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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
125. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the reserved armed forces in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25599/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
124. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Defence if an association (details supplied) can make a submission on the defence White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25503/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
123. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will clarify his statements to Dáil Éireann that the Defence Forces were solely involved with search and rescue operations in association with the Italian Government, in view of his public comments regarding agreeing a new military mission to deal with smuggling operations in the Mediterranean. [25234/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
122. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the way he plans to comprehensively address the widespread concerns in respect of the continued use of Lariam by the Defence Forces, including a timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25233/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
32. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the current number of personnel permanently based at Custume Barracks in Athlone, County Westmeath; the number of staff who perform operational duties in the Dublin area on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
31. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Defence the involvement of the Defence Forces in the Ireland 2016 commemorative programme; and if the personnel involved will be drawn on a regional basis. [25115/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25112/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24844/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
28. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the additional annual costs in 2013 and 2014 of troops from Dundalk, County Louth, Athlone, County Westmeath, and County Donegal carrying out routine security duties in Dublin, in terms of fuel costs, wear and tear on vehicles, increased requirement for vehicle servicing, security duty allowance, subsistence payments for duty personnel and support troops accompanying them, additional cost of rations and barrack services and utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25085/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
27. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence in view of his statements to Dáil Éireann on 9 June 2015 regarding the continued use of Lariam by the Defence Forces, if he has initiated medical advice on the matter; the medical experts he has consulted with; his plans to make their conclusions available; and if there is a timescale on their deliberations. [25090/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
26. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence in view of recent revelations regarding new side effects to those who take the anti-malarial drug Lariam, if he will allow an independent investigation into the use of the drug by the Defence Forces. [25110/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
25. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the future of Custume Barracks in Athlone in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24868/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the role that the Irish Defence Forces are taking, and plan to take, in the new European Union military mission which intends to disrupt the groups involved in migrant smuggling in Libya; his position as regards the seeking of a United Nations Security Council resolution for the next phase in this mission; if he will provide details of discussions he has had with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25099/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
23. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the LÉ Eithne's mission in the Mediterranean Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25087/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
22. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Defence if, in consideration of the hugely positive contribution that the Irish Naval Service is making in the Mediterranean area, he has had engagement with his European counterparts on a longer term solution to address the influx of persons; if he envisages an expended role for the Defence Forces in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25116/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
21. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has been notified of the requirements for further deployment of Irish troops overseas, at various locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25113/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
20. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 9 June 2015, and in view of the fact that the case has been ongoing for over 40 years and that the relevant clause under which the person was retired from the Army has been removed since 1985, the reason he has to further delay matters by consulting the Attorney General before initiating a review of the matter. [25093/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
19. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence in view of the LÉ Eithne's most recent rescue of migrants in distress in the Mediterranean Sea, if he will provide an update on the work carried out by the LÉ Eithne. [25108/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
18. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will instigate an independent study into the rate of Lariam-related suicide in the Defence Forces; if he will include in the terms of reference for any such study, that it examines the Health Products Regulatory Authority's adverse drug reaction listing for Lariam, which has found that of all reported reactions to Lariam, over one quarter are related to suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25089/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
17. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he is concerned over allegations that some Air Corps inspectors are not qualified to sign off on repairs to a number of the force's aircraft; if there are airworthiness issues arising from the allegations that are reported; if the whistleblower who raised the issue with the Minister has been penalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25107/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Irish Red Cross has fully implemented the recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts contained in its report on the Irish Red Cross of May 2012; if his Department is monitoring, on an ongoing basis, the implementation of these recommendations, both for the Irish Red Cross and for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
15. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details on the operations, to date, that the LÉ Eithne has been engaged with in the Mediterranean Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24846/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
14. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel were party to any activity anywhere in Libyan territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25092/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
13. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which the proceeds arising from the disposal of various military installations decommissioned over the past number of years have been used to upgrade military equipment, facilities and installations for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25114/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
12. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will commit to donating 10 acres of the lands at Magee Barracks in County Kildare, or the value thereof, to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25088/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
11. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received financial compensation for the service that the LÉ Samuel Beckett and an air corps helicopter provided to assist the filming of a movie on Sceilig Mhichíl off the Kerry coast in 2014. [25109/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
10. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence his views regarding the number of defence attachés located here; the countries which have defence attachés located here; and the level of contact between the Irish Defence Forces and each of these attachés. [25091/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence if he has had discussions with any of his European counterparts following the European Parliament report advocating possible military action in the Black Sea basin, following the annexation of Crimea by Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25111/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 26 May 2015, if he will provide a breakdown of the costs involved for the Irish Defence Forces in providing aid to the civil power at Shannon Airport from January 2015 up to 18 June 2015; the role of the Defence Forces in such operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
7. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence the tangible actions that have been taken for the utilisation of Columb Barracks in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24867/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
6. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to ensure that the Irish Defence Forces cease to engage in any arms trade with Israel. [25094/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
5. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence his views regarding whether Defence Forces personnel were present during the landing of the United States of America Air Force KC135 mid-air refuelling aircraft, number 80106 from Alabama Air National Guard at Shannon Airport on 14 June 2015; the reason for their presence; the nature of duties undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25232/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the measures he is putting in place to enhance the Defence Forces Reserve, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25257/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
3. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will explain his previous responses that the Irish Defence Forces were not involved with Operation Triton in view of the fact that FRONTEX, which runs the operation, says that we are involved, and his comments to the media that Ireland has agreed a new military mission with other European countries, involving the disruption of smuggling gangs, which is awaiting sanction from the United Nations Security Council. [25231/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
2. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he has read the European Commission's communication on the European security agenda; if he held discussions with the Taoiseach ahead of the next European Council meeting, which takes place on 25 June 2015, considering that the Council will discuss the security challenges facing the European Union and the European security agenda at that meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25309/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 June 2015
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the essential element of military efficiency and effectiveness is command and control, and that this is only effective when this operates closest to the operational troops; if it is the case that the 2012 reorganisation of the Defence Forces has undermined this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25256/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2015
165. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimum threshold gross salary of €11.45 per hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [25354/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2015
164. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 16 June 2015, if he or his Department will provide an estimated costing for the re-establishment of the previous three-brigade structure, as previously requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25319/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2015
163. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if his Department uses any system software for the auto deletion of e-mail messages; if so, his Department's guidelines on the use of such a system; and the length of time e-mails are stored before they are auto deleted. [25177/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money that was received by his Department from the national lottery fund in each of the years 2009 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown indicating the way this money was spent, or otherwise directed, for each of these years; if any moneys are held in reserve arising from funds received over this period or before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25040/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the way moneys received from the national lottery fund in 2013 were spent on each project to which they were directed, including projects that were part-funded and wholly-funded from the fund; if he will indicate, for each such part-funded project, where the balance of funding was sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
345. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who are directly related, for example, a child or sibling of other serving members of the Defence Forces; and the number of Defence Forces personnel who are directly related, as above, to former members of the Defence Forces. [24922/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
344. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel permanently based at Aiken Barracks in Dundalk in County Louth; the number who perform operational duties in the Dublin area, on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
343. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel permanently based at Finner Camp in Ballyshannon in County Donegal; the number who perform operational duties in the Dublin area, on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24775/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
342. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the current number of personnel permanently based at Custume Barracks in Athlone in County Roscommon; the number of staff who perform operational duties in the Dublin area, on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
341. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Defence if there has been new recruitment initiated for C company of the 28th battalion of the Reserve Defence Force; the number, if any, of new recruits who have been submitted to the Defence Forces for approval; if the applicants' Garda vetting has been completed, and if so, when; when their recruitment will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24529/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
308. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of any military export and dual-use licences which his Department has granted in the past ten years, where the final end user was the Israeli Defence Forces, including specific quantities, values and type of equipment covered. [24970/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2015
288. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a grant scheme for minor flood defence products, such as door blockers and so on, for householders at risk of flooding, as a short-term emergency measure in places where flood threat has not been dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24553/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 June 2015
129. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the patrol of Irish fishing waters; and the action being taken to counteract illegal dumping, damage and poaching of fish. [24382/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2015
130. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Defence the number of missions carried out by a service (details supplied) in County Clare in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23999/15]