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351 records in IE in 2013
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
494. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total cost including maintenance and usage of the Government jet in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [30594/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
493. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the details and costs of any newspaper supplements his Department has been involved with in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [30582/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
492. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total costs of photography incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date 2013 in tabular form per event. [30566/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
491. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of ministerial transport in his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; the number of drivers employed in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
490. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Defence the number of Dáil Topical Issue debates submitted to his Department following selection by the Ceann Comhairle since March 2011; the number of Topical Issues taken directly by him; the number of Topical Issues taken by a Junior Minister in his Department; the number of issues taken by a Minister not from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
489. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 22 May 2013, if the relevant legislation provides for any ministerial discretion to consider applications for an active military service certificate beyond the statutory date in the case, for example, when exceptional medical circumstances applied; if he will cite the relevant legislative reference for the provision or non provision of any ministerial discretion in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2013
488. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the reason the current criteria for eligibility to be admitted as a cadet in the Air Corps include having no previous corrections made to the candidate’s eyesight, regardless of whether the candidate’s current eyesight fits the Air Corps criteria; and if he is considering amending this criterion in line with advancements in corrective laser eye surgery and bearing in mind practices employed by private airline companies and military air forces in other countries. [30284/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2013
206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30452/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2013
204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received a report, or reports, in the past ten years from PDFORRA regarding the dangers of administering the anti-malaria drug larium to Irish soldiers; when it was received; and the actions taken on foot of same. [29889/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2013
203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the proportion of the total number employed in the armed forces as a percentage of the overall public sector for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29741/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2013
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector in the armed forces for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29740/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2013
172. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the preparations he and his Department have made to date in advance of the European Council summit in December 2013 that will play host to a substantive debate on European security and defence matters; if he can outline at this juncture what stage discussions within his Department have reached; his views on whether this summit may change the nature of public debate here regarding collective security and defence in the EU given the recent comments by President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy that the EU needs a long-term and more systematic approach to cooperation in this policy field; if pooling of Irish defence resources is going to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29618/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2013
72. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations he and his Department have made to date in advance of the European Council summit in December 2013 that will play host to a substantive debate on European security and defence matters; if he can outline at this juncture what stage discussions within his Department have reached; his views on whether this summit may change the nature of public debate here regarding collective security and defence in the EU, given the recent comments by President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy that the EU needs a long-term and more systematic approach to co-operation in this policy field; if pooling of Irish defence resources is going to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29617/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
426. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the number of new semi-State organisations under his aegis which have been established since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
425. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form the number of semi-State organisations currently in operation under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29811/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29420/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
423. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which savings throughout the Defence Forces in line with targets have been achieved in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29320/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
422. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which payment from the UN in respect of deployment of Irish troops overseas remains up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
421. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the retention of existing military installations throughout the country notwithstanding the economic situation arising from the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the troika by his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29318/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
420. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has had discussions or communication with EU or UN sources in the matter of further deployment of Irish troops overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29317/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
419. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of promotions throughout the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in each of the past four years to date; the number of any such positions remaining to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29316/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
418. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the degree to which the most modern training methods remain available to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
417. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the most modern equipment continues to be available to all branches of the Defence Forces serving on missions overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
416. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which requirements in terms of electronic equipment remains available throughout the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, with particular reference to the need to ensure the availability of the most up to date technology is in line with the requirement of such forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29313/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
415. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which on-going review takes place into the capacity and capabilities of the Air Corps, with particular reference to air sea rescue, coastal surveillance and or air ambulance services; if any particular issues have been identified which require specific attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29312/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
414. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he and his Department continues to monitor the extent to which the strength and capability of the Naval Service remains intact, notwithstanding the economic exigencies within which he is forced to operate arising from commitments previously entered into with the troika; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29311/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
413. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which military hardware is reviewed, examined and as necessary upgraded on an annual basis; the extent to which any requirements arising are being met annually throughout each branch of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29310/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
412. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps has varied in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to retain the forces at their current strength for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29309/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
411. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average uncertified sick days per employee taken; the total certified sick days taken by employees; the average certified sick days per employee; the total sick days taken by employees; the average total sick days and median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [29269/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
410. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps aeromedical service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
409. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence when the review of the operation of the aeromedical service will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29069/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
408. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of appointments made to State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011; the number of positions that have been advertised; the number of applications to the boards; the number of appointments to the boards that were drawn from the applications; the current number of vacancies on each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28973/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
407. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Defence if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28808/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
406. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons who have been recruited into the Naval Service as a result of the most recent recruitment process; the date on which applications closed for same; if persons who have been given their number on the list and gone through the full process will be called in numerical order; the expected numbers that will be recruited into the Naval Service for the remainder of 2013 and for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
405. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons who have been recruited into the Army as a result of the most recent recruitment process; the date on which applications closed for same; if persons who have been given their number on the list and gone through the full process will be called in numerical order; the expected numbers that will be recruited into the Army for the remainder of 2013 and for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28626/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
48. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the continued use of the anti-malarial drug lariam for members of the Defence Forces serving in certain locations overseas in view of numerous reports of the drug's adverse effects on the mental well-being of some persons who have taken the drug, including the report contained in the "Prime Time Investigates" programme that was broadcast on Wednesday, 29 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28708/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
47. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of complaints processed by the Defence Forces Ombudsman; and if he is satisfied with the operation of the system. [28964/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
46. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the selling off of disused barracks or other properties belonging to the Irish Defence Forces in 2013. [29119/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
45. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if he will list the delegations of Irish troops stationed abroad. [29118/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
44. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans, if any, to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
43. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the planned developments at Custume barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29071/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
42. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the internal investigation conducted by the Defence Forces into allegations about Irish Defence Forces' personnel working for private security companies and purchasing arms on the black market in South Africa and training special forces in the Seychelles in 2007. [28963/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
41. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence when Irish Defence Forces personnel will be withdrawn from Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29124/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
40. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence when the army will next recruit; and the approximate number that will be recruited. [29113/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
39. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the amount the security arrangements for the G8 summit in County Fermanagh will cost the Irish tax payer. [29116/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
38. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Defence if leave has been cancelled for Irish Defence Forces on 17 and 18 June 2013. [29117/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
37. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the procurement of new equipment for the Irish Defence Forces in 2013. [29120/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
36. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Defence if he will meet with the parents of a person (details supplied) to discuss their ongoing concerns regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29092/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
35. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that he will be in a position to maintain the current strength of the Defence Forces including military installations and facilities notwithstanding the commitments entered into by his predecessors in office under the Memorandum of Understanding; if he expects that the normal and or periodic upgrading of facilities will be achieved in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29027/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2013
34. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the degree to which he expects the Defence Forces to be in a position to provide the widest possible scale of emergency and support services with particular reference to air ambulance, naval and air surveillance and any necessary requirements in the event of natural or other disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29028/13]