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Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I gave up the drink.

Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I do not need to cycle.

Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: It is only a 50 cent increase on every €100.

Financial Resolution No. 13: Stamp Duties (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: It is still less than 26%.

Financial Resolution No. 13: Stamp Duties (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: 23% of nothing is nothing.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The number of new agencies created in my Department since 1997 is one. The Civil Defence Board was established on the 7th May 2003 following the enactment of the Civil Defence Act 2002. Prior to that date, Civil Defence had been a branch of my Department — the relevant staff transferred to the Civil Defence Board following its establishment. Information requested by the Deputy on...

Written Answers — Information Obligations: Information Obligations (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: My Department is currently compiling the list of information obligations and this will be completed by the end of November 2008. On completion of the list the areas which impose the biggest burden on businesses, if any, will be prioritised. Until the list is complete I am unable to give a timeframe on the measurement of the cost of these burdens or the proposals to reduce the burdens, if any,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together. These questions do not apply to my Department at this time.

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The Permanent Defence Force is currently deployed in 29 barracks. This deployment of the Defence Forces, and specifically the Army, has been determined predominantly by historical factors. The Defence property portfolio is kept under ongoing review by military authorities and the staff in my Department to ensure the most effective use of military resources having regard to the roles...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (14 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The individual concerned was retired, by the President, on the advice of the Government with effect from a date in June, 1969. The retirement was effected pursuant to Section 47(2) of the Defence Act, 1954 and Paragraph 18(1)(f) of Defence Force Regulations A.15, which provide that an officer may be retired "in the interests of the service". The Deputy will appreciate that a decision to...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputies opposite should stop "The Muppet Show".

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (15 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I am advised that the company was not awarded any contract by my Department or any of its agencies in the period in question.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (15 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The EU-led operation in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic, EUFOR TCHAD/RCA, was established for a period of one year from March 2008. A total of 409 Defence Forces personnel are currently serving with EUFOR — 18 at the Operational HQ in Paris and 391 in Chad (23 at the Force Headquarters, and 368 as part of the 98th Infantry Battalion). The security situation in Chad...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: Payments made by Ireland to the United Nations are a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs. Currently, the only mission for which Ireland is entitled to reimbursement of troop costs by the UN is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Details of the amounts the UN has paid to my Department since 1 January 1993 in respect of contributions towards troop and other costs...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: Battlegroups have been on standby in the European Union since 1 January 2007. To date no Battlegroup has been deployed to Chad or elsewhere. However, the Defence Forces are currently deployed with the UN mandated EU-led military operation in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic, EUFOR TCHAD/RCA. All costs associated with deployment of personnel and equipment to this mission...

Written Answers — Icelandic Investments: Icelandic Investments (16 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: No public bodies under the aegis of my Department have invested funds in Icelandic financial products.

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: But Deputy Pat Rabbitte understands everything.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: My Department is engaged in an on-going capital building programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to the Defence Forces both Permanent and Reserve. The programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings. Given the extensive effort...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reports: Defence Forces Reports (21 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces was established under the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004. On the 19th September 2005, Ms. Paulyn Marrinan-Quinn SC was appointed by the President, upon the recommendation of the Government, as the first Ombudsman for the Defence Forces. Her term of office was extended for a further three years from 19th September 2008. The function of...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Regulations: Defence Forces Regulations (21 Oct 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 to 459, inclusive, together. Defence Force Regulations govern any work activities of serving personnel in their off duty time. There are no specific provisions governing such activities of former members, who are in effect private citizens. I am advised the Defence Forces does not retain data on any civilian employment that might be undertaken by...