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Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Properties
Bernard Durkan
421. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the retention of existing military installations throughout the country notwithstanding the economic situation arising from the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the troika by his predecessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29318/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Overseas Missions
Bernard Durkan
422. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which payment from the UN in respect of deployment of Irish troops overseas remains up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Bernard Durkan
423. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the extent to which savings throughout the Defence Forces in line with targets have been achieved in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29320/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Departmental Agencies Issues
Denis Naughten
424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29420/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Departmental Agencies Issues
Dara Calleary
425. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form the number of semi-State organisations currently in operation under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29811/13]
Tue, 18 Jun 2013
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Departmental Agencies Issues
Dara Calleary
426. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the number of new semi-State organisations under his aegis which have been established since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/13]
Thu, 13 Jun 2013
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Ceremonial Protocol
John Deasy
170. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the number of times in the past nine years that a full or partial ceremonial guard of honour was afforded to the President of Ireland; and if he will list the occasions when these guards of honour within that timeframe were formed. [28765/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Expenditure
Dara Calleary
184. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form on a monthly basis for 2013 the total cost of sending soldiers from the military barracks in Dundalk, Athlone and Donegal, namely the 27 Infantry Battalion, 6 Infantry Battalion, 28 Infantry Battalion and 2 Field Artillery Regiment, to carry out routine regimental duties(details supplied) in a tabular form on a monthly basis in 2013. [28165/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Departmental Reports
Sean Fleming
185. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if he will set out the value for money reports and the focused policy assessments carried out within his Department since March 2011; and the actions that have been taken to implement such reports. [28171/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Personnel
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
186. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if the personnel model adopted for enlisted personnel entrants to the Permanent Defence Force, PDF, since 1994 will be adjusted to facilitate the continued service of soldiers who meet high fitness and health standards of the organisation and who have high skill levels that the PDF needs to carry out its assigned roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28376/13]
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
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Ministerial Correspondence
Dara Calleary
187. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he is in receipt of information (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
John Deasy
756. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the number of retirees from the armed services, all ranks, in each of the past five years. [26604/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
Derek Nolan
757. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the reason a business (details supplied) in County Galway lost its public contract; if the company should have been entitled to prior notification of losing the contract; the reason it was not made aware of the public tender prior to the new company being granted the tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26895/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Deployment
Michael McGrath
758. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence if he will cite the provisions of the Defence Acts by which the Defence Forces are deployed in aid of the civil authority; if he will specify the distinction, if any, between civil authority and the civil power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27270/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Reserve Issues
Michael McGrath
759. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence in relation to the reassignment process for Reserve Defence Force, the number of applications that were initially received by the two boards; the number of these who opted to be discharged; the number of officers who opted to resign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27271/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Reserve Issues
Michael McGrath
760. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 455 and 456 of 30 April 2013, the reason the process was not completed by 3 March 2013 as advised to the Reserve Defence Force; the reason the numbers who opted to be discharged or resign and the number of non-effectives who were not to be reassigned is not readily available as these were not entitled to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27272/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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First Line Reserve
Andrew Doyle
761. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence if there is an Air Corps Reserve similar to that of the Reserve Defence Forces and the Naval Service Reserve as part of the make up of the Irish Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Kevin Humphreys
762. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Defence the amount paid to private security firms for provision of services by his Department in each year from 2009 to 2012; if he will indicate at which barracks, if any, security services were provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26754/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Naval Service Vessels
Andrew Doyle
763. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 22 May 2013 regarding the decommissioning of LE Emer and LE Aoife and the recently sought expressions of interest from qualified persons who could assist his Department, if he will outline the number of expressions of interest received; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures into different categories such as individuals, interest groups, lobby groups and so forth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26957/13]
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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Defence Forces Personnel
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
764. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who remain in the Defence Forces having joined under the 1994 personnel model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27402/13]