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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outstanding issues and requirements regarding the payment of a 2015 sports capital grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38089/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has not established or operated any Tribunal of Inquiry in the period 2006 to 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Capabilities (6 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: As I previously advised the House on 27th September 2016, there have been proposals around for some time, that the EU should establish a joint operational headquarters to support the planning and conduct of its civil and military operations. A permanent joint civil-military operational headquarters, appropriately configured, could potentially deliver more effective and responsive CSDP...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Easter Rising Commemorations (6 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Civil Defence was invited to provide up to 100 volunteers to represent the organisation as part of the contingent of State emergency services in the Easter Sunday Commemoration Ceremony and Parade in Dublin on 27th March 2016. Nominations to participate in the parade were requested from the local Civil Defence Units throughout the country. Twenty-two of the thirty-one Units submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ferry Services Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces do not have contingency plans in place for the provision of such a service. While the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs was in contact with my Department and I undertook to consider any request that is received, it has been confirmed to me that ferry services to Inis Mór have now resumed. With regard to the provision of ferry...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (6 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Civil Defence is a volunteer based organisation which supports the front-line emergency services. It operates in partnership between the Department of Defence and local authorities through-out Ireland. The Civil Defence Branch of the Department of Defence is charged with the management and development of Civil Defence at national level. The Civil Defence Branch provides policy direction,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Exchange Scheme (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changing the terms of the primary teacher exchange scheme in order that when the five years is up if both teachers wish to remain on in their exchanged school that they can be offered the permanent position in that school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Information requested by the Deputy, regarding the number of male and female entry applications received by the Defence Forces, in each of the past five years, could not be compiled in the available time. This information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: In line with the Programme for Partnership Government and the White Paper on Defence the pilot Defence Forces employment support scheme ran from Monday 20th June 2016 to Friday 26thAugust 2016 in Gormanston Camp with 25 participants. It encompassed an innovative training programme of 10 weeks duration, consisting of 5 weeks of training by the Defence Forces interspersed with 5 weeks of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Investments (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised that there are no such investments held by my Department, or by any agency or entity within the remit of the Department, or in receipt of funding from my Department. Pensions for former members of the Defence Forces are paid directly from the Army Pensions Vote. This is funded from voted current expenditure. My Department does not operate pension or investment funds and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: NATO Membership (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Ireland’s cooperation with NATO is conducted through the Partnership for Peace (PfP) which we joined in 1999 following approval by Dáil Éireann. Ireland’s purpose in participating in the PfP is to improve Defence Forces capabilities and to ensure that our Defence Forces are interoperable with the forces of other States engaged in UN mandated crisis management...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The table shows the number of houses by location currently owned and maintained by the Department of Defence for military use: Location Number Curragh 21 Baldonnel (Air Corps) 6 Dublin ` 6 Athlone 1 Cork 1 Galway 1 Gormanstown 1 Haulbowline (Naval Base) 1 Kilkenny 1 Limerick 1 Total 40 In addition there are 45 properties owned by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The main day to day role of the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union. These patrols are carried out on a regular and frequent basis. The number of Naval Service boardings and detentions of fishing vessels for each of the past ten years is set out the in the table. Year Number of Boardings...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: My Department currently has 487 civilian employees supporting the work of the Defence Forces. The basic pay of these employees, net of employer PRSI, will be €16,742,661 in 2016. Employer PRSI will amount to €1,846,963. The employees discharge a wide range of roles, including tradespeople and specialist posts and therefore, it is not possible to provide a comparison of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: UN Missions (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: As of 1 December 2016, Ireland is contributing Defence Forces personnel to four missions in sub Saharan Africa as follows: - 18 personnel to the EU-led Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali); - 3 Military Observers to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, (MINURSO); - 4 Military Observers to the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (8 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 54. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to parliamentary question number 86 of 29 November 2016, if the correspondence (details supplied) was not received, if it can be reissued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria in relation to school bus drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Bodies Data (8 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The only State body currently under the aegis of the Department of Defence is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical practitioners of whom one must be an officer of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Staff (8 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 and 282 together. The following are the details of staff employed in my offices in the Department of Defence, Newbridge, in Government Buildings and in my constituency:- Staffing of my private office is as set out below by gradeand salary scale. Grade Salary Scale 1 Executive Officer – Private Secretary* €29,314 - €47,379 1...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (8 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 to 285 ,inclusive, together. The table provides details of the aggregate net pay of civil servants in the Department of Defence, the aggregate employers PRSI paid in relation to these civil servants, and the aggregate amount of PRSI paid by those civil servants, in the gross income ranges sought by the Deputy for the years 2007-2015 inclusive. Payroll...