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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Defence Forces Regulation (DFR) A10, Paragraph 8, 58 & 61, an Air Corps Apprentice, enlisted in accordance with DFR A10 Para 8. (1) (e.) (ii), provides that where technical training has not been completed personnel may apply for a discharge by purchase at a cost which is dependent on the number of years service at that point. Specifically, the costs are as follows: - 3 months...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capacity of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible. The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: As of 1 May 2016, Ireland is contributing 471 Defence Forces personnel to 11 overseas missions throughout the world. Full details of all personnel currently serving overseas are listed in the tabular statement attached. The main overseas missions in which Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed are the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with 194 personnel, the United...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The actuarial assessment in this case was received in February 1987 from the Actuary in the then Department of the Public Service. The assessment stated that the annuity value of £2,873/€3,648 was based on the conversion of a capital sum of £29,500/€37,457 for a 24 year male, a 10% interest rate and the AP (90) standard mortality table. It stated that no account was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. The manpower requirement of the Defence Forces is monitored on an ongoing basis in accordance with the operational requirements of each of the three services, the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The matter referred to concerns a request for an increase in the pensions paid to retired members of the Defence Forces. I am advised that up until September 2008, public service pensions, including military pensions, were generally increased in line with relevant pay increases applied to serving personnel and staff. This was commonly known as ‘pay parity’. Such pension...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: In order to be enlisted as a General Service Recruit, applicants are required to pass all stages of the recruitment process. This includes Physical Fitness Test, Psychometric Test, Interview, Medical Examination and Security Clearance. In relation to this particular case, the Military Authorities have advised that the individual referred to did not satisfy the requirements for enlistment in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: In light of a number of representations and parliamentary questions received in relation to the incident on board the LÉ Cliona on 29 May 1962, my predecessor, Minister Coveney requested that the Chief of Staff have the circumstances surrounding the incident reviewed. A Board was duly convened by the Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) on 13 October 2015. The Board’s report...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Rates of remuneration and conditions of employment in the Irish public sector have traditionally been set by reference to relative levels of pay across the various sectors of the Irish public sector. In this regard, the level of remuneration in the Defence sector has maintained relativity with the levels available in other related public sector employments. The Deputy will be aware that the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (18 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I recently spoke with Prime Minister Cameronby telephone on 6 May 2016, during which we discussed a number of matters, including the UK Referendum on EU Membership. We agreed to meet soon and I intend to visit Britain, perhaps on a number of occasions as my schedule permits, before the Referendum on 23rd June. I meet with Prime Minister Cameron regularly in the normal course of events on a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Publication (18 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Census Preliminary Results are scheduled for publication on Thursday the 14thof July 2016. This report will contain a preliminary count of males and females by electoral division and data on occupied and vacant dwellings. The first set of definitive results will be published in April 2017. This will be followed throughout 2017 with a series of census releases covering a range of topics...

Appointment of Ministers of State (19 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I wish to announce, for the information of the House, that the Government today appointed the following Ministers of State:Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, data protection and the EU Single Digital Market - Deputy Dara Murphy Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, eGovernment and public procurement – Deputy Eoghan Murphy Minister of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I spoke recently the Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, by telephone on 6 May, when we discussed a number of matters, including the UK referendum on EU membership.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not mind. We can discuss how they should be broken up in future, if Deputy Martin has views on it. I am happy about that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: In the spirit of partnership, as the Deputy will understand. We agreed to meet soon and I intend to visit Britain, perhaps on a number of occasions as my schedule permits, before the referendum on 23 June 2016. I meet Prime Minister Cameron regularly in the normal course of events on a bilateral basis and at European Council meetings. Our recent bilateral discussions have centred on the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Would the Deputy prefer if we answered the questions individually when some of them overlap?

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has a point about Brexit, which is an individual issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will look at the nature of the questions and the way they come in and see whether we can make them more compatible with the views of Deputies opposite, to have them bracketed in a different way. I agree that Brexit is a one-off and very different issue, but the questions in regard to relations between Britain, Northern Ireland and ourselves are grouped. The first thing to say is that,...