Written answers
Thursday, 16 November 2006
- Weapons Amnesty
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Defence if any weapons handed in by members of the public are held in storage by the Defence Forces; if so when these were handed in; the number of same; and... - Departmental Investigations
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made to date in the investigation into the death of a soldier (details supplied); when the Garda enquiry will be completed; when he will... - Defence Forces Staff
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether rates of sick leave in the Defence Forces are running at almost twice that for civilians; the reason for same; and the steps he... - Overseas Missions
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the recent submission by PDFORRA seeking an increase in overseas allowance; if this will be granted; from when it will be... - Defence Forces Property
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of property which has been disposed of by his Department to other statutory bodies since 1 January 1998; the amount received for same; and... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the Long Term Vision report from the European Defence Agency presented to the EU Defence Ministers meeting in Levi, Finland on 3... - Defence Forces Property
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Defence the total acreage of Haulbowline, County Cork; the amount of this in the ownership of the Defence Forces; the person who owns the remainder; and if... - Defence Forces Schemes
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to proposals for an officer's course for non-commissioned officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/06] - Defence Forces Strength
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Defence the maximum and minimum number of personnel required to man our ships on fishery patrol with a breakdown by ship; and if he will make a statement on... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Defence the capital budget in each of the past ten years for purchasing new equipment for the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on... - Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who retired on age grounds in each of the past ten years; the number of members who resigned or took... - Defence Forces Schemes
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the provision of third level education in the Defence Forces under the USAC scheme; if there are plans to change this;... - Aerodrome Use
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Defence if non military aircraft have used Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel since January 2006; and if so, the purpose for this; and if he will make a statement... - Search and Rescue Service
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the Air Corps providing a permanent search and rescue facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38142/06] - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Defence the career path a recruit who joins the Defence Forces can take; the length of time they can remain in the Defence Forces as a three star private, a... - Overseas Missions
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Defence the role his Department will play in the new Rapid Reaction Humanitarian Force as outlined in the White Paper on Development Aid; and if he will make... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of non-nationals who have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Forces, by reference to nationalities, ages and gender, in 2005 and in 2006 to... - Defence Forces Strength
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence the maximum strength proposed for the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence; when he proposes to reach it; and if he will make a statement on... - Overseas Missions
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence forces are involved in training for EU Battle Groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38182/06] - Defence Forces Pay
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Defence the pay scales for members of the Defence Forces; and Ireland's ranking in terms of army pay in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Commandants and Lieutenant Colonels due to retire on age grounds for each year from 2012 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on... - Defence Forces Property
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Defence the location of the firing ranges and training grounds located throughout the country; the precautionary mechanisms in place to protect the Defence... - Military Archives
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the development of the military archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38149/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to the decentralisation of the Civil Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38139/06] - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Defence if the voluntary code of conduct drawn up by the European Defence Agency to encourage competition in the European defence equipment market has been... - Hearing Impairment Claims
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of queries he has received from former and serving members of the Defence Forces who had pursued hearing loss claims and were now claiming... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Defence the way his Department disposes of old, non military, Defence Force equipment; if there are procedures for making redundant vehicles such as vans and... - Defence Forces Property
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in relation to Wexford military barracks; his plans to develop same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38134/06] - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Defence the plans he has to upgrade the information and warning signage in the vicinity of the Glen of Imaal firing range, County Wicklow; and if he will... - Army Barracks
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of people residing at Cathal Brugha barracks, Rathmines; his plans to sell off sections of the land there; and if he will make a statement... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Defence if recent major exercises have been carried out by the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38136/06] - Army Medical Corps
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is correct that the Defence Forces have less than half the number of serving doctors that it should have; the reason for same; and the steps he... - Military Discipline
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Defence the scheme of military discipline in the Defence Forces; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that PDFORRA believes that its officials have... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish troops returning from duty in the Balkans are still being tested for the effects of radiation from depleted uranium used in anti-tank shells... - Defence Forces Ombudsman
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of complaints received by the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces since the office was established by law in 2004; the various categories of... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Defence his proposals for developing the Irish Defence Forces into a modern light infantry force; the military equipment which has been acquired since 2000;... - Defence Forces Procurement
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Defence the policy of the Defence Forces to sourcing local food produce for use in each barracks; if certain supplies are purchased centrally; the Defence... - Employment Equality
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence his position on homosexuals serving in the Defence Forces; if his attention has been drawn to claims in a court case against the State that soldiers... - Army Security Escorts
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Defence the agreement he has made with the financial institutions regarding army escort services for the transport of cash; the institutions that avail of... - Overseas Missions
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish Defence Forces intending to participate in NATO's response force exercise in view of the fact that our Finnish partners in the EU... - Defence Forces Property
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Defence his Department's lands disposed of by the Government in each of the past ten years, the value of each disposal; the purpose for which the proceeds... - Army Dismissal Case
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) and their complaints regarding unjust retirement from the Defence Forces; if he has... - Army Bomb Disposal Unit
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of call outs made by the army bomb disposal unit in the greater Dublin area; the Munster area, the Connaught Ulster area and the Leinster... - Drug Testing
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel tested in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 under the drug testing programme; the numbers who tested positive;... - Defence Forces Budget
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Defence Forces budget has almost halved in the past 10 years as a percentage of GNP; if he has... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Defence the major defence and military equipment purchases and the major equipment deliveries his Department is expecting in 2007 for the Army, Naval... - Overseas Missions
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent deployment of Irish troops to Liberia as part of UNMIL; the plans for this to be Ireland's final deployment to UNMIL;...
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