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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: 82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he has brought forward in 2018 to encourage the retention of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48385/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: There are serious issues around health and safety. The Minister of State has a White Paper target of 9,500 recruits despite massive non-compliance with the working time directive and numbers that fall below 9,000. What is the pathway of recruitment? If the Minister of State strives to achieve the White Paper target of 9,500 and compliance with the working time directive, there is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: 81. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the application of Directive 2003/88/EC, the working time directive, to the Defence Forces in compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48383/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: 61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the target date for the Permanent Defence Force to reach its approved strength of 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48531/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: I ask the Minister of State at the Department of Defence the target date for the Permanent Defence Force to reach its approved strength of 9,500 and if he will make a statement on the matter. Despite the Government's White Paper which outlines a target strength of 9,500 personnel, the numbers in the Defence Forces have been at an historical low. They have dropped to below 9,000 and will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: I reinforce the point I made about the mardarins in the Minister of State's Department. A new position, that of assistant secretary to deal with staff, has been created. The Minister of State is beefing up internal bureaucracy, while the numbers in the Defence Forces are falling year on year. He needs to address that matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State mentioned the Public Service Pay Commission. We know that last week the Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Mellett, had to offer his perspective and unique insight because all of the recommendations he had made to the Minister of State and his Department had been completely ignored in the Minister of State's submission, which represents a complete failure of the Government....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: Why did the Minister of State not make recommendations?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State made recommendations for the Air Corps.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State mentioned hard data. I will give him some hard facts. Sixty-six members of the Naval Service are sleeping on Naval Service vessels while onshore because they cannot afford to rent a home. They are the bare facts and data. Recommendations were made by the Chief of Staff to shine a light on issues in the organisation, but they were dropped by the mandarins in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is not true.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: It is not.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: What is the Minister of State talking about?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State should deal with the recommendations made.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: Are we looking at a period of 20 years?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Strength (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is very worrying.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Expenditure (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: It reinforces a serious morale issue in terms of the spend on defence. It is a low allocation relative to that for other Departments.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Expenditure (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: It is in the conclusions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Expenditure (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage increase for current defence expenditure in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48530/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Expenditure (21 Nov 2018)

Jack Chambers: What was the percentage increase for current defence expenditure in 2019, and will the Minister of State make a statement on the matter? There is serious concern that the stagnant level of defence expenditure is having an impact the ability of the Air Corps, the Naval Service and the Army. Despite our being a neutral country, we are falling behind in the context of the overall budgetary...