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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The implementation of the White Paper has been ongoing since 2015. What tangible projects have been concluded and what impact have they had on the Defence Forces? The Minister of State said there was going to be a report on pilots in this quarter and appeared to refer to the strong argument he had made about them. Did he make recommendations related to them as part of his submission? We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: What were the recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State did not answer Senator Craughwell's question about the position in the first quarter of 2019. Why has there been a delay? That is another concern of members of the Defence Forces. If it is meeting on 23 October, how does the Minister of State know that there is a delay in making its report to the Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State did make a recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: That is good to know. The Minister of State has told the committee that he did make a-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State made a recommendation for pilots but not for anybody else in the Defence Forces.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: It is up to the commission, but the Minister of State should have made recommendations in other areas. He mentioned what he did for pilots. However, there is a morale issue and the fact that the Minister of State did not make recommendations on the basis of the data he submitted is concerning. He should have provided for greater elaboration. It is interesting that he incorporated a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I referred to patrol day numbers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I asked about the personnel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Are more people leaving than being recruited?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: How does the Minister of State know that the decision is due in quarter 1 of 2019 if it is meeting on 23 October?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: It reported on the area of health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: What about the safety issues concerning the retention policy for pilots? Has the Minister of State received military advice on concerns about the air ambulance service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: The Minister of State continually uses one term in some of his responses to parliamentary questions, that things are under "ongoing review". Will he tell me what that means? A lot of policies in his Department seem to be under ongoing review all of the time and forever more. What does the term actually mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: An example would be the White Paper. How could something be under "ongoing review"? When will it be implemented?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: There is a review in the case of everything. What about policy implementation? I asked the Minister of State what tangible projects had been concluded under the White Paper, but he could not give an answer. He said it would come before the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: I think the Minister of State mentioned that there was a review of psychometric testing.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: 299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation that would allow clauses to be put in house purchase contracts that would protect buyers should their bank approval lapse before the build is complete will be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42054/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: It would be worth the Minister's while meeting these parents so that they can describe to him the challenges their children face daily. As Deputy Burton has mentioned, 56 children are on a home tuition grant. Many of them have been excluded by our education system because it is not fit for purpose for them. I recognise there is a policy of inclusion in ASD units and some children thrive...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Oct 2018)

Jack Chambers: Like Deputy Burton, I attended a meeting of parents, professionals and people involved in this new campaign. Many of the parents said that evening that six year old children had been expelled from a school through no fault of their own but because they have severe behavioural difficulties. As a country we have progressed in this area over the past 20 years, with ASD units established and...