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Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The following public appointments to State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence have been made since 1997. Appointed to Coiste an Asgard were Mr. William O'Mahony appointed on 1 May 1995 and re-appointed on 1 May 2000; Mr. Pat Hogan appointed on 9 June 1995 and reappointed on 9 June 2005; Mr. John Keohane reappointed on 23 June 1997 and terminated on 17 September 1997; Mr. John...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: There are currently no public appointments vacant and yet to be made by my Department to State boards which come under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Civil Defence Board, Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board.

Written Answers — Military Intelligence: Military Intelligence (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1415 and 1416 together. Both the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces perform complementary roles in the protection of the security of the State. There is ongoing and close liaison between the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces regarding internal security matters including in the intelligence field. Both agencies gather and share information and...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Following a number of questions in the Dáil on this matter I undertook to have the military archive examined on the Niemba ambush and to revert with the findings. The question arising was whether Trooper Browne was killed at the Niemba ambush or whether he survived for a few days and was killed near a village where he was foraging for food. A recently published book, The Irish Army in the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Year Name Purpose Cost Report status â'¬ 1996/1998 O'Shea Business Consultants Provision of career change/outplacement support for members of Defence Forces availing of voluntary early retirement 386,615 Not Applicable 1996/1998 Staff Relations Services (Mr. D. Rochford) Chairman...

Written Answers — Superannuation Payments: Superannuation Payments (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The amounts collected by my Department in 2003, 2004 and 2005 by way of superannuation contributions — covering both personal and spouses' and children's superannuation benefits — are: Employee 2003 2004 2005 â'¬ million â'¬ million â'¬ million Military personnel(1) 4.888 5.208 5.544 Civilian Employees(2) 0.102 0.144 0.133 Civil...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The following properties were disposed of by my Department during the period in question. Property Details of Disposal Purchaser No. 9 Married Quarters, Bere Island, County Cork Sold to successors in title to original landowner. John and Angela O'Sullivan, 288 Collins Park, Beaumont, Dublin 9 Premises at Killorglin, County Kerry Disposed of to Kerry County Council to...

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: "A Positive Working Environment: an Anti Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying Policy for the Civil Service" is the Civil Service policy for dealing with harassment, sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. The original policy, introduced in July 2000, has been recently revised to reflect developments at national and EU level since the publication of the original policy, as well...

Written Answers — Departmental Remuneration: Departmental Remuneration (25 Jan 2006)

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. The funding of awards is based on 10% of the payroll for the posts covered by the scheme. Within this overall limit, payments of up to 20% can be made to individuals. Prior to the...

Written Answers — Service Medals: Service Medals (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The following tables list the medals issued by my Department. The medals indicated in the first table are issued for service spanning the period 1916 to 31 July 1924, the date on which the present day Defence Forces were legally established. The medals in the second table are those which are issued for service with the present day Defence Forces since their establishment in 1924. No medals...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Procurement: Defence Forces Procurement (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The framework for the production of annual corporate procurement plans was developed by the national public procurement policy unit in the Department of Finance during 2005. This is to apply to major infrastructural and network projects valued at €30 million or over. The White Paper on Defence which was published in 2000 set out the policy on defence for this decade with a view to ensuring...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The position regarding the provision of annual reports by the bodies under the aegis of my Department is as follows. It is not the practice for the Army Pensions Board to provide me with an annual report. Coiste an Asgard provided an annual report for 2004 and the report was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Civil Defence Board is a new State authority established in May 2003 by...

Written Answers — Cash in Transit: Cash in Transit (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The total cost in respect of the provision by the Defence Forces of assistance to the Garda Síochána in protecting movements of cash for the years 2000 to 2004, the details not yet available for 2005, including pay, allowances, transport and aerial surveillance, was as follows. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total number of escorts 2,285 2,488 2,516 2,335 2,425 Cost of...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The public bodies under the aegis of my Department that are currently exempt from the remit of the freedom of information legislation are Coiste an Asgard and the Civil Defence Board. In October 2005 the Government decided to extend the application of FOI legislation to include Coiste an Asgard and the Civil Defence Board. The Minister for Finance will bring forward the necessary regulations...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The unsatisfactory age and fitness profile of the Permanent Defence Force was commented upon by the Gleeson commission in its report in 1990. The age profile was also the subject of severe criticism by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which was engaged by the efficiency audit group, EAG, to conduct an in-depth study of the Defence Forces. One of the key areas identified for urgent action by the EAG...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities advise that members of the Army reserve, formerly An Fórsa CosantaÁitiúil, and the Naval Service reserve, formerly An Slua Mhuirí, are awarded An Bonn Seirbhíse, the service medal, on completing seven years' satisfactory service in recognition of their service and contribution to the Defence Forces and to the State. A bar is added to the medal on completing 12...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Irish Aviation Authority, under the aegis of the Department of Transport, is responsible for the safety regulation of Irish airspace. An airspace change proposal was submitted by Weston Airport Limited to the Irish Aviation Authority in August 2005. The proposal was also copied to my Department and is under examination by the Air Corps. It is anticipated that following the completion of...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: While the Air Corps conducts noise measurements around the perimeter of Casement Aerodrome, in the ramp area and in buildings around the ramp area on a continual basis, no monitoring of noise in residential areas in the environs of the aerodrome is undertaken.

Defence Forces: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the despatch, pursuant to section 2 of the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960, as applied by the Defence (Amendment) Act 1993, of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force for service with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), established on 19th September, 2003, under UN Security Council Resolution 1509 (2003) in carrying out its additional...

Defence Forces: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I look forward to it.