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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 467. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels, respectively of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 468. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the maximum and the current strength levels, respectively of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 471. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23307/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 472. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current number of women in the Defence Forces who are currently serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 473. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of women members of the Defence who have left in 2022, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 469. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current total strength of Air Corps personnel; the number of qualified military pilots and cadet pilots in training; the number of qualified military aircraft maintenance technicians, qualified military avionics technicians and military apprentices in training of both aforementioned disciplines [23305/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 470. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service operations and patrols which have been cancelled to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23306/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that it is not currently possible to make an appointment with the Civil Registration Service to have a registry office civil marriage ceremony in County Wicklow at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22785/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 732. To ask the Minister for Health when it is anticipated that the Civil Registration Service online booking system will reopen to make an appointment for a registry office civil marriage ceremony at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22786/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 733. To ask the Minister for Health when it is anticipated that the Civil Registration Service online booking system will reopen to make an appointment for a registry office civil marriage ceremony at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22787/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a walk-in service is not currently available for the Civil Registration Office in Wicklow for births, deaths and marriages at present; when a walk-in service will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Civil Registration Service (10 May 2022)

John Brady: 735. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department have plans to reopen the Civil Registration Office at a location (details supplied); and if so, the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22789/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: 1. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the details of his plans to increase the membership of the Defence Forces by a further 3,000 members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23737/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: The Commission on the Defence Forces recommends an increase in the establishment figure of our Defence Forces by 2,000, which, given the fact that we are more than 1,100 members below those established figures, would mean in real terms an increase of more than 3,000 members. How will the Minister ensure that these targets are met? Can he lay out a timeline for achieving that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: I thank the Minister. Along with the difficulties regarding recruitment, there is a dysfunctional cycle of turnover in the Defence Forces. I think that is having an effect on the operational effectiveness of the Defence Forces. The latest figures, of which I know the Minister is well aware, indicate that we are below strength to the tune of 1,134 members in the Defence Forces across the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: I welcome the fact there has been some movement on this. Along with the representative bodies, I have been calling for and demanding this because it is a key aspect of addressing the haemorrhaging of members from the Defence Forces and ensuring it will be an attractive career for members of the community to want to join. I contend that the Minister has deliberately excluded those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: 6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is prepared to meet with representative bodies of the Defence Forces on the issue of patrol duty allowance, the Naval Service tax credit and the sea service commitment scheme given the concerns of members of the Defence Forces that to date these initiatives have not worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23758/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: Pay and conditions are key to addressing and stopping the haemorrhage of members from the Defence Forces and to trying to build a force that would be attractive for people to join. Allowances are part of the pay. There are key areas of concern with regard to particular allowances. There is the Naval Service tax credit, the sea-going service commitment scheme and the patrol duty allowance....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: Allowances paid to members of the Defence Forces are significantly less than those paid to members of other bodies such as customs officers and sea-fisheries patrol officers. On many occasions they are on the same operations and in the same ships, yet there is no parity. What people in the Defence Forces are seeking is parity across the board to ensure that issue is addressed. With...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (12 May 2022)

John Brady: The Minister mentioned the Haddington Road agreement a number of times and also referred to the special training allowance. He said that was bought out. RACO and other representative bodies would contend that this is not the case. That is something that must be addressed because it is a major concern. These allowances were cut and unlike in other public sector areas where some allowances...