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Membership of Committees: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Deputies Charlie McConalogue, Seán Ó Fearghaíl and Peter Mathews be discharged from the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions and that Deputies Seamus Kirk, Michael P. Kitt and Helen McEntee be appointed in substitution for them. That Deputies Tom Hayes, Terence Flanagan and Brian Walsh be discharged from the Select Committee on Transport and...

Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the despatch, pursuant to section 2 of the Defence(Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960, as applied by section 2 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006, of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force for service as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Syria, established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 (1974) of...

Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to introduce the motion and provide some brief information on the reasons the Government is responding positively to the United Nations request to provide a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF. On 16 July 2013, the Government authorised the Minister for Defence to arrange for the despatch of a contingent of the...

Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I will come back to the Deputy with the exact percentages.

Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I ask the Deputy to withdraw the remark.

Proposed Deployment of the Permanent Defence Force to UNDOF: Motion (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy McGrath cannot call me a bully boy or a boot boy and I ask him to withdraw it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I apologise for my late arrival in the Chamber. Lariam is one of the most effective medications for protection against the type of malaria prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is a serious disease that kills approximately 1 million people per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone. It is a serious threat to any military force operating in the area. The anti-malaria regime in place in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I had intended to make these remarks at the conclusion of Question Time but I join Deputy Ó Fearghaíl in wishing Lieutenant General Seán McCann, his wife and his family a happy retirement, as well as welcoming the incoming Chief of Staff, Major General Conor O'Boyle. I also wish Mr. Michael Howard and his wife the very best in retirement and I wish the incoming Secretary...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: The allegation of a link between lariam and suicide and suicidal ideation has been examined. Of 156 non-service related deaths among members of the Defence Forces in the period January 2000 to December 2009, 25 were apparently from self-inflicted injuries, although only one is recorded by a coroner as suicide. Of these 25 deaths, 16 had never been prescribed lariam. Of the remaining nine,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: The statutory authority for the despatch of contingents of the Permanent Defence Force for service overseas as part of an international force is set out in section 2 of the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960, as amended by the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006. This provision is commonly referred to as the “triple lock”. However, personnel may be deployed for training, for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: As I said in my reply, the Green Paper was published last Tuesday and there is a paragraph in it on the triple lock in respect of overseas deployment. The Join Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality will discuss the Green Paper. I will talk to the Chairman of the committee, Deputy David Stanton, about ensuring the committee allocates time for a debate on it. Perhaps that can be done...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: As I stated this morning, the Minister for Defence will consider a detailed threat assessment from the Defence Forces to ensure the security of personnel before any deployment takes place to UNDOF. He will reassess the situation on an ongoing basis. I would welcome a submission from Sinn Féin or any party in advance of the White Paper. I accept what Deputy Mac Lochlainn said about...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together. Ireland’s first White Paper on Defence was published in 2000. In the intervening period there have been significant changes in the defence and security environment with the emergence of new and complex security challenges. In that context, the Government decided that there is a requirement to prepare a new White Paper on Defence....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I was on the Fine Gael Front Bench when the motion to which the Deputy refers was debated. There would be no harm is engaging in a healthy debate on the triple lock. I welcome the fact that it is going to be discussed by all branches of the Defence Forces, the relevant committee, the political parties, etc. This issue has been raised not just by Fine Gael but also by other political...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I should have replied to what Deputy Ó Fearghaíl said in respect of the Minister, Deputy Shatter, putting the cart before the horse. We were obliged to restructure the Defence Forces as a result of the state the country's finances were in when the Deputy's party left power.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: We were faced with a situation whereby we could either not recruit personnel or else have plenty of barracks but with no one stationed in them. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, and the Government made the correct decision when they decided to deal with the issue of recruitment. It was the Deputy's party which suspended the recruitment of personnel for the Defence Forces. In line with a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: The final sentence of section 2.7 of the Green Paper, which deals with overseas deployment and the triple lock mechanism, states that this is an issue worthy of discussion in advance of the adoption of a new White Paper. That sets out clearly the Government's intentions regarding the triple lock. It is stated in this document that we want it to be debated and to get people's views on it....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I am not going to dissociate myself from any comments that the Minister, Deputy Shatter, made. As I said to Deputy Ó Fearghaíl, we have an opportunity to discuss the area of neutrality and many other issues will be addressed in the discussions around the Green Paper in preparation for the new White Paper. That will give everyone an opportunity to debate the issues and then we will...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: As of 30 June 2013, Ireland is contributing approximately 449 Defence Forces personnel to 13 different missions throughout the world. Full details of all personnel currently serving overseas are listed in the tabular statement together with details of the latest available costings which are in respect of 2012. The main overseas missions in which Defence Forces personnel are currently...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I think the figure in respect of reimbursement for this year is 75%. I will come back to the Deputy with the exact percentage of the return from the UN. It is important for Ireland to be involved in these peacekeeping measures. We spoke about the importance of Irish missions before the Deputy came into House and the opportunities they present for members of our Defence Forces to...