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Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (15 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: During the period from 14 June 2007 to date, I availed of the Ministerial Air Transport Service for official travel as follows: Aircraft Date Return Date Min. Time on Board Route Learjet 07/11/07 07/11/07 380 Minutes Baldonnel-Lulea, Sweden-Baldonnel EC 135 Helicopter 06/09/07 06/09/07 90 minutes Baldonnel-Sarsfield Barracks-Haulbowline-Sarsfield Barracks-Baldonnel During the same...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: This question does not apply to my Department at this time.

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (15 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: I understand that the case referred to is still before the courts. Solicitors acting for the Plaintiff in this High Court case have recently served a Notice of Appeal to the Supreme Court in relation to the High Court judgment. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the matter in the circumstances.

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...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Nov 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 of 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 made applications to decentralise to Newbridge, the vast majority...

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

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table below: Date Total Employed Total Permanent Total Temporary Total Contracted 31 October 2007 *435 427 4 4 31 October 2002 *467 463 Nil 4 **This figure represents the total number of officers serving in my Department, including those officers who are worksharing, those who are in temporary employment and those who are working...

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

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount spent on travel in my Department is set out in the tables below: Department Staff Year Business Class Economy Class First Class Total â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 2004 48,279 17,065 24,372 89,715 2005 14,857 17,686 NIL 32,543 2006 18,413 33,542 NIL 51,955 2007 11,841 31,176 NIL 43,017 Defence Forces Personnel Year...

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

Willie O'Dea: The total amount spent by my Department to date in 2007 on standard and registered post and couriered documents is €517,091. This expenditure comprises the cost of such services for the Department's offices in Dublin and Galway, the Defence Forces and the Civil Defence Board in Roscrea. A breakdown of the expenditure is not readily available.

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.