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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
36 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the current level of assistance being given to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25948/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
33 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Defence the new security measures involving the Defence Forces which have been put in place at Dublin and Shannon Airports following the terrorist bombings in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
47 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Defence his plans for withdrawing Irish troops from Liberia by the end of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25795/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
31 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on plans for the withdrawal of Irish troops from Liberia; if there is any prospect that Irish troop presence in Liberia will be extended beyond the end of 2006; if these troops will be deployed on their return from Liberia; if he will further report on the success or otherwise of their activities in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
30 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding which was allocated for emergency planning and the implementation of such plans in the Department of Defence’s budget for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. [25678/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
66 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to Ireland’s participation in a European rapid response-reaction force; the extent to which the concept has been developed in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25978/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
52 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if he has brought to Cabinet proposals for the participation of Irish troops in EU rapid-reaction forces; the legislative changes that are required to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
45 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland will join an EU battle group formation; if he will be bringing forward new legislation to ensure that Ireland can take part in such a formation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25952/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
38 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Defence if the three separate reports he has commissioned to examine various aspects of Ireland’s proposed participation in EU battlegroups are complete; if he will report on the details and conclusions of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25932/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
29 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the reports he has commissioned to examine the possibility of Irish troops joining EU battlegroups; when he expects these to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25662/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
28 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he is considering any changes to Ireland’s triple lock authorisation procedure for sending Irish troops abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25791/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
61 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence when he last had a meeting with the general officer commanding the Air Corps; the issues which were raised at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
26 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Defence when he last had a meeting with the flag officer of the Naval Service; the issues which were raised at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25674/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
60 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will clarify the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of a courtesy meeting with the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, General Richard Myers, in July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25792/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
49 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Defence if he had any arrangement to meet the chief of staff of the USA armed forces during his visit here in July 2005; if so, the reason this arrangement was cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25649/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
24 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence his policy with respect to courtesy calls from foreign military personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25650/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
23 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence if the capability of the Air Corps will be augmented over the coming six months through the acquisition of new craft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
34 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Defence if he has had any recent discussions with respect to the use of St. Bricin’s Hospital, Parkgate Street, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25659/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
27 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Defence the improvements which have been carried out to St. Bricin’s Hospital since October 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
22 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Defence the position with regard to the availability of St. Bricin’s Hospital to the Minister for Health and Children; his views on the extent to which St. Bricin’s needs to be upgraded for use in the wider health service; if any such cost would be met by his Department; when a decision will be made on the future of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25931/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
20 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of the members of the board of the Civil Defence; the criteria which is used for appointment to this board; the name of its chairman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25652/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
19 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if he has satisfied himself that adequate resources and equipment are available to the Defence Forces in the event of their being called upon to assist following a terrorist attack or natural disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25979/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
41 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence if court of inquiry reports, undertaken by the Defence Forces, are available for public inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25951/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
35 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the position with regard to the publication of court of inquiry reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25953/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
18 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Defence if the court of inquiry reports, prepared by the Defence Forces, are available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25946/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
17 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Defence the number of task forces or agencies which have responsibility for national security and emergency planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25947/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
16 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the stage of implementation at which the review of the Reserve Defence Forces is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25676/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
15 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Defence his plans to acknowledge or mark the actions of Irish troops with KFOR on 17 and 18 March 2004, as outlined in the Defence Forces annual report 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25618/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
57 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to make financial resources available to the European capability action plan. [25974/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
44 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to establish a permanent multinational operations headquarters. [25973/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
39 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to increase military capabilities. [25969/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
25 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to improve intelligence capabilities. [25971/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
21 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western European Union to launch a genuine European military space observation programme and to incorporate an intelligence policy based on satellites into the European security and defence policy. [25972/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
14 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the implications for defence spending of recommendations from the Assembly of the Western Union to increase research technology and development investment. [25970/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
48 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the impact which Weston aerodrome’s moving from visual to instrument control would have on available training time at Casement aerodrome; the consultation process which is followed in the event of such a change; the notification which occurs between his Department, the IAA and Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25956/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
13 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Defence his views on the proposed developments at Weston airport, near Lucan, County Dublin; the implications for military aircraft flying into Baldonnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25794/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
12 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline his concerns regarding the proposed developments at Weston Airport, near Lucan, County Dublin; if he will elaborate on his fears concerning the safety risks for military aircraft flying into the Air Corps base at Baldonnel; if he has received any response to his letter to the Irish Aviation Authority regarding these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25927/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
10 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Defence the requests he has had from the United Nations to supply troops to UN missions since September 2004. [25680/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
42 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the outcome of his visit to the Camp Eagle US military base in Sarajevo to meet the Irish troops stationed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25926/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
9 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his meeting in Sarajevo with Major General David Leaky, commanding officer of the European Union Forces and with Lord Ashdown, UN High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina; the issues that were discussed at this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
32 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Defence the way in which he intends to attract more females into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25629/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
11 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the efforts he has made to encourage more women to join the military and Defence Forces; if he has reviewed the measures in place to maximise the number of women applicants to the Defence Forces; the number of women serving in the Defence Forces for the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25928/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
8 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the way in which he intends to attract more females into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25623/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
7 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Defence the nature of the official visit by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (details supplied) to Washington in May 2005; the person with whom this person had talks; the nature of those discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
163 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if the current and anticipated strength of the Permanent Defence Force is adequate to meet current home and overseas commitments; the way in which this will develop in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26125/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
155 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force and the Army reserve by rank and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26116/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
6 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25666/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
4 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Defence when the Government task force on emergency planning last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26047/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
165 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the debate on Ireland’s participation in a European rapid response force has evolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26127/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2005
5 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if he has brought to Cabinet proposals for the participation of Irish troops in EU rapid reaction forces; the legislative changes that are required to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26050/05]