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- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: When did that procurement process commence?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: The Department will have those tenders shortly and will be able to assess them in the coming weeks. You might send the committee an update in a couple of weeks, without disclosing any commercially sensitive information in respect of the tenders, as to what are the options. We do not know what you put to tender. I ask the Secretary General, when it is appropriate and after the Department...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: We are not looking for the decision. I am just happy to know that the Department has a plan in place, though not a final decision because that will depend on the actual eventuality. I apologise for labouring this point but I would have thought there would be something in place at this stage. How many aircraft do the Defence Forces have at present?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: That is 14 at the moment.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: The Learjet. Then there is one in procurement.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: Is that the one that used to do cash in transit?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: It did, but you have said that that process has stopped.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: That is fine. It is important the Garda has that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: What is the number of helicopters?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: That is good. So how many are there in total including the helicopters?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: There are 26 airborne vehicles. The Secretary General might forward that note. While he has read it into the record, it was hard for us to catch all that. Given the fact that the original jet is no longer in commission, what has happened to the people who were involved in piloting and maintaining it? How are those pilots keeping their hours up? In other words, following on from what the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: Okay. I just want ask one last question on the jet. I have other questions for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In the last paragraph of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, paragraph 8.42, he states "In the absence of a competitive sales process, it is difficult to conclude on whether best value was obtained." That is effectively the Comptroller and Auditor...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: At the time, did the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have to approve the action?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: So the decision did not cross Ms Austin's desk in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at any stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: Should it have?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: Deputy Alan Farrell will appreciate this. There is a global figure. The jet debt was ultimately disposed of. The Gulfstream jet was booked in at €45 million and we got approximately 22 years out of it. The capital cost of the aircraft, excluding maintenance and running, was approximately €2 million per annum. Is that reasonable? It was €45 million over approximately...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: I have been listening to the questions about the Learjet. It is booked in for approximately €10 million in 2003 and has a lifespan of 20 years, of which six years are left.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: Therefore, the capital cost of the Learjet is €500,000 per annum, compared to €2 million for the Gulfstream. I am just making the point. The Gulfstream was capable of carrying more passengers, but the capital cost was four times higher. Are my figures in the right ballpark? I am excluding operation and maintenance.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Seán Fleming: It cannot go the same distance. The Border duty allowance is €2.8 million and is being paid to approximately 710 recipients, which is an average of €4,000 per annum. It is specific to the individuals and no new people will get it. Is the allowance pensionable?