Written answers
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Training
34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the training exercise which recently took place in Sweden and the outcomes from this training in respect of a new air defence...
- Protected Disclosures
38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on a person's (details supplied) contention contained within their report on health and safety procedures at Casement Aerodrome that...
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he anticipates the Reserve Defence Force achieving the overall establishment personnel number of 4,169; and if he will make a statement on...
- Defence Forces Ceremonies
41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of ceremonial public events that the Defence Forces have participated in alongside members of other military forces, excluding those...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there will be a particular emphasis on the Border region due to Brexit in the Army recruitment campaign. [44070/17]
- Defence Forces Allowances
43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the claim that a combined 146,000 days annual leave were lost to members of the Defence Forces in the past five years; and if he...
- Defence Forces Strength
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have sought to buy their discharge since January 2016; the reason for this; the response he and...
- Defence Forces Reorganisation
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that the 2012 reorganisation of the Defence Forces has meant many personnel have much longer commutes to work, which is a...
- Common Security and Defence Policy
46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contacts he and his Department have had with the EU institutions and also with other EU member states in the past six months; the nature of...
- Defence Forces Strength
48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to introduce retention policies to reduce the numbers leaving the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the new Army recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44069/17]
- White Paper on Defence
51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for a peace and leadership institute in the Curragh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44032/17]
- Defence Forces Recruitment
52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the results of campaigns to encourage the recruitment of more women into the Defence Forces; if these campaigns are proving...
- Defence Forces Review
54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way he plans to address the issues of manning levels and retention of experience in the Defence Forces as identified by the University of...
- Defence Forces Remuneration
55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department's allocation in budget 2018 will see the issue of chronic low pay addressed in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he has had ongoing discussions with the relevant representative bodies in the Defence Forces with a view to identifying and...
- Defence Forces Medicinal Products
57. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding progress toward the discontinuance of the use of Lariam in the Defence Forces following the passage of a motion in the...
- Defence Forces Pensions
60. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the reference within LRA 2 to an interdepartmental working group on the alignment of the mandatory public service retirement age...
- Departmental Contracts
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has entered into contracts for the procurement of services or products with suppliers in attendance at a trade fair (details...
- Defence Forces Retirements
64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on recent reports that, due primarily to poor pay and conditions, almost 3,000 members of the Defence Forces have taken early...
- Defence Forces Training
66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on reports that training for Defence Forces recruits has been reduced in a bid to reverse an exodus of personnel from the organisation;...
- Defence Forces Reorganisation
67. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will review the decision to disestablish the 4th Western Brigade and the implications arising from the reduction in the number of Army...
- Defence Forces Personnel
69. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on reports that proper security clearance has not been given to new recruits in the Defence Forces; his plans to rectify this; and if...
- Budget Measures
70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding allocated in budget 2018 to current and proposed Defence Forces projects and infrastructure in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Live Register Data
75. To ask the Taoiseach the number of young persons aged 18 to 24 years of age signing on the live register at each of the 25 Intreo offices in the Dublin city and county area, in tabular form....
- National Economic and Social Council
76. To ask the Taoiseach when the vacancies on the National Economic and Social Council will be filled. [44165/17]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Funding
77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the new budget allocation of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement for 2018. [44108/17]
- Brexit Expenditure
78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses estimated to avail of the new €300 million Brexit loan scheme; the average size of loans envisaged;...
- Departmental Budgets
79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the 2017 and 2018 budget allocations for all offices and agencies under her Department’s aegis, in tabular form. [44110/17]
- Health and Safety Authority Data
80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff that will be allocated to the Health and Safety Authority in 2018; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Agencies Data
81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State boards under the aegis of her Department which are subject to the provisions of the Code of Practice for the Governance of...
- Departmental Funding
82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided by her Department to the European Consumer Centre, Dublin, in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017;...
- Brexit Expenditure
85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria required to apply for the €300 million Brexit loan scheme for SMEs announced in budget 2018; when details of the...
- Department of Finance
- Stamp Duty
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the 6% stamp duty rate on farmland sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44197/17]
- Tax Code
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the detail of the dwelling house exemption in respect of capital acquisitions tax; if he will review the provisions of this relief in order that family members...
- Budget Measures
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the failure to alter PRSI bands in line with the minimum wage increase in budget 2018, a person on the...
- National Debt
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the liabilities entered into by local authorities in respect of long-term leasing for houses with approved housing bodies is calculated; if...
- Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility
91. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether land which has been purchased for commercial agricultural use and which was never used to live in should affect families' eligibility to...
- Pension Provisions
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if the guaranteed income of €12,700 associated with drawing down a private pension early is remaining at the current rate or if it will be reverting to...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Equality Proofing of Budgets
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the paper "Equality Budgeting - Proposed Next Steps in Ireland" is the document he referred to in his budget 2018 speech when he spoke...
- Flood Prevention Measures
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44291/17]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Data
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 10 October 2017, if he will request the NCPE to begin collecting data on the number of children...
- School Accommodation Provision
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for an early intervention unit at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Refurbishment
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the fire safety works required at a school (details supplied) to bring it up to fire safety standards; the status of the work; the completion date...
- National Educational Psychological Service Data
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average wait times for National Educational Psychological Service assessments in each county in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in...
- Apprenticeship Data
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new budget allocation for apprenticeships in 2018; the estimated number of apprentices this will support in 2018; and the estimated number of...
- State Examinations
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason junior certificate art examination papers which were released online on 2 October 2017 have not yet been received by all students; and...
- Student Support Schemes
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the proposed measures to provide enhanced postgraduate funding and bursaries to disadvantaged students announced in budget 2018;...
- Student Grants Data
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of overpayments of SUSI grants for students nationally in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017 with accrued values...
- Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special provision will be made for those special needs assistants on income supports who took part in his Department's July provision and are...
- School Transport Data
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible students under the school transport scheme who applied for the 2017-18 scheme who did not receive a seat in each county,...
- Teacher Fee Refund Scheme
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a teacher fee refund for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44227/17]
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision on a SUSI application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44280/17]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights
113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation with regard to LGBTQI persons (details supplied) in Egypt. [44089/17]
- Foreign Conflicts
114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the reports that at least 4,000 refugees, including pregnant women, newborn babies and unaccompanied...
- Northern Ireland
115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made in dealing with legacy issues despite the absence of the Northern Ireland Executive; the discussions that have taken place...
- Emigrant Support Services
116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the significant increase in the level of rejections of young Irish citizens for J1 trainee programmes by...
- Brexit Negotiations
117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has communicated a position to the Government's view of the position which should be reflected in the mandate being prepared and is...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Training
118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the 8% reduction in the Garda training and development budget in 2018. [44093/17]
- Court Accommodation Refurbishment
119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has received a structural engineer's report for the essential remedial work on Ballinamore courthouse, County...
- State Pathology Service
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 4 October 2017, if officials in the Office of the State Pathologist are not...
- Garda Deployment
121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Athlone, Mullingar, Moate and Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if applications to a scheme (details supplied) cannot be processed until a new Garda Commissioner is appointed; and if he will...
- Legislative Measures
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; the statistics to back up the progress in...
- Garda Operations
126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the success of Garda operations targeting rural burglary gangs; and his plans to further reassure...
- Prisoner Welfare
127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve prison accountability by introducing a prisoner complaint mechanism and the ratification of OPCAT as a...
- Parole Boards
128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a fully independent parole board on a statutory basis; his further plans to implement the...
- Garda Investigations
129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the conduct of An Garda Síochána in relation to a domestic violence case (details supplied) that relates...
- Visa Applications
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason SOIN applications are taking 12 months to process; the steps that are being taken to reduce this time; the options...
- Department of Health
- Medicinal Products Licensing
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Products Regulatory Authority to license pembrolizumab for use in the treatment of fine cell neuroendocrine rectal cancer; and if...
- Hospital Appointments Status
132. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be no undue delays or rearranging of an appointment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Abortion Services Provision
133. To ask the Minister for Health the analysis that has been undertaken regarding the cost of introducing free access to abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44099/17]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
134. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a wheelchair which has been approved. [44101/17]
- Medical Card Eligibility
135. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44120/17]
- Health Services Funding
136. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to private rehabilitation beds and nursing homes from the health budget due to lack of bed spaces in the National Rehabilitation...
- Disability Services Provision
137. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied); the position of the person on the waiting list for the two rehabilitation units outlined; if the appointment...
- Respite Care Services Funding
138. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available to address the respite crisis in County Louth further to the announcement of an extra €646 million in funding...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44133/17]
- Home Care Packages Provision
141. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package can be improved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44138/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
142. To ask the Minister for Health the amount in loans due to the HSE under the ancillary State support scheme; the amount to be collected under the scheme for each of the next ten years; the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data
143. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for wheelchairs waiting 0 to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and longer than 12 months, in tabular...
- HSE Data
144. To ask the Minister for Health the procurement process used by the HSE to acquire wheelchairs; the names of the suppliers of wheelchairs including specialist wheelchairs to the HSE; the...
- Ambulance Service Staff
145. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance and associated personnel serving in each of the Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle stations; the number of newly...
- Medicinal Products Availability
146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make long acting reversible contraception available to all medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/17]
- Mental Health Services
147. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the national task force on youth mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44163/17]
- Mental Health Services Funding
148. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the additional funding announced for mental health services in budget 2018 that will be allocated to the child and adolescent mental health...
- General Practitioner Services
149. To ask the Minister for Health the online or video general practitioner services operating here; the regulations governing ehealth, telehealth and teleconsultations; the standard of best...
- Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Health when the new support scheme for IVF will be available; the assistance available until then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44198/17]
- Medical Card Drugs Availability
151. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medication pain plasters were taken off the medical card; and if they can be reinstated onto the list of items covered under the medical card. [44228/17]
- Respite Care Services Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put all measures in place to reinstate nine respite care beds at a community hospital (details supplied) without delay to ensure that those in...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure
153. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation to the HSE for the purpose of providing aids and appliances to enable elderly persons to remain living in their own homes; the items...
- Medical Products
154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received a transvaginal mesh implant procedure through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44268/17]
- HSE Properties
158. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's timeframe for the refurbishment to the HSE owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
160. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the primary care unit in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44283/17]
- Health Services
162. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44285/17]
- Disease Management
163. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44287/17]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Greyhound Industry
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons who currently work in the greyhound industry, in tabular form. [44107/17]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that an ANC payment due to a person (details supplied) is issued; and if he will make a statement on...
- Afforestation Programme
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to remove the 20% rule on planting unenclosed land and replace it with a system that assesses productivity and...
- Alternative Energy Projects
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria required for the leasing of agricultural land for solar panel use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44177/17]
- Fish Farming
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 4 October 2017, if there was a disease outbreak or other incident resulting in extensive...
- Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for a single farm payment since inheriting a 30 acre farm in 2014. [44202/17]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issuing of a 2016 ANC payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Reports
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will release a report (details supplied) on the economic assessment of the potential of harness racing in Ireland...
- Young Farmers Scheme
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme; the number of applications processed to date if...
- Fisheries Protection
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44290/17]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Schemes
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of the Shannon LNG project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44240/17]
- Fisheries Protection
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the implementation of a hardship scheme for eel fishermen; when it is likely to be rolled out; and if he...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the upgrade of the broadband network in Shrule, County Mayo, will take place; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Dublin Bus Fleet
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional buses that will be provided in Dublin in 2018 resulting from budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Services Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are obligations in terms of regulatory oversight and enforcement in regard to the issue of crew numbers in airlines under the...
- Airlines Regulations
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the performance of Irish aviation regulatory authorities in view of the approach taken by the UK Civil Aviation...
- Road Projects
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the funding for a project (details supplied) will be allocated; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Sports Capital Programme
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to announce the beneficiaries under the sports capital grants scheme for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Projects
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding for the Ardee bypass will be allocated in view of the recent €1.2 billion in extra capital spend, following budget...
- Light Rail Projects Status
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the detailed design work on metro north; his plans for consultation with residents living close to its route; and if he...
- Pension Provisions
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the distribution of funds in a scheme (details supplied); if he will request the...
- Public Transport Initiatives
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects and programmes that will be funded in 2018; the cost resulting from the announcement in budget 2018 of the €770...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Work Projects Funding
189. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the €1.5 million in additional funding for youth work services announced in budget 2018 will be allocated; and if...
- Departmental Reports
190. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1455 of 26 July 2017, if this report has been published; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy
191. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the LGBTI+ youth strategy; when she expects to receive the final report on the strategy; and if she will make a statement on...
- Youth Services Funding
192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 and 625 of 10 October 2017, when a decision will be made in respect of the funding of a programme...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Dog Breeding Industry
193. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding dog breeding guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44286/17]
- Community Banking
194. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he will publish the report on public banking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44102/17]
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
195. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the towns and villages in counties Longford and Westmeath that will benefit from the 2017 town and village renewal scheme; and if he...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Child Poverty
198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the task of lifting 113,000 children out of consistent poverty can be achieved with budget 2018 only...
- Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme
199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason back to work enterprise allowance is not included as a qualifying scheme for the purpose of awarding back to work...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44147/17]
- Social Insurance Fund
201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis and the way in which debts of approximately €89 million are owed in customer debt to the Social Insurance...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of young persons under 26 years of age who are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and...
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
204. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions she is taking to address the increase in consistent poverty and deprivation among young persons aged 15 to 24...
- Zero-hour Contracts
205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions taken and progress made on each of the 14 recommendations in the Study on the Prevalence of Zero Hour Contracts...
- National Minimum Wage
206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to abolish the sub-minimum rate of the minimum wage in view of its discriminatory impact on the estimated 10,000...
- EU Agreements
207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the proposed Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights, COM/2017/251 final, that...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Nitrates Action Programme Implementation
208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding changes to the slurry spreading closed season deadline; if there is now provision for increased...
- Traveller Accommodation
209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the detail of the budget funding of €12 million said to support a range of Traveller specific accommodation schemes and...
- Department of Defence
- Brexit Issues
210. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the implications for the Defence Forces of a hard border post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44088/17]
- Departmental Strategy Statements
211. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when his Department's statement of strategy 2017 to 2020 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44171/17]
- Defence Forces Reserve Strength
212. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits that joined the Reserve Defence Forces, RDF, in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form;...
- Defence Forces Training
213. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Defence Forces training continues to be in line with modern and international best practice; if particular procedures are...
- Overseas Missions Data
214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of deployment and location of Irish troops overseas on UN or EU related missions; the extent to which further missions are planned or...
- Defence Forces Strength
215. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces including Reserve, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; the number of women in each branch of the services; the...
- Anti-Terrorism Measures
216. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which discussions continue to take place at EU level with a view to assuring a high degree preparedness in the event of a...
- Emergency Planning
218. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied with the ability of the Defence Forces to respond to an emergency that might arise; if the quality and...
- Search and Rescue Service Provision
219. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps and Naval Service continue to co-operate in air and sea rescue missions; the availability of adequate trained...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
220. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which young unemployed persons have been able to join the Defence Forces; if a specific programme exists in this regard; and if he...
- Emergency Planning
221. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces can be mobilised in the event of natural disasters including flooding in view of the preferability of...
- Defence Forces
222. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which promotional vacancies remain to be filled in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the...
