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301 records in IE in 2004
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
91 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date with regard to the planned reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17814/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
89 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the decentralisation of the Civil Defence School from Dublin to Roscrea to take place; if only ten of the 22 staff of the school have agreed to the transfer; the breakdown of these staff by grade; the steps that are being taken to recruit replacement staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17831/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
88 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the two-day seminar in Dublin in May 2004 in which the chief of staff of the Defence Forces (details supplied), hosted a meeting on peacekeeping co-operation between the EU and the UN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17917/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
87 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the current work of the task force office on emergency planning, which he chairs; when the last meeting was held; when the next meeting is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17826/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
86 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel tested to date under the new drug testing programme; the number who tested positive; the action taken when a member tests positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17810/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
84 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide further details on the €21 million Defence Forces capital investment programme for 2004, specifically, the amount to be spent in each of the 21 refurbishment and upgrade projects indicated; the reason in each case for the refurbishment and the nature of its contribution to the security of the State and improving the working conditions of the members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17920/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
83 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Defence if he plans to make changes to the emergency planning procedures in place for major emergencies or acts of terrorism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
81 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence the Defence Forces property that has been handed over or is planned to be transferred for the purposes of the new affordable housing initiative agreed in Sustaining Progress; the reasons for the delay in handing the land over to the local authorities; when it is expected that the transfers will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17817/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
114 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which it is intended to upgrade all the Air Corps aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18110/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
80 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft in use within the Air Corps; the age of those craft; the planned future acquisitions for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17842/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
85 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if the relevant notice for the tender competition for the acquisition of new helicopters for the Air Corps has yet been sent to the Official Journal of the European Communities; the procedure to be used in selecting the successful tender; when he expects the process to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence when a decision will be made on the provision of light utility and medium lift helicopters for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
77 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel from the other ranks commissioned as officers in the Defence Forces in each of the past five years; if there are plans to increase the numbers commissioned from the ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17811/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
75 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Force personnel serving in the Army rangers unit; the equipment that is available to the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
73 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the triple lock requires reform to enable the Defence Forces to serve on missions such as that taking place in Macedonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17846/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
72 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date into the investigation into the circumstances in which a number of civilians came into contact with an unexploded tear gas canister near firing ranges at the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17830/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
92 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the progress towards the agreement of a common European defence strategy within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
71 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish Defence Forces personnel committed to the rapid reaction force; the ongoing progress being made towards assembling the RRF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17847/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
82 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the highest rank held by female personnel in the Army, the Naval Service, and the Air Corps; if he has satisfied himself with the progress made by women members up the ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17820/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
70 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if he has satisfied himself with the current level of female membership of the Defence Forces; if he has plans to encourage the recruitment of a greater number of women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17819/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
113 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if adequate trained Air Corps personnel are available to meet all requirements with particular reference to air or sea rescue services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18109/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
95 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence if a date has been set for the hand-over of the search-and-rescue service in the north-west from the Air Corps to a private company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17829/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
69 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence his views on the current situation with regard to search-and-rescue services in the north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17854/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
119 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the new developments in the PfP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18115/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
68 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Defence the exercises or programmes that Ireland has been or will be participating in under Partnership for Peace in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17907/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
78 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Defence his views on the number of Defence Forces personnel serving in Liberia; if he will report on the conditions in which they are serving and the operations in which they are engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
67 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish peacekeeping mission in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
74 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Defence if he has brought proposals to Government to allow the Defence Forces to maintain a presence in KFOR beyond the planned termination date of October 2004; the expected level of commitment after this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17827/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
66 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence his views on the number of Defence Forces personnel serving in Kosovo; if he will report on the conditions in which they are serving; and the operations in which they are engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
65 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the measures his Department has taken to ensure that members of the Defence Forces deployed on international peacekeeping missions do not engage in the sexual exploitation of local women and girls, as has been reported by UN troops serving in Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and elsewhere. [17919/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
64 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if he is considering replacing the chairman of the Civil Defence board and appointing a new chairman; the basis on which this will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17823/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
90 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
63 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence his views on the current staffing levels for the Defence Forces; if it is planned to increase these staffing levels over the coming 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17855/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
76 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence the progress made in the establishment of a new European armaments, research and military capabilities agency. [17909/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
62 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland has agreed to take part in the newly established EU armaments agency; if so, when this decision was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17913/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
61 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of sending the Learjet from Baldonnel to Geneva airport to collect the Minister for Health and Children and his party on 19 May 2004; the number and members of the ministerial party; the number of flying hours; the crew numbers involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17935/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
60 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence the timescale for the decentralisation of the Civil Defence Board; the position with regard to the chairpersonship and board membership of the Civil Defence Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18028/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
59 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the circumstances under which it is envisioned that the ranger unit promised to the European Rapid Reaction Force will require the use of the four new armed helicopters that are to be purchased to boost the State’s anti-terrorist capabilities. [17933/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
58 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if an inquiry has been held into the crash of an Air Corps aircraft on 6 May 2004 in which a person (details supplied) lost his life; if the cause of the accident has been established; if a review of safety procedures is planned in view of the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
110 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 11 May 2004, the position regarding the completion of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18022/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
57 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence if a board of military officers has reviewed the events of September 1961 at Jadotville; if the board has made a recommendation regarding further action that should be taken; the full progress to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
14 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Taoiseach the action he has taken and the further action he proposes to take on the recommendations of the report of the Barron report sub-committee of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights, especially in view of the recent conclusion of the inquest into the deaths of 33 persons in the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of May 1974. [17239/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2004
11 Mr. Costello asked the Taoiseach the action he has taken or plans to take arising from the report of the sub-committee of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights, that considered the report of the Barron inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16280/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
151 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Defence the appointments that have been made to State boards and bodies within his Department from 1 January 2003 to 15 June 2004; the persons appointed; and the persons they are replacing. [17794/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
150 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence if he proposes to publish the decentralisation implementation plan of his Department; and if not, the reason therefor. [17787/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
149 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence the reason he did not provide a reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 91 and 92 of 2 June 2004. [17786/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
147 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence the areas of expenditure of his Department in respect of which an expenditure review under the expenditure review initiative has not yet been completed and published. [17587/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
146 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has achieved the target, set out in the initiation of the expenditure review initiative in 1997, that all Government expenditure be subject to a formal review under that initiative every three years; and if not, the areas of expenditure in respect of which the three yearly review has not taken place. [17572/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
145 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Defence if all public services provided by his Department that are capable of electronic delivery are available electronically through a single point of contact, as was promised in the joint programme; and if not, if he will make a statement or explanation in respect of each service not yet so provided. [17557/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2004
144 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence if the newly purchased helicopters have night flight capability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17552/04]