Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
- Air Corps Operations
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of air ambulance and other emergency missions flown by the Air Corps in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the type of aircraft involved; the... - European Council Meetings
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the concept of the European military Erasmus initiative contained in a recent General Affairs and External Relations Council... - Army Barracks
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Defence if work will commence in 2009 on renovating and converting C House, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin 6, to single officers' quarters in order to... - Ministerial Meetings
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of formal meetings he has had with the Permanent Defence Forces representative associations, RACO and PDFORRA, respectively, since first... - Naval Service Vessels
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Defence if he intends to proceed with plans for the replacement of the [i]Asgard II[/i] with a new steel hulled vessel; if estimates are available as to the... - Defence Forces Medical Corps
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received advice from the Chief of Staff or the director of the Defence Forces medical corps on the use of laser eye surgery; when the... - Overseas Missions
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces serving in Chad will be awarded a UN MINURCAT medal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17887/09] - Military Medals
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department is still issuing certificates in lieu of lost or destroyed 1916 and War of Independence medals; the number issued in 2008 and to... - Departmental Reports
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Defence when the report of the consultants appointed to review the medical services of the Defence Forces will be published; if he will implement the... - Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of cases submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces in each year since that office was established; the number of... - Overseas Missions
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the fixed and rotary wing air transport support that is available to the Irish battalion in Chad; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civilian employees working for his Department or the Defence Forces under short-term contracts; the number of such contracts that will... - Naval Service Vessels
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in regard to the refurbishment programme for the [i]Creidne[/i]; if he will confirm that the vessel will be available in May 2009; and... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that no recruitment to the Defence Forces will take place during 2009; the strength of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval... - Defence Forces Equipment
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Defence the major equipment purchases planned for 2009 and 2010; the progress being made in sourcing new equipment and vehicles; if the global economic... - Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Defence the number recruited to the Reserve Defence Forces to date in 2009; the number of potential recruits in the enlistment process prior to 27 March... - Naval Service Vessels
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress he expects to make during 2009 in regard to the acquisition by the Naval Service of modern new replacement vessels; if the plan will be... - Overseas Missions
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Defence the expected number and location of overseas Defence Force deployments in the next 12 months, whether under the aegis of the UN, EU or joint... - Defence Forces Promotions
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the representative organisations about the implications for morale of the ban on... - Defence Forces Deployment
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps which are being taken to provide for additional personnel numbers in Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a... - Overseas Missions
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Defence if the use of dietary and body building supplements by Defence Forces personnel in Chad has been prohibited by military authorities; if personnel... - Defence Forces Operations
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of call-outs made by the bomb disposal unit in the greater Dublin area, the Munster area, the Connaught-Ulster area and the Leinster area... - National Emergency Plan
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Defence when the task force on emergency planning last met; the items discussed; if there is a programme of simulated exercises in place for 2009; the nature... - Defence Forces Operations
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of cash in transit escorts provided by the Defence Forces during 2008; the amount of personnel hours involved in these operations; the... - Ministerial Transport
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of hours flown by all aircraft including fixed and rotary wing as part of the ministerial air transport service in 1996 and 2006; and if... - Drug Testing Programme
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Defence the changes he has made to the Defence Forces drug testing programme; the number of personnel tested under the programme in 2008 and to date in... - Overseas Missions
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Defence if reports that Irish troops serving in Chad have been ordered not to play football or other sports due to the risk of injury and that troops are... - Defence Forces Operations
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is intended to increase naval and air surveillance in view of the need to combat drug trafficking or other criminal activity which may become... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the 67% increase in the Estimates for his Department in respect of consultancy services; and if he will make a statement on the... - Air Corps Operations
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of hours flown by the Air Corps aircraft on all training and operational duties in 2008; the breakdown of these flying hours and the... - Departmental Reports
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Defence the value for money and policy reviews to be undertaken by his Department in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17785/09] - Ministerial Transport
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Defence the number and type of Air Corps aircraft used by the ministerial air transport service; the way the hourly direct and total costs are calculated;...
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