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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
95. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether overseas missions will be compromised with 57.8% of members stating that they intend to leave the Permanent Defence Forces in the next two years as outlined in the Public Service Pay Commission report on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34309/19]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
94. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has examined if certain ranks of the Permanent Defence Forces are not in receipt of the minimum wage when their hours worked are compared to their pay and allowances;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34308/19]
Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
93. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has examined if some of the Permanent Defence Forces in receipt of the security duty allowance do not receive the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34307/19]
Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
92. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions taken on the previous review to the technical pay structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34306/19]
Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
91. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the implementation of priority actions related to technical pay arrangements in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34305/19]
Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
90. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of capital projects in excess of €2 million within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34199/19]
Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
89. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 30 May 2019, when the information requested will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34058/19]
Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
88. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if colour blindness is an automatic disqualifier for application to the Defence Forces; if there have been changes to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34016/19]
Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
87. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Force members that participated in the National Day of Commemoration on 14 July 2019 received a duty allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33819/19]
Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
86. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the recommendations of a report (details supplied) regarding manning levels of vessels are being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33818/19]
Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
85. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number and name of each Naval Service vessel available for use; the name and number of vessels under maintenance; the name and number of vessels unavailable due to staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33817/19]
Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
84. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to carry out an investigation as to the reason a recent incident occurred in which Naval Service personnel were changing for a national commemoration event on the side of a road and in a minibus (details supplied) occurred; the steps he will take to ensure this does not reoccur in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33781/19]
Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
83. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he will address the low level of job satisfaction for the Permanent Defence Forces as indicated in the Public Service Pay Commission Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33603/19]
Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
82. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to address the dereliction of the military barracks site in Nenagh, County Tipperary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33417/19]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
81. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces is considering reducing the height requirements for all recruits and cadets at entry; if so, when a decision on same can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33348/19]
Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
80. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if members of the Fire Service will be awarded medals in commemoration of 1916; if he will consider granting the medals to veteran members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33347/19]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
79. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions being taken to prevent illegal dumping on the Curragh plains; if ways to improve this issue are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33337/19]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
78. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding has been provided in 2019 for the replacement of Cessna F172H Aircrafts in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33309/19]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
77. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staffing levels in the Air Corps in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33205/19]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
76. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staffing levels in the Naval Service in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33204/19]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
75. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 27 November 2018, the date on which it became policy and or standard practice to provide Defence Forces members with RPE training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33180/19]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
74. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 27 November 2018, the date on which it became policy and or standard practice to train new members of the Defence Forces as part of basic training in the use of general service respirators; the date on which it became policy and or standard practice to upskill and or train serving members of the Defence Forces in the use of general service respirators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33176/19]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
73. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of feasibility studies conducted by his Department in County Galway in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the names of each project being studied; the amount allocated and drawn down for each study; the person or body that sought each study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32939/19]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
72. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of female pilots in the Air Corps; the number of female pilots in training; the number of female air traffic controllers in the Air Corps; the number of females in training to become air traffic controllers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32895/19]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
71. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason Defence Forces personnel were ordered to change into and-or out of clothing at an unsuitable location (details supplied); the dignity at work policy for members of the Defence Forces; the date on which it was rolled out, implemented and last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32868/19]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures for which he has engaged an external consultancy and or legal firm since 2014 to date; the name of the firms engaged; the year and the costs associated with engaging the consultancy and or legal firms in respect of protected disclosures; the way in which persons are protected in cases in which an external consultancy firm is engaged in respect of protected disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32396/19]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
69. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the dates of meetings that have taken place with the Department of Education and Skills in which the location of the site location for a school (details supplied) has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32349/19]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
68. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred in external information technology costs in each year since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32296/19]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
67. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred in respect of external legal fees in each year since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32279/19]
Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
66. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the photography costs for his Department in each year since March 2011 including costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used in tabular form; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32262/19]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
65. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of same; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [32245/19]
Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
64. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are restrictions in air traffic control due to staff shortages; if this limits the Air Corps service level agreements with other State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32127/19]
Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
63. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if aircraft are being serviced abroad from the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32126/19]
Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
62. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of flights per aircraft in the Air Corps in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32124/19]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
61. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of flights per day per aircraft in the Air Corps for the first six months of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32123/19]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
60. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his comments regarding apparent inaccurate reports regarding Naval Service ships (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32120/19]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
59. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason he has stated that there are no manpower issues with the docked Naval Service ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32119/19]
Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
58. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will clarify the details of a letter he stated he received from the general staff of the Defence Forces regarding the scheduled maintenance of Naval Service ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32118/19]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
57. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a senior official in his Department was briefed on the contents of the letter of the Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Service before it was published; if so, the reason he then subsequently contradicted its contents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32117/19]
Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
56. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to address the low levels of satisfaction with the recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32116/19]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
55. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to address the shortfall in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32115/19]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
54. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts being made to retain pilots who are leaving to work for commercial airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32114/19]
Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
53. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when his Department will institute workforce planning initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32113/19]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
52. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken to further involve Defence Forces members in decision-making processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32112/19]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
51. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific measures taken to increase recruitment into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32111/19]
Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
50. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the stock of anti-malaria drugs (details supplied) in view of the recent decision to bolster the Army contingent in Mali, Africa with personnel from the Army Ranger Wing. [31876/19]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
49. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the company supplying Lariam and other anti-malaria drugs to the Army; and the specifics of the supply contract. [31875/19]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
48. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when organisations will be allowed to join and associate with a representative body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31874/19]
Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
47. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there has been a request for Ireland to partake in maritime EU or NATO missions or naval exercises since 2011 other than Operation Pontus or Operation Sophia. [31873/19]
Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 July 2019
46. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of participation in Operation Sophia annually since involvement in terms of wages, fuel, ship maintenance and other costs; and if the costs are recoupable from the EU. [31872/19]