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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2023
152. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the Pilatus PC-9M aircraft within the Air Corps are next scheduled to be replaced. [18946/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
159. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence who was consulted prior to the decision to hold public debates on neutrality, for example, security experts, think tanks, the European Commission, the Defence Forces, Defence Forces representative organisations, or any other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18773/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
158. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what has prompted the decision to hold public debates on neutrality, that is, new polling, or some other indication of a shift in public opinion regarding neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18772/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
157. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what outcome is envisaged following the national forum on neutrality, that is, a Dáil Éireann debate, Dáil Éireann motion, referendum or other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18771/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
156. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence who will speak at the national forum events; the selection criteria to be applied in relation to speakers; when the programme of speakers will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18770/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
155. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when invitations to participate in the national forum on neutrality will be issued; the way in which they will be issued; the selection criteria to be applied in relation to participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18769/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
154. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence who will be invited to attend, as participants, the national forum on neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18768/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
153. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the rationale for electing to hold a national forum on neutrality over a citizens' assembly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18767/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2023
152. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2022; the purpose and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18727/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
959. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice in light of the recent decision by the Minister for Defence to appoint a statutory investigation into complaints made regarding an unsafe working environment in the Irish Defence Forces, if he will appoint a similar statutory investigation into complaints of an unsafe working environment within the Irish Prison Service, which has been brought to the attention of his ministerial counterpart and previous Ministers for Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16788/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
237. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the upcoming statutory inquiry into gender-based violence, bullying and harassment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16602/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
236. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts and responsibilities presently vacant; the corresponding figures on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16555/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
235. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons currently in training to become qualified air traffic controllers for the Air Corps; when each of these persons will qualify, in tabular form. [18259/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
234. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the level of budget expenditure Ireland incurred as a result of Ireland's membership of PESCO, in each of the years 2017 to 2022, respectively; and the proposed funding for 2023. [17993/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
233. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Departmental staff dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17810/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
232. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of allegations of bullying made by departmental staff against departmental staff in each of the past five years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will detail what actions are being taken by his Department to investigate the allegations or if they are being investigated. [17792/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
231. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [17774/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
230. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he can provide a copy of the contract for the five-year military medicine training programme, which also covers the three-year service commitment expected of individuals who complete this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17692/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
229. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the breakdown of personnel, by rank, for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
228. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the causes for the delays in the induction of recruits and the processing of applications of new recruits in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17383/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
227. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if it is proposed to follow up on any of the recommendations outlined in the final report of the independent review group of the Defence Forces specifically relating to terms of reference number 13, which refers to issues of an historical nature, and that do not relate to the treatment of women in the Defence Forces; if mechanisms will be put in place to facilitate restorative justice in respect of these other historical cases considered by the review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17294/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
226. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of naval ships that it is possible to put to sea at any one time at present due to staff shortages; whether it is intended to send a ship on duty abroad with either an EU mission or an UN mission; whether he is satisfied the remaining ships and available crew is adequate to secure Ireland's interest in our own territorial waters and economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17283/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
225. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if clarification will be provided on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17016/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons that applied for the post of Head of Transformation and Head of Strategic HR for the Defence Forces; and the number of these persons that were actually called for an interview for these positions, in tabular form. [16936/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2023
36. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice in light of recent reports into the Irish Defence Forces and the London Metropolitan Police, if he will initiate a comprehensive review of institutional and cultural practices in An Garda Síochána and the Prison Service to ensure no such issues exist in these forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18032/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2023
181. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will confirm or deny that among the recommendations of the independent review group report on the Defence Forces is the establishment of a tribunal of inquiry to expose and address any cultural issues within the Defence Forces with regard to abuse, bullying, sexual harassment and other wrongdoing. [15834/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2023
180. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence with regard to the work of the independent review group, what is to happen to the transcripts of submission made to the independent review group report on the Defence Forces by the victims and survivors of abuse, bullying and wrongdoing; if he will ensure these transcripts are carefully maintained and not destroyed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15833/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 March 2023
179. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the time that has elapsed since receipt of the independent review group report into the Defence Forces, when it will be published; if the Government has considered the report; if there is a delay in publication due to advice received from the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15832/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 March 2023
111. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence why some people who worked on the frontline during the Covid pandemic as a member of the Defence Force's doing vaccines and testing have not received their bonus payment to date (details supplied). [15736/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
351. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service personnel that were recruited in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [15480/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
350. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service ships that are currently in operation. [15479/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
349. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the sense of injustice felt by families of persons who served in the armed forces for extended periods, but died shortly after retiring from active service, and whose pension died with them leaving a widow to struggle with young children, as in a case (details supplied); if the State would consider establishing a scholarship fund or some similar charitable memorial, which would acknowledge the harshness of the arrangements after such loyal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15363/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
348. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his Department’s participation with the UN Disengagement Observer Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15118/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
347. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he will make a statement to Dáil Éireann confirming that the report of the Army Court of Inquiry that sat in Tralee on 7 April 1923 to investigate the death of eight prisoners at Ballyseedy Bridge and four prisoners at Countess Bridge on 7 and 8 March 1923, was a dishonest and grossly inaccurate account of what occurred, and that Dáil Éireann was misled on 17 April 1923 when the then Minister for Defence stated he was satisfied with the correctness and bona fides of the findings of that Court of Inquiry. [14843/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of all procurement competitions, if any, in which companies (details supplied) won contracts from his Department since 2016. [14719/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2023
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to correct the statement he made to the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence, on 8 February 2022 (details supplied). [14943/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
254. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied that the Air Corps is adequately equipped in terms of aircraft and training to do its job in the event of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14610/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
253. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which women in the Defence Forces can expect to be treated with dignity and respect as per reports in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14609/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
252. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which reforms proposed in the recent report of the Defence Forces are being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14608/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
251. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Irish Defence Forces continue to co-operate with their peers throughout the European Union with a view to ensuring interoperability in the event of emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14607/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
250. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Naval Service continues to be upgraded in terms of equipment and seagoing vessels in order to ensure adequate coastal surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14606/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Air Corps continues to be upgraded in line with the needs of an island country and the need to ensure regular coastal surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14605/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which ongoing training continues throughout the Defence Forces, including the Reserves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which military equipment of a defensive and offensive nature remains available to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14603/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Defence Forces have access to adequate equipment such as air and seagoing vessels in order to meet any emergency that might arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14602/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
245. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces; the extent to which this is in line with the recent report on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14601/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
244. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the protocols and or guidelines he has issued in respect of the use of personal social media accounts by officials in his Department; the number of sanctions imposed by his Department on its own officials in the past ten years to date in respect of social media output by its officials, verbal, written or otherwise; if social media platforms are restricted on his Department’s network; if an application (details supplied) is available to use and or download onto Departmental-issued mobile phones; and if not, if it is barred from use. [14508/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent of any recent discussions with his EU colleagues in regard to defence and security. [8521/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 March 2023
242. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, in lieu of forcing personnel who want to remain in the Defence Forces to retire on age grounds, he will consider a proposed fix of rehiring them under 2013 contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13558/23]