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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2023
356. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his counterparts he has spoken to since his appointment as Minister for Defence, in tabular form. [8357/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2023
355. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount paid out in first party legal costs relating to relating to contamination and-or poisoning, life-changing injury and death to personnel in the Defence Forces claims in the past ten years to date; the number of cases that the third-party costs relate to; and the amount that each of the top five named legal firms received in over that same time period, in tabular form. [8311/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2023
354. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount paid out in third party legal costs relating to contamination and-or poisoning, life-changing injury and death to personnel in the Defence Forces claims in the past ten years to date; the number of cases that the third-party costs relate to; and the amount that each of the top five named legal firms received in over that same time period, in tabular form. [8310/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2023
353. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount the State Claims Agency has paid out in compensation in mass action, relating to contamination and-or poisoning, life-changing injury and death of personnel in the Defence Forces claims in the past ten years to date; and the number of claims the payments concern over that same timeframe, in tabular form. [8309/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2023
352. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched before the end of Q1, 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8267/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2023
351. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 by his Department and by agencies which operate under the remit of his Department. [8235/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2023
253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has received a request from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to identify properties under the control of his Department or under the control of agencies under the remit of his Department for the purposes of providing accommodation to international protection applicants or beneficiaries of temporary protection; if he has identified potential properties and their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2023
252. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of the non-commercial and semi-State commercial companies under his aegis; if an explanatory memorandum will be provided in respect of the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the dividend paid by each company to the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to 2022; if his Department collects the funds and forwards it to the central fund or whether it goes directly; if over that period his Department has requested an increase in respect of the dividend due over it’s percentage shareholding; the number of occasions that it waived the dividend; the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7900/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 February 2023
101. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the temporary pause on post 1994 corporals and privates that have reached or are approaching mandatory retirement age for discharge remains in effect or if following any review, has been cancelled [7621/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 February 2023
78. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Skibbereen flood defence scheme will be complete, given current delays are holding up necessary road works on the N71. [7757/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
304. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of complaints made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7094/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of bullying complaints that have been made against serving members of the Defence Forces, per rank, by other members in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7093/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
302. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of complaints of sexual assaults, sexual harassment or rape made against serving members of the Defence Forces per rank, by other members, in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7092/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
301. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if funding will be provided in 2023 to replace the Learjet 45 aircraft during 2023. [6986/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
300. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if funding will be provided for the recruitment of additional full-time civilian consultant psychiatrist for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6702/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
299. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total number of paramedics and advanced paramedics in the Defence Forces in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the annual recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6701/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
298. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he expects the two new C295 maritime patrol aircraft to come into the Air Corps fleet. [6683/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
297. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his attention was drawn to a court case (details supplied); the contention made therein that the Defence Forces have been carrying out duties at Shannon Airport without legal authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6572/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
296. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and details of compensation or redress schemes put in place by his Department since 1998, in tabular form; the number of claims made; the total cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6457/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
295. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the programme for Government commitment to ensure all enlisted members of the Defence Forces have the same access to healthcare as officers currently do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2023
204. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW will meet with the elected members of the Inishowen municipal district, Donegal County Council, as they have requested, to examine how the flood defence works at Burnfoot, County Donegal, can be advanced more speedily, in order that eight families can be returned to their council homes that were vacated for safety reasons after the August 2017 flood in the area. [6607/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2023
149. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if an update to the discloser has been issued in relation to a protected disclosure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2023
148. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 333, 334, 335, 336 and 337 of 13 December 2022, the status of each protected disclosure (details supplied); if receipt of each disclosure has been acknowledged to each discloser; if further information has been requested in respect of each protected disclosure; if an initial assessment has been carried out in respect of each disclosure; if notifications of closure or otherwise have been furnished to each discloser; if feedback has been provided to each discloser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6391/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2023
147. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the requirements military officials must comply with in order to close local roads on the Curragh, County Kildare; if these requirements have changed in the past three years; the consequences for anyone defying the order to access their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6249/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2023
146. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the Independent Review Group report into the Women of Honour allegations will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6248/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2023
182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the land and buildings owned or leased by his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023. [5904/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2023
181. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason that a person who lodged a redress of wrong on 22 July 2021 has not received a reply, despite an obligation to have a reply within three months. [5581/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2023
180. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the percentage of social media videos posted on his Department's social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under the remit of his Department, that included closed captioning or subtitling and Irish sign language translations between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, inclusive. [5565/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
272. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if obsolete or disused military installations can be utilised to cater for refugees or people who are homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5496/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
271. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which efforts are being made to ensure that serving members of the Defence Forces, who on retirement through injury and or claim, find that on receipt of pension, any award received by them is deducted from their pension; if urgent efforts can be made to address the issue in early date, notwithstanding that provision has been made previously for such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5495/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which gender balance is being achieved in the Defence Forces at all levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5494/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which various grievances arising from issues in the Defence Forces including pay and conditions, have been met or are in the course thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which military equipment is being upgraded in line with international standards and capabilities, given the necessity to identify and recognise potential threats notwithstanding this country’s neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5492/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
267. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which investigations into the killing and wounding of Irish soldiers in Lebanon are progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5491/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made in increasing the strength of the Navy, with particular reference to the need for increased capacity in surveillance, coastal and otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5490/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made in increasing the strength of the Air Corps, with particular reference to the need for increased capacity in surveillance, coastal and otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5489/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
264. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made in increasing the strength of the Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5488/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
263. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which the strength of the Defence Forces is being monitored, with a view to ensuring optimum levels throughout the entire structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5487/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
262. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which gender-based abuse has been fully eradicated at all levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5486/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
261. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the portions of the report of the Defence Forces that have been implemented or are in the course thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5485/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
260. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a survey of disused properties belonging to the Defence Forces has been undertaken, with a view to their repurposing as accommodation for refugees or those seeking asylum in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5310/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
259. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has plans to invite his French counterpart (details supplied) to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5290/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
258. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank in the Defence Forces school of music as of 23 January 2023; the timeframe within which each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5288/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
257. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current position with regard to investigations into the death of and injury to Irish soldiers in Lebanon in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4390/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
76. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on efforts to improve gender diversity and equality within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4093/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
75. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the plans that are in place for capital investment in defence capability in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4741/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
74. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent of progress in recent months in implementing the reforms in the Defence Forces identified in a recent report with particular reference to all of the major recommendations, including on recruitment, pay and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5171/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
73. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the details of the protections on coastlines to prevent entry of illegal migrants and the importation of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5027/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
72. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to work with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to bring the derelict houses in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, back into the State housing stock and make them available once again for service members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2023
71. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel current serving on United Nations missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4737/23]