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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: Civil Service posts at the levels of Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary are covered by a scheme of performance related awards. The operation of the scheme is overseen by the Committee for Performance Awards. Details of awards to individual officers under the performance related scheme are not disclosed on the basis that they are confidential to the officer concerned. However I can...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table hereunder: Year Transferred Retired Resigned 2003 10 7 2 2004 12 5 3 2005 10 13 2 2006 32 7 3 2007 44 9 2

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: I am not aware of any allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to my Department by Departmental staff since 1 January 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: No agreement has been entered into by my Department in relation to the premises in question. The premises is undergoing major refurbishment and as such is not suitable for use as a training or sub-unit HQ for the Reserve Defence Force. Arrangements are in place to source alternative accommodation to facilitate Reserve Defence Force training in Dún Laoghaire.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: On 25 September, 2007, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1778 establishing a multi-dimensional mission in Chad and in the Central African Republic (CAR) that will help strengthen security in the region. In October, a Defence Forces fact-finding team participated in an EU reconnaissance mission. The reconnaissance mission included visits to the region and to the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: I am satisfied that the retirement benefits of the person in question were correctly calculated in accordance with the relevant Department of Finance circular. Full details of the method of calculation have been provided to the person in question. If she wishes to have any further information my Department would be happy to provide it.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The buildings occupied by my Department (Infirmary Road, Dublin 7, Coláiste Chaoimhín, Glasnevin, and Renmore, Galway) are fully accessible to people with disabilities. The same applies to the offices of the Civil Defence Board in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. A number of military installations and buildings are, by virtue of their age, not fully accessible to people with disabilities. However,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The cost of salaries and travel and subsistence for the staff of my Department's Press Office for the first three quarters in 2007, is detailed in the table below: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter €50,900.74 *€60,247.49 €51,186.36 *Extra pay day for staff in the second quarter.

Written Answers — Department Websites: Department Websites (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: In relation to my Department, following is the information requested by the Deputy: Website Go live date Regular updates provided Cost to date â'¬ www.defence.ie September 1998 Yes 62,000 www.civildefence.ie June 2004 Yes 25,000 www.emergencyplanning.ie May 2007 Yes 36,000 In relation to the Defence Forces website, following is the information requested: â'¬...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The office of Ombudsman for the Defence Forces was established by the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act, 2004. Section 4 (1) of the Act states that: "The Ombudsman shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions". The Irish Red Cross Society is an independent charitable organisation. While the Society is supported by a grant-in-aid from my Department and my Department also...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: Personal data held in electronic form in my Department and the Defence Forces is protected by the application of a stringent security policy, on access controlled servers, with mandatory features such as password protection, user authentication, assignment of rights to designated users only, the installation and monitoring of firewalls and other protective hardware. Daily backups by way of...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The following Board and Office were established under the remit of my Department in the past ten years: The Civil Defence Board was established on the 7th of May 2003. The Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces was established on the 1st of December 2005. There have been no abolitions of boards, agencies, bodies, commissions and offices in my Department in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Conflicts of Interest: Conflicts of Interest (21 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: I am satisfied that no conflicts of interest have been declared by ministerial advisers in my Department in the past five years.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (21 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table: Year Name Purpose Cost € 2007 McCann Fitzgerald, Solicitors, To provide legal drafting, research and advice services in relation to the drafting of new Rules of Procedure and Court Martial Rules following the enactment of the Defence (Amendment) Act, 2007. 44,500 2007 Carr Communications Conducted media...

Written Answers — Complaints Procedures: Complaints Procedures (21 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Customer Services Office of my Department received 2 complaints in 2005, 3 in 2006 and 2 in 2007, to date. Information on how to contact my Department's Customer Service Officer is contained in the Customer Service Action Plan and is also published on the Department's website. Customer Service in recent years has centred around the implementation and monitoring of the Departments first...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (21 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table: Departmental Expenditure Year Television Radio Print Advertising Internet € € € € € 2002 Nil Nil 70,261.03 16,645.23 Nil 2003 Nil Nil 52,042.23 6,492.86 Nil 2004 Nil Nil 55,196.74 7048.69 Nil 2005 Nil Nil 86,068.85 40,766.66 Nil 2006 Nil Nil 140,993.44 984.00 Nil 2007 Nil Nil 120,791.59 2617.64...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: My Department if fully committed to carrying out its work in an efficient and cost effective way. Every effort is made to enhance value for money. The White Paper on Defence, which was approved by government and published in February 2000, deals with all aspects of Defence provision and Organisation. It sets out the policy for Defence over the period to 2010 with a view to ensuring an...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (20 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: Facilities available to the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) in Mallow comprise of two buildings, the Brigade Headquarters which is a two story building used as offices and a single story timber building used for storage and training. The Military Authorities have confirmed that the timber building was demolished earlier this year. They have also confirmed that it is planned to replace this...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (20 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The premises in County Cork which is the subject of this question is under the administration of my Department. I have recently received a request for use of the premises from the organisation concerned and the matter is currently being considered in my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: A proportion of expenditure by my Department on equipment for fishery protection purposes is eligible for recoupment from the EU. Such receipts are shown as Appropriations-in-Aid in the Estimates and Appropriation Accounts for the Defence Vote. The amount received each year from 1997 to 2007 is as follows: Date Amount in €m 1997 3.4 1998 1.7 1999 8.6 2000 2.2 2001 3.2 2002 0.2...