Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
- Air Corps
336. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if on-the-job training of an apprentice can be carried out with the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40301/20] - Defence Forces Equipment
337. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding has been provided to the Defence Forces to improve and upgrade defence infrastructure to achieve higher environmental standards.... - Permanent Structured Co-operation
338. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a full report on the involvement of the Defence Forces in PESCO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39738/20] - Military Honours
339. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a medal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39794/20] - Naval Service
340. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional Naval Service personnel that will be required in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Operations
341. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of annual operations by the Defence Forces; the percentage that are day patrols and so on; and the level of personnel and... - Defence Forces Remuneration
342. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the obstacle to the implementation of the technical pay agreement agreed over a year ago with the Defence Forces. [40190/20] - Departmental Contracts
343. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has... - Defence Forces Reserve
344. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the resources required to be available to improve recruitment into the Reserve Defence Force in the coming years; and if he will make a... - Defence Forces Recruitment
345. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated number of recruits expected into the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and Reserve Defence Force in the 2021 recruitment competitions... - Departmental Budgets
347. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding that was unspent under Vote 36 was subsequently used from 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Recruitment
348. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason Permanent Defence Force and Reserve Defence Force general service recruitment cannot be undertaken simultaneously in view of the same... - Defence Forces Data
349. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of personnel undertaking career breaks for the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps by rank; and if he will make a statement... - Defence Forces Personnel
350. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which career breaks are promoted within the Defence Forces; if same are offered prior to a voluntary discharge; and if he will make a... - Defence Forces Recruitment
351. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if changes to increase the age limit for joining the Permanent Defence Force and the Reserve Defence Force is being examined to improve the... - Defence Forces Remuneration
352. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated cost of paying personnel the living wage for undertaking a 24-hour duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40298/20] - Defence Forces Expenditure
353. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the allocation and expenditure for supporting mental health within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40299/20] - Cybersecurity Policy
354. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the external advice or expertise that has been sought to assess the security of cyber infrastructure; the areas in which improvements can be... - Naval Service
355. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if additional funding has been requested from the EU for the Naval Service to support patrolling Irish territorial waters in view of Brexit; and... - Air Corps
356. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has considered the establishment of a reserve unit for the Air Corps with the necessary skills; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defence Forces Data
357. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Force personnel that have availed of paternity leave in 2020; the way same is being promoted amongst personnel;... - Defence Forces Training
358. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated length of time it takes to fully train an Air Corps pilot; the number of pilots; and the number that are currently in training.... - EU Issues (1 comment)
360. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the European peace facility, EPF, proposed off-budget €5 billion that would fund EU military operations and maintain... - Permanent Structured Co-operation
361. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the permanent structured co-operation, PESCO, projects in which Ireland has observer status; his plans to participate in... - Defence Forces
363. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Irish troops are being trained in NATO facilities to NATO standards and if Defence Forces equipment is being aligned to NATO standards; if it... - Permanent Structured Co-operation
364. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the planned increase in budgets and investments under policy goals for the implementation of the commitments and projects in the next PESCO... - Defence Forces
371. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the responsibilities the Defence Forces, in particular the Air Corps, have in defending Ireland against potential air threats in...
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