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Question· writtenPQ 429asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
429. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of all bilateral meetings held between him and any other person or group during a recent trip to the Mediterranean to visit the LE Eithne, including the identity of all such groups or persons and the purpose of each meeting; if he will provide details of his travel arrangements to and from the Mediterranean, including whether he travelled by commercial flight or using the official Government jet; if he will provide details of all staff who accompanied him on the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28796/15]
Question· writtenPQ 428asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the medical assistance provided to migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the LE Eithne; if there were common medical problems faced by the migrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28588/15]
Question· writtenPQ 427asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the countries of origin of the migrants the LE Eithne has rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. [28587/15]
Question· writtenPQ 426asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
426. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the total number of migrants the LE Eithne has rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. [28586/15]
Question· writtenPQ 425asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
425. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the number of flights undertaken by the air ambulance in 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will outline same, by county, in tabular form; the number of occasions when it was not possible to use the facility, owing to weather concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28574/15]
Question· writtenPQ 424asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
424. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of any intelligence solutions offered by the Italian cybersecurity company (details supplied), which his Department has purchased; the negotiations or discussions he has had in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28509/15]
Question· writtenPQ 423asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
423. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the procedures followed in selling the Gulfstream IV Government jet in 2014; the reason the jet was not put up for public auction. [28371/15]
Question· writtenPQ 422asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
422. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Defence his plans to include the new Eircode postcode in all schemes and administrative roles operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/15]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
117. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on developments at the May and June 2015 European Union Foreign Affairs Councils in relation to the European Union Naval Force Operation - Mediterranean Mission, and since; if there are any related common security and defence policy measures he is opposed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/15]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2015
94. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will seek a commitment from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Ms Theresa Villiers, that an independent inquiry will be carried out by the British authorities into collusion that took place between Unionist paramilitaries and the British armed forces and which resulted in the murder of Irish citizens; if he will call on the British authorities to hand over the relevant documentation, which has been sought for over 40 years by family members of those who were murdered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/15]
Record· debate2015-07-09published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
Joint Committee on Health and Children
Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
248. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the killing of a person (details supplied) by the Israeli defence forces; and on the resulting escalation of tensions in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28141/15]
Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
146. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence the pension entitlements of retired members of the Defence Forces; and if retired members with 31 or 41 years service receive the same pension as retired members with 21 years service. [28198/15]
Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
145. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if ambulances belonging to the Defence Forces are continuing to be used to supplement Health Service Executive civilian ambulance services; and if so, the number of times they have been used in this regard since January 2014. [28005/15]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2015
144. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his Department's policy position on addressing the problem of unauthorised encampments on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare; if he is aware of the growing frequency of such encampments; if he has any proposal to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/15]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
113. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the viability of the Defence Forces Reserve in County Donegal is secured by providing full-time training in July 2015 for the instructors who have qualified to undertake the task of training new recruits. [27978/15]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
112. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of each of the current grant schemes that are administrated by his Department and that are available to community groups or projects; the total amount paid for each of these schemes for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27779/15]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2015
111. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of anti-malaria drugs prescribed to Irish troops operating in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015, by number of troops for each drug. [27759/15]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Derry to ensure that the Garda Síochána vetting certificate issued in February 2015 and sent to the Defence Forces for use in the application process for the reserves is given to the appropriate persons within the Defence Forces to ensure that the person concerned is afforded the opportunity to participate in the current recruitment to the reserves on 4 July 2015. [27492/15]
Question· writtenPQ 218asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
218. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence to outline his views regarding the ownership of the water supply which serves Orchard Park in the Curragh in County Kildare; if this infrastructure has any relationship with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27258/15]
Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
217. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 23 June 2015 the number of applications for new recruits for the C Company of the 28th Battalion of the Reserve Defence Force which have been submitted for approval, in addition to the 14 referenced in his initial reply; the reason for the delay in approving these outstanding applications; when the applications were received by the Defence Forces; when a final reply will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27241/15]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
216. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence in the context of his comments on 9 June 2015 in the course of discussions at Question Time on the continued prescribing of Lariam when he said he was open to changing his opinion on this matter, how he intends to do that if he is not prepared to commission specific medical advice on the matter, make that advice publicly available and indicate a timeframe for same. [27228/15]
Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2015
215. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence with regard to estates or units of accommodation where the water infrastructure is under the ownership of his Department if the occupier of the dwelling is liable for a water charges bill, and, if so, the reason. [27259/15]
Law· Public2015/24enacted
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 6 July 2015
Act to amend and extend the Defence Act 1954 and to provide for related matters
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
121. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenses incurred by him between 2011 and to date in 2015 to include the date, expense type, description and amount; if each expense was vouched; his plans to introduce changes to the expenses system to ensure all expenses are fully vouched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26993/15]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
120. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence if there will be a recruitment drive for the Naval Service this year; if so, if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26754/15]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
119. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of requests for meetings he has received from private, external, non-State-funded lobby groups; the number of meetings he has held with these groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26697/15]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
118. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the reason Primaquine was prescribed for soldiers by the Defence Forces, despite it being unlicensed and unregulated by the Health Products Regulatory Authority. [26679/15]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2015
117. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of soldiers who were administered Mefloquine and Primaquine by the Army, despite having been diagnosed as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency negative. [26678/15]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
144. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the annual saving to his Department and the bodies under its aegis if the fees for all State agency, non-commercial State sponsored bodies and commercial semi-State board members were reduced by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26975/15]
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
143. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the annual saving to the Exchequer if the Minister's special advisers' salaries were capped at the first point of the principal officer grade, that is, €75,647; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/15]
Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
142. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the annual saving to his Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, IT-related, accountancy and other advisory and consultancy fees, was reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26946/15]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
141. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26917/15]
Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2015
140. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm reports that the community of Kildare will now not receive ten acres of land from the site of Magee Barracks; that there was a long-standing agreement with Kildare County Council and the community of Kildare that his Department would provide ten acres of the site for the community of Kildare, or the value thereof, when the site went for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26526/15]
Question· writtenPQ 426asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
426. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will support an extension of Circular 51/1979, leave from State employment for members of the Reserve Defence Force, to include all State bodies, including the Health Information and Quality Authority which was established after the circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25986/15]
Question· writtenPQ 351asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
351. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence if a 50th anniversary medal for a combatant of the War of Independence (details supplied) will be awarded posthumously to the person's family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26354/15]
Question· writtenPQ 350asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
350. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form by county, for 2014 and for 2015 to date, the number of call-outs by the air ambulance operated by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26216/15]
Question· writtenPQ 349asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
349. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence his plans to address the reasonable proposals put forward in correspondence (details supplied), so as to facilitate this infantry battalion without incurring additional costs; if he will have same examined in detail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/15]
Question· writtenPQ 348asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
348. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Defence if he will support an extension of Circular 51/1979, leave from State employment for members of the Reserve Defence Force, to include all State bodies, including the Health Information and Quality Authority, which were established after the circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25985/15]
Question· writtenPQ 347asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
347. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Defence the welfare of migrants taken aboard the LÉ Eithne on 22 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25756/15]
Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2015
273. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider extending the scope of Circular 51/1979, leave from State employment for members of the Reserve Defence Force, to include all State bodies, including the Health Information and Quality Authority, which were established after the circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25984/15]
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
134. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent of the skills, technical and academic, currently available throughout the Defence Forces, in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/15]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
133. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of women currently enlisted in the Naval Service, at all ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25607/15]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
132. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of women serving in the Air Corps; the extent to which the numbers might be set to increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25606/15]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
131. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet any requirements of upgrading the facilities throughout the Defence Forces in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25605/15]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total receipts from disposal of decommissioned military installations disposed of since 1998; the location of the various barracks or other installations involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25604/15]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he expects Irish troop deployment overseas to be of sufficient strength to ensure their viability at all times in particularly hostile environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25603/15]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which recruitment to the Defence Forces has addressed any shortage of personnel in specific areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25602/15]
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which members of the Reserve Defence Forces receive annual or periodic training; the extent of such training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25601/15]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which members of Reserve Defence Force receive annual training to the full extent required, on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25600/15]