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Question· writtenPQ 536asked

536. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to amend the Defence Forces Regulation C S 4 with respect to the Naval Service to make an additional appointment to the rank of captain; if this plan will impact on Naval Service officers currently serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016

536. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to amend the Defence Forces Regulation C S 4 with respect to the Naval Service to make an additional appointment to the rank of captain; if this plan will impact on Naval Service officers currently serving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/16]

Question· writtenPQ 535asked

535. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33269/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2016

535. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if national lottery funding is available at present through his Department to support the work of community groups; if so, if there are specific programmes eligible for grant assistance; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33269/16]

Record· debate2016-11-03published

European Defence Agency: Motion

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2016

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Question· writtenPQ 220asked

220. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in the Permanent Defence Force for recruiting medical officers internally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2016

220. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a mechanism in the Permanent Defence Force for recruiting medical officers internally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33092/16]

Question· writtenPQ 485asked

485. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount his Department spent on external legal advice in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; the names of each of the legal firms that provided advice to his Department in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2016

485. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount his Department spent on external legal advice in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; the names of each of the legal firms that provided advice to his Department in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32917/16]

Question· writtenPQ 484asked

484. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason ex-members of the Naval Service who served on Operation Pontus on board LE Niamh from July to October 2015 are being excluded from medal ceremonies on 5 November 2016 to mark the service of Operation Pontus. [32651/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2016

484. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason ex-members of the Naval Service who served on Operation Pontus on board LE Niamh from July to October 2015 are being excluded from medal ceremonies on 5 November 2016 to mark the service of Operation Pontus. [32651/16]

Question· writtenPQ 483asked

483. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the source of information provided on pages 109 and 111 of the independent review lead by a person (details supplied) pertaining to the deaths of three Irish soldiers in the Lebanon in 1989. [32547/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2016

483. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the source of information provided on pages 109 and 111 of the independent review lead by a person (details supplied) pertaining to the deaths of three Irish soldiers in the Lebanon in 1989. [32547/16]

Question· writtenPQ 86asked

86. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality to consider the content of the general scheme of the Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill and report back to her on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32859/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2016

86. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality to consider the content of the general scheme of the Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill and report back to her on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32859/16]

Question· writtenPQ 196asked

196. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the use of a house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32288/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2016

196. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the use of a house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32288/16]

Question· writtenPQ 56asked

56. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current rights of property owners with regard to defending their families, themselves and their property against intruders who may be armed with firearms or other weapons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32319/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2016

56. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current rights of property owners with regard to defending their families, themselves and their property against intruders who may be armed with firearms or other weapons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32319/16]

Question· writtenPQ 618asked

618. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered renting Block O or Block P of Columb Barracks, Mullingar to a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32137/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016

618. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered renting Block O or Block P of Columb Barracks, Mullingar to a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32137/16]

Question· writtenPQ 617asked

617. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure that Westmeath Civil Defence has appropriate housing conditions; the actions he plans to take to ensure that its premises are fit for purpose and meet necessary standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31994/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016

617. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure that Westmeath Civil Defence has appropriate housing conditions; the actions he plans to take to ensure that its premises are fit for purpose and meet necessary standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31994/16]

Question· writtenPQ 616asked

616. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the delegated responsibilities he has given to Ministers of State in his Department; when the order of delegated responsibility was signed; if he included his Ministers of State in direct discussions or meetings with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of pre-budget discussions; if so, the dates of such meetings and the attendance at each meeting; if a Minister of State was not included, the reason this was the position, in view of the designated responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31912/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016

616. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the delegated responsibilities he has given to Ministers of State in his Department; when the order of delegated responsibility was signed; if he included his Ministers of State in direct discussions or meetings with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of pre-budget discussions; if so, the dates of such meetings and the attendance at each meeting; if a Minister of State was not included, the reason this was the position, in view of the designated responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31912/16]

Question· writtenPQ 615asked

615. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the retention strategies he is implementing to prevent highly trained officers and soldiers from leaving the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31773/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016

615. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the retention strategies he is implementing to prevent highly trained officers and soldiers from leaving the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31773/16]

Question· writtenPQ 340asked

340. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultations engaged in by his Department with the Irish Aviation Authority, the RAF, the British Civil Aviation Authority, the British Ministry for Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding permission being given to the British military to conduct armed operations in Irish sovereign or Irish-controlled airspace in the event of a real time or envisaged threat of a terrorist-related attack from the skies on either this country or a neighbouring state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27138/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016

340. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultations engaged in by his Department with the Irish Aviation Authority, the RAF, the British Civil Aviation Authority, the British Ministry for Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding permission being given to the British military to conduct armed operations in Irish sovereign or Irish-controlled airspace in the event of a real time or envisaged threat of a terrorist-related attack from the skies on either this country or a neighbouring state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27138/16]

Question· writtenPQ 59asked

59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on media reports that Ireland has an agreement with its UK counterparts to allow RAF jets access Irish airspace for defence and counter-terrorism purposes in the scenario of airspace intrusion; and his further views on the fact that having a possible defence arrangement with a NATO member is eroding Ireland's status of neutrality. [26946/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2016

59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on media reports that Ireland has an agreement with its UK counterparts to allow RAF jets access Irish airspace for defence and counter-terrorism purposes in the scenario of airspace intrusion; and his further views on the fact that having a possible defence arrangement with a NATO member is eroding Ireland's status of neutrality. [26946/16]

Question· writtenPQ 310asked

310. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has applied for permission to engage outside public relations companies for the purposes of disseminating Government policy; the cost of each contract entered into; the name of the contractors; the duration of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31674/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2016

310. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has applied for permission to engage outside public relations companies for the purposes of disseminating Government policy; the cost of each contract entered into; the name of the contractors; the duration of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31674/16]

Question· writtenPQ 309asked

309. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who died through suicide or self-inflicted injuries with regard to deaths of Defence Forces personnel in the period 2000 to 2012, inclusive; of these deaths, the number that had previously been prescribed Lariam; and of those who had been prescribed lariam, the number that were reported to the IMB and HPRA. [31317/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2016

309. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons who died through suicide or self-inflicted injuries with regard to deaths of Defence Forces personnel in the period 2000 to 2012, inclusive; of these deaths, the number that had previously been prescribed Lariam; and of those who had been prescribed lariam, the number that were reported to the IMB and HPRA. [31317/16]

Question· writtenPQ 308asked

308. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the vacancy in Custume Barracks, Athlone, for a civilian foreman job will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31251/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2016

308. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the vacancy in Custume Barracks, Athlone, for a civilian foreman job will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31251/16]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in its report of November 2015 on a harm-reducing and rehabilitative approach to possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, made a number of recommendations; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recommendation No. 6 recommended that research be undertaken to ensure the adoption of any alternative approach be appropriate in an Irish context; if recommendation No. 6 has been acted on and if research has been undertaken; if the research has been concluded; if the research is available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2016

235. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, in its report of November 2015 on a harm-reducing and rehabilitative approach to possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, made a number of recommendations; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recommendation No. 6 recommended that research be undertaken to ensure the adoption of any alternative approach be appropriate in an Irish context; if recommendation No. 6 has been acted on and if research has been undertaken; if the research has been concluded; if the research is available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/16]

Question· writtenPQ 684asked

684. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 27 September 2016 (details supplied), if he will provide a copy of the current written policy governing assessment and screening of Defence Forces personnel for their medical suitability to take any given anti-malarial drug; and if he will provide all written policies in this regard issued since the Defence Forces started serving in malarial areas, if different to the current one. [30562/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016

684. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 27 September 2016 (details supplied), if he will provide a copy of the current written policy governing assessment and screening of Defence Forces personnel for their medical suitability to take any given anti-malarial drug; and if he will provide all written policies in this regard issued since the Defence Forces started serving in malarial areas, if different to the current one. [30562/16]

Question· writtenPQ 683asked

683. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the official medical advice on malaria prophylaxis from the Defence Forces medical corps as furnished to him which recommended Lariam as the only choice for soldiers travelling to sub-Saharan Africa. [30561/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2016

683. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the official medical advice on malaria prophylaxis from the Defence Forces medical corps as furnished to him which recommended Lariam as the only choice for soldiers travelling to sub-Saharan Africa. [30561/16]

Question· writtenPQ 655asked

655. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recommendations of the external safety management system review of the Air Corps in 2013, in tabular form; and the recommendations which have and have not been implemented. [29641/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2016

655. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recommendations of the external safety management system review of the Air Corps in 2013, in tabular form; and the recommendations which have and have not been implemented. [29641/16]

Question· writtenPQ 654asked

654. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gifts or hospitality given to employees to attend overseas sporting or musical events during 2015 in relation to all commercial and non commercial agencies; the locations of such visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2016

654. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gifts or hospitality given to employees to attend overseas sporting or musical events during 2015 in relation to all commercial and non commercial agencies; the locations of such visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/16]

Question· writtenPQ 653asked

653. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the health and safety framework of each commercial and non-commercial State agency; when the health and safety policy of each was last reviewed; when the safety statement of each was last reviewed; if each body has a health and safety committee and when this was last elected; if each has a health and safety representative and when this person was last elected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2016

653. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the health and safety framework of each commercial and non-commercial State agency; when the health and safety policy of each was last reviewed; when the safety statement of each was last reviewed; if each body has a health and safety committee and when this was last elected; if each has a health and safety representative and when this person was last elected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/16]

Question· writtenPQ 256asked

256. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29193/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2016

256. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a use it or lose it by year end rule is or has been in operation within his Department when devolving funding to agencies under his remit on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29193/16]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

246. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to respond to the issues raised by a person (details supplied). [28810/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2016

246. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to respond to the issues raised by a person (details supplied). [28810/16]

Question· writtenPQ 245asked

245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons outside the payroll shared service centre, in increments of €5,000, in receipt of lump sums on retirement from the public service; and the corresponding amount of the lump sum in each of the years 2013 to 2015 granted by his Department. [28764/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2016

245. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons outside the payroll shared service centre, in increments of €5,000, in receipt of lump sums on retirement from the public service; and the corresponding amount of the lump sum in each of the years 2013 to 2015 granted by his Department. [28764/16]

Question· writtenPQ 618asked

618. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28989/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016

618. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28989/16]

Question· writtenPQ 617asked

617. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of retired public sector employees in his Department, including bodies under its aegis, who are in receipt of a public sector pension that have been re-employed either part-time or full-time, temporary or otherwise by the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28977/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016

617. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of retired public sector employees in his Department, including bodies under its aegis, who are in receipt of a public sector pension that have been re-employed either part-time or full-time, temporary or otherwise by the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28977/16]

Question· writtenPQ 616asked

616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in his Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016; the way in which his Department is engaging with the programme for a partnership Government commitment to equality and gender proofing in the departmental and budgetary process. [28406/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016

616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in his Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016; the way in which his Department is engaging with the programme for a partnership Government commitment to equality and gender proofing in the departmental and budgetary process. [28406/16]

Question· writtenPQ 320asked

320. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding reports that civil servants from his Department, along with the Irish Aviation Authority, entered into a bilateral agreement with the RAF, the Civil Aviation Authority, the British Ministry for Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to permit the British military to conduct armed operations in Irish sovereign or Irish-controlled airspace in the event of a real time envisaged threat of a terrorist related attack from the skies on either this country or a neighbouring state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2016

320. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding reports that civil servants from his Department, along with the Irish Aviation Authority, entered into a bilateral agreement with the RAF, the Civil Aviation Authority, the British Ministry for Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to permit the British military to conduct armed operations in Irish sovereign or Irish-controlled airspace in the event of a real time envisaged threat of a terrorist related attack from the skies on either this country or a neighbouring state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/16]

Question· writtenPQ 264asked

264. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will restore gratuity payments and other benefits previously received by members of the Reserve Defence Force; if he will ensure these members are not financially disadvantaged by undertaking their normal duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2016

264. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will restore gratuity payments and other benefits previously received by members of the Reserve Defence Force; if he will ensure these members are not financially disadvantaged by undertaking their normal duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/16]

Question· writtenPQ 997asked