Results 121-140 of 3,839 for speaker:Lisa Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if there are children under 18 years of age receiving treatment in adult mental health services. [18204/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 176. To ask the Minister for Health his views on issues (details supplied) regarding health insurance matters for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will review the regulations for lifetime community rating loadings so that those in the Defence Forces will not be subject to the penalty loadings for not taking out insurance policies that they do not need. [18764/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (29 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 236. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Forces management has engaged with the representative associations on the findings of the organisation climate survey; and if not, his views on whether such engagement is essential in light of the clear recommendation in the third report of the independent monitoring group that the representative associations were to be engaged in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health Insurance Community Rating (29 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 237. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is aware that the introduction of lifetime community rating in health insurance has meant that those over 34 years of age are now being forced to purchase indemnity health insurance plans they do not require for the sole purpose of negating the future impact of age levies imposed by these new regulations when they retire from the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (29 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with the Defence Forces representative bodies in an attempt to progress and deal with the concerns raised by them, particularly in respect of systemic failures of the current Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme, internal organisation consultation practices and national level pay talks engagement; and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Minister of State for his opening remarks and the information he has provided. In his opening statement, the Minister of State said, "The Government has acknowledged the excellent levels of voluntary service pertaining to Reserve Defence Forces membership and the vital role they can play in supporting the Permanent Defence Force". The RDF strength stands at 56% and targets for...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Minister of State. Based on the numbers for previous years, we can see the levels are dropping significantly and we are haemorrhaging good people. Is any advertising planned for this year and next year to get people into the RDF? In his opening statement, the Minister of State mentioned the fantastic work members of the RDF did in flood relief only a few months ago....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister will be aware of the Defence Forces climate survey. How much did this cost and when can we expect publication of the results? Will the representative associations of the Defence Forces be provided with a copy in advance of publication? If so, when will this be? If not, why not? The recommendation of Dr. Eileen Doyle in the independent monitoring group report on bullying and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I have two more.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Sorry, who did the Minister of State meet?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Will the Minister of State forward it on to me?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: With the loss of the Western Brigade and the closure of a number of barracks, we have soldiers in different posts who come to Dublin to cover duties. It costs us money to have these people in cars driving around the country because of the structure. We need to evaluate the cost to the Defence Forces of having to cover these distances because of the gaps we have left. The cost is far...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Will there be a reversal?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I could not agree more.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I have a number of follow-up questions on the group of questions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: They are specifically on those questions with nothing additional. On the climate survey, the Minister of State did not answer any of my questions so I will ask them again. How much did the climate survey cost? I appreciate that the Minister of State will have the publication himself, but when can I expect to see it? When can the representative associations expect to see it? The Minister...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Yes.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: That is the crux of it. The representative associations need to have a copy of the report prior to publication. That is the guarantee I am seeking. They will not have an opportunity to respond and adequately deal with the report if it is given to them on the day of publication when they present themselves at UL. They need the report in advance so that they can digest it and come forward...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I have not.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I have made the point as best I can. I cannot put it any further. The report needs to be in the hands of the representative associations prior to publication and prior to their arriving at UL for the briefing. They need time to digest it before they get the briefing. It is only fair. On the White Paper, I appreciate that the Minister of State said he would give me a costing as far as...