Written answers
Wednesday, 7 March 2007
- Common Foreign and Security Policy
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Defence the agenda for the informal meeting of EU defence Ministers in Wiesbaden, Germany, on 1 and 2 March 2007; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Battle Groups
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish troops will be working closely with their EU battle group partners before the end of March 2007, as indicated by the Chief of Staff of the... - National Emergency Plan
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence when the inter-departmental working group on emergency planning and the Task Force on Emergency Planning last met; and if he will make a statement on... - Drug Testing Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of drugs tests carried out on members of the Defence Forces for each of the past five years for which records are available; and if he... - Overseas Missions
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the activities of Irish troops participating in the Unifil mission; the length of time the troops are expected to... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps retain old aircraft for historical purposes; the number and type of old fixed and rotary winged aircraft it retains; his plans to... - Departmental Estimates
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the rate of inflation has now reached 5.2% and that the increase in the Estimates for his... - Defence Forces Communications
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Defence the regulations regarding Ministerial permission for statements by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make... - Overseas Missions
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that neither of the two survivors is satisfied with the outcome of the Behan Report into the Niemba... - National Emergency Plan
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Defence if there have been recent exercises of the Government's National Emergency Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8928/07] - Military Arbitration Schemes
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will grant the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association access to a conciliation and arbitration scheme as they are the only... - Overseas Missions
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of countries in which a deployment of more than 50 members of the Defence Forces are currently serving; and if he will make a statement... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Defence the way the reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Forces is progressing; the numbers enlisted in the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a... - Overseas Missions
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has visited Irish overseas troop deployments; if he is satisfied regarding the extent of facilities and backup in each case;... - Courts Martial
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of courts martial that have taken place in the Defence Forces in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Military Disciplinary Hearings
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the case where a member of the Defence Forces is challenging the constitutionality of the military disciplinary... - Army Equitation School
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of horses acquired by the Army Equitation School in recent years; the number of officers and military personnel assigned to the... - Overseas Missions
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Defence the outcome of his discussions with the Lebanese authorities regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Private Kevin Joyce in 1981 in... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of letters that he has exchanged with the Defence Forces Chief of Staff in February 2007; the nature of this correspondence; and if he... - Defence Forces Reform
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Defence the nature, extent and level of sexual harassment, harassment, discrimination and bullying within the Defence Forces; the progress regarding... - Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has proposals under active consideration to increase the retirement age for officers within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Defence his proposals for recruiting professionals such as doctors and engineers through the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps being undertaken to attract more women into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8695/07] - Defence Forces Review
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Defence if the mid-point review of the implementation of the 2000 White Paper on Defence has been completed; the conclusions it has reached; the areas due... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Defence when the fifteen additional Mowag Piranha APCs will come into service; the costs involved; if these will be configured differently to the existing... - Defence Forces Personnel
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Defence if the average age of members of the Defence Forces across each rank has fallen or risen over the past ten years; if the trend is the same for... - Overseas Missions
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Defence the preparations being made for the Defence Forces assuming lead nation status in Kosovo; the additional manpower and resources required; the... - Commemorative Events
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made on preparing for the Easter Rising Commemoration in 2007. [8764/07] - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of nuclear, chemical and biological suits available to members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... -
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Defence if the tender competition for the disposal of four Dauphin and one Gazelle helicopter has been completed; if the sale has taken place; the price... - Defence Forces Property
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement regarding future plans for barracks including any planned closures. [8898/07] - Defence Forces Strength
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Defence Forces; the gender balance and the rank gender balance; the measures he has considered to improve the gender... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Defence the major equipment purchases planned for 2007 and 2008; the financial provisions made for these purchases; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Communications
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the Chief of Staff's statement that the Irish Defence Forces are increasingly becoming involved in more complex and robust missions... - Defence Forces Training
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress he has made to date to encourage greater opportunities for both general service recruits and experienced non commissioned officers to... - Defence Forces Regulations
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on the case of a person (details supplied). [8899/07] - Defence Forces Property
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Defence the nature and extent of improvement works undertaken at the Defence Forces training centre at the Curragh since 2002; the amount spent on such... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Defence when the new AB139 helicopters will come into service; the total cost of these helicopters; the duties they will perform; if the contract will be... - Ministerial Travel
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the use of the Government jet by the Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6328/07] - Defence Forces Property
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Defence the barrack improvements his Department have planned in 2007; the value of these improvements; the progress made in the barrack improvements... - Defence Forces Ombudsman
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of complaints referred to the ombudsman for investigation since that office was established; the number that have been resolved; the...
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