Written answers
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
- Defence Forces Operations
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Defence the further exercises of the Nordic battlegroup to which Ireland contributes personnel that are planned; when they will be held and the planned... - Overseas Missions
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Defence the percentage of the normal annual leave allowance for each category lost by senior officers, junior officers and enlisted personnel respectively... - Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in discussions on the claim made by RACO to extend the retirement age for certain officers; and if he will make a... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has met PDFORRA representatives on their concerns regarding the victimisation of elected representatives which was raised at their recent... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the statement by the secretary of PDFORRA at its recent annual conference, that in order to maintain full strength Defence Forces of... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Defence the arrangements that have been made to finance the purchase of the new ships to be provided for the Naval Service over the next five years; and if... - Defence Forces Appointments
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Defence the criteria and methodology used by the Government in selecting officers to fill the appointments of chief of staff, deputy chief of staff... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the replacement of the Air Corps' Cessna fleet, which is 34 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34435/07] - Military Medals
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of applications received to date for official replacement certificates for 1916 and War of Independence medals lost, stolen or destroyed;... - Irish Language
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Defence the proposals he has to continue to develop the use of the Irish language in the Defence Forces in line with Objective 12 of the Government... - Defence Forces Promotions
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Defence if the revised arrangements for enlisted personnel in the Defence Forces will be agreed by the target date of December 2007; and if he will make a... - Official Engagements
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on his address to the RACO biennial delegate conference in Kilkenny on 27 November, 2007. [34156/07] - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Defence if he plans to conduct further reviews of the implementation in the Defence Forces of the 2002 The Challenge of a Workplace report chaired by Dr.... - Defence Forces Personnel
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Defence the ratio of officer to non-officers in the Defence Forces over the past ten years and in comparison to other countries; and if he will make a... - Child Care Services
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received the report from the sub-committee on the feasibility of providing child care facilities for members of the Defence Forces; and if... - Defence Forces Strength
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has provided the necessary financial resources in budget 2008 to provide for an additional provision of up to 350 troops to be in training at... - National Memorials
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Defence when the national memorial to commemorate deceased members of the Defence Forces who have died in service will be unveiled; the concept behind the... - Substance Misuse
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel tested under the drug testing programme in 2006 and to date in 2007; the number and rank of those tested... - Commemorative Events
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department and the Defence Forces intend to commemorate and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Ireland's first participation in 1958 on a... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Defence the procedures for the disposal of the Air Corps Alouette helicopters recently withdrawn from regular use; if it is proposed to retain or preserve... - Overseas Missions
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ask Irish Aid to strengthen its relationship with the Defence Forces on its UN peace building missions, increasing the money available to... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 4 October 2007, if he has held discussions with the appropriate authorities regarding the possibility of... - Defence Forces Strength
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of existing members of the Defence Forces who have been commissioned as officers both through the cadet school and through commission from... - Commemorative Events
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will be writing to party leaders asking them to nominate representatives to the All Party Oireachtas consultation group on the commemoration... - Departmental Offices
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Defence the days on which he attended his Department's head offices on Infirmary Road, Dublin 7 since his re-appointment in June 2007; and if he will make a... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel recruited into the Permanent Defence Forces in 2006 and to date in 2007; the number of applications received in each of those... - Court Proceedings
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Defence the estimated cost to the Defence Forces of payments and legal costs arising from a decision of the Circuit Court to dismiss a case taken by his... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Defence the organisational structure of the Reserve Defence Forces; the establishment and vacancies in each unit by rank respectively; and if he will make a... - Defence Forces Strength
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence the recommendations that have been made by the Naval Service/PDFORRA working group in regard to solutions to shortages of skilled personnel in... - Planning Issues
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Defence the measures that are in place in the County Dublin development plan at the request of his Department or the Air Corps in regard to housing...
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