Written answers
Thursday, 19 November 2009
- Overseas Missions
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces and military authorities are reviewing the threat assessment in Afghanistan in view of recent violent incidents there; the... - Defence Forces Discipline
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who have been removed from membership for being in contravention of the Defence Forces policy on drugs... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Department of Finance has indicated the amount of money to be deducted from his Department's vote in 2010; and if he will make a statement on... - Defence Forces Strength
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether the drop in Defence Forces numbers from 12,750 in 1996 to 10,081 in 2009 leaves little scope for further cuts if he wishes to... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether spending on the Irish Defence Forces as a proportion of GDP is the lowest amongst the 27 European Union states; and if he will... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of the Permanent Defence Forces cadre that are servicing Reserve Defence Force units in Tipperary; if they are in receipt of an allowance... - Overseas Missions
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions he has visited to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42212/09] - Human Rights Issues
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 8 October 2009, the reports he has received in regard to violence against refugee women in eastern Chad;... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the location of each of the sections of Defence Forces headquarters; when his Department will move to its new offices in Newbridge,... - Army Equitation School
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence if a cost benefit analysis has been done in regard to the contribution made by the Army Equitation School to the promotion of tourism and the... - Irish Red Cross
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on a report (details supplied) regarding the control of the Irish Red Cross. [42196/09] - Air Accident Investigations
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Defence if the cause of the tragic air accident in Cornamona, County Galway in which the two Air Corps pilots lost their lives has been established; and if... - Overseas Missions
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Defence the plans being put in place for the Air Corps to be ready to serve with aircraft in future overseas missions in view of the fact that overseas... - Defence Forces Properties
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has identified any property of the Defence Forces that is not fully and economically utilised by the defence sector in relation to the report... - Naval Service Vessels
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Defence the assurances he will give the House of the Oireachtas in regard to the safety and effectiveness of the current naval vessels; if they are not to be... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Irish Army are in receipt of supplementary welfare allowance in order to maintain their families; and if he will make a statement... - Hearing Impairment Claims
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Defence if all army deafness claims have been disposed of; the final number of claims processed; the total payments to claimants; the costs paid to... - Army Operations
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of call-outs of the explosive ordnance disposal team in regard to suspect devices or the removal of old ordnance to date in 2009 and for... - Courts of Inquiry
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Defence if the court of inquiry established to investigate the incident at Kilworth Camp, County Cork, when a young officer was seriously injured in a... - Overseas Missions
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Defence the current and future deployment overseas locations for the Defence Forces; the extent to which his attention has been drawn to future requirements... - Naval Service Vessels
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received approval from the Department of Finance to use the insurance payment of €3.8 million arising from the loss of [i]Asgard II[/i]... - Overseas Missions
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that Irish troops serving overseas, particularly those serving in Chad, will be able to receive parcels and presents from home; and... - Internet Security
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that Ireland is properly prepared to withstand an attempt at cyber warfare or terrorism; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Operations
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of bank cash escort duties carried out by the Defence Forces in 2008 and to date in 2009; the payments received from the banks to cover... - Overseas Missions
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Defence the arrangements for helicopter support for our troops in Chad since they were first deployed in February 2008. [42197/09] - Commemorative Events
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made by the committee established to consider proposals for an appropriate commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Rising in... - Defence Forces Properties
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Defence if he plans to bring forward a detailed feasibility study in regard to the disposal of Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin and the re-location of... - Defence Forces Reserve
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Defence if the review of the Reserve Defence Force as part of the 2009 to 2011 phase of the Government's value for money and policy review initiative has...
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