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Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019
87. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the projected increase in the gross capital expenditure ceiling applying to his Department in 2020 over 2019; and the projects this increase has been earmarked for. [37454/19]
Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019
86. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a new recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces will start before the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37367/19]
Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019
85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies for technicians at airman rank in the Air Corps; the number of technicians in the Air Corps in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37366/19]
Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019
84. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the criteria used in the appointment of members of the public to interview boards dealing with positions in the Defence Forces; if there is a geographical representation on such interview boards; if preference is given to applicants based or living in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37339/19]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 September 2019
49. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is seeking to hire a private security company to provide bodyguard services, armoured transportation, vehicle tracking and route planning for diplomatic staff; if so, the reason he is seeking private security assistance and not using An Garda Síochána or personnel from the Defence Forces for same; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37236/19]
Question· writtenPQ 1626asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
1626. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he or his officials have met with representatives from the Department of Defence in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality, in tabular form. [36367/19]
Question· writtenPQ 1624asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
1624. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the Minister for Defence and or the Minister of State with special responsibility for Defence in relation to a no-deal Brexit and contingency planning for this eventuality, in tabular form. [36365/19]
Question· writtenPQ 534asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
534. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his officials met with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade or his officials and-or the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence and-or his officials to discuss the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34777/19]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
234. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans in Lifford, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36811/19]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
233. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans in Downings, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36810/19]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
232. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans in Glenties, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36809/19]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
231. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans for Castlefinn, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36808/19]
Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
230. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flooding defence plans for Ballybofey and Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36807/19]
Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
21. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when pay and conditions for members of the Permanent Defence Force will be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36435/19]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
20. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to remedy the issue with Defence Forces regulation R5 which prohibits Reserve Defence Forces officers commissioned after 2005 from being promoted above the rank of lieutenant and which was identified three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36357/19]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
19. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/19]
Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
18. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cyber security staff for cyber security protocols under the remit of his Department; if such specialists are being recruited; if his Department maintains a risk register of security breaches; if so, if there are staff that analyse, log and maintain such a register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36225/19]
Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
17. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the safeguards in place to protect the identity of the person who has made the protected disclosure in instances in which protected disclosures are shared with external consultants; if the person that made the protected disclosure is notified in advance; if their consent is required to share the disclosure with external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36202/19]
Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
16. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of unpaid internships issued and or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the number of persons that took up unpaid internship roles in that timeframe; if his Department continues to offer unpaid internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36145/19]
Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
15. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of oral parliamentary questions he has answered as Minister for Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36139/19]
Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
14. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to date in 2019 and the expected cost in 2019 to his Department of expenses payable to staff being relocated to work in respect of the border with the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36016/19]
Question· writtenPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
13. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel he plans to assign to the border with the UK if there is an agreement with the UK by 31 October 2019 and in the event of a no-deal Brexit, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/19]
Question· writtenPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
12. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional Army personnel he plans to assign to the border with the UK for preparedness for the forthcoming departure of the UK from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/19]
Question· writtenPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
11. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 11 June 2019, if a review has been completed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35846/19]
Question· writtenPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
10. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been drawn to issues and or problems in having complaints registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35641/19]
Question· writtenPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
9. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35573/19]
Question· writtenPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
8. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent on the renewal of such licences by his Department over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35338/19]
Question· writtenPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
7. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of active members of the Reserve Defence Forces; the number of new reservists recruited during the 2018 campaign; if a recruitment campaign will open in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35118/19]
Question· writtenPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
6. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention or that of his predecessors has been drawn to correspondence in 2016 between the HSA and the Air Corps regarding personal protective equipment (details supplied); if so, the action taken on foot of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/19]
Question· writtenPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
5. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive an Army pension after 21 years of service. [34965/19]
Question· writtenPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
4. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position with regard to the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to leave the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34917/19]
Question· writtenPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
3. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34843/19]
Question· writtenPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
2. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has liaised with officials in the Department of Defence regarding a person (details supplied) and efforts to return them here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/19]
Question· writtenPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 September 2019
1. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a member of the Defence Forces not rationed on duty can claim a sub-allowance for €33 tax free but will only be paid €20 for the 24 hour duty. [34770/19]
Law· Public2022/16enacted
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 August 2019
Act to amend the law to authorise the taking of bodily samples from military persons suspected of certain offences under military law for forensic testing; to provide for the taking of certain bodily samples from military persons or other persons who volunteer to have such samples taken from them for the purpose of the investigation of offences or incidents that may have involved the commission of offences under military law; to provide for the establishment and operation by Forensic Science Ireland of the Department of Justice and Equality of a DNA (Military Police) Database System; to provide for the purposes of that System; to provide for the taking of certain bodily samples from persons suspected of certain offences under military law for the purpose of generating DNA profiles in respect of those persons to be entered in the DNA (Military Police) Database System; to provide for the taking of certain bodily samples from certain persons for elimination purposes and, where appropriate, the entry of their DNA profiles in the DNA (Military Police) Database System; to provide for the taking of bodily samples from military persons, or samples from things, for the purpose of generating DNA profiles to be entered in the DNA (Military Police) Database System; to provide for the collection and analysis of other evidence; to provide, in certain circumstances, for the destruction of evidence and samples taken under this Act and the destruction, or removal from the DNA (Military Police) Database System, of any DNA profiles generated from those samples; to amend the Defence Act 1954, the Courts- Martial Appeals Act 1983 and the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014; and to provide for related matters.
Question· writtenPQ 2145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
2145. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the marine service level agreement with the EU is affected by the recent decision to dock Naval Service vessels and take them out of active service; his views on the recent docking; if he has discussed the matter with the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34386/19]
Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
311. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood defence works in Athlone, County Westmeath; if the scheduled works have been carried out in full to date; the works being carried out to ensure residents can avail of adequate home insurance in areas of Athlone in which flood defence works have been carried out; the status of the voluntary homeowners relocation scheme; and the number of home and landowners that have availed of this scheme in the Athlone area to date. [33930/19]
Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
309. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the involvement of his Department in the submission to the Public Sector Pay Commission regarding the Defence Forces pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33608/19]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
107. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which each branch of the Defence Forces is adequately resourced in order to ensure its ability to participate as required at all levels nationally and overseas as in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34655/19]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
106. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure by his Department on social media advertising and promotional material within the past year in tabular form. [34610/19]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
105. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the establishment, strength and vacancies of the Permanent Defence Forces in the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34528/19]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
104. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of promotional positions waiting to be filled throughout the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34527/19]
Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
103. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the interdiction operations undertaken by the Naval Service in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the number of vessels stopped; the number of vessels boarded or searched; the number of vessels seized or returned to land to be handed over to An Garda Síochána or relevant law enforcement agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34523/19]
Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
102. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current provision of accommodation for Defence Forces personnel; the number of beds available; the details of any shortage; the estimated cost of addressing this; the additional investment provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34385/19]
Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
101. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional personnel that would be required to give full effect to the working time directive in the Defence Forces; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34384/19]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
100. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the proposed timeframe for the affiliation of Defence Forces representative organisations with an organisation (details supplied); if he can guarantee that Defence Forces representative organisations will have a seat at the next round of public sector pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34383/19]
Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
99. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of implementing the outstanding adjudication in relation to the Army Ranger Wing allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/19]
Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
98. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the representatives of the Government and or the Defence Force were invited to Paris for the Bastille military parade and subsequent discussions regarding military co-operation in Europe. [34353/19]
Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
97. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a review undertaken by military management into technical grades 2 to 6 as recommended by the Public Service Pay Commission will be implemented; if so, the implementation timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34311/19]
Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
96. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he will respond to the 84.5% of members of the Defence Forces that stated pay levels as a reason to leave in the Public Service Pay Commission report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34310/19]