Results 4,441-4,460 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan

Crime Prevention. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister clarify whether the Naval Service can only get involved under the direction of either the Revenue Commissioners or the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform? If the Naval Service is suspicious that a yacht or other vessel may be carrying drugs, is it not possible for it to get involved without direction? Yesterday, the Taoiseach indicated there would be cutbacks in...

Crime Prevention. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: But it cannot operate independently.

Bullying in the Workplace. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I welcome the report and I thank Dr. Eileen Doyle and her committee for producing it. It demonstrates clearly the major cultural change in our Defence Forces and we must all acknowledge the progress made. What is the timescale for implementing the various recommendations in the recent report for further improvement? Will another review be conducted in a few years? There is a distinction...

Bullying in the Workplace. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: If the Minister has the figures to hand he might advise how many complaints of sexual harassment have been made over the past four years. Could he confirm that the Ombudsman has moved into a new office? There was a big issue recently that the office was not suitable for the service she was providing.

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: How many military personnel from the Permanent Defence Force are serving abroad?

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am referring to those serving in Brussels and Mons.

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Is it intended to reduce the military personnel serving in both Brussels and Mons and increase the number of civil servants?

Departmental Staff. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The point I am making is that it is very important that military personnel should be aware of what is happening in Brussels and Mons to influence policy and decision making in the Army. It should not be left up to civil servants to serve in Brussels and Mons. Military personnel should be kept involved at all times and there should be no major reduction in the numbers there.

Army Barracks. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Defence if suitable permanent office, living and storage accommodation has been provided in Finner Camp, Custume Barracks and Aiken Barracks for the units and personnel required to transfer to those locations from the barracks and posts being closed; the amount spent on providing this accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3662/09]

Army Barracks. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: In October the Minister made a promise in this House that if the logistics were not in place the transfer of personnel could be delayed. In the case of Aiken Barracks I understand the facilities in place are not adequate. The Minister is moving 150 personnel into a barracks which is operating at full capacity. Single soldiers are expected to sleep in rooms which are about half the size of a...

Army Barracks. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: I understand the builder on site had difficulties and a new builder had to be appointed, which is not the fault of the Minister. Can the Minister clarify when he thinks the building will be completed? In the meantime, Army personnel are leaving perfect living quarters in Monaghan and the Minister is putting them into accommodation which is totally unacceptable. Can the Minister give us an...

Marine Accidents. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Defence if the second survey he commissioned on the possibility of raising the [i]Asgard II[/i] has been concluded; if so, his intentions in regard to the vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3726/09]

Marine Accidents. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: In view of the fact that the Asgard II is a maritime icon, a national flagship and an ambassador for this country, surely there should have been more urgency on the salvaging of the ship. It is now five months since it sank and we have had two surveys. The Minister must have been able to act and make up his mind on whether it was salvageable or not after the first survey. How many surveys...

Marine Accidents. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Judging by the tone of the Minister's initial response I am afraid the Asgard is doomed to remain at the bottom of the sea. I certainly hope that is not the case, however, if it is intact as the Minister's survey said it was. Can the Minister indicate how much it will cost to salvage the vessel, as well as the cost of a replacement vessel? I think the latter could be in the region of €9...

Marine Accidents. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister should be leading.

Marine Accidents. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The figure was mentioned in some newspaper.

Marine Accidents. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister will need something temporary in the meantime anyway.

Military Medical Services. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has satisfied himself with the resources being provided to the medical corps within the Defence Forces in view of the fact that a large number of the sick days being taken by soldiers are due to delays in waiting to attend consultancy appointments and delays in being assessed by medical boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Military Medical Services. (4 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister clarify, if the medical service is adequate and he is satisfied with it, why 135,000 sick days were taken last year by just 20% of Defence Forces personnel? Does the Minister agree this is, in most cases, because of the absence of a proper and well-resourced medical corps for the Defence Forces? A soldier on sick leave may have to wait for weeks, or months in some cases,...

Written Answers — Roads Network: Roads Network (3 Feb 2009)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will inform Kerry County Council of the 2009 specific improvement grants for roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3038/09]