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Austria · National Council · 20 December 2002
Bericht des Hauptausschusses betreffend die Wahl der Vorsitzenden der Beschwerdekommission in militärischen Angelegenheiten beim Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung für die ab 1. Jänner 2003 beginnende (neue sechsjährige) Funktionsperiode
Austria · National Council · 20 December 2002
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Josef Cap, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Beschaffungsstopp für Kampfflugzeuge (Abfangjäger, Überwachungsflugzeuge)
Germany · German Bundestag · 20 December 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 20 December 2002
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2002
leave out from 'Government' to end and add 'to refuse this request.'
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 December 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 December 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 December 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 December 2002
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2002
4 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the acquisition of medium lift helicopters to replace the cancelled Sikorsky contract; and the proposed timeframe for the acquisition of same. [26152/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2002
3 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence his views on the proposals contained in the Barnier report of the working group on Defence for the Convention on the Future Europe, in particular, section 49, which raises the concept of EU states agreeing a percentage of their GNP to be devoted to their national defence budgets and that a certain proportion of the defence budget be spent on equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26215/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2002
2 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the claims made at the recent annual conference of RACO that medical services for the Defence Forces are close to collapse due to the shortage of doctors and dentists; the number of doctors and dentists available on a full-time basis to members of the Defence Forces; the steps being taken to ensure adequate medical services for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26150/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2002
1 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence if he has satisfied himself with the level and standard of medical services being provided for the Defence Forces; and his plans for improving these services. [26151/02]
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 12 December 2002
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 10 December 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 6 December 2002
Austria · Federal Council · 29 November 2002
Anfrage der Bundesräte Albrecht Konecny, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung betreffend Bericht der Volksanwaltschaft Punkt 9.1.5 <i>(Stellungnahme des Bundesministers für Landesverteidigung</i> <i>zur Herausgabe der Broschüre "Siege, Unentschieden,</i> <i>Niederlage, etc.")</i>
Germany · German Bundestag · 29 November 2002
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 28 November 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 22 November 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 22 November 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 22 November 2002
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 November 2002
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2002
Authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in calculating the Federal cost for guaranteeing small business loans under the Small Business Act during FY 2003, to use: (1) the most recently approved subsidy cost model and methodology in conjunction with the program and economic assumptions; and (2) historical data included in the FY 2003 budget. Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA), after written notification to Congress, to implement the validated, OMB-approved rate for FY 2003. Amends the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002 to allow funds appropriated to the SBA for emergency expenses to also be used for such loan guarantee subsidies.
United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2002
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to entitle certain local educational agencies (LEAs) to certain payment amounts under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to Federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children. (Current law makes such LEAs eligible for such payments up to specified maximum amounts.) Revises the formula for calculating weighted student units for Impact Aid payments to LEAs for federally-connected children. Extends the authorization of appropriations for: (1) construction and school modernization payments for certain LEAs, including ones with high percentages of children living on Indian lands or children of military parents; and (2) facilities maintenance payments for certain schools located on military bases and serving military dependent children. Makes appropriations for payments in each fiscal year to LEAs under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to Federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children.
Germany · German Bundestag · 15 November 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 15 November 2002
Germany · German Bundestag · 15 November 2002
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Settlement Encouragement and Fairness Act - Defines "prevailing party" for any Act of Congress, any agency ruling, regulation, or interpretation, or any judicial or administrative rule that provides for the recovery of attorney's fees, to include, in addition to a party who substantially prevails through a judicial or administrative judgement or order or an enforceable written agreement, a party whose pursuit of a non-frivolous claim or defense was a catalyst for a voluntary or unilateral change in position by the opposing party that provides any significant part of the relief sought.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Stable Transitions in Education for Armed Services' Dependent Youth Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a five-year demonstration program for competitive matching grants to eligible State educational agencies (SEAs) for subgrants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and maintain high quality military charter schools as independent public elementary or secondary schools in areas of greatest need. Requires the commander of each military installation served by such a school to establish a nonprofit corporation or an oversight group to provide the applicable LEA with oversight and guidance regarding the day-to-day operations of the school. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award at least four grants in each fiscal year to establish or improve innovative credit enhancement initiatives that assist military charter schools in acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities. Requires such grants to be made to eligible entities, which may be a public entity such as a military installation, a private nonprofit entity, or a consortium of those two types of entities. Includes among requirements for military charter schools: (1) an admissions policy providing for at least 60 percent and at most 80 percent military dependent students, except where such percentages are impossible to maintain because of the demographics of the area around the military installation; (2) an intensive high-quality program including practices relating to the academic-passport concept to ease transitions for mobile students; and (3) a curriculum aligned with State student performance standards which may incorporate a curriculum from the Department of Defense Education Activity.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Requires the vessel EX-COMPETENT (also known as the AFDM-6) to be towed from its present location in Hawaii to a location specified by its transferee (a corporation that received such vessel as surplus Government property) within 12 months after funds are appropriated for such purpose. Allows the transferee to use the vessel as a drydock in Hawaii until such time. Ratifies and confirms the 2001 transfer of the vessel. Reinstates the transferee to good standing and eligibility to participate in the General Service Administration's Federal Donation Program in Alaska. Establishes in the Maritime Administration a five-year pilot project under which the transferee, using such vessel as appropriate, shall remove and dismantle up to 20 vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet on the U.S. Pacific coast. Authorizes appropriations for an advance direct lump-sum payment to the transferee.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Medicare Reimbursement Equity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to rural health care and: (1) enhanced disproportionate share hospital (DSH) treatment for rural hospitals and urban hospitals; (2) phased-in increase in the standardized amount in rural and small urban areas; (3) update in weights used in hospital market basket; (4) the critical access hospital program; and (5) a temporary increase for home health services. Amends SSA title XVIII provisions relating to: (1) part A (Hospital Insurance) and inpatient hospital services, covered skilled nursing facility services payments, and coverage of hospice services; and (2) part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) and physicians' services. Revises requirements or provides for: (1) payment of ambulance services; (2) an extended moratorium on therapy caps; (3) renal dialysis; (4) coverage of an initial preventive physical examination; (5) modified payment for certain mammography services; (6) waiver of the part B late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees; and (7) part B coverage of cholesterol and other blood lipid screening tests. Amends SSA title XVIII provisions relating to parts A and B and home health services and direct graduate medical education. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and appoint an OASIS Task Force to examine the data collection and reporting requirements under the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS). Requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to study and report to Congress on payment margins of home health agencies under the home health prospective payment system. Directs the Secretary to conduct demonstration projects for: (1) the application of disease management to certain Medicare beneficiaries with diagnosed diabetes; and (2) medical adult day care services. Amends Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice) with respect to: (1) equalizing payments between fee-for-service and Medicare+Choice; (2) including Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs military facility service costs to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates; and (3) providing specialized Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Directs the Administrator of General Services to convey by sale to the City of Key West, Florida, or the Monroe County Land Authority in Monroe County, Florida, the Poinciana Plaza Housing property, located in Key West. Directs the Administrator to deposit the net proceeds received as payment for the sale into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. Authorizes the property only to be used for the purpose of providing housing and housing assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals and families for at least the first 30 years after the conveyance.
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 2002
Expresses the sense of Congress that deployment of U.S. armed forces against Iraq without prior authorization by the United Nations (UN) Security Council and congressional authorization pursuant to a declaration of war would constitute a violation of U.S. obligations under the UN Charter and a violation of Article I, section 8, clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution, respectively.
Germany · German Bundestag · 14 November 2002
Schaffung eines Systems globaler kooperativer Sicherheit, Öffnung der NATO für neue Mitgliedsstaaten, Kooperation mit Russland (NATO-Russland-Rat) und der Ukraine, Zusammenarbeit mit den Ländern Zentralasiens und den Mittelmeerländern, Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus, Schaffung einer NATO-Response-Force, Konfliktlösung durch Verzahnung von Politik und Militär
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 2002
Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Establishes a Department of Homeland Security (DHS), headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Establishes in DHS the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, headed by an Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 - Exempts from the Freedom of Information Act and other Federal and State disclosure requirements critical infrastructure information voluntarily submitted to a covered Federal agency for its use regarding the security of critical infrastructure and protected systems, analysis, warning, interdependency study, recovery, reconstitution, or other informational purpose. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish procedures for sharing information; and (2) appoint a senior Privacy Officer to assume primary responsibility for privacy policy. Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend Federal sentencing guidelines and otherwise address crimes involving fraud in connection with computers and access to protected information, protected computers or restricted data in interstate or foreign commerce or involving a computer used by or for the Federal Government. Exempts from criminal penalties any emergency disclosures to a governmental entity by an electronic communication service and specified disclosures made in good faith. Abolishes the Office of Science and Technology of the National Institute of Justice and transfers its functions to an Office of Science and Technology hereby established within the Department of Justice. Requires the Director of the Office to operate and support National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers. Establishes in DHS: (1) a Directorate of Science and Technology, headed by an Under Secretary for Science and Technology; (2) a Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency; (3) a Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee; (4) a Homeland Security Institute; (5) a Directorate of Border and Transportation Security, headed by an Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security; and (6) the U.S. Customs Service (transferred from the Department of the Treasury, but with certain customs revenue functions remaining with the Secretary of the Treasury). Transfers to DHS certain agricultural inspection functions of the Department of Agriculture. Maintains the Transportation Security Administration, transferred to DHS from the Department of Transportation, as a distinct entity. Vests in the Secretary of DHS all authority relating to U.S. consular officials to grant or refuse visas for entry into the Unite States. Establishes in DHS an Office for Domestic Preparedness to prepare the United States for acts of terrorism. Transfers to Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (INS Commissioner) all functions performed under the Border Patrol, detention and removal, intelligence, investigations, and inspections programs. Establishes in DHS: (1) a Bureau of Border Security, headed by an Assistant Secretary; (2) a Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, headed by a Director; and (3) a Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman. Transfers from the INS Commissioner to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) functions under Federal immigration law with respect to the care of unaccompanied alien children. Abolishes the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) of the Department of Justice. Authorizes the Attorney General and the Secretary to: (1) make voluntary separation incentive payments to employees of the INS, the DHS Bureau of Border Security, and the DHS Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services; and (2) conduct a demonstration project to determine whether changes in the policies or procedures relating to methods for disciplining employees would result in improved personnel management. Establishes within the Office of Deputy DHS Secretary a Director of Shared Services to coordinate resources for the Bureau of Border Security and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. Establishes in DHS a Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response, headed by an Under Secretary. Declares that, at the direction of the DHS Secretary (in connection with an actual or threatened terrorist attack, major disaster, or other emergency in the United States), the Nuclear Incident Response Team shall operate as an organizational unit of DHS. Provides for Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trusts for surviving spouses, children, or dependent parents, grandparents, or siblings of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, certain personnel (including contractors) of elements of the intelligence community, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employees, and Federal officers, employees, or contract employees whose deaths occur in the line of duty and arise out of terrorist attacks, military operations, intelligence operations, or law enforcement operations or accidents connected with activities occurring after September 11, 2001, and related to domestic or foreign efforts to curb international terrorism. Specifies the duties of the DHS Under Secretary for Management. Requires the Secretary to appoint an Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to assess information alleging abuses of civil rights, civil liberties, and racial and ethnic profiling by DHS employees and officials. Establishes within the Office of the DHS Secretary an Office for State and Local Government Coordination to oversee and coordinate departmental programs for and relationships with State and local governments. Subjects the DHS Inspector General to the Secretary's authority with respect to audits or investigations, or issuance of subpoenas, that require access to sensitive information concerning specified matters the disclosure of which would constitute a serious threat to national security. Specifies the law enforcement powers of Inspector General agents. Transfers the United States Secret Service to DHS. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into contracts with any foreign incorporated entity treated as an inverted domestic corporation (corporate expatriate). Authorizes the Secretary to establish a human resources management system for the organizational units of DHS. Declares that no agency or agency subdivision transferred to DHS shall be excluded from coverage of Federal civil service labor-management relations law unless: (1) the agency's (or subdivision's) mission and responsibilities materially change; and (2) a majority of the employees within such agency (or subdivision) have as their primary duty intelligence, counterintelligence, or investigative work directly related to terrorism investigation. Prescribes requirements, including expedited procedures, for procurements for defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002' or the SAFETY Act - Authorizes the Secretary to designate anti-terrorism technologies that qualify for protection under a prescribed system of risk management (including mandatory liability insurance). Creates a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of, relating to, or resulting from an act of terrorism when qualified anti-terrorism technologies have been deployed in defense against or response or recovery from such act and such claims result or may result in loss to the Seller. Directs the Secretary to appoint a senior DHS counternarcotics officer to coordinate policy and operations within DHS and between it and other Federal agencies with respect to interdicting the entry of illegal drugs into the United States, and tracking and severing connections between illegal drug trafficking and terrorism. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary an Office of International Affairs. Prohibits all Federal activities to implement the proposed component program of the Citizen Corps known as Operation TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention System). Establishes within the Office of the Secretary an Office for National Capital Region to oversee and coordinate Federal programs for and relationships with State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region Coordination. Requires DHS to comply with Federal laws protecting equal employment opportunity and providing whistleblower protections. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a permanent Joint Interagency Homeland Security Task Force composed of representatives from military and civilian Federal agencies to anticipate terrorist threats and prevent terrorist attacks against the United States. Declares the sense of Congress reaffirming the continued importance and applicability of the Posse Comitatus Act prohibiting the use of the Armed Forces as a posse comitatus to execute the law except as expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress. Transfers the Coast Guard to DHS, but prohibits the Secretary from substantially or significantly reducing the missions of the Coast Guard or its capability to perform them, except as specified in subsequent Acts. Homeland Security Information Sharing Act - Directs the President to prescribe and implement procedures under which relevant Federal agencies: (1) share relevant and appropriate homeland security information with other Federal agencies, including DHS, and appropriate State and local personnel; (2) identify and safeguard homeland security information that is sensitive but unclassified; and (3) to the extent such information is in classified form, determine whether, how, and to what extent to remove classified information, as appropriate, and with which such personnel it may be shared after such information is removed. Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to authorize the disclosure of grand jury information: (1) to personnel of a foreign government; and (2) to appropriate Federal, State, local, or foreign government officials to prevent or respond to specified hostile foreign power or domestic or international terrorist threats or actions, or foreign intelligence gathering activities. Authorizes Federal investigative or law enforcement officers to share electronic, wire, and oral interception information with foreign investigative or law enforcement officers. Establishes within the Executive Office of the President a National Homeland Security Council to: (1) assess U.S. objectives, commitments, and risks in the interest of homeland security; (2) oversee and review Federal homeland security policies; and (3) make recommendations to the President. Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 - Amends Federal law to revise requirements for the coordination of Federal information policy to require: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to oversee agency information security policies and practices; and (2) each Federal agency head to provide information security protections. Requires the Director to prescribe standards for Federal information systems based on proposals by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Renames the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board. Transfers the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) from the Department of the Treasury to the Department of Justice. Establishes within ATF an Explosives Training and Research Facility at Fort AP Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Safe Explosives Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for $50 one-year limited permits to receive explosive materials no more than six times during the permit period, and only from licensees or permittees whose premises are located in the State where the limited permittee resides. Prohibits limited permit holders from transporting, shipping, or receiving explosive materials in interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits knowing distribution of explosive materials to or possession by: (1) certain illegal aliens; (2) persons with a dishonorable discharge from the Armed Forces; or (3) anyone who has renounced U.S. citizenship. Authorizes the Secretary to grant relief from specified prohibitions, depending on the relief applicant's record and reputation. Extends through calendar 2003 the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to declare an air carrier a victim of terrorism not liable for third party claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Grants the Secretary of Transportation authority to extend through calendar 2003 the termination date of any insurance policy issued to an air carrier. Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 - Amends Federal civil service law to require the heads of specified agencies to appoint or designate Agency Chief Human Capital Officers to set agency workforce development strategy. Establishes a Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Requires OMB to design a set of systems for assessing the management of human capital by Federal agencies. Amends Federal civil service law to authorize OMB to establish alternative ranking and selection procedures for the competitive service hiring process. Provides for permanent extension and revision of authorities for use of voluntary separation incentive pay and voluntary early retirement. Amends Federal civil service law to repeal recertification requirements of the Senior Executive Service. Revises requirements with respect to employee academic degree training and the National Security Education Program. Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act - Amends Federal transportation law to require the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security to establish a program to deputize volunteer pilots of passenger air carriers as Federal law enforcement officers to defend the aircraft flight decks with firearms or less-than-lethal weapons against acts of criminal violence or air piracy (Federal flight deck officers). Provides for flight crew training. Requires the President to transmit a DHS reorganization plan to the appropriate congressional committees within 60 days after enactment of this Act. Revises Federal transportation law with respect to airline transportation security. Allows U.S. nationals, as well as U.S. citizens, as airport screeners. Transfers to the DHS Secretary the mandate to protect Federal Government officers, employees, and property. of certain security and law enforcement functions and authorities. Establishes in the Department of Defense a National Bio-Weapons Defense Analysis Center. Amends Federal transportation law to extend certain requirements with respect to railroad and hazardous materials (hazmat) safety to railroad and hazmat security.
United States · United States Congress · 12 November 2002
Life, Liberty, and Property Protection Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exempt from required consultation with the appropriate Secretary any agency action affecting an endangered species that: (1) is authorized, funded, or carried out by the Department of Defense on land under its jurisdiction; or (2) occurs on privately owned land. Exempts from the prohibition against any act or omission considered a taking of any endangered species of fish or wildlife any act or omission that occurs on land that is either under Department of Defense jurisdiction or privately owned. Limits the application of the consultation requirement for actions involving plant species.
Germany · German Bundestag · 8 November 2002
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
128 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the use to which the various military installations in County Kildare, which were closed down in 1998, are being put; if income is or has been generated; if so, the amount of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
126 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total moneys accruing to date from disposal of various military barracks or installations throughout the country; the use to which such funds have been put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20856/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
119 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the total number of Army overholders who have been given notice to vacate their accommodation; if he has contacted his colleague, the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, with a view to providing alternative accommodation for such families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
118 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the housing status of army overholders; the steps he has taken or intends to take to ensure such families are adequately housed without delay; if he will give an assurance that no such family will be asked to vacate their accommodation until adequate permanent housing has been provided for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
116 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to dispose of additional Department of Defence properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20663/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
115 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the sale of various Army barracks' and property; the total payments received for properties sold; and if the proceeds of sales are being used for the benefit of the Defence Forces. [20662/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
82 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns expressed by the General Secretary of PDFORRA that the current round of cutbacks and adjustments will have serious implications for the development of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20506/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
65 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the provision of night flying training for Air Corps pilots servicing the Garda air support unit; the discussions he has had with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20518/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
62 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to purchase new troop and equipment carrying aircraft for the Air Corps; the type of aircraft available for such use by the Defence Forces; and his views on whether the existing position is satisfactory. [20462/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
61 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the Army Equitation School; and the reason the Army's first woman showjumper recently resigned. [20453/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
60 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure that the military service allowance is payable to pensioners who retired before 1 August 1990 and their widows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20500/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2002
59 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence if he has received the report of the investigation by the military authorities into the incident in the Glen of Imaal on 27 November 2001 in which a member was injured in a shooting incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20516/02]