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Public Service Pay Commission Report on the Permanent Defence Force: Statements (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: Can we all get two minutes?

Public Service Pay Commission Report on the Permanent Defence Force: Statements (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: Last week presented a good opportunity for this Government to bring the current recruitment and retention crisis away from the cliff edge and away from the contagion that we are hearing about on a nearly daily basis. It presented an opportunity to provide hope, to provide a future and to provide certainty to the cohort of personnel who are the worst paid in the public service. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeline for the implementation of priority actions related to technical pay arrangements in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30830/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions taken on the previous review to the technical pay structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30555/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has examined whether some of the Permanent Defence Force in receipt of the security duty allowance do not receive the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30556/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has examined if certain ranks of the Permanent Defence Force are not in receipt of the minimum wage when their hours worked is compared to their pay and allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30557/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether overseas missions will be compromised with 57.8% of members stating that they intend to leave the Permanent Defence Force in the next two years as outlined in the Public Service Pay Commission report on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30565/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he will respond to the 84.5% of members of the Defence Forces that stated pay levels as a reason to leave in the Public Service Pay Commission report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will implement a review undertaken by military management into technical grades 2 to 6 as recommended by the Public Service Pay Commission; the implementation timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30576/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Functions (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department requires approval by him for information issued from the Defence Forces press office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30514/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the cybersecurity incidence response team is exclusively comprised of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is an external procurement for the cybersecurity incidence response team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30518/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is additional vetting for civilians that join his Department from other public bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30519/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cyber Security Protocols (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if networks in his Department have been subjected to cyberattacks in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30521/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cyber Security Protocols (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces networks are secured on a 24-7 basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if commandants in the Air Corps will be paid the duty allowance for the emergency aeromedical service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of preparedness of the Defence Forces to respond in the event of an attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30531/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Gender Equality (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of initiatives related to gender equality measures and the deployment of female personnel in peacekeeping missions as outlined in the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30532/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 50. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the development of the new institute for peace support and leadership training as outlined in the White Paper on Defence; the educational and organisational partnerships the institute has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30533/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the review of the contribution of Ireland to UNSAS and the EU headline goal as outlined in the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30534/19]