Written answers
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
- Defence Forces Strength
116. To ask the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces, male and female, at all ranks; the degree to which the strength of the Defence Forces is likely to fluctuate over... - White Paper on Defence
117. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21285/15] - Defence Forces Equipment
118. To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has found a solution to ensure that six ambulances which were purchased for the Defence Forces have been made safe to use, given that,... - Overseas Missions
119. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel currently deployed on United Nations, European Union and other humanitarian missions; his plans in relation to same;... - Air Corps
120. To ask the Minister for Defence the progress on consideration of the report for the Emergency Aeromedical Support Service Establishment Group; when it is envisaged that a decision will be... - Naval Service Vessels
121. To ask the Minister for Defence the role of the LE Eithne in the European Union response to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean; if he will guarantee that it, or any other Irish vessel,... - Naval Service Operations
122. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Irish Naval Service in the Mediterranean migrant crisis; the level of engagement he has had with his European... - White Paper on Defence
123. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent symposium on the proposed White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21732/15] - Overseas Missions
124. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has met the five members of the Defence Force's medical team who have returned home after four months in Sierra Leone, where they assisted efforts to... - Defence Forces Equipment
125. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to improve the radar capabilities of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21733/15] - Defence Forces Expenditure
126. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to increase expenditure on defence over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21736/15] - Defence Forces Reorganisation
127. To ask the Minister for Defence the savings that have been made as a result of the abolition of the Western Brigade; the estimated cost of restoring it; and if he will make a statement on... - Overseas Missions
128. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to deploy Naval Service and Army resources on a Mediterranean humanitarian mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21291/15] - Irish Red Cross Governance
129. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on developments within the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/15] - Commemorative Events
130. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the role he expects the Defence Forces to play in the 1916 commemorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Defence Forces Reorganisation
131. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will commit to the restoration of the Western Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21710/15] - Defence Forces Personnel
132. To ask the Minister for Defence his views regarding the progress made, and the contacts he has had with the person concerned, in relation to the process that he indicated, during Question... - Defence Forces Equipment
133. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 22 April 2015, if he is aware of the moral conflict facing Defence Forces personnel who do not wish to handle or... - Overseas Missions
134. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the health and safety of Irish troops in the Golan Heights in Syria, considering that two United Nations peacekeepers were recently injured by... - Defence Forces Medicinal Products
135. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of the freedom of information request, released by the British Ministry of Defence in April 2015, which revealed almost 1,000 former servicemen... - Defence Forces Investigations
136. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received the report from former High Court Judge, Mr.Justice Roderick Murphy, which reviewed the deaths of persons (details supplied); and if he... - Defence Forces Medicinal Products
137. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of any under-reporting to the Health Products Regulatory Authority of the suspected adverse effects of the use of Lariam by members of the... - Defence Forces Equipment
138. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will acknowledge the concerns raised by members of the Defence Forces that Irish military hardware and equipment being purchased from Israel and from... - Defence Forces Deployment
139. To ask the Minister for Defence his views in relation to the number of occasions that members of the Defence Forces were deployed on aid to the civil power duties at Shannon Airport in 2015;...
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