Written answers

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

  • EU Battlegroups
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on Ireland's participation in the Austro-German Battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48476/12]
  • White Paper on Defence
    To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a new White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48487/12]
  • Overseas Missions
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he expects the Defence Forces to undertake any new United Nations missions in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48470/12]
  • Defence Forces Ombudsman
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that his decision to change the role of the Defence Forces Ombudsman from full time to part time is adequate for the duties entailed in the...
  • Defence Forces Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Defence the cost-cutting measures adopted by his Department in respect of each of the Defence Forces in each of the past three years to date; the net benefit in terms of...
  • Defence Forces Strength
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he continues to be satisfied regarding the adequacy in terms of equipment, personnel and training of the Defence Forces to adequately respond to any emergency...
  • Defence Forces Reorganisation
    To ask the Minister for Defence the strategic rationale for relocating Defence Forces personnel from McKee Barracks to Cathal Brugha Barracks. [48462/12]
  • European Council Meetings
    To ask the Minister for Defence when he will next attend an EU meeting with his counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48489/12]
  • Defence Forces Reserve
    To ask the Minister for Defence the financial supports that will be available to members of the Reserve Defence Forces into the future. [48458/12]
  • Defence Forces Allowances
    To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether most of the allowances paid to Defence Forces personnel form part of core pay, and will be protected in the event of any review of such...
  • Overseas Missions
    To ask the Minister for Defence the timeframe he proposes to keep seven members of the Defence Forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48503/12]
  • Drug Smuggling
    To ask the Minister for Defence are the Defence Forces aid to civil powers activity in relation to the monitoring of and the arresting of those who are importing illicit drugs to the State; if he...
  • Military Archives
    To ask the Minister for Defence if there is a timescale for the release of the military pension records. [48561/12]
  • Defence Forces Deployment
    To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide details in tabular form of all occasions on which Defence Forces personnel were deployed for civilian events from March 2011 to date in 2012;...
  • EU Battlegroups
    To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of the Irish Army participation in the EU Battle Groups; the cost allocated for training and participation if they are actually dispatched to take part in...
  • Defence Forces Operations
    To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish Defence Forces personnel currently serving in Syria; the role of Irish Defence Forces personnel in this location; and if he will make a...

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