Results 41-60 of 129 for going forward speaker:Paul Kehoe

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Army Personnel (17 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The decision in 2012 was based on recommendations brought forward by the then Secretary General of the Department of Defence and the then Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces. They were aimed at ensuring the most effective operational structures in a stabilised strength ceiling of 9,500 Permanent Defence Force personnel. The reorganisation proposals at that time were developed...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (28 Feb 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...the last few years, the Government has maintained these important safety nets for families who by virtue of their particular circumstances require financial support. In terms of remuneration going forward, the new Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC), announced by my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has been tasked with providing objective analysis and advice...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Air Corps (24 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ..., alleging exposure to chemical and toxic substances while working with the Air Corps in the period 1991 to 2006. It would be inappropriate to comment further on the litigation cases that are going forward. However, I am taking the people who made the protected disclosures on this issue very seriously and also the duty of care that I have as Minister of State with responsibility for...

Other Questions: EU Budgets (26 Jun 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Any expenditure on defence is a matter for the Government, as the Deputy knows. The Deputy has now seen two budgets going through this House. He has an opportunity to vote on all the budget outcomes. It is up to each Member of this House to do so. It is a matter for the Government to bring forward a budget. If the Government wants to spend a certain amount, be it on agriculture,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (16 Jun 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ...short to medium term and will allow for initial re-enlistment for a minimum of six months and up to 3 years.  Since the launch of the scheme in April, some 637 applications have been received with over 500 going forward for further assessment within the Defence Forces. Given the numbers involved and the need for a consistent and transparent approach across all the Corps,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (9 Jun 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ...3 years. The duration of the re-enlistment offered will be dependent on the vacancies that exist. Since the announcement of the Scheme, over 600 applications have been received, with some 500 going forward for further assessment by the Chief of Staff. I am advised by the military authorities that interviews are currently underway. Given the numbers involved and the need for a...

Covid-19 (Defence): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Paul Kehoe: ...Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Coveney. I will let the Deputy take that up with him. Regarding an aircraft carrier or troop carrier proposed to be used for bringing troops back and forward and transporting troops back and forward, at the moment every second rotation is either an Irish rotation, which involves my Department, or a United Nations rotation. We share the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Directives (17 Jan 2019)

Paul Kehoe: .... There is a legislative aspect to this as well. It is not merely that we are to implement the directive overnight. This is difficult work and we must look at the needs of the organisation going forward. I can understand the frustration of people. When we do this, I want to make sure that we get this 100% correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Paul Kehoe: I have a couple of questions I would like to put to the witnesses. I will go to the students first and maybe Ms Murphy will come in afterwards. The committee has done a lot of module work on school bullying, including a report the witnesses might have seen, and on leaving certificate reform, as Senator O'Loughlin has mentioned. The issue that came forward in both modules of work was social...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (10 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: ...among Defence Forces personnel. This is not new and the Permanent Defence Force has always had a level of turnover that far exceeds other areas of the public service. An analysis of data going back a number of years shows the overall numbers departing the Permanent Defence Force in recent years are broadly consistent with the long term trend, with some exceptions. It should be noted...

Ferns Report: Statements (Resumed). (9 Nov 2005)

Paul Kehoe: ...report. On reading the report, it is obvious that much hard work, sweat, discussion, interviewing and reporting went into it and it is a very fine piece of work. I also commend the victims who came forward and had the courage to tell their stories because the stories they told are harrowing and saddening, both for them and their families. It saddens me to speak on this subject. I come from...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: ...Limerick or Kilkenny. The point is to avoid someone from Kilkenny being obliged to travel to Galway, someone from Donegal being obliged to travel to Dublin or someone from Dublin being obliged to go to Cork. There are ways and means in this regard. I absolutely take on board the Deputy's point that quite a number of people are travelling. Travel is part and parcel of joining the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2021)

Paul Kehoe: ...service is not working. There are waiting lists of long durations. At any politician's clinic there are horrifying stories of what some parents and students in primary and secondary schools are going through. At the previous meeting, the business representative groups stated there is a need for many more graduates with foreign language skills, particularly with Brexit. Language...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Paul Kehoe: No, I will not forward it to anybody. I must still consider the report myself. I will consider it over the coming weeks and I assure the Deputy I will not rush into publishing the report until I consider every part of it. Something in which I have a general interest is with regard to the welfare and well-being of all members of the Defence Forces, from the newest recruit to the Chief of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I absolutely recognise that there are huge numbers leaving the Defence Forces. I am not going to dispute that. We have been competing through a very buoyant economy over the past two or three years. This has always been the case. When the economy was buoyant back in the early 2000s, there were people leaving the Defence Forces and going into the private sector. I outlined to the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: ...; will increase substantially during the course of the agreement from €15,000 to €28,750 which means that annual income subject to the levy below €28,750 will no longer be liable to the deduction. In terms of remuneration going forward, following the publication of the Pay Commission’s report on 9 May 2017, the Government intends to initiate negotiations on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: ...for the new generation of farmers and young farmers. I fully agree with Macra na Feirme on that because if we have no young farmers coming through, we do not have great hope for the industry going forward. Will Mr. Keane flesh out what Macra na Feirme would like to see done in that regard in the next round of CAP? I raise the second issue with the IFA and the ICMSA because they...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: ...the very thin line regarding what can happen and nature at work. It is unbelievable. One looks at this with a totally different perspective when one has children and sees their birth and what can go wrong. One can see things going very smoothly and things going very wrong very quickly. The most important thing is the health and well-being of the mother. It is paramount in this debate....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (12 Nov 2013)

Paul Kehoe: ...he did on the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern not to get a paid position. There was only one such member. The Deputy should check up on that. The Taoiseach promised that before any future reforms are brought forward, we will meet the party leaders, receive submissions from the Sinn Féin Party and the Fianna Fáil Party, examine those and bring forward as many of them as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I have a question for Ms O’Connor and Mr. Irwin on cyberbullying. Parents play an important role when it comes to bullying. When I was going to school, and it is still happening, there were students bullying teachers, students bullying students, and teachers bullying students. That happened, and it is still happening. It is one of the reasons I have such a huge interest in this....