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Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The safety and health of Irish personnel serving overseas is always of paramount concern to me and it is my policy and practice to ensure that Defence Forces personnel are appropriately equipped to carry out their mission. The ongoing equipment modernisation programme ensures that the Defence Forces are fully equipped with the most modern of equipment for their day-to-day roles on overseas...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister, Secretary General, private secretary to the Minister and the human resources manager have credit cards issued to them. The guidelines for the use of such credit cards provide that they should be used for official business only. The number of occasions the cards have been used since 6 June 2002 to 29 September 2004 is as follows: Name No. of Transactions Minister 32 ...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (1 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Since August 2004, the only appointments I have made were to the civil defence board, a body under the aegis of my Department. Chief Superintendent John T. Farrelly was appointed to the board in October 2004, on the nomination of the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána. Commandant Kevin Houston was appointed in November 2004 on the nomination of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces.

Leaders' Questions. (2 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Where is Deputy Ó Snodaigh this morning?

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (2 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government availed of the ministerial air transport service on one occasion between June and September 2004. The Minister and six officials travelled by Learjet from Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, to Luxembourg on 27 June 2004, and returned from Luxembourg to Baldonnel on 28 June 2004. This involved a total flying time of three hours and...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces have not held any stocks of CR gas, dibenzoxazepine, in the past 30 years.

Written Answers — Army Intelligence Operations: Army Intelligence Operations (3 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: As I have previously indicated to the House, the content of any briefings I receive from the director of intelligence must be kept confidential. As such, I am not at liberty, nor would it be appropriate for me to indicate the nature and extent of any activities which the Defence Forces might undertake in this regard, or to disclose any information I received on such issues. However, I assure...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Irish Red Cross Society, Directions as to Ambulance Service, Order 1955 — SI 251 of 1955 — imposes certain constraints on the use of Red Cross ambulances for hire. Thereafter, the matter is an operational matter for the Irish Red Cross and I have no role in its executive decisions.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him at a later date.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Government decided on 1 July 2003 that lands at Gormanston, County Meath would be among the State lands released for inclusion in the Sustaining Progress affordable housing initiative. The modalities for the transfer of lands at Gormanston to the relevant local authority are under active consideration and my Department is in ongoing communication with the Department of the Environment,...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Since January 2004 there have been three personnel, who on being promoted in my Department were required to sign an undertaking that they would relocate to Newbridge under the decentralisation programme. To date, no one has refused to sign the undertaking.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I assume the Deputy is referring to my answer to a parliamentary question on 26 January 2005, concerning the proportion of inspections carried out by the Naval Service while on fishery protection duties which relate to Irish fishing vessels. The statistics on hand demonstrate that Irish fishing vessels inspected by the Naval Service in the Irish patrol area are more likely to be in breach of...

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: There is a precedent.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The other countries got permission.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The old tax shelters.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: That was what the Deputy wanted so that he could get a cheap headline.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The following table outlines the occasions on which the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government availed of the ministerial air transport service between June 2002 and September 2004, the destination and duration of each trip and the number of persons carried on each occasion. Date Mission Details Flying Time Aircraft Number of persons carried 30/05/02-01/06/02...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (10 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: No such funding is provided by my Department or agencies under its aegis.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (15 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The following schedule sets out information regarding the use of the ministerial air transport service since June 2002. Details regarding the nature of each trip and the persons accompanying the members of Cabinet are being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. With regard to the cost of each trip, the total flying cost of the Gulfstream IV is calculated as...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (15 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: My Department has been approached by a developer who wishes to access his property through a portion of the RDF property in Thurles, County Tipperary, to facilitate development at the rear. No agreement, however, has been made by my Department to sell any part of this military property nor has any commitment been entered into in relation to the incorporation of any portion thereof into the...