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Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2018
134. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be made available for the purchase of additional horses for the Defence Forces equitation school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39773/18]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2018
133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness campaigns to date in 2018, by month and company engaged in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39636/18]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2018
132. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of each seminar held on Project Ireland 2040 up to and including September 2018 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39580/18]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2018
131. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a vehicle long-term loan agreement will be reviewed on two vehicles in order to allow the ownership be transferred to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39508/18]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2018
130. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the communications, press and public relations budget allocated to his Department for 2018; the way in which it is being spent; if it is behind or ahead of profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39369/18]
Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2018
58. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if additional financial resources have specifically been given to his Department to prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit; if members of the Defence Forces have undergone training in order that they are equipped to deal with a no-deal Brexit; if so, the details of that training; if his Department has undertaken an analysis of the resources, financial, staffing and otherwise, that it will require in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if his Department has a detailed contingency plan in place that is ready to be operationalised in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39253/18]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2018
57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 7 September 2018 (details supplied), if minutes of these meetings were actually taken as distinct from being circulated between the attendees. [39237/18]
Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2018
56. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he last met officials from his Department to discuss defence policy. [38844/18]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2018
55. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the review into pay and allowances for members of the Permanent Defence Force; if allowances which were previously paid will be fully restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/18]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2018
108. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applicants recruited despite failing a psychometric test for each recruitment campaign undertaken in the Defence Forces since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39107/18]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2018
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the pay and conditions of serving members of the Defence Forces in view of the fact that the Defence Forces have lost a considerable number of highly trained and experienced personnel due to low pay and general conditions. [39075/18]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2018
106. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a copy of DMC47 will be provided to this Deputy. [39011/18]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2018
105. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when payments will be made to a grade of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38981/18]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2018
104. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a vehicle long-term loan agreement on two vehicles (details supplied) will be reviewed in order to allow the ownership to be transferred to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38914/18]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2018
122. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace the CASA fixed-wing aircraft in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38667/18]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2018
121. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Ministers, ministerial advisers or officials in his Department have ever used private email to communicate on departmental issues between one another or with other persons or organisations; if so, the reason; if so, if he will publish these emails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38563/18]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2018
120. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2019 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the fiscal space calculations for 2019. [38483/18]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2018
39. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Gormanston Army camp lands that are currently unused will be considered under the new Land Development Agency remit for purchase and development for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/18]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2018
38. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the land his Department or agencies under its remit own in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is put; the location of the land that is vacant, not in use or being used for agricultural purposes; the land which has been made available to Meath County Council or other housing agencies for the purpose of house building; and the amount of this land that could be made available for housing. [38054/18]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
109. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing the security duty allowance of €23.81 per day for duty of less than 24 hours to €29 per day and from €47.59 to €60 per day for 24 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37837/18]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
108. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there will be a recruitment drive for the school of music in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37833/18]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
107. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost in 2019 of recruiting an extra 1,200 personnel into the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37832/18]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
106. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is examining the possibility for his Department to hand over properties in its possession to be refurbished and provided as affordable rental accommodation under a Defence Forces housing trust for military personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37821/18]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
105. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the activities members of the Defence Forces were directed to undertake during the Papal visit; and the overtime payments made to them for work undertaken out-of-hours. [37648/18]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
104. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if peacekeeping duties performed by Defence Forces personnel in Kosovo included exclusive chauffeur duty to an assigned senior officer. [37526/18]
Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
103. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the LÉ Ciara did not proceed on its scheduled patrol on 20 August 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37506/18]
Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
102. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 29 June 2017, the grounds on which it was decided to reduce the disability pension payable by the annuity value of the total compensation received by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37409/18]
Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
101. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if payments due to a person (details supplied) will be issued. [37405/18]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
100. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the political advisers being used by senior and junior Ministers in his Department since the commencement of this Government; the commencement dates of the employment of each; and the cessation dates of same employment in cases in which that applies. [36695/18]
Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
99. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the full costs of travelling by Defence Forces helicopter to Inis Meáin recently. [37201/18]
Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2018
98. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a decision not to award the 1916 commemorative medal to members of veterans groups (details supplied) will be reconsidered; and his views on whether the administrative reasons highlighted by the Minister for State with special responsibility for defence for not awarding the medal to these groups can be overcome. [35902/18]
Question· writtenPQ 212asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
212. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appeals made by spouses of deceased members of the Defence Forces since 2000 against initial rulings that the spouses concerned were ineligible for pensions under the Defence Forces spouses' and children's contributory pension schemes since the limited appeals process was introduced in 2000; the number of such appeals that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35868/18]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
57. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the report of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar of 27 August 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the report found that Myanmar's armed forces had taken actions that amounted to the gravest crimes under international law including genocide; and his views on the report’s findings and recommendation that Myanmar's senior military officials must be prosecuted for genocide and war crimes against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities. [36353/18]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
39. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel serving in the Permanent Defence Forces to date; the projected enlistment by the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36774/18]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
38. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of a review of pay and other issues an organisation (details supplied) was seeking to address through the conciliation process regarding the terms and conditions of members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36773/18]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
37. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to address the concerns of the Defence Forces regarding pay and conditions for deployment during the Papal visit in respect of the provision of overtime payments and safe working conditions; the number of Defence Forces staff deployed during the Papal visit; if he has met with members of the Defence Forces about their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36680/18]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
36. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of reduction to each of the allowances in the Defence Forces since 2008; if these cuts are part of FEMPI legislation; the provision for restoration of the cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36679/18]
Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
35. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if mefloquine continues to be purchased under the four year framework agreement on the supply and pricing of medicines for use by the Defence Forces; when this agreement is due to expire; if the Defence Forces plan to renew the agreement; if the agreement stipulates the quantity of mefloquine to be provided; if this quantity will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36678/18]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
34. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which the recommended establishment figure for the Defence Forces is calculated; if it is based on population density or other considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36677/18]
Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
33. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are restrictions on military leave for the week commencing 18 September 2018; the barracks and number affected; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36676/18]
Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
32. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Forces missions are planned to Mali; if so, the number to be deployed; if Lariam has been purchased for the purposes of the deployment; if so, the quantities of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36675/18]
Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
31. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase pay for the Defence Forces in budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36673/18]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
30. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 1 May 2018, when the matter being investigated will be completed; the up to date information in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36472/18]
Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
29. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding has been provided for the upgrading of the apprentice hostel at Baldonnel; when works on this project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36421/18]
Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
28. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the positions in his Department and the organisations under its aegis that have arrangements in place for lo-call numbers or 1800, 1850 and 1890 telephone numbers for members of the public to contact his Department or organisations under its aegis; the number of these that are completely free to call for persons who use mobile telephones and may incur major bills phoning such organisations; if the situation will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36396/18]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
27. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the 2000 and 2015 White Papers on defence; when the balance of the recommendations will be implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36372/18]
Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
26. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to sanction the awarding of medals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36268/18]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
25. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 3 July 2018, if a picture (details supplied) was taken on the LÉ Niamh on 5 August 2015, in view of other images posted by the Naval Service and dated the same day which show the same details on the floor, the canopy and the particular blankets used on the ship that day. [36195/18]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
24. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces on duty related to the Papal visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36191/18]
Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2018
23. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the allowances paid to members of the Defence Forces for duties related to the Papal visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36190/18]