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Decentralisation Programme. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: As the Deputy will be aware, Newbridge and the Curragh are quite close to each other. We live in the age of instant communications. The Chief of Staff and more than 40 personnel, including two deputy chiefs of staff, will be co-located with the Department in Newbridge. We have had extensive discussions with the military and the Civil Service about this matter and they are quite happy with...

Decentralisation Programme. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: If the Deputy says that, I must take his word for it, but I have always shown myself to be open to representatives. If anybody in the military or the Department has anything to say to me, he or she can come and say it to me, and I have not heard one word of complaint about this.

Child Care Facilities. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: A request to provide crèche facilities for members of the Defence Forces has been made by the Defence Forces representative associations. The Defence Forces partnership steering group, which was established following from Partnership 2000, has tasked a partnership sub-committee with examining the issue of the provision of child care facilities under a number of headings, including demand...

Child Care Facilities. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I will make inquiries about that. I understand the committee will report on it shortly. For a positive decision to be taken, we would have to be satisfied that the demand for such a facility would justify the capital expenditure because it would involve not only premises but equipment etc. We would also want to be satisfied that its operation would be self-financing as the other six State...

Child Care Facilities. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: My information is that only six crèches are being provided across the public service, each with about 30 places, which is relatively small in the general scheme of things, and they are all expected to be self-financing.

Overseas Missions. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112, 113, 118, 126, 129, 130, 131, 136, 144, 154, 157, 164, 166 and 613 to 615, inclusive, together. The European Union military mission to Chad and the Central African Republic, EUFOR TCHAD/RCA, established under the authority of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1778 (2007), was formally launched by the General Affairs and External Relations...

Overseas Missions. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The level one medical facilities include first aid, immediate life saving measures and triage. Three role two facilities will be available, in N'Djamena, Abeche and Birao in the Central African Republic. That will cover such matters as advanced life support, basic surgery, intensive care with limited patient holding capacity and primary health care. In addition, ancillary laboratory and...

Overseas Missions. (19 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: This can change, but I am advised that the main threat at the moment are these groups of roving bandits, rather than rebels, who use four-by-four pick-up trucks and operate opportunistically. They are mainly active along the Chad-Sudanese border and tend to come together and dissipate fairly quickly. This is the main threat at the moment. As to whether I am satisfied that everything that...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to progress on the decentralisation of civil servants in my Department to Newbridge as at 31 December 2007 is set out hereunder: Number of Posts 200 Number of Personnel moved to new location Nil Number assigned but have not moved 141 New recruits Nil Personnel assigned to other posts within Dublin 46 In addition to the civil servants,...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces Canteen Board was established in 1944 in order to provide canteens for members of the Defence Forces. Messes for private soldiers were established informally in 1990 as a result of the report of the Gleeson Commission, and then formally established in 1997. In 1991, as part of an overall review of mess administration it was recommended that the most efficient method of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: Both my Department and the Defence Forces are allocated limited capital sums for ICT expenditure, mostly in support of existing applications and infrastructure. As these are significantly below the thresholds for major projects, the need for specialist recruitment has not yet arisen. I am, however, open to all support options as necessary.

Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (13 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: My Department does not avail of compulsory purchase orders to secure lands. As a result there has been no change in the manner of the use of compulsory purchase orders since 2005.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: There has been a decrease in flight activity at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel over the past five years. In 2003, there were 23,836 aircraft movements, while in 2007 there were 23,259 aircraft movements. The military authorities are committed to ensuring that the impact of their activities on the local population in the environs of Casement Aerodrome is kept to the minimum possible, and to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: In reply to the Deputy's question I wish to state that there are no civilian agency workers employed by my Department or State Agencies which fall under the auspices of my Department. However, I am aware that from time to time agency nurses are employed in St. Bricin's Hospital and in the Medical Facility in Collins Barracks, Cork. This would be on an 'on-call' basis to cover absences by both...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The premises in question is a valuable resource for the Reserve Defence Forces located in the area. It is used throughout the year for training purposes and also acts as a control centre and staging point for military exercises undertaken in the locality. In addition, military equipment is stored on the premises. In view of the foregoing, I am still advised that this premises is only...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: An Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D., announced in the context of the 90th Anniversary celebrations of 1916 that the Government had decided to make the Military Pension Archive, covering the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence, available to historians and to the public. It is the intention of the Government that the records will be made available in good time for the 100th anniversary of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: In reply to the Deputy's question I wish to state that no Civil Servants were dismissed from my Department under the Civil Service Regulation Act 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: In reply to the Deputy's question I have set out the information requested in the table below. Year Amount paid to Civil Servants by way of travel, subsistence or overnight allowances or payments € 2002 437,768.63 2003 372,805.80 2004 399,578.62 2005 276,113.57 2006 353,756.06 2007 294,600.48 (provisional figure)

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (12 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I have requested the information sought from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (7 Feb 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The amount of electricity used in my Department's offices on Infirmary Road over the last three years is 1,935,278 kilowatt hours. The table below sets out the monthly breakdown and overall total for this period. As the data were not compiled on a monthly basis prior to March 2005, the usage for those two months is not readily available. Month 2005 2006 2007 Overall Total January 69,818...