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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consultancy Contracts Data (6 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 is set out in the following table. Report Cost Date of Commission Company Publication Date An independent review of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) fatalities in 1989 €51,660 19 April 2011 Mr. Frank Callanan, S.C. 19 September...

Order of Business (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: You were paying for it and then you were not paying for it-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received an application for building works on a school (details supplied); the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18307/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 543. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention and the attention of the HSE has been drawn to the benefits of medical equipment (details supplied); and his plans to roll this out in surgeries in HSE general practitioner facilities. [17880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of livestock cattle dealer numbers his Department has issued to each county in each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; if the criteria have changed over the same years; the number of applications which are pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18048/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 772. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a work permit; if her attention has been drawn to an issue here regarding skilled personnel to carry out such a role; if this refusal can be reconsidered in view of the lack of skilled personnel in this field available to take up employment here; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The unique and challenging nature of military service requires that military personnel are free from the presence or influence of any controlled drug or substance. The Defence Forces conduct Compulsory Random Drug Testing (CRDT) of all employees with approximately 10% of Defence Forces personnel tested annually. The Military Authorities have advised me that there are no Air Corps...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Drug Tests (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The unique and challenging nature of military service requires that military personnel are free from the presence or influence of any controlled drug or substance. The Defence Forces conduct Compulsory Random Drug Testing (CRDT) of all employees with approximately 10% of Defence Forces personnel tested annually. The following table shows the number of Defence Forces personnel, Army, Air...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Active service is defined in Section 5 of the Defence Act 1954 as:“(1) A person subject to military law shall, for the purposes of this Act, be on active service—(a) during any period during which an order made under subsection (2) of this section is in force, or (b) whenever he is attached to or forms part of a force which is engaged in operations against an enemy, or (c)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The total expenditure from 2012 to date on maintaining vacant or unused State owned properties including security arrangements amounted to approximately €1.8m. This includes expenditure relating to Castlebar Barracks, Co. Mayo and Mullingar Barracks, Co. Westmeath which are still owned by the Minister. Costs relating to the ongoing maintenance etc of Mullingar are in the region of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Workplace Relations Commission (11 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme it is open to the Representative Associations to submit claims to the Official side in relation to matters falling within the C&A scheme. Generally claims relate to pay and conditions, award of allowances etc. These claims are subject to negotiations and where agreement is not reached it is open to both sides to seek the assistance of an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Air Corps currently operates five Cessna FR172H aircraft. These aircraft carry out a wide variety of roles for the Air Corps. The military authorities have advised me that none of their Cessna aircraft have landed at Gormanston since the aerodrome was officially closed.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Events (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As part of the Programme for Government, it was proposed that a commemorative medal be awarded to all Defence Forces personnel, Permanent (PDF) and Reserve (RDF) , who were recorded as being in service during the course of 2016. The 1916 Centenary Commemorative Medal is being awarded as a commemorative medal, personal to an individual’s service in the Defence Forces in the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces operates a large number of sophisticated ICT systems in order to support the Command and Control and administration of the Defence Forces at home and overseas and in the Land, Sea and Air Domains. The delivery of these sophisticated ICT services is underpinned by highly trained technical Defence Forces personnel. There are currently no plans to run a Direct Entry...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Drug Tests (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table shows the number of Defence Forces personnel Army, Air Corps and Naval Service and Reserve who were tested under the Defence Forces Compulsory Random Drug Testing (CRDT)in the past five years: Year Total Tested 2012 2,058 2013 1,054 2014 1,092 2015 1,184 2016 1,2 04 Total 6, 592 Compulsory Random Drug Testing was introduced to the Permanent Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The primary duties of the Air Corps’ CASA aircraft are maritime surveillance and fishery protection patrols. The White Paper on Defence sets out the Defence policy framework for the next decade. Chapter 4 of the White Paper sets out the policy context for the provision of a broad range of “non-security” supports. It states that Defence capabilities are primarily...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Strength (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am informed by the military authorities that there are currently 17 qualified CASA pilots in the Irish Air Corps. Five of these pilots are dedicated to CASA operations, which equates to 2.5 dedicated CASA flight crews.  The other 12 CASA pilots hold full-time positions within the wider Air Corps; some are in senior management and supervisory positions such as Unit and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Garda Operations (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am aware of that fact and that the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) helicopters can undertake operations on a 24 hour basis. For operational and security reasons, it would not be appropriate to disclose precise details of GASU missions. As outlined in previous replies to parliamentary questions there are ongoing restrictions in the provision of Air Traffic Control services in Casement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The military authorities have advised that in 2016 a total of €3,472 was reimbursed to the Air Corps Officers Mess with regard to the provision of light refreshments for Ministerial Air Transport (MATS) flights. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) audits the Appropriation Accounts for the Defence and Army Pensions Votes under Section 3 of the Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (12 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I have been advised by the military authorities that the information sought cannot be provide within the required timeframe. I will revert to the Deputy when the information is available.