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QUESTION NO: 223

David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence regarding allowances for Defence Forces overseas deployment; the reduction in these allowances proposed in the Budget and the amount this reduction will yield per annum

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QUESTION NO: 222

David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence the number of civilian employees attahced to military installations and his plans to reduce these numbers and yield of any such reduction

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QUESTION NO:221

Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Defence how administrative efficiencies will be effected in 2011 to achieve the €3 million in savings as proposed in the Budget

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QUESTION NO: 926

To ask the Minister for Defence the details of promotions of Commissioned Officers, non-Commissioned Officer and those promoted to non-commissioned office rank in the Defence Forces in 2010 and will he make a statement on the matter

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Fine Gael Budget 2011 and 4-Year Plan

On Friday, 3 December 2010 Fine Gael published a far-reaching Pre-Budget 2011 Plan to create jobs, stabilise the Exchequer and get Ireland back on track over the next four years.…

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Cobh Landslide Funding Awaited– Stanton

David Stanton, Fine Gael TD for Cork East ha raised the need for the Government to provide more funding to prevent and alleviate landslides in the Cobh area in Dail Eireann. Funding could also be used to carry out repairs works to areas damaged by landslides in the past.

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Fine Gael’s SME Survival Package

Fine Gael’s SME Survival Package contains eighteen specific measures to support small business and to sustain jobs. These include tax stimulus, measures to reduce business costs, new legal protections for business and measures to assist start-ups.

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“FairCare” – Fine Gael’s Health Policy

Funding for health services has been slashed and it looks like more cuts are to come. Our health service has become a shambles. Our health service is ranked 15th in Europe for quality and 24th in terms of value for money. How do we fix this?

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“Let in the Light” Fine Gael’s Child Protection Campaign

Let in the Light is a Fine Gael campaign to bring accountability, communication and transparency (ACT) to our child care and protection services. We want to see a child centred child care and protection service. For too long change and reforms have been promised, but not delivered. Fine Gael is committed to challenging the status quo and believes that we must ACT now to ensure children at risk are given the protection to which they are entitled

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David Stanton Questions Minister on Defence Forces Strength

Click here to watch David's: Question to Minister on Defence Forces Strength

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Stanton Welcomes Replacement of Navy’s two oldest ships

Fine Gael Defence Spokesperson David Stanton, TD, today welcomed the Government’s approval for the Department and Defence and the Naval Service to further the process of replacing the two oldest ships in the Naval Service which have surpassed their 30 year maximum operational lifespan

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David Stanton Questions Minister for Defence on Overseas Missions

Click here to watch David's: Question to Minister for Defence on Overseas Missions

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