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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
174. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the various capital works taking place on Haulbowline Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32157/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel for whom the Defence Forces currently provide accommodation, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
172. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the at least 87 empty Defence Forces family accommodation; what plans there are to utilise these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32155/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
171. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the PC-12 and CASA CN 235 aircrafts damaged in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32154/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
170. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the replacement of the Government's Learjet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32153/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
169. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown of the numbers of people joining and leaving the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, by month, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32152/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
168. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on whether the Naval Service is currently able to fulfil its current maritime security and defence commitments based on its current staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32151/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
167. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the status of each vessel currently used by the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32150/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
166. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the adoption of the recommendations outlined in the High-Level Action Plan of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32149/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2023
165. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the current situation with respect to Irish soldiers who used malarone, doxycycline and lariam for overseas service; if any compensation process is open to soldiers adversely affected by the drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
172. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total advertising budget allocated by his Department and agencies in each of the past ten years, and to date in 2023, respectively; the funding provided directly to RTÉ in each year; if he has sought and secured an assurance that none of this funding was rebated via the RTÉ advertising barter account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32003/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department since 27 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
170. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department purchased or produced any memorabilia such as pens, stationery, pins, badges, mugs or other types of souvenirs to mark or celebrate Pride 2023; if so, the costs incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31805/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
169. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 20 June 2023, the breakdown, in tabular form, of the miscellaneous expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020, 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31774/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2023
168. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form [31684/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2023
33. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide any update of the position in respect of a member of the Irish Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31562/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2023
32. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if clarification will be provided in relation to the deduction of €304 from monthly pension pay in the case of a person (details supplied); if a review will be undertaken to establish the appropriate amount of monthly pension to be paid in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31484/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
153. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland’s participation in NATO Partnership for Peace; the status of Ireland’s Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme; the engagements he has had in relation to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31240/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
152. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department will examine an issue in relation to persons working as civilians within the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31168/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
151. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the criteria for deciding the topics of the different sessions of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; the criteria for inviting speakers; where the decisions were made in deciding the topics and the speakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30862/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
150. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the cost of hosting the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; the costs of travel and accommodation for its participants; the cost of hiring rooms; the cost of AV equipment and any other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30861/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
149. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces participating in EUTM Mali carry arms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30844/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
148. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the work of members of the Defence Forces to assist in the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan was hampered by the legal basis underpinning the 'Triple Lock', in light of the explicit provision in the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006 Section 3(1)(f) allowing for the Government to deploy members of the Defence Forces abroad to undertake humanitarian tasks in response to an actual or potential disaster or emergency, without any limit as to number, or any requirement for a vote in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30843/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
147. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has plans for Fort Shannon to develop these lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30737/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2023
69. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when flood defence construction works will advance in the Upper Lee area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30969/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
173. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the timelines for application decisions and the appeals process for applicants to the 2023 Army cadetship competition; how a candidate can request feedback; when the next round of applications will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30415/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
172. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it is intended to amend the regulations in relation to awarding medals for gallantry to allow the awarding of medals to persons (details supplied) who died in action in 1999 at Post 6-42 in south Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
171. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will support the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30290/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2023
170. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will grant an exception to the two-year rule for the submission of the case of recommendation (details supplied) similar to that afforded to the case of a person and the Jadotville medal award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30289/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
56. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether the LÉ William Butler Yeats had been issued a general order to assist vessels in peril or anyone in distress at sea during its current UN mission off the coast of Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30130/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
55. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is currently giving consideration to Irish participation in any further common security and defence mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30062/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
54. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated cost to extend the runway at Baldonnel Casement Aerodrome to be able to handle A380-type aircraft; and if consideration has been given in the past ten years to date to disposing of or transferring the land to another State body. [29935/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
53. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 13 June 2023, the number of military ships from, respectively, Russia, China and the US that have been subject to sighting and observation by the Irish Naval Service and-or Air Corps while present in or passing through the Irish EEZ in each year since 2008. [29903/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 13 June 2023, if the Naval Service and the Air Corps keep comprehensive records of sighting and observation of foreign military ships passing through the Irish EEZ; if they produce statistics for delivery to him and-or the Government on the number of military ships from each country present in or passing through the Irish EEZ, by year or by other relevant time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29902/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2023
51. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Government ever put forward plans to, or gave consideration to, allowing members of the Defence Forces to serve outside the State in forces other than United Nations forces at any time between the passage of the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960 and the dissolution of the USSR, in view of the regular exercise of Security Council vetoes by both the USA and the USSR during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29900/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
424. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Defence Forces personnel that received family income supplement or working family payment in each of the years 2013 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [29715/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
343. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media where the results of the National Swimming Strategy survey that was carried out in 2022 by the former Minister of State for Sport, the Gaeltacht and Defence can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29259/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to indicate the extent to which the Air Corps and the Naval Service continue to cooperate in air-sea rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29808/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which the budget available to his Department remains sufficient to meet requirements in the course of the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29807/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of Irish military personnel serving at various locations overseas; the level of future deployments, if known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29806/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacant posts remaining to be filled at all levels in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29805/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
192. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps remain sufficiently equipped to deal with any emergency or natural disaster that might arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29804/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent of the numbers of women applying for and enlisting in the Defence Forces, with equal respect to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29803/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
190. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which equipment in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps continues to be upgraded through the standards equal to the best; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29802/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the strength of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, with particular reference to ensuring the maintenance of recommended levels of strength throughout all branches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29801/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which part-time members of the Defence Forces are given opportunities to upgrade their skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29800/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which updating of training procedures continues within the Defence Forces at all levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29799/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
186. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which optimum strength in the Defence Forces is being maintained, with equal reference to the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29798/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023
185. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which issues relating to pay and conditions with the Defence Forces have been resolved or are under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29797/23]