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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: On 27th September 2010 the Adjudicator under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force awarded an increase in the Army Ranger Wing allowance. This award is backdated to 1 June 2006. The Adjudicator’s Findings cannot be implemented having regard to the provisions of Sections 2 and 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, at 28 February 2017, the latest date for which details are available, was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As of 28 February 2017, the latest date for which figures are available, the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Force was 1,970, of which 273 are female personnel. Of the 1,970 personnel, 1,856 (251 females) are Army Reservists and 114 (22 females) are Naval Service Reservists.The following table sets out the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Force as of 28 February 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. The manpower requirement of the Defence Forces is monitored on an ongoing basis in accordance with the operational requirements of each of the three services. As...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Veterans (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The issue of the award of medals to the men of “A” Company, 35th Infantry Battalion was comprehensively addressed in 1965. A properly constituted Medals Board considered the various cases presented and made a decision that no medals would be awarded. The Chief of Staff of the day considered the decision of the Board and was satisfied with the findings. Subsequently, the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Decisions regarding the award of medals in respect of the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence are dependent on verification and corroborative evidence of the service involved. At this remove it can be difficult to obtain such evidence. I have asked for the case of the relevant individual to be examined and officials from the Department will contact the Deputy directly regarding the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The main requirement for legal services by my Department is in the context of litigation, usually in the form of administrative law and personal injury proceedings. The Chief State Solicitor's Office and the State Claims Agency manage and provide legal representation in relation to all cases taken against the Minister for Defence. In addition while my Department does not engage the services...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Allowances (21 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: In the period since February 2011 I have claimed expenses on 11 occasions in respect of accommodation in Dublin. On each of the 11 occasions it was necessary for me to overnight in Dublin as I had an early flight to allow me to undertake work abroad such as meetings at EU level or visits to our troops serving with UNDOF and UNTSO in the Middle East. There is no record of any other...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Signage (22 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Range No. 3 is a rifle range within the Curragh Camp and since March 2016 the Defence Forces have resumed training on this range. This has resulted in the occasional temporary closure by the Defence Forces of the Hollow Road. The temporary road closures are required as part of strict control and safety measures put in place by the Defence Forces to ensure public safety during the firing of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Coast Guard Services (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy will appreciate that the operational details in relation to any aspect of cash movement missions cannot be disclosed for security reasons. However, in general terms, specific requests for Air Corps involvement in operations results in differing responses depending on the type of operation, the availability of aircraft, the availability of aircrew, weather conditions etc. On...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has in place an ongoing recruitment programme to fill civilian vacancies at various military installations. These vacancies have been identified by military management as key to providing continuing support for the upkeep and maintenance of military infrastructure and equipment. It is expected that as resources permit a wide range of posts will be filled in 2017 including...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Coast Guard Services (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219, 223 and 230 together. While there are some restrictions on their availability, the Air Corps continues to provide a broad range of services on a daily basis for a diverse series of activities such as Army and Naval Service support, the Emergency Aeromedical Service, maritime patrols and fishery protection, the Ministerial Air Transport Service,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table shows the numbers of Defence Forces personnel at all ranks serving with the Air Corps as at 28 February 2017, the latest date for which figures are available: RANK No. PERSONNEL Brigadier General 1 Colonel 3 Lieutenant Colonel 12 Commandant 33 Captain 48 Lieutenant 22 Regimental Sergeant Major 7 Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table shows the distribution of personnel across all ranks of the Air Corps compared with the “Establishment” strength figure for equivalent ranks and the resulting numbers of vacancies per rank as at 28 February 2017, the latest date for which figures are available: RANK ESTABLISHMENT FIGURE Number of PERSONNEL Vacancies Brigadier General 1 1 0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. The manpower requirement is monitored on an ongoing basis in accordance with the operational requirements of each of the three services. As there is significant...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Vote 36 Defence is managed through a single programme with all operational outputs delivered from a single set of forces encompassing the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service. Pay and allowances and other support costs for Air Corps personnel are not identified separately, but are included in the overall programme costs in the appropriate subheads of the Vote. Subhead A.9 (Air Corps: Equipment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The total amount of payments exclusive of VAT to broadcasters in Ireland for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 are set out in the table. "Be Winter Ready" Annual Radio Public Information Campaigns 2014 - 2016 Radio Station Amount 2014 Amount 2015 Amount 2016 Dublin Q102 €864.00 €864.00 €648.00 Newstalk €2,383.56 €2,383.56 €2,383.56 KFM...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. As part of a major re-organisation of the Defence Forces in 2012, a decision was taken to consolidate the three under-strength Army brigades into two full strength brigades. The decision to move to a two brigade structure involved full consultation with the Defence Forces, and final proposals approved by the then Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The 2015 White Paper on Defence commits to maintaining the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. The strength of the Permanent Defence Forces on 28 Feb 2017 stands at 9,070 (Whole Time Equivalent): Army 7,293, Air Corps 701, Naval Service 1,076. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (23 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Irish Coast Guard provides a nationwide maritime emergency organisation as well as a variety of services to shipping and other government agencies. The Irish Coast Guard search and rescue services can draw on the support of the Air Corps on an ‘as available’ basis under a Service Level Agreement between the Department of Defence and the Department of Transport, Tourism...