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Question· writtenPQ 564asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2014
564. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of FOI requests received by his Department; the total refused; the total granted; the total part granted; the total appealed; the total successful appeals; the total part successful appeals; the total refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29065/14]
Question· writtenPQ 563asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2014
563. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the precise duties at the Department of Defence which has been assigned to the Government Chief Whip; if it is his intention to seek to amend the Ministers and Secretaries Act to assign the Department of Defence to a Minister of State; if he accepts that any downgrading would be a cause of huge concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28976/14]
Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2014
155. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 18 June 2014, the fact that while Lariam is licensed by the Irish Medicines Board, it also licenses Malarone and Doxycycline, and does not make recommendation regarding which should be used; and if Ireland is following international best practice in this area, the reason we are the only country which uses only Lariam. [28887/14]
Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2014
154. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he will proceed with a disablement gratuity payment under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of a person (details supplied). [28873/14]
Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2014
153. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [28841/14]
Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2014
152. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form the total number of sick days taken by staff in his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 further broken down by uncertified, certified and long-term absence leave. [28826/14]
Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2014
151. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the consideration that has been given to ex-soldiers represented by the Irish United Veterans Association and other local groups in Mullingar to be facilitated at Columb Barracks. [28788/14]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2014
150. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the details of the arrangement between his Department and the GAA regarding the leasing of Columb Barracks in Mullingar; the time for which the lease is held; and the cost of same. [28787/14]
Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2014
139. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on sex trafficking laws to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28651/14]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 July 2014
37. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations to the Israeli Government on the matter of the Israeli Defence Forces operation in the occupied Palestinian territories following the abduction of three young settlers near Hebron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28239/14]
Question· writtenPQ 347asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
347. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the establishment and effective strength of Reserve Defence Force by brigade and unit at 31 March 2014; if the military have set target dates for the following stages in 2014, date by which successful recruits to RDF will be notified, date for all attestations completed, date for initial training completed by brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/14]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2014
123. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the plans that his Department is examining for the use of the Reserve Defence Force in Newcastle West, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/14]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2014
122. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can draw down their gratuity payment prior to reaching the age of 66 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27444/14]
Question· writtenPQ 461asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2014
461. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will move to implement the 2013 proposals from the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on penal law reforms. [26786/14]
Question· writtenPQ 460asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2014
460. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will move to implement the 2013 proposals from the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on changes to our laws on prostitution. [26785/14]
Question· writtenPQ 459asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2014
459. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will move to implement the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality that the State recognise the ethnicity of the Traveller community. [26781/14]
Question· writtenPQ 399asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2014
399. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his plans for a further recruitment drive in the Defence Forces later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26838/14]
Question· writtenPQ 398asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2014
398. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will, as a matter of urgency, meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27307/14]
Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2014
236. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding has been allocated towards flood defence works at a location (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the location in question is a priority for the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27132/14]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2014
121. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27081/14]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 June 2014
120. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Defence if he will have a review carried out of the file of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in an effort to get a resolution to accuracy of his discharge files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26387/14]
Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
149. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the implementation of the recommendation of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in its final report on the report of the independent commission of inquiry into the Dublin bombings of 1972 and 1973 that a Garda liaison officer be appointed to assist the victims and family members of the bombings. [26170/14]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
133. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the number of missions performed by the Emergency Aeromedical Support Service to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26367/14]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
132. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has ongoing discussions with his EU colleagues in the context of the European defence and security issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26340/14]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
131. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Naval Service and Air Corps remain adequately equipped in terms of technology, personnel, aircraft and sea-going vessels to ensure continuity in respect of air and sea surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26339/14]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the progress to date in respect of proposed recruitment to the Defence Forces; the way each branch of the Defence Forces are likely to benefit from the recruitment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26338/14]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which all equipment including sea-going vessels, aircraft and land transport remains upgraded or updated in line with best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26337/14]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
128. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which all military installations decommissioned over the past 17 years have been disposed of or are otherwise in use to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26336/14]
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps continue to have sufficient capability or capacity to deal with any emergency that may arise such a natural disaster or security issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26335/14]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
126. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which members of the Defence Forces from the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps are deployed overseas at present; if any further or new deployments are forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26334/14]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which promotional opportunities remain available throughout the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26333/14]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which it is expected to maintain the strength of the Defence Forces throughout the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps having particular regard to retirement that may now become due on foot of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26332/14]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
123. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has had further discussions with representatives of the Defences Forces with particular reference to retirement on foot of service; if he is amenable to accepting the basis of any such submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26331/14]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
122. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26268/14]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the cost to the Exchequer each year from 2009 to 2014 of the amount paid by his Department under the terms of settlements which included confidentiality agreements or confidentiality clauses. [26178/14]
Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
26. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider reviewing the upper service limit of 21 years in respect of privates and corporals in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25794/14]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
25. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence the measures that will be taken to alleviate the pressures on members of the Defence Forces based in County Donegal having to travel to Dublin regularly for constant duties, administration runs, guards of honour and other various trips; and if these arrangements are the most efficient use of resources in terms of personnel and vehicle deployments as well as financial resources. [25791/14]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
24. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans to allow PDFORRA members in the Defence Forces to take up associate membership of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25804/14]
Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
23. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of soldiers that have been discharged on the grounds of mental health problems, per year, over the past ten years; the number of these been given Lariam; and the studies that have been undertaken by his Department of problems experienced by those who were administered this drug. [25795/14]
Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
22. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish the technical examination into some dwellings at the Curragh Camp; if he will expand the examination to all residential dwellings in the area in view of the housing crisis in the State and the fact that serving defence forces personnel are on social housing lists. [25799/14]
Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
21. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Defence if a right of way access to a beach in Galway city by Renmore Barracks has been extinguished; the reason for same; if such reasons included those of privacy or security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25785/14]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
20. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the cost to his Department of the operation of the Emergency Aeromedical Support Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/14]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
19. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish the technical examination which assessed a selection of dwellings at the Curragh Camp; if he will expand the assessment to include all residential units in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25801/14]
Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
18. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence his plans to sell the Gulfstream IV aircraft. [25793/14]
Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
17. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the consideration that has been given by his Department to additional replacements and further modernisation of the naval fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25609/14]
Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the way he proposes to improve gender balance in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25803/14]
Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
15. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which recruitment throughout the Defence Forces is likely to affect the strength respectively in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; if this will be sufficient to replenish the numbers following retirement or on completion of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25787/14]
Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
14. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of occasions that Defence Forces personnel were present at Shannon Airport in April, May and June at the request of An Garda Síochána in relation to visiting military aircraft; the country of origin of these aircraft; and if the personnel carried out searches of these aircraft, and if not, the reason for same. [25798/14]
Question· writtenPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
13. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence his views regarding compulsory random drug testing of Defence Forces personnel; and his plans to amend the penalty of dismissal which has been considered disproportionate, particularly in relation to problems with the reliability of the test. [25796/14]
Question· writtenPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2014
12. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will be bringing forward any new proposals to enable members of the Defence Forces with 21 years' service who are willing and able to continue in service to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/14]