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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
16 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Defence his plans to address the concerns of naval personnel with regard to the time spent on sea going duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32340/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
15 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Defence the recent approaches which have been made to him with a view to developing Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32346/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
62 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the level of Irish military forces serving overseas following the planned deployment in Lebanon; the way this relates to the recommended overseas Irish military deployments at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32305/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
14 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops who are engaged in UN missions abroad; the number of troops on each mission; when each mission started and when it is due to end; the number of Irish troops who are engaged in non-UN work abroad; their locations; the nature of their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32173/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
13 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Defence the co-operation involved between the Irish and US Defence Forces arising from the fact that Ireland is listed as within the area of responsibility of the US European command, with area of responsibility defined as the geographical area within which the US European commander has authority to plan and conduct operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32313/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
39 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); if the exhumation and examination of the persons remains has taken place; the results of that examination; the way the investigation will proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32176/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
11 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the situation with regard to the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32333/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
19 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Defence the procedures and criteria for promotion within the Defence Forces; if the promotion criteria and procedures are being adhered to; if he will respond to the criticism by PDFORRA at their annual conference of current practices in relation to promotions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32257/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
10 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence his views on concerns expressed by the PDFORRA General Secretary at their annual conference that agreed procedures and criteria laid down by Defence Forces headquarters in relation to promotions within the Defence Forces have not been properly implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32307/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
9 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing bullying and harassment of PDFORRA officials within the Defence Forces; and the steps he will take to address the problem and to ensure that a directive that members of the forces who carry out representative duties must not be disadvantaged or discriminated against is no longer ignored. [32314/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
65 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Defence the details of the new campaign to attract more women into the Defence Forces; his views on the comparatively low number of women in the Defence Forces; his views on whether the change in the height restriction for joining the Defence Forces will attract more women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32180/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
8 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if there has been an increase in the number of female applicants to the Defence Forces since the reduction in the height requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32354/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
178 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent of the training offered to members of the Defence Forces in anticipation of participation in EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32566/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
177 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent of discussions to date in regard to Ireland’s participation in EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32565/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
59 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the further developments in Ireland’s involvement with EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32267/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
57 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the position with regard to Ireland’s participation in the formation of an EU battle group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32261/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
46 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the level of commitment of members of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that Ireland will devote to a future EU battle group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32263/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
41 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if he will reconcile his assertion, articulated in responses by him to parliamentary questions, that Irish commitments to EU battle groups will not necessitate extra defence spending with the demand made on radio on 4 October 2006 by Defence Forces representative association PDFORRA for more funding and manpower in order to meet their new commitment to EU battle groups. [32259/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
12 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence the progress made with regard to Irish involvement in EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32349/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
7 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if he will offer a commitment that no member of the Defence Forces will be ordered to participate in EU battle group activities overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32355/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
6 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence when the training hall will be constructed on Slievenamon Road, Thurles, County Tipperary for the local Reserve Defence Force unit; when protective wet clothing will be made available on an individualised basis for each member of the Reserve Defence Force for when they are training in inclement weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32168/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
4 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence if any of the 12 reports received by him from the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces to date recommended or stated that a complainant had been wronged or had a justified concern; if so, the details of same; the remedy which has been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32435/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
3 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if, further to his commissioning of an Army inquiry into the events at Niemba, Congo on 8 November 1960, preliminary findings have been made; when the full report of the inquiry will be made available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32433/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
2 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the recent report, A Voyage of Understanding; his views on the report’s findings of low morale in the Naval Service; if he will address the many issues highlighted in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32597/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
5 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the mission of Irish soldiers to be deployed to Lebanon; the number of troops involved; their duties; the locations where they will be stationed; if the overall mission is required to disarm Hizbollah; if this deployment will require the approval of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32459/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2006
1 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the role Irish troops will play in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32434/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2006
243 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the number of inquiries in respect of any tribunal of inquiry, commission of inquiry or investigation for which he or his Department have or have had responsibility since 1997; the name of each inquiry; the terms of reference of each inquiry; the cost of each inquiry including the cost to date where an inquiry has not been concluded; the dates of each inquiry including the projected date of conclusion where an inquiry has not been concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32422/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2006
242 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Finland in early October 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2006
241 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the number of people in receipt of pensions in respect of their service in the War of Independence; if such pensions are still being granted; and the dates of birth of those involved. [32366/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2006
240 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces including personnel in training. [32356/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2006
554 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of Reserve Defence Force Officers promoted from 1 December 2005 to date in 2006 by rank and brigade. [31556/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2006
188 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Ireland signed up to the Civil Protection Mechanisms; and the discussions which were held with fire, ambulance and Civil Defence services around the country either prior to or after this occurred. [31321/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2006
185 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will make available all of the replies to parliamentary questions made to his Department in relation to the injury of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2006
184 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Defence the occasions in the years 1993 and 1994 when a person (details supplied) used the Government jet or other Government air transport facilities; the dates of such journeys; the destination; the duration of these trips; the rank of the officials who accompanied them; and the names of any non-civil servants who accompanied them on those trips. [31364/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2006
505 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the circumstances in which Irish UN peacekeepers would be sent to the Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30810/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 October 2006
160 Ms Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the proposed new Immigration Bill will be published; his proposed legislative timetable for the Bill; if he will bring the Heads of the Bill before the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30631/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2006
309 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Defence if the moneys allocated to his Department in this year’s Estimates will be fully and appropriately spent during 2006; if he has identified any allocated moneys which are not needed by his Department; and if so the amount of such moneys. [30230/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1454 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence if his Department’s property at Crosshaven, County Cork has been disposed of. [30134/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1453 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position of the taking in charge of Orchard PR Curragh by Kildare County Council; the date of same; the work that his Department intends to complete before the take over in regard to repairs to roads, lighting and paths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29390/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1452 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the number of organisations that his Department recognises as being representatives of retired personnel of the Defence Forces; if an organisation outside of the established ones can seek such recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29389/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1451 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the present strength of the Defence Forces; the number of women in the Defence Forces; the number of new recruits recruited in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29388/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1450 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the decentralisation of the Army head office to the Curragh; the timescale involved for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1449 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the decentralisation of his Department to Newbridge; if the land has been acquired; the number of officials that have agreed to the decentralisation; if the number is sufficient to ensue the effective operation of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1448 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if figures released by the Central Statistics Office in July 2006 via the Census 2006 Preliminary Report will be used by his Department for any reason; if so, what the figures will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29301/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1447 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence the status of a claim relating to army deafness for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28836/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1446 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Defence the reasons for the continued delay in awarding pension increases, including one third of the national wage agreement and 25 per cent of the total benchmarking award, due to Defence Forces retirees as and from 1 December 2005, and as promised in an information booklet issued to them by his Department in 2005; and when these awards will be made. [28698/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
1445 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence his proposals to reduce the height restriction for female Defence Forces recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2006
462 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the plans which have been made for the Department of Defence offices in Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, following decentralisation. [28166/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2006
730 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Defence the amount which was spent in his Department for the years 2005 and from January 2006 to date for media purposes or advertising; where the money was spent, that is, national papers, provincial papers, RTÉ radio, local radios and so on; the amounts spent on a yearly basis for years of the pervious three years; if money was spent on videos, for promotional, educational or advertising purposes. [27970/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2006
729 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the number of taskforces which have been created by his Department and their function, size, membership, reporting mechanism and period of existence since 1997. [27817/06]