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Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Garda Vetting of Personnel
Lisa Chambers
648. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for the long delays in Garda Síochána clearance of persons (details supplied); the progress of these applications; and when persons will receive a decision. [15384/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Lisa Chambers
649. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the Reserve Defence Force; the number who completed the fitness test; the number of those who passed the fitness test; the number who completed the interview; the number who applied for Garda clearance; the number who received Garda clearance and within what timeframe they received it; the number who went on to complete medicals; the number who eventually enlisted and when they enlisted, by brigade and gender, in each of the years from 2014 to 31 May 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15385/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Lisa Chambers
40. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 65% increase in the number of outpatients waiting more than a year for an appointment between December 2015 and April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13753/16]
Thu, 2 Jun 2016
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Hospital Services
Lisa Chambers
45. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Health the measures he is putting in place to improve rheumatology services at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13752/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Forbairt na nOileán
Lisa Chambers
38. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht é na tosaíochtaí a bheidh aici i leith na n-oileáin do thearma an Rialtais seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [13319/16]
Wed, 1 Jun 2016
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Offshore Islands
Lisa Chambers
55. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the operational grant paid to the non-Gaeltacht island community companies each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13328/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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Defence Forces Operations
Lisa Chambers
262. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role the Defence Forces have played in security arrangements at Shannon Airport in County Clare; the cost of such arrangements in each of the years 2003 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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International Summits
Lisa Chambers
263. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has been invited or if he expects to be invited to the NATO summit in Warsaw in Poland in July 2016; if he would accept such an invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12328/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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EU Battle Groups
Lisa Chambers
264. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the Defence Forces to participate in any European Union battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12329/16]
Thu, 26 May 2016
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International Agreements
Lisa Chambers
265. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the action that has resulted from the January 2015 memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12330/16]
Tue, 24 May 2016
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Defence Forces Deployment
Lisa Chambers
634. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who are serving overseas by services, by rank and by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Data
Lisa Chambers
28. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Mayo on 31 March 2011 and on 31 March 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9976/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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Garda Stations
Lisa Chambers
62. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to request the Policing Authority to review the dispersement of Garda stations and to assess the impact of station closures in County Mayo since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9977/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Patronage
Lisa Chambers
271. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress he has made on the forum on patronage and pluralism recommendation for a protocol for an inclusive school; the section in his Department which is leading on implementing this recommendation; if he has discussed this protocol with educational stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9757/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Lisa Chambers
335. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a national school (details supplied) will open in September 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10599/16]
Tue, 17 May 2016
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School Accommodation Provision
Lisa Chambers
336. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has secured accommodation for a national school (details supplied); if not, the efforts under way to secure this accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10600/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
61. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of patrol cars available to members of An Garda Síochána within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the current number of patrol cars attached to each of the Garda Síochána stations; and the number attached to each on 1 January 2011. [8671/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
62. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of patrol cars available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts by year of entering service. [8672/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
63. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of patrol cars unavailable owing to the need for repairs for each Garda Síochána station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8673/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
64. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of motorcycles available to members of An Garda Síochána undertaking policing within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the current number of motorcycles attached to each of the relevant Garda stations; and the number attached to each on 1 January 2011. [8674/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
65. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of motorcycles available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts by the year of entering the service. [8675/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
66. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of motorcycles unavailable owing to the need for repairs for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8676/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
67. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of vans available to members of An Garda Síochána undertaking policing within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; the current number of vans attached to each of the relevant Garda stations; and the number attached to each on 1 January 2011. [8677/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
68. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of vans available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts by year of entering the service. [8678/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
69. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of vans unavailable owing to the need for repairs for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8679/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
70. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of four-by-four vehicles available to members of An Garda Síochána within each of the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts in each year since 2011; and the number of four-by-four vehicles attached to each of the relevant Garda stations currently and on 1 January 2011. [8680/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
71. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of four-by-four vehicles available to members of An Garda Síochána for each Garda Síochána station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts by year of entering the service. [8681/16]
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Garda Transport Data
Lisa Chambers
72. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out in tabular form the number of four-by-four vehicles unavailable owing to the need for repairs for each Garda station in the Ballina, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris and Westport Garda Síochána districts. [8682/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Wind Energy Generation
Lisa Chambers
143. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and location, by county, of community benefit schemes in place for wind farms owned or operated by semi-State companies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8054/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Wind Energy Generation
Lisa Chambers
459. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the name and location, by county, of community benefit schemes in place for wind farms owned or operated by semi-State companies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8053/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Wind Energy Generation
Lisa Chambers
460. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the mean wind speed profiles forecast by the 2003 and 2013 wind atlases for Ireland for all wind farms with a capacity greater than 5 MW, including those with connection offers that are as yet uncommissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8055/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
205. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of officers who have left the Defence Forces across all services in each of the years 2011 to 2015. [7642/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Lisa Chambers
206. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the personnel strength of the Permanent Defence Forces when 1,450 new members are recruited following the recruitment campaign announced on 13 April 2016. [7663/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
250. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications approved and the number of positions taken up to join the Reserve Defence Force, by Army and by Navy, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [7099/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
251. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons who left the Reserve Defence Force, by Army and by Navy, in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date, in tabular form. [7100/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
252. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications for Garda Síochána vetting made by the Defence Forces for prospective members of the Reserve Defence Force in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date. [7101/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
253. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve in each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date. [7102/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
254. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the personnel strength of the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve at the end of each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date. [7103/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Reserve
Lisa Chambers
255. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence if there is any legislative impediment to members of the Reserve Defence Force serving overseas alongside their colleagues in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Strength
Lisa Chambers
256. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the up-to-date strength of the Permanent Defence Force, by Army, by Naval Service, by Air Corps, by ranks and by gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7105/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Strength
Lisa Chambers
257. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force by Army, by Naval Service, by Air Corps and by rank at the end of each of the years 2012 to 2015. [7106/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Personnel Data
Lisa Chambers
258. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Force services, by Army Reserve, by Naval Service Reserve, by rank, at the end of each of the years 2012 to 2015. [7107/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Overseas Missions Data
Lisa Chambers
259. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are involved and the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7108/16]
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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Defence Forces Recruitment
Lisa Chambers
260. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Permanent Defence Forces have taken on in 2016 to date by the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7109/16]