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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Are more people leaving than being recruited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: How does the Minister of State know that the decision is due in quarter 1 of 2019 if it is meeting on 23 October?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: It reported on the area of health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: What about the safety issues concerning the retention policy for pilots? Has the Minister of State received military advice on concerns about the air ambulance service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State continually uses one term in some of his responses to parliamentary questions, that things are under "ongoing review". Will he tell me what that means? A lot of policies in his Department seem to be under ongoing review all of the time and forever more. What does the term actually mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: An example would be the White Paper. How could something be under "ongoing review"? When will it be implemented?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: There is a review in the case of everything. What about policy implementation? I asked the Minister of State what tangible projects had been concluded under the White Paper, but he could not give an answer. He said it would come before the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I think the Minister of State mentioned that there was a review of psychometric testing.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (23 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 81. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the long outpatient waiting times in the children’s hospital group in which 10,329 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an appointment. [43584/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 170. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 26 September 2018, the reason for the delay by the military authorities in the release of information sought; if this information will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43294/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health and Safety (23 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the changes in health and safety policies that have been implemented following the publication of the report of the independent reviewer, protected disclosures, Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43404/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health and Safety (23 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a programme that monitors actual exposure of Defence Forces members to hazardous substances either via personal air monitoring or biological monitoring as outlined in the report of the independent reviewer, protected disclosures, Air Corps is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43405/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (23 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a mechanism is in place to ensure there are regular medical checkups for Defence Forces members who are using or are in contact with products containing toxic substances to identify changes in health or fitness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43406/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 362. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the 2010 contract agreed between a company (details supplied) and the national cervical screening programme, CervicalCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43211/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The fire issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Does Deputy Butler want to ask other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Following up on what Senator Grace O'Sullivan said, are there any specific criteria? Mr. McCarthy mentioned some of the developments the Department is supporting that would have an impact on climate change. Is there anything in the application phase that would be climate-change specific? What Mr. McCarthy describes is a coincidental impact rather than a direct one. Is there anything with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Are the PPNs done directly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: There is no link.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is good.