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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Reports (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: What are the Minister of State's intentions to address manning level issues in the event that the pay commission does not make credible and functional recommendations to address the recruitment and retention matters in the Defence Forces? We know from the PDFORRA conference this week how a large number of soldiers, sailors and the Air Corps personnel are buying themselves out of the Defence...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Service Pay Commission Reports (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: What recommendations did the Minister of State make to the pay commission? In a response to me in May, the Minister of State said he was not sure if I had read the recent headline in the national newspapers. Here are a few headlines the Minister of State might have read this week: "Crew shortage prevents Naval Service vessels setting sail"; "Taoiseach 'cannot confirm' naval vessels did not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State's response was similar to the comments he made on "Prime Time" last night. He is in complete and continuous denial. Who is he trying to fool here? The ships were docked because of the recruitment and retention crisis of recent months and years, yet the Minister of State cites operational and security reasons. How were operational and security tasks performed if the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State is distracting from the point again. Will he address the issue of the military crisis we are having?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State referred to weather and technical difficulties.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I did.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Again, the Minister of State distracts from the point by referring to events of ten years ago. We are in the present. The Minister of State needs to take control of defence policy for the future. He is failing those who are working and risking their lives daily. I understand that to allow the ship to sail, the crew was augmented by the cancellation of specialist weapons training. Two...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Chief of Staff does not trust the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: What involvement did he have in it?

Ceisteanna - Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Before I ask my question, it is important that I respond to the Minister of State's statement. There is massive dismay and disappointment at the manner in which the Department of Defence has handled this process. It did not follow diplomatic protocols. The HR section of the Department made a fundamental error in the organisational process for the flight. This morning I received an email...

Ceisteanna - Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I will ask my question, but, first, it is important to say the Department of Defence has breached its own process in following diplomatic protocols.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the LÉ Orla and LÉ Niamh could not set sail to conduct operations during the week 24 to 26 September 2018 as a consequence of inadequate trained manning levels. [40259/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service Operations (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I am seeking the Minister of State's views on the LÉ Orlaand LÉ Niamhnot being able to set sail to conduct operations during the week of 24 to 26 September as a consequence of inadequate trained manning levels.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that Army units are being forced to operate with less than 50% of their commissioned officer ranks; his further views on whether this compromises command, safety, governance and well-being of those who serve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 77. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that Air Corps air traffic control continues to operate on restricted timelines due to inadequate trained manning levels. [40002/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 84. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if regulations that exclude members of the Defence Forces from participating in marches or parades will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39999/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 92. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to close Cathal Brugha Barracks or St. Bricin's Military Hospital and for these sites to be used to develop housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is introducing to end the pay inequality between newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the interdepartmental working group on gambling report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40151/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (3 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is introducing to reverse pension cuts which affect workers who left the workforce for a time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/18]