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Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (31 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities have advised that Director of Cavalry has undertaken an extensive examination of result sheets for motorcycle driving tests between January 1971 and December 1977. No documentation has been found to support the claim that the person whose details are supplied underwent and passed such a test.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The amount spent by my Department on official entertainment in the twelve month period up to 31 October 2007 is €11,174.40. In addition, the Defence Forces incurred an amount of €102,333 on official entertainment in the period from 1 January 2007 to date.

Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (31 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: In my Department there is one food facility available to staff in the Finance Branch which is located in Renmore, Galway. The current suppliers of Beef, Lamb and Pork source their products in Ireland and Poultry is sourced in Denmark. Food (hot and/or cold) is served to members of the Defence Forces from forty eight main locations across the country. The current suppliers of Beef, Lamb and...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (23 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Annual Output Statement was published on my Department's website on 26th July 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The general principles governing all travel are those set out in the Department of Finance Circular 11/82. The Circular clearly indicates that it is the responsibility of each Department to ensure that frequent flyer points are not allowed to influence decisions taken in relation to the carriers used for official business. My Department is fully compliant with the Civil Service Code of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The amount of money spent on paper and stationery in the Department of Defence to date in 2007 is €38,872.28 of which €7,495.10 was spent on recycled paper (envelopes, folders and file covers). This does not include Defence Forces expenditure, which will be forwarded as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: Under the existing Defence Forces Pension Schemes, the minimum service required for an immediate pension in the case of NCOs and Privates is 21 years. The pension for 21 years' service consists of a flat rate amount which varies according to rank, together with an addition in respect of military service allowance (MSA). These elements of pension are payable for the lifetime of the...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (23 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: On 25 September, 2007, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1778 establishing a multidimensional UN mission in Chad and in the Central African Republic (CAR) that will help strengthen security in the region. Resolution 1778 (2007) decided that the multidimensional presence would consist of (i) a new United Nations Mission in Chad and in the Central African Republic, to be...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (23 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has policy responsibility for sea fisheries protection, and the Naval Service provides a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union. The Service is tasked with patrolling all Irish waters from the shoreline to the outer limits of the Exclusive Fishery Limits. At present, fishery...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces have very specific functions and roles as set out in the Defence Acts and in the White Paper on Defence. They have no direct role in the implementation of Government policies to relieve poverty and social exclusion. Nevertheless, where matters are submitted for consideration by Government, the Department does have regard to the procedures set...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The property in question is vested in the Minister for Finance and comprises 3.5 acres approximately and includes four houses formerly used as married quarters for members of the Defence Forces. The Office of Public Works is in the process of disposing of the property.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (17 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: Properties owned or administered by the Department of Defence in County Cork are as follows: Ballincollig — Balance of lands at the former Murphy Barracks Beál na Bláth — Collins Memorial Plot Bere Island — Lands at Bere Island Buttevant — 2 plots adjacent to Military Barracks Castletownbere — Furious Pier Cork City — 7 Eldred Terrace Cork City — Collins Barracks...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Government Decision on Decentralisation, announced by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement on 3 December 2003, provides for the transfer of all my Department's Dublin based Civil Service staff to Newbridge, County Kildare. Of the 128 staff currently serving in my Department and who are due to decentralise to Newbridge almost 30% of these were serving in my Department at the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: No such award has been made to the Minister of State in my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: I have arranged that the request in question will be given appropriate consideration by my Department and the Defence Forces in the context of future advertising or public awareness campaigns.

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Director General of the Civil Defence Board is a Principal Officer on the standard scale (€82,016 — €101,446). The Secretary of Coiste an Asgard is a Higher Executive Officer who is normally paid on the standard scale (€44,314 — €55,250) and is seconded from the Department of Defence. Both are paid pensions in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Servants Pension Scheme.

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: A Service Level Agreement between my Department and the Department of Health & Children for the provision of an Air Ambulance Service by the Air Corps was signed in September 2005. This Service Level Agreement was prepared by my Department and the Department of Health & Children in consultation with the Health Services Executive and the Defence Forces including the Air Corps, who are all...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: There have been no Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) carried out by my Department. The Department of Defence is not a regulatory authority as commonly understood. The Defence Acts and Regulations made thereunder are for the most part, focused on the Defence Forces only and do not apply to the ordinary citizen or to business. Notwithstanding this, the Department applies the principles set...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Naval Service provides the maritime element of the Defence Forces and has a general responsibility to meet contingent and actual maritime defence requirements. In the 2000 White Paper on Defence, the Government decided that the Naval Service would be based on an 8-ship flotilla and committed to a modernisation and replacement strategy to maximise the operational capacity of those 8...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The Government Decision on decentralisation, announced by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement on 3 December 2003, provides for the transfer of all my Department's Dublin based Civil Service staff to Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The number of staff to be relocated to Newbridge is 200. A total of 338 personnel have applied to decentralise to Newbridge. The vast majority of these are...