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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Search and Rescue Service Provision (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: A Service Level Agreement between the Department of Defence and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, provides that the Coast Guard search and rescue services can request the support of the Air Corps on an ‘as available’ basis. The Irish Coast Guard, which operates under the aegis of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, has overall responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As stated in the White Paper on Defence (2015) the Air Corps’ existing Pilatus PC9 aircraft provide a very limited air to air and air to ground capacity. A decision was made in 2016 to replace a PC-9M aircraft which was written off following a fatal crash in 2009. The replacement PC-9M aircraft, scheduled for delivery this year from Pilatus Aircraft in Switzerland at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Paul Kehoe T.D.): For security and operational reasons it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the disposition and specific Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) capabilities of the Defence Forces. However, the military authorities have confirmed that, having regard to ongoing benchmarking with international organisations and Agencies...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Service Pay Commission Reports (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. The Public Service Pay Commission, announced by my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has been tasked with providing analysis and advice on remuneration for the public service, including the Defence Forces, in the context of the FEMPI Acts 2009 - 2015. I understand that PDFORRA, have submitted their observations...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My priority as Minister with Responsibility for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, is maintained to the greatest extent possible so as to enable the Defence Forces to carry out their roles as assigned by Government as set out on the White Paper on Defence. Equipment priorities for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps are being...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The White Paper on Defence included a commitment to evaluating the potential development of a new Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training at the Defence Forces Training Centre in The Curragh. Also, the Programme for a Partnership Government included a commitment to developing this Institute. It is foreseen that the new Institute will have international standing and contribute to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Employment Support Services (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Programme for a Partnership Government and the White Paper on Defence committed the Government to putting in place a new employment support scheme with the direct involvement of the Defence Forces. The objective of this scheme is to help develop a path to economic independence for participants, aged between 18 and 24 years, who are at a serious disadvantage owing to their current...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised by the military authorities that in order for 2 Brigade to execute its full range of operational, training and administrative tasks, Units based outside Dublin are required to perform operational duties in Dublin on certain occasions each month. The execution of such duties provides for a shared and equitable distribution of these daily operational commitments, whilst also...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As part of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations I visited Irish troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) during the period 13 March to 20 March. Over 90% of Irish Defence Forces personnel serving overseas are based in this region. In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: It was not possible to reply to the Deputy in the time available. My Department is making ongoing enquiries into the matter and I will reply directly to the Deputy once a reply comes to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy is aware the scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration for members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) provides a formal mechanism for the PDF Representative Associations, RACO and PDFORRA, to engage with the Official side. The purpose of the scheme is to provide a means for the determination of claims and proposals from the Associations relating to remuneration and conditions of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Following a recent Compulsory Random Drug Testing in Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel, one member of the Defence Forces tested as "unclear" for a controlled substance. It is the case that under Defence Force Administrative Procedures, unclear initial test sample results cannot be considered positive until the sample provided has been tested by a designated civilian laboratory and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Operations (13 Apr 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Following a recent Compulsory Random Drug Testing in Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel, one member of the Defence Forces tested as "unclear" for a controlled substance. It is the case that under Defence Force Administrative Procedures, unclear initial test sample results cannot be considered positive until the sample provided has been tested by a designated civilian laboratory and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a payment under the help-to-buy incentive scheme for persons (details supplied); when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19368/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a claim for a tax refund for 2016 by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19369/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 700. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if street lighting needed in a village will be considered for funding under the village and town renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19515/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 974. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) having received compensation following the death of their spouse is not entitled to nursing home support under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19936/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: On 27 September 2010 the adjudicator under the conciliation and arbitration scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force awarded an increase in technician pay for army cooks from group 2 to group 3. 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 2) Act 2009. This...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Civil Defence operates a training facility to the rear of Ratra House, Phoenix Park, Dublin. The facility includes an outdoor training range, which contains structures and debris designed to exercise various Civil Defence related scenarios. In this context, the range is a hazardous and potentially dangerous area. The nature of the structures and debris means that the range is unsafe for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (2 May 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The 1916 Medal was approved by Government in 1941. It was awarded to persons who were awarded 1916 military service under the Military Service Pensions Acts, or to those who did not apply for a pension but who satisfied the Minister that they would have been awarded 1916 military service if they had applied under the Acts. In relation to the case in question, the board of assessors...