Results 1-20 of 54 for defence forces strength speaker:Jack Chambers

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I welcome this opportunity to hear Deputies' views on the recently published report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. Since my appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Defence, I have had the opportunity to see the work that is undertaken by the Defence Forces, the Department of Defence and Civil Defence throughout the country and would like to put on record my...

Covid-19 (Defence): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Jack Chambers: ...who have lost loved ones dear to them. We honour their memories while continuing to do everything we can to keep rates of infection down and overcome the virus. As has been mentioned, the Defence Forces have played a central role in the national front-line response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Today is a welcome opportunity to commend their work and remind people of our reliance on...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (13 May 2020)

Jack Chambers: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 31 March 2020, by gender across all ranks of the three services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (13 May 2020)

Jack Chambers: 20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve as of 31 March 2020 with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Mar 2020)

Jack Chambers: 16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 29 February 2020; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (5 Mar 2020)

Jack Chambers: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve as of 29 February 2020 with regard to the three services and each rank; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Resources (17 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...development. He should take this document on board, look at the gaps and weaknesses it highlights and enhance the role of the Naval Service to address them. The naval diving section is at a strength of just 33%. How can that service, with docked ships, monitor important lines of communication at sea? To say that the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 30 November 2019; the breakdown of each rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50850/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (5 Dec 2019)

Jack Chambers: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of each of the three services of the Reserve Defence Forces as of 30 November 2019 by rank; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50851/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe for returning to and maintaining the strength of the Defence Forces at 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45726/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (6 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Defence Forces; the ranks across the three services and gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45656/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (6 Nov 2019)

Jack Chambers: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45657/19]

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...in 2015. They were published almost five years ago but we are only seeing the Bill and debating it for the first time now. It shows that there must be a more active attempt within the Department of Defence to update much of the legislation contained in the legislative programme. The programme lists a defence Bill, the heads of which were approved in 2018. Is there a five-year timeline...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces; the breakdown by rank across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/19]

Public Service Pay Commission Report on the Permanent Defence Force: Statements (11 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...provide certainty to the cohort of personnel who are the worst paid in the public service. The Government has maintained that status quowith a miserable increase for the members of the Permanent Defence Force. It has exploited their respect and loyalty to this State with its superficial rhetoric and its downright disregard as the hollowed-out Defence Forces structure is at breaking...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (10 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force by rank and gender across the three services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30375/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (10 Jul 2019)

Jack Chambers: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces Reserve with regard to the three services by rank; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30376/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (13 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: This question is about the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, pay, which is 18% below that of the PDF. Its strength is less than half the target in the White Paper. This is another shocking example of the decimation of numbers in our Permanent and Reserve Defence Forces. What is the Minister of State doing to address the serious issues that the representative association has outlined?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Jack Chambers: ...is a concern that he is doing that because the Minister of State has read the report. Throughout today's debate, I have mentioned that there are serious levels of poverty among members of the Defence Forces and that some members require social welfare payments. I also referred to the mass exit of members of the Defence Forces and the historically low levels of morale that the Minister...