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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table gives a breakdown of the number of Defence Forces personnel operating in sub-Saharan Africa who were prescribed a Malaria chemoprophylaxis during 2016. Malaria chemoprophylaxis prescribed. Total 2016 Doxycycline 6 Lariam 42 Malarone 2

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Pensions Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has overall responsibility for the administration of civil service pension schemes, which cover personnel in established and un-established civil service and State Industrial posts. Accordingly, the information in relation to civil servants working in the Department of Defence and civilian personnel employed with the Permanent Defence Force is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Disability Act Employment Targets (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 sets out the legal obligations of public service bodies - to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities - to comply with any statutory Code of Practice - to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities - to report every year on achievement of these obligations. The NDA reports on compliance with this 3% target. In its latest...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised that the individual in question was discharged from the Defence Forces on 1 May 2015 and that his application for a disability pension was received by my Department in June 2015. The nature of disability pension applications means that the procedure for investigating them takes some time to complete.  Once an application is received in my Department the details provided...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There were no contracts awarded to the company referred to by the Deputy by my Department or agency or body under aegis of my Department during the period covered by the question.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Archives (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised by the m ilitary authorities that a ny archival material relating to the Siege of Jadotville, as part of the Defence Forces deployment on Peacekeeping duties with the United Nations, d eposited with Military Archives remains under the custody and control of the Officer in Charge of Military Archives. The Military Archives can only certify that which has been deposited with the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table sets out the current strength (Whole Time Equivalent) of the Permanent Defence Force across the three branches, as of the 30 th April, 2017 (the latest date for which figures are available): Branch Current Strength Army 7,290 Air Corps 707 Naval Service 1,065 Total 9,062 The Government is committed to maintaining the establishment of the Permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service personnel, 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: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: No payments were made by my Department, or a body under its aegis, to the company referred to by the Deputy in the period from January 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Appointments to State Boards (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Public Appointments Service has not appointed any former T.D. to the Army Pensions Board, the only State body under the aegis of the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Events (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Defence does not have a budget for commemorations. This is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Postal Codes (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There has been no cost incurred by this Department on designing, implementing and supporting the Eircode system. My Department’s financial systems already have the functionality to capture and maintain postcode data.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Primary responsibility for the internal security of the State rests with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence (2015) is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to provide assistance and support to An Garda Síochána when requested to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Army Pensions Acts provide for consideration of claims in respect of a disablement due to: (a) a wound or injury attributable to service in the Defence Forces, provided that the application is made within a year from the date of discharge from the Defence Forces; (b) disease attributable to, aggravated by, accelerated or excited by overseas service with a United Nation Force provided...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Bodies Code of Conduct (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The only State body currently under the aegis of the Department of Defence is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board does not have its own budget; all expenditure and financial transactions relating to it are administered by my Department through the Army Pensions Vote, Vote 35.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Sewerage and waste water from all buildings in Dún Ui Mhaoilíosa (Renmore) Barracks, Galway are connected into the Galway City sewerage system. The Department of Defence in a licence agreement dated 4 February 1975 permitted Galway County Council to lay a sewer through Department lands adjacent to Dún Ui Mhaoilíosa (Renmore) Barracks, Galway. In accordance with the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Relocation (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Defence is largely a decentralised Department with offices in Newbridge, Galway and Roscrea. The Department does not hold specific details in relation to staff who may be seeking to transfer from the Department to other locations.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I can confirm that the number of civil servants in my Department including State Boards and/or Agencies, by county, as at 29 May 2017 is as follows: County/Location Number of Civil Servants Co. Kildare 168 Co. Galway 134 Co. Tipperary 26 Dublin City 12 Co Cork 2 Total staff by county: 342 In addition, 5 staff are serving in Brussels, bringing the total number to 347 as...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I was delighted to recognise, along with the former Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, the bravery of the men at the siege of Jadotville in 1961 on a UN-mandated mission. I am not sure if we require legislation or if a Cabinet decision might suffice to award medals. If legislation is required, it will be a very short Bill and, hopefully, I will have it in before the summer recess.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (21 Jun 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Expenditure on training related to public relations in the Department of Defence over the same period is set out in the following table. Year Company Amount 2014 Nil 2015 Nil 2016 Carr Communications: Media Training €750 2017 (to date) Nil