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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Programme (22 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: 156. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the necessary legislative provisions to implement the working time directive will be enacted with consideration for previous announcements (details supplied). [43236/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: 157. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to confirm that the agreed time-off-in-lieu measures and overseas reunion flights, approved by him in February 2024 under the working time directive, will be introduced without further delay; specifically that all members of the 125th Infantry Battalion UNIFIL, due to deploy to Lebanon in late November 2024, will be able to avail of these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (22 Oct 2024)

Cathal Berry: 158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will advocate for the introduction of an occupational supplementary pension for post 2013 Defence Forces personnel, to bridge the four year gap that now exists between forced retirement at 62 yeas and access to the State pension at 66 years considering this cohort makes up well over 50% of all Defence Forces personnel of all ranks; the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Jul 2024)

Cathal Berry: 62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how he intends to address the inadequate occupational pension provision for serving personnel who joined the Defence Forces after 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22157/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Cathal Berry: 258. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of members of the civil service and public service who have been convicted of crimes or are currently before the courts charged with criminal offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28894/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion (27 Jun 2024)

Cathal Berry: 103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he would consider re-opening Ireland's trade and investment office in Taiwan, which was closed in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2024)

Cathal Berry: 271.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the design of a new school (details supplied) to progress to planning permission and tendering stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24723/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (22 May 2024)

Cathal Berry: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting psychotherapists and counsellors from the 13.5% VAT rate, in order to improve access to mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23268/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (16 May 2024)

Cathal Berry: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline Ireland's air defence capability; if he has any plans to upgrade it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22158/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Cathal Berry: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how he intends to increase the strength of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Cathal Berry: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the Defence Forces' anti-drone technology capability; if he has any plans to upgrade it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22159/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Cathal Berry: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline the Defence Forces' anti-submarine warfare capability; if he has any plans to upgrade it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Cathal Berry: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the proposed procurement of a primary radar system for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13280/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Aircraft (21 Mar 2024)

Cathal Berry: 58. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the approximate expected delivery date of the new Airbus C295 military transport aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13279/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 Feb 2024)

Cathal Berry: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's plans for increasing capacity of secondary schools in north Kildare to enrol students from September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7106/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Jan 2024)

Cathal Berry: 172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in light of commitments given on military housing by the Tánaiste last year, what the plan is for the currently unoccupied houses in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3797/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2023)

Cathal Berry: 45. To ask the Minister for Health to consider extending the pandemic special recognition payment to nurses and staff of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48997/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: 560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he expects to introduce a suckler reduction scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: 58. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline in tabular form, the number of commissioned officers promoted in the Army Reserve and Naval Reserve, by rank, from 01 January 2022 to 30 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34610/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jul 2023)

Cathal Berry: 58. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to outline in tabular form, the number of commissioned officers promoted in the Army Reserve and Naval Reserve, by rank, from 01 January 2022 to 30 June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34610/23]