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Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces do not smelt any shells. Fired or leftover cartridge cases and shells (scrap brass) are collected for disposal and certified free of any live rounds, dirt and grit. From time to time my Department holds tender competitions for the sale of the scrap brass that is ready for disposal. When a competition is held, the tender documentation is published on the eTenders website,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The establishment of the proposed Curragh Authority was recommended by the Interdepartmental Task Force on the Future Management and Development of the Curragh of Kildare. On 21 July 2004 the Government approved the Heads of Bill following the recommendation by the Inter-Departmental Task force. The Bill is with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government for drafting....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Staff: Defence Forces Staff (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Details of any individual's claims are regarded as confidential to the individual concerned and are not disclosed to other parties except with the individual's consent or as required by law.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Section 36 of the Defence Act, 1954 provides the Minister of Defence with the authority to introduce protected area orders in respect of the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome or other military aerodrome. These zones were first introduced in 1955. Since the introduction of the Planning and Development Act the details of these restrictions have been incorporated into the various Development...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount spent by my Department and its agencies in respect of the use of taxis in 2007, 2008 and from January to May 2009 is set out in the following table. Year Amount 2007 â'¬27,853 2008 â'¬34,604 Jan-May 2009 â'¬10,194

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount of banking charges paid by my Department over the past 3 years on bank accounts in overseas locations and in Ireland are set out in the following table. Year Overseas Bank Accounts Irish Bank Accounts Total Bank Charges 2006 â'¬20,434 â'¬31 â'¬20,465 2007 â'¬18,265 â'¬508 â'¬18,773 2008 â'¬12,870 â'¬138 â'¬13,008 Bank accounts are operated in a number of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. Expenditure by the Department of Defence on bottled water Year â'¬ 20061218.38 20071576.17 20081499.47

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I wish to share time with the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dick Roche, and, possibly, the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Dara Calleary.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Yesterday, the leader of Fine Gael told us tabling a motion of no confidence is not something one does every day. In that he is right, but it is the only right thing he said. It is, of course, the right of the Opposition to table a motion of no confidence when it believes it is truly warranted in the national interest, but it is not something to be done for mere narrow political advantage....

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The constant background noise from the Opposition and elements of the media has been one of doom and gloom, and even where there are hints of positive or constructive news, the Opposition rushes to assure people that there is a tunnel at the end of that particular light. It spent the past four weeks, it has to be admitted, very effectively drowning out the Government's message. However, the...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Every one of us who serves in Government and on these benches hears what the people are saying. The people need reassurance that we are on the right path. We are. They want to know that the pain we are enduring will herald better times. It will. They want to know that the Government is sure and confident of the decisions it is taking and that it is taking them in the best interests of...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Labour Party opposed the bank guarantee, bank recapitalisation and the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank, while Fine Gael supports the guarantee and rejects the Labour Party's call for nationalisation. The pivotal moment was reached at the end of April when Fine Gael put forward a policy document on the floor of this House, Rebuilding Ireland, which encapsulates its fundamental...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The ever-widening gaps between the parties are not confined to economic issues.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: As Minister for Defence, I was interested to read what Fine Gael's Deputy Timmins had to say in his Ard-Fheis speech last April when he recommitted Fine Gael to abandoning our military neutrality and described the policies pursued by this and previous Governments as "a twilight zone". That is yet another vitally important area of policy where Fine Gael and the Labour parties are in polar...

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----and the firm resolve to get the economy moving again.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: We will achieve this with or without hindrance from the Opposition.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: We will not get out of our current difficulties with Deputy Kenny's rehearsed outrage, any more than we will get out of them with Deputy Gilmore's soft options.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Telling the public that Fine Gael will cut spending-----

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: -----without telling them the areas in which it will make those cuts or telling them that it will spend more without identifying from where the money will come is dishonest politics.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: In return, the public has used Fine Gael, Labour and the Independents as a stick with which to beat the Government-----