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Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces do not smelt any shells. Fired or leftover cartridge cases and shells (scrap brass) are collected for disposal and certified free of any live rounds, dirt and grit. From time to time my Department holds tender competitions for the sale of the scrap brass that is ready for disposal. When a competition is held, the tender documentation is published on the eTenders website,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The establishment of the proposed Curragh Authority was recommended by the Interdepartmental Task Force on the Future Management and Development of the Curragh of Kildare. On 21 July 2004 the Government approved the Heads of Bill following the recommendation by the Inter-Departmental Task force. The Bill is with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government for drafting....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Staff: Defence Forces Staff (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Details of any individual's claims are regarded as confidential to the individual concerned and are not disclosed to other parties except with the individual's consent or as required by law.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Section 36 of the Defence Act, 1954 provides the Minister of Defence with the authority to introduce protected area orders in respect of the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome or other military aerodrome. These zones were first introduced in 1955. Since the introduction of the Planning and Development Act the details of these restrictions have been incorporated into the various Development...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount spent by my Department and its agencies in respect of the use of taxis in 2007, 2008 and from January to May 2009 is set out in the following table. Year Amount 2007 â'¬27,853 2008 â'¬34,604 Jan-May 2009 â'¬10,194

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount of banking charges paid by my Department over the past 3 years on bank accounts in overseas locations and in Ireland are set out in the following table. Year Overseas Bank Accounts Irish Bank Accounts Total Bank Charges 2006 â'¬20,434 â'¬31 â'¬20,465 2007 â'¬18,265 â'¬508 â'¬18,773 2008 â'¬12,870 â'¬138 â'¬13,008 Bank accounts are operated in a number of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. Expenditure by the Department of Defence on bottled water Year â'¬ 20061218.38 20071576.17 20081499.47

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: It has been published.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The current safeguarding policy for Casement Aerodrome was instigated in 2000. A colour-coded map was provided to South Dublin County Council at that time for use as an informal reference guide only. A copy of the safeguarding policy, included maps, was provided to An Bord Pleanála on 2nd March 2009.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: While my Department has incurred no direct expenditure in relation to civil servants and civilian employees during the last three years, support is provided to staff through the work of the Employee Assistance Officer and Social Workers respectively. Furthermore, I am advised by the military authorities that alcoholism is dealt with in the Defence Forces by either the Personnel Support...

Written Answers — Naval Service Operations: Naval Service Operations (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together. Responsibility for the prevention of drug trafficking rests primarily with the Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. However, the White Paper on Defence provides for a security role for the Naval Service to assist and support the civil authorities in this important work. Government measures to improve law enforcement in relation...

Written Answers — Defence Force Representative Associations: Defence Force Representative Associations (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: In my response to the Deputy on 13th May I outlined the position in relation to this issue including the legislative position and the issues around the industrial relations aspect. I also outlined the mechanisms that have been put in place through the Defence Forces Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme to compensate for the prohibition on affiliation to ICTU and highlighted the framework that...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: All payments for supplies of goods and services to my Department, the Defence Forces and agencies under the remit of my Department are paid centrally by the Finance Branch of my Department based in Renmore in Galway. In the year to the end of April 2009, the average time taken for payment to suppliers was 6.5 days from the receipt of an invoice.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. The Government has introduced a moratorium on recruitment and promotions in the Public Service with effect from 27 March until the end of 2010. The implications of the moratorium, which is being implemented in the Defence Forces, are currently under consideration by my officials in consultation with the military authorities. While the...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The recent Government Decision on savings measures on public service numbers is being implemented in the Defence Forces. The implications of the Decision are currently under consideration by my officials in consultation with the military authorities. I am advised that the Defence Forces retain the capacity to undertake the tasks laid down by Government at home and overseas. The Defence...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: My Department recently advertised for accommodation for the Reserve Defence Forces based at Rockhill, Co. Donegal. Training for the Reserve Defence Forces currently takes place at Rockhill and the advertisement was placed to ensure continuity of training for these Forces should the Department's vacant properties in Co. Donegal be disposed of in the coming months.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Government introduced a moratorium on recruitment to the Public Service with effect from 27 March 2009 and the Defence Organisation is required to operate with reduced funding for 2009. In this context, all recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force was suspended. It is important that we continue to provide appropriate opportunities for paid training to all members of the Reserve to the...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Allowances: Defence Forces Allowances (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Under Defence Force Regulations S3, personnel on transfer from one location to another may qualify for Change of Station allowance provided they satisfy certain criteria under those Regulations. The Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) has submitted a claim under the Conciliation and Arbitration (C & A) Scheme for the payment of a lump sum to personnel who...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Force was provided for in the Reserve Defence Force Review Implementation Plan (RDFRIP), which was launched in 2004. In accordance with the plan, new organisational structures for the Reserve were introduced on 1st October 2005 and An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil was re-titled the Army Reserve (Cúltaca an Airm). The Defence Organisation is pro-active in...

Written Answers — Naval Service Reserve: Naval Service Reserve (20 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The reorganisation of the Reserve Defence Force was provided for in the Reserve Defence Force Review Implementation Plan (RDFRIP), which was launched in 2004. In accordance with the plan, new organisational structures for the Reserve were introduced on 1st October 2005 and An Slua Muiri was re-titled the Naval Service Reserve (Cúltaca an tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh). The Defence Organisation is...