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Question· oralPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
41 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a report by senior Eastern Health Board psychiatrists (details supplied) which suggests that an exceptionally high proportion of child sexual abusers are former Army personnel; the steps, if any, he intends to take arising from this report; if he is satisfied at the level of welfare services available for service personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
34 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has for recruitment to the Defence Forces in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
22 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Defence whether all vehicles owned and/or run by both the State and by semi-State companies will be converted to the use of lead-free petrol; whether catalytic converters will be installed in all such vehicles; and if he will give a timescale for such works.
Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
41 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a report by senior Eastern Health Board psychiatrists (details supplied) which suggests that an exceptionally high proportion of child sexual abusers are former Army personnel; the steps, if any, he intends to take arising from this report; if he is satisfied at the level of welfare services available for service personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
21 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if there is any policy within the Defence Forces concerning the punishment or treatment of members of the Forces convicted of sexual offences, but not sentenced to custodial terms by the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
20 Mr. Davern asked the Minister for Defence if it is his intention to have the members of the Civil Defence trained for mountain and river rescue, in view of the fact that there is nobody officially responsible for locating bodies which have gone missing in mountain and river areas in many parts of Ireland.
Question· oralPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
19 Mr. G. O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence, having regard to the fact that Ireland has 20 per cent of the EC fishing grounds, whether the present naval fishery protection fleet is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
18 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Defence the number of arrests made by the Irish Naval Service of vessels breaching fisheries regulations for each of the last five years; if he is satisfied that the trend disclosed is an accurate reflection of the effectiveness of fishery protection methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
17 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the pension awarded to Chiefs of Staff of the Army and other service officers is calculated or determined.
Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
16 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the regulations applicable in the Defence Forces in regard to hair, beards and dress; his views on whether these regulations are in line with modern living conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
55 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence if he has any plans to increase the manning levels for the Irish Naval Service in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
34 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the plans, if any, he has for recruitment to the Defence Forces in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
25 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons who have applied to join the Defence Forces to date in the present recruitment campaign; the number already called to the Army and in training; and the proposed schedule of intake for the remainder of the year.
Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
15 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence the total number of recruits expected to be taken into each section of the Defence Forces during 1990; the expected proportion of female recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
31 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Defence if the Chief of Staff was invited to the meeting of the European Chiefs of Staff held recently in Vienna; if he attended; and, if not, the reason.
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
14 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Defence if he or any officers of his Department have been involved in any discussions concerning common European security policy either at home or abroad; if he will outline his attitude to any such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
12 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence if there are any plans to update the uniform of the Irish Army in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
10 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he has any plans to visit the headquarters of either NATO or the Warsaw Pact in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
9 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Defence the mandatory retirement age for each rank in the Defence Forces; the number by rank, command and corps who at 1 January 1990 are serving after the ages specified; the procedures for gaining such exemptions; whether there are any changes in duties for those given permission to serve after the normal retirement age; the rationale for providing this privilege; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
50 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Defence if he envisages the establishment of a trade union or representative body for members of the Defence Forces, with full recognition and negotiating rights from his Department in 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
43 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Defence the form which he envisages any representative association for members of the Defence Forces might take; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
13 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if it is his intention to introduce a complaints commission to deal with queries from the Defence Forces; if he accepts the need for such a commission or similar complaints structure; if he accepts that complaints regarding Army pay and conditions should be dealt with by a body made up of representatives of enlisted personnel, officers and non-commissioned officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
8 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if he has any objections to a representative body for members of the Defence Forces becoming affiliated to the ICTU; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
7 Mr. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the way in which he proposes to respond to the fact that at present over 5,000 members of the Defence Forces have indicated that they have already joined the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association.
Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
6 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence, in connection with his instructions to the Chief of Staff to examine the structures in use in the Defence Forces in other European Community Member States for consultations for privates, non-commissioned officers and officers, the examinations which have been carried out to date; the countries in which they were carried out; the consultations, if any, which have been carried out in this country with privates, non-commissioned officers and officers; the consultations, if any, which have taken place with the newly established Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association; the consultations which are planned within the Defence Forces in this country; the stage which the Chief of Staff has reached in preparing his report; and when this report or findings will be presented to him.
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
5 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 8,000 privates and non-commissioned officers have joined the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representatives Association formed recently; and if, in view of this major development, he will recognise the association.
Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
11 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Defence the reason no females will be included among the planned intake of apprentices to the Defence Forces; if he has received representations from the Employment Equality Agency regarding the exclusion of females from Defence Forces apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Question· oralPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 February 1990
4 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Defence the reason, in a recent advertisement for recruitment to a section of the Defence Forces, women were excluded.