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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
38. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps remains sufficient to meet a situation emerging such as a natural disaster or international responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38456/19]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
37. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the medals being sought by the veterans and families of the siege of Jadotville will be awarded. [38359/19]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
36. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the conciliation and arbitration scheme to address issues regarding the pay and conditions of Defence Forces personnel does not address or adequately deal with concerns of members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/19]
Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
35. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the recruitment drive in 2017 for the Defence Forces yielded modest results; if he will consider pay and conditions of existing members being paramount in addressing the retention of members in place of costly recruitment policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/19]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
34. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the move by an organisation (details supplied) to affiliate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38552/19]
Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
33. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be allocated to improve working and living conditions for soldiers in the Curragh camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38511/19]
Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
32. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role the Naval Service may have in the designation and protection of marine protected areas; and if the Naval Service would have capacity to ensure the integrity of such areas. [38500/19]
Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
31. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the reinstatement of troops in the Border counties in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38325/19]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
30. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to deal with the recruitment and retention crisis in the Defence Forces; his views on whether granting the right to representation including the right of bodies (details supplied) to join an organisation and have access to the industrial relations machinery of the State could help in dealing with the current crisis in the forces in terms of retention of members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38534/19]
Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
29. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which current expenditure of his Department for 2019 is off target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38425/19]
Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
28. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he has prioritised retention of suitable personnel as an essential factor in developing military capabilities in line with section 7.3 of the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38421/19]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
27. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the Barry report in respect of the Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38423/19]
Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
26. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which is being made in affording Defence Forces representative organisations affiliation with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions as a means to advance the interests of its members in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38549/19]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider allowing a premises in a location (details supplied) in the ownership of his Department to be used by UN veterans for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/19]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
24. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to tackle the retention and recruitment crisis in the Naval Service in view of issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38461/19]
Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
23. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times the Defence Forces have been called on to perform aid to the civil power duties at Shannon Airport to date in 2019; the nature of the activities carried out; the dates on which those duties were performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38545/19]
Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
22. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to reintroduce new Army barracks in counties Cavan and Monaghan or the greater Border region in view of Brexit and the possible reintroduction of a hard border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38326/19]
Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
21. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied that all military personnel including reserves receive ongoing upgraded training in military techniques and communications with particular reference for the need to communicate with other defence forces throughout Europe in the case of emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38457/19]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
20. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will meet with representatives of the Defence Forces, specifically an organisation (details supplied), to discuss its campaign for representative rights in view of ongoing concerns on issues of pay, conditions and retention in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38533/19]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
19. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 26 February 2019, if a psychiatrist for the Defence Forces has been appointed following the retirement of the in-house psychiatrist in May 2018; the number of personnel awaiting referral to a psychiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38544/19]
Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
18. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on mental distress in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38223/19]
Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
17. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if an amendment to the Industrial Relations Act 1990 will be supported in order to allow Defence Forces personnel the right to be represented by a representative organisation of their choice and have full access to the industrial relations machinery of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38532/19]
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
16. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has met the Taoiseach to discuss the Public Sector Pay Commission report on the Defence Forces published on 4 July 2019. [29750/19]
Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
15. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated number of persons likely to leave the Defence Forces in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38422/19]
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
14. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the initiatives he is taking to improve accommodation for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38424/19]
Question· writtenPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will request amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to ensure representative rights for Army personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38547/19]
Question· writtenPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
12. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the current strength of the Defences Forces is 8,724; his views on the fact that this is below the minimum strength of 9,500 that it is supposed to have (details supplied); his further views on the contention that this is a retention and recruitment crisis that is undermining the very viability of the Defence Forces; and the measures he is taking to tackle same. [38462/19]
Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
11. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role his Department has in the management of cybersecurity threats; the way in which he co-ordinates this work with other Departments; and if, in his view, there is a sufficient level of cybersecurity resourcing and preparedness. [38499/19]
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
10. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces increased spending on the anti-malaria drug, Lariam, by 50% in 2018, despite the fact that more than 85 soldiers are taking legal action against the Defence Forces over the devastating mental health side effects they claim they have suffered as a result of taking Lariam while serving abroad; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a motion was passed in Dáil Éireann on 28 June 2017 calling for an end to the use of Lariam by the Defence Forces; the steps he is taking to end the use of Lariam by the Defence Forces. [38460/19]
Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
9. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure improved pay and working conditions for members of the Defence Forces; the steps being taken to ensure appropriate supports are available to both current and former members of the Defence Forces who may be experiencing financial difficulties; if he is satisfied that recruitment methods are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38550/19]
Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
8. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to upgrade and improve the built infrastructure across Defence Forces installations, in particular those on the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/19]
Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
7. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the deployment of the Army Ranger Wing to Mali; the work undertaken to date; and when the mission will come to an end. [38458/19]
Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
6. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the work of his Department and the Defence Forces in cybersecurity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38426/19]
Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
5. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether it is a fair expectation that men and women serving in the Defence Forces should have an income and prospects to provide for themselves and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38910/19]
Question· oralPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
4. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has formally applied to affiliate to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; if he has met the organisation to discuss this issue; if he has met the ICTU to discuss the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38536/19]
Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
3. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the defence budget, specifically Vote 36, is on profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38889/19]
Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to stop the exodus of personnel from the Defence Forces; if 70 personnel left the Defence Forces in July 2019, including seven officers and 16 trainees; his views on whether 2019 is likely to be a record year for personnel leaving the Defence Forces; his further views on whether recruitment and retention efforts are clearly not working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38535/19]
Question· oralPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2019
1. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the pay recommendations of the report of the Public Service Pay Commission into recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces will be sufficient to end the retention difficulties being experienced by all three services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38888/19]
Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019
47. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 13 June 2019, the basis within which the Department of Defence sees fit to undermine the decision of the courts in circumstances in which members of the Defence Forces have received compensation for injuries received while they were serving members of the Defence Forces by reducing their pension entitlements up to and beyond the extent of an award made by the courts on the basis of pain and suffering, injuries received and disability thereafter; if the cases referred to can be re-examined on the basis that the decision of the courts is final and binding and attempts to circumnavigate this are illegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38211/19]
Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019
46. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of civil servants who have left and or retired from his Department in the past ten years who were not bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year and sector the staff moved on to; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38165/19]
Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019
45. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of civil servants who have left and or retired from his Department in the past ten years who were bound by a cooling-off period in respect of taking up new employment in the private sector by grade, year and sector the staff moved on to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38149/19]
Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019
44. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the stage the maritime patrol aircraft replacement project is at; when the project will go out for tender; when construction will commence; when the project will be completed; the estimated cost of the project; the amount spent to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38083/19]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2019
43. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the medals that are being sought by the veterans and families of the siege of Jadotville will be awarded. [37993/19]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
81. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if changes will be made to the Army pension system which would allow retired personnel to work in more financially rewarding roles (details supplied). [37871/19]
Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
80. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to ensure changes to the current regulations are made which would allow retiring Army personnel to take up roles within other State organisations for which they have suitable qualifications (details supplied). [37870/19]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
79. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel serving at Custume Barracks, Athlone. [37869/19]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
78. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans being prepared by his Department to recruit additional Army personnel should they be necessary to patrol additional Border posts in a post-Brexit scenario. [37868/19]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
77. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he and his officials are concerned regarding the depletion of the number of members of the Defence Forces. [37690/19]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2019
76. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his role and responsibilities regarding the Defence Forces. [37644/19]
Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019
88. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a commitment can be made to continue to provide funding for the medication of a person (details supplied) who is on an Army disability pension. [37725/19]