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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22943/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department’s assessment of the report of the public sector pay commission; the implications for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23565/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: What is the Minister of State's assessment of the report of the Public Sector Pay Commission and its implications for the Defence Forces? Will the Minister of State make a statement on this?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: It is telling that the commission report singled out the Defence Forces and highlighted what we already knew, that we have a difficulty attracting people, including skilled personnel, and retaining them. The report found some evidence of specific difficulties in recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces, particularly in recruiting doctors, marine engineers, engineers and in retaining...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: In the context of public sector pay we have to be able to compete on some level internationally. The pay and salary of serving members are important. When one in five families in the Defence Forces receives family income supplement, FIS, we know that we need to address this shortage. We all want Defence Forces that are fit for purpose. Will the Minister of State commit his Department to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Air Corps Strength (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action his Department took when the general officer commanding the Air Corps outlined serious concerns regarding the extreme pressure personnel losses had placed on operating units in the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23566/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Air Corps Strength (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I want to know what action the Minister of State and the Department of Defence took when the general officer commanding the Air Corps outlined serious concerns regarding the extreme pressure – this is his language – personnel losses had played in operating units in the Air Corps.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Air Corps Strength (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: The memo dated 30 June from Major General Cotter is damning to say the least. It is almost a year since the memo was presented to the Minister of State and his Department. Over the course of the year, the Minister of State and the Department have been aware of major deficiencies in air traffic control and air ambulance transport. All we have got back to date is the Department saying it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Air Corps Strength (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I am glad the Minister of State touched on that because it was my next point. Does the Minister of State accept that inter-hospital transfer and search and rescue top cover are obligations the State has to its citizens? There should be no question but rather an absolute mandate for the Air Corps to provide these services. The use of the language "as available" is unacceptable and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Air Corps Strength (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Change it.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: The fact that, in this day and age, there are those in the service of the State with responsibility for protecting the State and who face the possibly putting their lives at risk are on an annual gross salary of less than €25,000 needs to be addressed. To be fair, the Defence Forces comprise one of the arms of the public sector that has taken a severe hammering over the past ten...

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I commend the work of my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, on this issue and welcome the opportunity to speak. Motor insurance is mandatory for every citizen who wants to drive. As such, there is an obligation on the State to ensure it is accessible and fairly priced. That is not the case. I pay more for my insurance today after ten years of driving than I did when I started. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he expects Permanent Defence Force numbers to reach the current agreed ceiling of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23264/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Procurement Regulations (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to review procurement procedures in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23261/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the LÉ Eithne is due to depart to the Mediterranean; if there have been delays with regard to its dispatch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23262/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the reduction of Army field engineer companies from three to two arising from the 2012 Defence Forces reorganisation has decreased the capacity of the Defence Forces to aid the civil authorities in areas such as forest and gorse fires, maintenance of essential national services and national disasters in times of emergency; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Terrorism (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the additional initiatives the Defence Forces are taking in the wake of international terror attacks over the past 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23263/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Naval Vessels (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the purpose of British Royal Navy submarine activities off the west coast; and if there was engagement with authorities here regarding recent reports of a British Royal Navy submarine operating near Achill Island, County Mayo. [23516/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their presentation which I watched remotely. The witnesses said HIQA had a monitoring role rather than an enforcement role. HIQA referred to potential enforcement powers such as closing a service or taking legal action. What enforcement powers would HIQA like to have? What would assist it in its role and move it from the monitoring status it has? I am also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (17 May 2017)

Lisa Chambers: What enforcement powers would the witness like HIQA to have? If it were to move from monitoring, where does she envisage the organisation going and where does she think it should be?