Written answers

Wednesday, 9 November 2016

  • EU Battle Groups
    19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total cost to the Exchequer of Irish participation in the EU battle groups since their foundation; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total cost of the defence budget as a percentage of GDP in 2015. [33816/16]
  • Defence Forces Pensions
    26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason there is currently no gratuity or pension for members retiring from the Reserve Defence Forces despite the fact that members of...
  • Military Aircraft Landings
    27. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider the use of Shannon airport by the military of the United States of America to be a breach of military neutrality and other...
  • Defence Forces Strength
    28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the strength of the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and reserves has fluctuated in the past ten years; if any changes in...
  • EU Meetings
    29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the meeting of EU defence ministers in Bratislava on 26 September 2016; the issues discussed; and if it was made...
  • Defence Forces Remuneration
    30. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department will match the offers made by the Department of Justice and Equality to settle the Garda pay dispute to the representative...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of the Defence Forces at Shannon airport, in relation to protection given to civilian troop carriers and military planes of the United...
  • Defence Forces Medical Services
    32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recruitment measures that have been employed to deal with the shortage of medical officers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a...
  • Defence Forces Medicinal Products
    33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will consider launching a full investigation into possible negative health effects of drugs used on members of the Defence Forces; and if...
  • Defence Forces Recruitment
    34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the levels of recruitment to the Defence Forces; his further views on whether the levels of recruitment are matching the levels of...
  • Defence Forces Expenditure
    35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to the Army for guarding Shannon airport in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33823/16]
  • Defence Forces Equipment
    36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will rule out the future procurement of any Israeli technology through the European Defence Agency for use by the Defence Forces; and if he...
  • Defence Forces Strength
    37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current effective strength of the Permanent Defence Forces in terms of the actual numbers of trained personnel available for operational...
  • Defence Forces Personnel
    38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the fact that 20% of Defence Forces personnel are in receipt of family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • EU Meetings
    39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on discussions held with his European counterparts regarding further military co-operation; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Naval Service Operations
    40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Naval Service has to date been instrumental in rescuing refugees in the Mediterranean; the total number rescued to date;...
  • Defence Forces Medicinal Products
    41. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is examining the benefits of the drug doxycycline as a potential replacement for Lariam as an anti-malaria drug; and if he will make a...
  • Military Aircraft Landings
    43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will publish the records maintained by the Air Corps on the numbers, country of origin and types of foreign military aircraft that were...
  • Military Records
    44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when his Department will publish the next tranche of military service pension records from the period 1916 to 1923; and the amount of material...
  • Air Corps Equipment
    45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to enhance the Air Corps capability by upgrading or replacing the current fleet of PC9s with jet aircraft; and if he will make a...
  • Defence Forces Medicinal Products
    48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide the detailed medical advice given by the medical corps and the medical officer of the Defence Forces that states Lariam is the...

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