Written answers
Thursday, 18 September 2014
- Defence Forces Personnel
11. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will amend rules so that privates and corporals in the Defence Forces could be permitted to serve to age 50 and that sergeants could be permitted to... - Naval Service Operations
12. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s naval base allowing non-manned aeroplanes or drones to land. [34539/14] - Defence Forces Expenditure
13. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount spent to date in 2014 on weaponry; the amount that was purchased from Israel; the projected purchase of weaponry from Israel for 2015; and if he... - Air Traffic Control Services
14. To ask the Minister for Defence if he granted permission for two F16 jets to fly across Dublin on 30 August for an American football event held in Croke Park, Dublin. [34542/14] - Shannon Airport Facilities
15. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to instruct the Irish Defence Forces to detain and intern any US soldier transiting through Shannon Airport in compliance with Article 11 of the... - Foreign Policy Review
16. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of recent hostilities in eastern Europe, his plans to review the State’s defence doctrine and resources, in particular the triple-lock policy... - Defence Forces Medicinal Products
17. To ask the Minister for Defence in relation to previous parliamentary question responses, if he will specify the international best practice that he was referring to in relation to... - Defence Forces Strength
18. To ask the Minister for Defence his assessment of the social and economic impact of the decision to disband the Fourth Western Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34570/14] - Defence Forces Deployment
19. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether Irish peacekeeping troops would be more effectively deployed to locations other than the Golan Heights, in view that the 40 years of the... - Defence Forces Personnel
20. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which resolution has been found to issues relating to those required to retire from the Defence Forces on foot of specified years of service but... - Defence Forces Strength
21. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will review the decision to disband the Fourth Western Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34569/14] - Defence Forces Deployment
22. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish Defence Forces personnel currently on missions overseas; the number of such missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34577/14] - Official Engagements
23. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on his recent trip to the NATO summit in Wales. [34541/14] - Ministerial Meetings
24. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding his visit to the fringe meetings at the NATO summit in Wales under the auspices of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council and the... - Defence Forces Properties
25. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34555/14] - Defence Forces Operations
26. To ask the Minister for Defence in view of recent hostilities in eastern Europe, his plans to review the resources allocated to the Defence Forces for peacekeeping operations, either in... - Defence Forces Deployment
27. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish contingent of peacekeepers on the Syrian Golan Heights in view of the changed and deteriorating situation and multiplicity of... - Overseas Missions
28. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Forces personnel currently serving on overseas missions; the type and location of each mission, including the lead... - White Paper on Defence
29. To ask the Minister for Defence when the White Paper on Defence will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34578/14] - Defence Forces Strength
30. To ask the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Permanent Defence Forces across the three main services; if there are plans to recruit new members; if so, the number of personnel... - Defence Forces Personnel Data
31. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel permanently and solely based in Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath. [34556/14] - Defence Forces Deployment
32. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that overseas Irish peacekeeping troops are deployed in such numbers as to ensure their safety and sustainability; his views that this... - Naval Service Vessels
33. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the presence of asbestos on naval vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34575/14] - Ministerial Transport
34. To ask the Minister for Defence if there are plans to maintain or replace the Government jet. [34540/14] - Defence Forces Properties
35. To ask the Minister for Defence the progress in ending the legal action against former Defence Forces personnel and their families residing in the Curragh camp. [34552/14]
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