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251 records in IE in 2007
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
39 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has been approached to sponsor, fund or accommodate in anyway a film called Connolly on the life of James Connolly. [27574/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
52 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the number of foreign nationals that have been recruited into the Defence Forces in each of the past five years. [27720/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
37 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Defence the Governments view regarding the suggestion by PDFORRA that non-nationals be allowed to join the Irish Defence Forces and through membership of the Defence Forces earn citizenship; if there is international precedent in terms of the existence of such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27772/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
35 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in the matter of increasing the membership of Civil Defence by 2010. [27719/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
33 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether, following on from his response of 4 October 2007, that the Israeli army has regularly used unmanned drones not merely for surveillance but also for the targeted assassination of Palestinian militants, and used them extensively in 2006 in the course of its war against Lebanon, it is inappropriate and insensitive for the Irish Defence Forces to source such drones from Israel and that coming so soon after the purchase of Israeli helmets by the Defence Forces this transaction could be seen as associating this State too closely with the militarism of the Israeli State. [27303/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
32 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Defence the form that the Publicity and Recruitment Campaign for the Reserve Defence Forces which is to commence in early 2008 will take. [27721/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
30 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Army ranger wing as a percentage of its establishment; the measures that are being adopted to address the current shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27751/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
51 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence when he will issue invitations to all party leaders to nominate spokespersons to serve on the All-Party Oireachtas Consultation Group in relation to an appropriate commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising in 2016; if he intends to ask the Group to place particular emphasis on a social objective as an appropriate memorial to the men and women of 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27715/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
42 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his proposals in relation to the 2008, 1916 commemoration and commemorations for the years leading up to 2016. [27575/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
29 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for Defence if he proposes to reinstate the Committee for the 1916 100th anniversary commemoration. [27576/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
28 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Defence when he expects that the review of the existing White Paper on Defence will be completed. [27727/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
27 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in regard to developing a revised structure for the delivery of medical services for the Defence Forces. [27723/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
25 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel of the Reserve who have been assigned to the Integrated Reserve in each brigade; the average number of hours training carried out to date by those personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27766/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
24 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the status of the Rockhill Army Base in County Donegal; if there are plans for the base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27358/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
164 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the degree to which the number of women members of the Defence Forces has increased in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27985/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
163 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he has plans to increase the strength of the Defence Forces at Army, Navy or Air-Corps levels in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27984/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
23 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Defence the total membership of the Defence Forces, broken down by rank, and the numbers in each case who are female; the plans he has to encourage the recruitment of a greater number of women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
22 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence if agreement has been reached under the C and A scheme for an increase in overseas allowances for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27756/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
31 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence his views on the recommendations of the Naval Service/PDFORRA working group regarding the effects of patrol duties on personnel of the Naval Service as outlined in the report A Voyage of Discovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27755/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
21 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the proposed review of the duties carried out by personnel on naval vessels in order to address morale problems among sailors who have to spend long periods at sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27734/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
20 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army, Navy and Air Corps are currently represented in overseas deployments on UN missions; his proposals in this regard for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27758/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
46 Deputy Rory O’Hanlon asked the Minister for Defence the number of non-Irish nationals who, in the past three years have applied for enlistment to the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
18 Deputy Rory O’Hanlon asked the Minister for Defence the number and percentage of non Irish nationals enlisted and serving in the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27619/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
17 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if he has received the report from the Defence Forces Partnership Steering Group Sub-Committee on the feasibility of providing childcare facilities for members of the Defence Forces in the context of the Government’s policy on family friendly work places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27764/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
16 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the plans he has to improve the quality of horses available to the Irish Army for competition purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
14 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on his speech to the annual conference of PDFORRA in Tralee on 10 October 2007. [27730/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
12 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence if he has been informed of a decision by the Office of Public Works in regard to the planning process for the building for the decentralisation of 200 members of his Department’s staff to Newbridge. [27718/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
11 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence if he or the military authorities have received a request from the Gardaí for the possible use of army personnel to assist in combating serious armed crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27732/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
10 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence when his Department intends placing advertisements in the national press seeking to recruit professional archivists who will be dedicated to making the military pension archive available to historians and to the public. [27725/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
38 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Defence the expected financial cost of Ireland’s participation in the EU mission to Chad; the expenditure to date in preparing for the mission; if the Government will give an absolute commitment that the mission will not in any way be affected by reductions in State expenditure should any occur in the next financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27760/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
36 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Defence the projected cost of the Irish participation in the forthcoming EU mission to Chad; if this amount will be provided in addition to the normal defence budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27767/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
34 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Defence the support provisions such as leave, postal arrangements, telephone and Internet access that are being put in place for the Irish troops who will participate in the forthcoming EU mission to Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27752/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
26 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if the planned reconnaissance mission has travelled to Chad; if a report has been received; if he is satisfied that sufficient supply lines and appropriate logistical support will be available to any Irish contingent; when a final decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27713/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
15 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the task confronting the Defence Forces personnel going to Chad; the logistical difficulties involved; and the risks associated with this mission. [27302/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
13 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements for level one, two and three medical care being made for the Irish troops who will participate in the forthcoming EU mission to Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27747/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
9 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Defence the projected cost of the air transport element of the cost of the Irish participation in the forthcoming EU mission to Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27771/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
8 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by farming organisations regarding the use by the Defence Forces of rations that included Brazilian beef; if he has made representations to the Defence Forces on the decision to use Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21795/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
7 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence if he has completed his consideration of the possibility of the recruitment of an additional 1,000 personnel to the Defence Forces, which he referred to in his speech to the annual conference of PDFORRA in Tralee on 10 October 2007. [27731/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
19 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence the projected cost of new ships for the Naval Service to be purchased over the next five years and the financing arrangements that have been made for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27750/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
6 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Defence the number of proposals received following stage 1 of the competition for the purchase of the two offshore patrol vessels with an option of a third, and one extended patrol vessel, with an option on a second; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27761/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
5 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Army ranger wing as a percentage of its establishment; the measures that are being adopted to address the current shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27978/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
4 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence if agreement has been reached under the C and A scheme for an increase in overseas allowances for the Defences Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27977/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
3 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the projected cost of the Irish participation in the forthcoming EU mission to Chad and in particular the projected cost of the air transport element of the mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
2 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the role the operations commander of the proposed EU military operation in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic will have in the matter of the protection of civilians, particularly refugees in regard to human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27834/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007
1 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence the plans he has to improve the quality of horses available to the Irish Army equestrian school for international competition purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27975/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007
228 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on travel and subsistence in his Department in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006; and the reason for any increase. [27607/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007
227 Deputy Áine Brady asked the Minister for Defence the timeframe for the Department of Defence to move to Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27693/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007
103 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that has been taken to date to implement the recommendations made in the 2007 Report on Restorative Justice by the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27329/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2007
430 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence the number of international peace-keeping and peace-enforcing missions the Irish Defence Forces are involved in; what each of these missions is; the number of troops involved in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27320/07]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2007
429 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence the EU Directives awaiting incorporation into Irish law in his Department; the deadline for incorporation; the date he foresees for implementation of each directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27308/07]