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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (13 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staff numbers in his Department in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24803/19]

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge the words of many of my colleagues in Fianna Fáil and across the House. I will certainly examine the amendments in a very open way. We all have to work together and to collaborate on defence policy. The Minister of State's statement was rounded off with one major denial, "some HR challenges", which was the understatement of the day. It is so out of line with reality. In...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: That is 124 too many.

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: Military management.

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: Are we out of line?

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes that: — the approved strength of the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) currently stands at 9,500; — at the end of March 2019 there were 8,847 personnel, compared to 9,057 at the end of February 2018; — 3,200 personnel left the PDF between 2014 and 2018, a figure which equates to 34.7 per cent of the average strength for those...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (12 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24412/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Postal Voting (11 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there was a delay in issuing postal votes to Defence Forces personnel for the 2019 local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23456/19]

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

Jack Chambers: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of cook allowances and back pay agreed in recent years for the Army Ranger Wing of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/19]

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

Jack Chambers: 104. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the ratio of instructors to trainees at the Curragh Army camp transport section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the vacancies among instructors in the Defence Forces across each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (11 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance the processing times for complaints with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if his attention has been drawn to the delays in investigating and deciding on complaints; the steps being taken to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24117/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (11 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter will be examined regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23356/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (11 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline and status of the commencement of section 212 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23363/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: 867. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is considering the reintroduction of the household benefits package for carers who do not live with the people for whom they care, which was abolished in 2012 for new carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23357/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Retention of Defence Forces Personnel: Discussion with Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (30 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Chairman and I thank Commandant Conor King, Lieutenant Colonel Derek Priestley, and Commandant Shane Keogh for coming before us. Commandant King has painted a very stark picture of the decimation, demoralisation and destruction of the Defence Forces under the tenure of the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe. The common thread of defence policy in recent years has been his tenure in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Retention of Defence Forces Personnel: Discussion with Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (30 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I asked him that question and I believe he said it is a matter for the Department and Government to decide what responsibilities he has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Retention of Defence Forces Personnel: Discussion with Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (30 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I agree with the suggestion about engagement. It would be good to have regular formal engagement at this committee as an accountability structure for the Department on many of the issues Commandant King outlined to enable a proper public airing of them. When we raise these issues on the floor of the Dáil, sometimes the Minister of State just reads a departmental memo. To provide some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Retention of Defence Forces Personnel: Discussion with Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (30 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: I asked about a single agency being established around the Air Corps.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2019)

Jack Chambers: It is handed back every year. It comes to €20 million.