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Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (25 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: The Air Corps provides an aerial photographic service for the Defence Forces. Photographs produced at the request of the military authorities were done so for security or Air Corps operational reasons. They were never produced or categorised with a view to making them available to the public. In the past, the Air Corps provided an aerial photographic service to Ordance Survey Ireland....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: The bodies under the aegis of the Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The information requested in relation to the yearly financial allocation is as follows: Name of Agency 2007 2008 2009 2010 Civil Defence Board â'¬6,099m (Grant in aid) â'¬6,248m (Grant in Aid) â'¬6,148m (Grant In Aid) â'¬6,148m (Grant In Aid)...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: Details of the amount of the gross Departmental budget (i.e. the combined Defence and Army Pensions Estimates) and of the combined amount surrendered to the Exchequer for the years 2007 to 2009 are given in the following table. A broad indication of the composition of the amount surrendered each year follows the table. Year Budget (Gross)€m Surrender€m Reason for Surrender 2007 1,013...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (25 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 428 of 18 May, 2010 which stated that there was no statutory mechanism by which the zone was designated. The executive act that introduced the area was a submission to the then Dublin County Council in line with the Planning and Development Acts. Since then regular submissions have been made to make alterations to the area.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (25 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 11 May 2010 which stated that a comparison of the Public Safety Zones with the Red Zones is not practical due to the contours of the land encapsulated by these Zones.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (25 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: Within the available resources, the Government is committed to maintaining the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at a level of 10,000 all ranks, for which Government approval has been secured in the context of Budget 2010. This reflects the reductions in personnel recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. The question of a...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (27 May 2010)

Tony Killeen: The following table provides the information requested in relation to the number of Government websites operated by the Department including agencies under the Department and the cost of maintenance of these websites. The cost provided is for 2009, being the last full year for which information is available. Site Name Cost â'¬2009 Department of Defence defence.ie 27,340 Civil Defence...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The Ministerial Air Transport Service is primarily provided by the Gulfstream IV and Learjet 45 aircraft, which were specifically acquired for that purpose. The Department follows the normal practice in the aviation business of costing aircraft by reference to the cost per flying hour under either of two headings: (a) The direct cost, i.e. the costs which are additional to those associated...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The strength of the Permanent Defence Force as at 31 March 2009 was 10,325 and 9,856 as at 30 April 2010. A breakdown of these strengths, according to formation and rank, is provided in the tabular statements. As previously advised in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 18 May 2010, I am acutely aware of the impact of the moratorium on the Permanent Defence Force, particularly in...

Written Answers — Departmental Income: Departmental Income (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The level of contributions by the Banks in respect of the costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of Cash Escorts is subject to the agreement concluded by my predecessor, Mr. Willie O'Dea, T.D., with the IBF and the member banks in 2005. The banks are charged for their proportion of the total escorts provided i.e. approximately 78%. The remainder relates to post office...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: Repairs to the recently vandalised monument referred to by the Deputy are currently being carried out by the Department of Defence. In recent days the three stones, which make up the monument, have been moved back into their original positions. Unfortunately, the railing that surrounds the monument may have been damaged beyond repair. The Department is currently in the process of sourcing...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: I am advised by the Military authorities that personnel from the Naval Service are no different to any other Service or Formation within the Defence Forces in that they may apply for transfers within the organisation. All transfer requests are considered on an individual basis by the Unit Commander and the Formation Commander of the applicant in light of personnel strengths and exigencies of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The accompanying table provides the information requested in relation to the costs associated with the issuing of payslips to staff including production, printing and delivery for 2007, 2008 and 2009. Payslips to staff including production, printing and delivery for 2007, 2008 and 2009. 2009 2008 2007 Pressure Seal Machines & Maintenance Capital cost of new pressure seal machinery...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The rental or lease of buildings by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Department of Defence includes car parking spaces on the sites. No expenditure, additional to that incurred by the OPW in the rental or lease of sites, was incurred by the Department of Defence for the lease, rental or purchase of car parking spaces for civil or public servants in 2009.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: I will arrange for the Department to forward the documentation requested by the Deputy as soon as possible. However, it will take some time to retrieve the material.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: The Red Zones referred to by the Deputy are not two-dimensional surfaces on the ground. They are referred to as obstacle limitation surfaces and would best be described as wedge-shaped. As a result of their shape the zone for each runway would not be of constant value due to the typography of the terrain. The Department's policy states that each zone is the same length of 1,370 metres....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (1 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: Within the available resources, the Government is committed to maintaining the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at a level of 10,000 all ranks, for which Government approval has been secured in the context of Budget 2010. This reflects the reductions in personnel recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. I am advised by the...

Overseas Missions (2 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: Ireland has offered, through the UN standby arrangements system, UNSAS, to provide up to 850 military personnel for overseas service at any one time. This figure equates to some 10% of our standing Army, excluding reserves, and demonstrates Ireland's commitment to the cause of international peace. This is the maximum sustainable commitment we can make to overseas peacekeeping operations....

Overseas Missions (2 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: I agree that the posting of Irish troops overseas has contributed very positively to our international credibility. We have a standing commitment to have 850 personnel overseas, and that would best be served by having a detachment at battalion level, as the Deputy proposes. At this point no mission has been mentioned in terms of an Irish involvement. As I said in my reply, we require a...

Overseas Missions (2 Jun 2010)

Tony Killeen: We are members of the UN standby arrangement system and our deployment of 850 personnel is available for call-down, as the UN is aware. When I was having discussions with UN representatives with regard to the mission in Chad, I made clear we would be available for future missions. I have no doubt that proposals will be put to us in the not too distant future at which point we will consider...