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Thu, 4 Jul 2013
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International Bodies Membership
Andrew Doyle
229. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline each international organisation, international agency or international body of which Ireland is a member and for which his Department or a State body or agency under the aegis of his Department is responsible or co-responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32807/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Departmental Staff Rehiring
Thomas Pringle
580. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired public or civil servants; his views on whether his Department should employ retired staff in these positions in view of the level of youth unemployment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31570/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Official Engagements
Andrew Doyle
581. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of his address to the 30th International Workshop on Global Security in Paris, France on 24 June 2013; if he will detail the bilateral meetings and other engagements he had at the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31640/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Defence Forces Personnel
Andrew Doyle
582. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the different ranks of all members in the Irish Defence Forces including the Permanent Defence Force, the Reserve Defence Force, the Irish Naval Service, the Naval Service Reserve, the Irish Air Corps and any other associated part of the Defence Forces; the comparisons that can be made in the ranks between the different sections of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31694/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Defence Forces Personnel
Seán Kenny
583. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the number of female personnel at each rank in the Air Corps and Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31742/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Overseas Missions
Andrew Doyle
584. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence if the Irish Defence Forces will be deployed to Mali from 1 July as per the United Nations Security Council resolution of 25 June 2013 regarding a UN peacekeeping force made up of 12,600 troops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31847/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
585. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm figures provided to RTE that there have been 11 suicides or self-inflicted deaths among soldiers who had deployed between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2012 and had previously been prescribed lariam, of which nine occurred within five years of their final deployment; and that there have been four suicides or self-inflicted deaths among soldiers who had deployed overseas between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2012 and who had not previously been prescribed lariam, of which all occurred within five years of their final deployment. [32085/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
586. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence without divulging names or other personal information, if he will confirm for each of the 15 suicides or self-inflicted deaths among soldiers who had deployed overseas between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2012, the date of the soldiers' last overseas deployment; if they had previously been prescribed lariam; and the date of the suicide or self-inflicted death, with the understanding that the families of each of the 15 soldiers have already provided this information to RTE to aid in the previously broadcast RTE investigation. [32086/13]
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
587. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm figures provided to or cited by RTE that the total number of soldiers who deployed overseas between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2012 to areas where lariam was the prescribed anti-malarial comprised 4,293 individuals, and that the total number of soldiers who deployed overseas between 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2012 only to areas where lariam would not have been prescribed comprised 6,444 individuals. [32087/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Numbers
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
222. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department who availed of term time in 2012; the average duration of such in 2012; the number who will do so in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Numbers
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
223. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in organisations or agencies under the aegis of his Department who availed of term time in 2012; the average duration of such in 2012; the number who will do so in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31219/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Training
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
224. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department who availed of study or training leave in 2012; the average duration of such leave; if all staff availing of this leave received full pay and benefits during the time; the number that will do so in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31235/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Departmental Staff Training
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
225. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff in organisations or agencies under the aegis of his Department who availed of study or training leave in 2012; the average duration of such leave; if all staff availing of this leave received full pay and benefits during the time; the number that will do so in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31251/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Reserve Issues
Ciaran Lynch
226. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Defence the changes that are planned regarding the annual fitness test for the Reserve Defence Forces; if any changes proposed for 2014 have been brought forward; where RDF personnel are in full time employment if it is feasible to arrange the fitness test outside of normal working hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31264/13]
Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Green Paper on Defence
Andrew Doyle
227. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with officials in his Department and the Irish Defence Forces regarding a policy review and a detailed discussion document of Irish defence policy; if it is proposed to amend the triple lock system that is currently in place where deployment of the Irish Defence Forces requires the approval of the Government, Dáil Éireann and a UN mandate; if he will detail other discussions held with officials regarding new policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31331/13]
Wed, 26 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Equipment
Éamon Ó Cuív
202. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence when a decision will be made on an application for the use of the restored armoured car Sliabh na mBan for an event associated with The Gathering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30867/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Eoghan Murphy
488. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the reason the current criteria for eligibility to be admitted as a cadet in the Air Corps include having no previous corrections made to the candidate’s eyesight, regardless of whether the candidate’s current eyesight fits the Air Corps criteria; and if he is considering amending this criterion in line with advancements in corrective laser eye surgery and bearing in mind practices employed by private airline companies and military air forces in other countries. [30284/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Veterans
Michael McGrath
489. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 22 May 2013, if the relevant legislation provides for any ministerial discretion to consider applications for an active military service certificate beyond the statutory date in the case, for example, when exceptional medical circumstances applied; if he will cite the relevant legislative reference for the provision or non provision of any ministerial discretion in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Topical Issue Debate
Micheál Martin
490. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Defence the number of Dáil Topical Issue debates submitted to his Department following selection by the Ceann Comhairle since March 2011; the number of Topical Issues taken directly by him; the number of Topical Issues taken by a Junior Minister in his Department; the number of issues taken by a Minister not from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Ministerial Transport
Niall Collins
491. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of ministerial transport in his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; the number of drivers employed in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/13]