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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a legal challenge to the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: RTÉ Expenditure (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the ongoing funding crisis at RTÉ; if he has met a person (details supplied) to discuss the plans of RTÉ since publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49383/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a post (details supplied); his plans to replace the post; the interim measures being put in place for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49551/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: I will not take the Senator’s political charge.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: I read the Minister of State's opening statement, which, surprisingly, makes no reference to docked naval vessels, tied up aircraft, the Taoiseach's speculation around a commission on defence, or the general sense of collapse and lack of confidence in his tenure of the Department of Defence, where there is an ongoing cycle of crises. It appears as though the Department is trying to wind down...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State seems to be talking down the clock.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: He is trying to talk down the clock and obfuscate matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State cannot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: Chairman, the Minister of State is trying to deflect from the questions again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: Chairman, he is not answering the questions. I asked-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: I asked if the Minister of State had received a communication that a third or fourth ship could be tied up. He is not answering my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: If there is a total disregard for the committee system, what are we doing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: This is a disregard for the democratic process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State is not answering the questions. Has he received communication that a third or fourth ship might be tied up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces: Discussion with Minister of State (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: Okay, that is an answer. Can he tell us-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Minister of State for his statement. He mentioned demand-led drivers and one of the submission documents states there is a natural rate of turnover. Is the current rate of turnover a natural rate of turnover? Will he clarify what he meant by this? Is he satisfied that turnover is at the appropriate and natural rate or is it too high? He stated it is driven by natural turnover...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State is doing that.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: Yes, the Minister of State is.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: Who writes the Minister of State's responses to parliamentary questions?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: Net surrendered to the Exchequer was-----