQ 472asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
472. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding and investment provided for and spent in the Curragh training camp in County Kildare in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/22]
Question· writtenPQ 471asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
471. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number and type of unused and or unoccupied buildings in his Department’s estates’ portfolio and all bodies under his Department’s aegis. [54230/22]
Question· writtenPQ 470asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if his Department and all bodies under his Department’s aegis have reviewed their estates' portfolio in the context of identifying unoccupied buildings that may be suitable for use in the context of meeting the accommodation needs of persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. [54212/22]
Question· writtenPQ 469asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
469. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces disciplined for misconduct of a sexual nature in each of the years 2000 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54199/22]
Question· writtenPQ 468asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
468. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the review on mandatory retirement ages for the Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54198/22]
Question· writtenPQ 467asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
467. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members who are entitled to claim the pandemic bonus payment; the number who have been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54197/22]
Question· writtenPQ 456asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
456. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to reports that this Deputy’s office has received from County Donegal of USAF planes and other NATO aircraft that pass over Ireland heading west to east and east to west; the frequency with which these aircraft are using Irish airspace; the purpose of the journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55033/22]
Question· writtenPQ 454asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
454. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that Ireland is taking in response to the Israeli defence forces and mounting violence in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54967/22]
Question· writtenPQ 444asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
444. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking in response to the Israeli defence forces and mounting violence in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54754/22]
Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2022
311. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide an expected date for publication of measures agreed regarding the requests from Department of Defence for extensions on the mandatory retirement age at current pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/22]
Question· writtenPQ 359asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
359. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received a request for assistance from the HSE and the Department Heath during the Covid -19 pandemic for a specific nursing home (details supplied) during the first outbreak of Covid-19; if so, the date that such request was made; the nature of the request; the response of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53489/22]
Question· writtenPQ 358asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
358. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the United States 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53183/22]
Question· writtenPQ 357asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
357. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from companies based in the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [53182/22]
Question· writtenPQ 356asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
356. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 18 October 2022, the locations in which the in-person meetings of the Ukraine defence contact group at which Ireland has been represented have taken place. [53105/22]
Question· writtenPQ 355asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
355. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of properties that are being leased by his Department that are currently vacant; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52863/22]
Question· writtenPQ 354asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
354. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant properties that are owned by his Department; the estimated economic value of the vacant properties; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52845/22]
Question· writtenPQ 353asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2022
353. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons working in his Department’s press office, communications team and social media team in tabular form. [52776/22]
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2022
243. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that in the new Defence Forces structure that emerges as a result of the recommendations set out in the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces that Collins Barracks, Cork will be the location of the headquarters of the military formation that will control military operations in the southern region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52522/22]
Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2022
97. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken to remediate the illegal infilling of the hollow next to Donnelly’s Hollow on the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52350/22]
Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2022
96. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the status of the most recent meeting of the Curragh forum; the areas addressed; the actions that have been taken arising from the meeting; when the next meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52349/22]
Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2022
95. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to amend or replace the Curragh of Kildare Act 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52339/22]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2022
94. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Defence if there is a review of the contract for Army sergeants who turn 50 years of age and their retention in the armed forces; the plans, if any, to retain these staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52304/22]
Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2022
93. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on replacement musical instruments for members of the Defence Forces School of Music in the year 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the supplier that was awarded the contract to provide replacements; and the musical instruments that were replaced. [52214/22]
Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2022
92. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of the arms industry companies from Ireland and other parts of the world that attended the recent 6 October 2022 arms fair, organised by the Department of Defence in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52081/22]
Question· writtenPQ 406asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2022
406. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence with reference to a recent evacuation mission by the Air Corps (details supplied), if he has undertaken a review of the mission; if a review did take place, if it examined the appropriateness of the mode of transport that was utilised such as a single engine aircraft; if he is satisfied that the specified mode of transport is suitable for future evacuation missions as they may arise; if his Department is considering the purchase of alternative air operational resources that offer safer enhanced airlift capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51883/22]
Question· writtenPQ 405asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2022
405. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence with reference to the strategic reach aircraft requirement noted in a Commission On Defence Report (details supplied), if this recommendation requires yet another aircraft type for the Air Corps with new support and operational resources or alternatively; if there are any aircraft types in service or coming into service which, if an additional airframe were to be procured, could fulfil this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51882/22]
Question· writtenPQ 404asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2022
404. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if he has undertaken a review of the operation to evacuate Irish citizens from Kabul in Afghanistan; if a review, if any, examined the mode of transport that was required to facilitate the Army Ranger Wing trip to Afghanistan; if he is satisfied that a future purchase of enhanced airlift capabilities for the Air Corps is a necessity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51881/22]
Question· writtenPQ 403asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2022
403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant engineer room artificer technicians currently in the Naval Service; and when these vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [51867/22]
Question· writtenPQ 402asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2022
402. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost if the daily food allowance for personnel within the Defence Forces of €4.20 per day per personnel was increased to €6.20 per day per personnel. [51866/22]