Written answers

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

  • Air Corps
    74. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41149/15]
  • Defence Forces Equipment
    75. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 25 June 2015, if he has been involved in any recent discussions at European Union level regarding the import and...
  • Defence Forces Operations
    76. To ask the Minister for Defence the level of engagement he has had with stakeholders, including at European level, regarding defence and security procedures, given the increased threat...
  • Defence Forces
    77. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to allow the international defence industry to have increased access to the Defence Forces for product testing, with regard to whether safeguards are...
  • Defence Forces Operations
    78. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces are given opportunities to upgrade their skills in line with military forces throughout Europe and globally, with...
  • Defence Forces Personnel Data
    79. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of vacant posts within the bomb disposal units in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41150/15]
  • Defence Forces Remuneration
    80. To ask the Minister for Defence the measures he is taking to keep members of the Defence Forces out of poverty, caused by pension related deductions and various changes to tax and pay related...
  • Defence Forces Implementation Plan
    81. To ask the Minister for Defence the status of the development of a new institute for peace support and leadership training at the Curragh Camp in County Kildare. [41175/15]
  • Defence Forces Equipment
    82. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces continue to be upgraded, in terms of military equipment, transport including aircraft, sea-going vessels and road and...
  • Defence Forces Personnel
    83. To ask the Minister for Defence further to his meeting with a local authority delegation on 5 November 2015 on the matter of Custume Barracks in Athlone in County Westmeath, and given his...
  • Naval Service Operations
    84. To ask the Minister for Defence the length of time it is expected that the Naval Service will continue to be deployed in the Mediterranean; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Defence Forces Funding
    85. To ask the Minister for Defence how the budget allocation of over €900 million will be spent; how, in particular, the measures he will be responsible, given the refugee crisis; and if...
  • EU Battle Groups
    86. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on Ireland's participation in a European Union battlegroup, led by Germany, to be established in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • White Paper on Defence
    87. To ask the Minister for Defence the projects and proposals that he submitted to the Government’s 2016 to 2021 capital investment plan; the projects that were accepted; and those that...
  • Overseas Missions
    89. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the safety of members of the 51st Infantry Group who will leave later this month for service with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon,...
  • Internal Security Issues
    91. To ask the Minister for Defence given the attacks in Paris in France, if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding potential threats to Ireland; and if he...
  • Internal Secrutiy Issues
    92. To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has engaged in consultations with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the implications of the terrorist attack on Paris in...
  • Naval Service Vessels
    93. To ask the Minister for Defence for an update on the work of the LÉ Samuel Beckett in the Mediterranean, and on his recent meeting with the ship’s captain and members of the crew....
  • Overseas Missions
    94. To ask the Minister for Defence the action that is being taken to ensure that Irish troops in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebannon contingent are guaranteed freedom of movement in...
  • Defence Forces Funding
    95. To ask the Minister for Defence for a breakdown of how the €6 million increase in his Department’s budget, outlined in budget 2016, will be spent. [41162/15]

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