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Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Niall Collins
492. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total costs of photography incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date 2013 in tabular form per event. [30566/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Niall Collins
493. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the details and costs of any newspaper supplements his Department has been involved with in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [30582/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Ministerial Transport
Niall Collins
494. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total cost including maintenance and usage of the Government jet in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [30594/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Ministerial Transport
Andrew Doyle
495. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the number of times on a yearly basis, a helicopter aircraft from the Irish Air Corps landed at the helicopter landing pad on top of Government Buildings at Merrion Street, Dublin, between 26 June 1997 and 8 March 2011 as part of the ministerial air transport service; the passengers for which each landing was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30611/13]
Tue, 25 Jun 2013
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Departmental Properties
Andrew Doyle
496. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding his Department has allocated for the upkeep and maintenance of properties owned by his Department and the Irish Defence Forces in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30698/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector in the armed forces for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29740/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the proportion of the total number employed in the armed forces as a percentage of the overall public sector for the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [29741/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his Department received a report, or reports, in the past ten years from PDFORRA regarding the dangers of administering the anti-malaria drug larium to Irish soldiers; when it was received; and the actions taken on foot of same. [29889/13]
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Public Sector Staff Data
Peadar Tóibín
206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons employed within the public sector by his Department or agency and by grade for each year of the five consecutive years for which the most recent data is available. [30452/13]
Wed, 19 Jun 2013
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European Council Meetings
Andrew Doyle
172. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the preparations he and his Department have made to date in advance of the European Council summit in December 2013 that will play host to a substantive debate on European security and defence matters; if he can outline at this juncture what stage discussions within his Department have reached; his views on whether this summit may change the nature of public debate here regarding collective security and defence in the EU given the recent comments by President of the Council, Herman Van Rompuy that the EU needs a long-term and more systematic approach to cooperation in this policy field; if pooling of Irish defence resources is going to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29618/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Fatalities
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
10. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will meet with the parents of a person (details supplied) to discuss their ongoing concerns regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Medicinal Products
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
11. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence his views on the facts raised on the Prime Time programme regarding the number of suicides associated with the use of Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29111/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Investigations
Mick Wallace
12. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the reasons a person who acted as whistle blower in a case (details supplied) was not interviewed by the military authorities as part of their investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29414/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Charities Regulation
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
13. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans to reform the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Military Neutrality
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
14. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence if he will clarify his views on Irish neutrality following his comments reported in the latest edition of NATO Review on the subject. [29308/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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EU Presidency Priorities
Niall Collins
15. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence his assessment of Ireland’s EU Presidency with regard to defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29080/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Operations
Thomas P. Broughan
16. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Defence the number of incidents for which the services of the Army bomb disposal unit were required in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will provide examples of incidents that the unit have dealt with in the first half of this year. [28709/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Recognition
Derek Keating
17. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider awarding a service medal for the military personnel who served this country in a most professional, brave and dedicated manner during the period of Irish history known as The Troubles; if he will recognise publicly the many unsung heroes (details supplied); his views on whether such personnel, many of whom have retired, deserve to be honoured by this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28741/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Personnel
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
18. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons that have retired from the armed services in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [29115/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Representation
Michael Moynihan
19. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence his views on PDFORRA taking up associate membership of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/13]