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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: However, how do they compare? I realise it is related to salary. It must mean that the lower grades in the Army are not well paid, which means they get a lower pension.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: The Minister of State is trying to address that.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: How many vacancies are there at present in the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps and how many positions are not filled? We have heard questions being asked in the Dáil, particularly about vacancies in the Air Corps, from which there has been an exodus of members. I think my next question has been asked. We are all very proud of the members of the Defence Forces who serve...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: Will we get back-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: What will we spend?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: What is the breakdown of vacancies in the Air Corps?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: Why is there a difficulty in filling those positions?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: I have.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: I know, but why do we not have adequate pay levels in order that they will stay because we need them?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: Is there a situation where Army personnel could be back on patrol on the Border to stop smuggling should there be a hard or a soft border between Northern Ireland and the Republic?

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: I will be very brief. Like the previous speakers, I compliment and acknowledge the tremendous work of our offices and embassies abroad. Some 320 Irish people died abroad last year. When a Deputy gets a phone call informing him or her of such a death, he or she contacts the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, a representative of which contacts the family of the deceased within minutes....

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: We are coming up to Easter and St. Patrick's Day. The Minister should have a bit of faith.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: Regarding the United Nations and our contribution, what has been the impact of the funding cut by the United States on overseas development aid? I am sure it has also cut funding to the United Nations. Is there pressure on other governments to try to make that up or has there been any contact from the United Nations? It is appalling the way President Trump is cutting overseas development...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: The sum of €707 million is a lot of money but I welcome the increase of €26 million, especially when one goes abroad, particularly on the most recent visit to Malawi and Mozambique, and one sees the programmes in place to help the most vulnerable people in the world. I compliment our staff out there. I would like to see a lot more co-operation between nations to get better...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Births (8 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: 253. To ask the Minister for Health when it will be possible for the name of a civil partner of a mother to be included on the birth certificate as co-parent following the passing of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11643/18]

Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: Last week the Rural Independent Group brought a motion before the House regarding the high costs of motor insurance and today I raise an issue of equal importance, namely, the spiralling cost of business insurance. While Brexit is probably the number one issue of concern at the moment, the cost of insurance affects every single Irish business from a small shopkeeper to a large exporter....

Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2018)

Noel Grealish: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. The Alliance for Insurance Reform, relaunched in January, brings together 20 civic and business organisations from across Ireland. It represents 35,000 members, more than 600,000 employees and 41,300 volunteers. This time around, it is much more broadly based than in the past, taking in charities, festivals and sports organisations, as well as small...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (28 Feb 2018)

Noel Grealish: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if a full report on the pilot re-enablement intervention programme in Dublin in 2013 to 2014 was completed; if he will provide a copy of this report; his plans to conduct further pilot trials or to extend this service; the long-term costs or savings to the HSE as a result of this pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10228/18]

Motor Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (27 Feb 2018)

Noel Grealish: A properly kept register of insurance claims and payouts would surely go a long way towards identifying these repeat offenders, and those who are caught should go to prison because not only are they stealing money but they are putting the public at serious risk by staging accidents on public roads. The insurance companies themselves need to up their game in this regard. The cost of...

Motor Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (27 Feb 2018)

Noel Grealish: I move:"That Dáil Éireann: recognises that:— it has been 19 months since the Government first established the Cost of Insurance Working Group and there has been no tangible progress in reducing insurance premiums; — there are several barriers to obtaining motor insurance in Ireland; — vehicles that are ten years old, but with a valid National Car Test...