Results 341-360 of 3,880 for speaker:Lisa Chambers

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): White Paper on Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will publish regular reports on progress towards achieving the 88 separate actions specified in the White Paper on defence. [39808/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): White Paper on Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Will the Minister publish regular reports on the progress towards achieving the 88 actions specified in the White Paper on defence which was released just over a year ago? It is important that we work collectively to monitor the implementation of the report and that it does not just fall to the Minister to ensure it is implemented.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): White Paper on Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: It is just over a year since the White Paper was published. We all welcome it and wish to see it implemented. I and my party would go further and ensure a significant increase in the number of personnel, if possible. However, we will have to wait for that. I ask the Minister to publish regular updates on the progress made towards achieving the 88 actions. Perhaps that could be done twice...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): White Paper on Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Questions in the Chamber in this instance are useful, but the debate is truncated and we do not get an opportunity to discuss any single project in detail. It would not suffice in terms of the type of reporting I am requesting and the facilitation of debate not just between myself and the Minister, but with other Deputies and members of the defence and foreign affairs committee. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Naval Service Operations (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Naval Service humanitarian mission to the Mediterranean Sea will continue to be a unilateral one or if he is giving consideration to integrating the Irish contribution in wider EU efforts. [39809/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Naval Service Operations (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Last night, the Taoiseach, who is also the Minister for Defence, accepted the European Movement Ireland European of the year award on behalf of the Defence Forces. It was a special tribute which endorsed the efforts and sacrifices made by our Defence Forces personnel in the Mediterranean. The Taoiseach said last night that part of our commitment to Europe means working together with our...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Naval Service Operations (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: In practical terms, participation in larger integrated search missions rather than on isolated efforts would allow refuelling and resupply at sea, as well as integration with air support such as medevac. The Naval Service’s Operation Pontus is operating solely as a bilateral humanitarian mission and is isolated from associated EU operations such as the Frontex mission, the EU Common...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently on overseas missions in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his proposals to compensate Defence Forces members for lost leave in circumstances in which members that travelled overseas had significant leave to take and in which it was not possible to take that leave for various reasons such as training commitments or a shortage of personnel to provide cover and in view of the fact that members cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (13 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the discussions or correspondence he or his Department has had with Defence Forces representative organisations on both the conciliation and arbitration scheme and the parallel process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that will be taken to address the low burglary detection rate in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40452/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the fall in detection rates for sexual offences highlighted in the recent CSO survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40451/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 559. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which defence discussions within the EU are fragmenting into bilateral and mini-multilateral frameworks; and his views on the extent to which these conversations are taking place outside formal European structures. [40578/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 560. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the interdepartmental preparations his Department is participating in to ensure businesses here are well positioned to participate in new defence-related research funding schemes being set up by the European Commission. [40579/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Stability and Growth Pact (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 561. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a view on supporting proposals to exclude defence spending from the calculation of excess deficit rules. [40580/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 562. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Department proposes to fulfill the large procurement projects such as APCs, aircraft and naval vessels, the needs for which are clearly outlined in the White Paper but for which no specific budgetary provision has yet been made. [40581/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 563. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of Ireland’s participation in UNDOF and the UN decision to reoccupy the area of separation; the strategic concerns that exist for Irish deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40582/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 564. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Force with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40583/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 565. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the figures for the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40584/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Dec 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 566. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Defence Forces have taken on to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40585/16]