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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Following the recent flooding in Donegal the Defence Forces were deployed to provided Aid to the Civil Authority (ATCA) assistance to Donegal County Council on foot of a request from the Council. I can confirm that the issue of insurance cover for the Defence Forces did not arise in relation to this deployment. The Defence Forces are indemnified by the State Claims Agency when deployed in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2112 and 2113 together. The outcome of the vote of 23 June 2016 in the UK will have implications across all aspects of the business of the European Union. While the vote does not give rise to fundamental strategic issues for Defence Forces operations or for Ireland’s continuing engagement within the EU in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Projects (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: For Department of Defence capital projects, construction inflation, including projections of future inflation levels, is monitored taking account of both the Tender Price Index published twice yearly by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and the reports published annually by some of the larger Quantity Surveying and Cost Management firms. The published documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has no plans to make the use of the public services card mandatory for accessing services provided.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The only state board under the aegis of the Department of Defence is the Army Pensions Board. An Executive Officer from the Department of Defence acts as Secretary to the Board which does not have a specific staffing compliment.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table provides details of the percentage of the staff of my Department, civil servants and civilian employees, and members of the Permanent Defence Force, who were female in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Department of Defence (civil servants) 66.5% 66% 66.5% 67.6% 66.6% 65.9% 64.7% 64.3% ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Research Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am aware of the steps taken by University College Cork (UCC) and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) in relation to IMERC, following the Review of IMERC undertaken in 2016. I understand that, as part of the Review of IMERC, key personnel in the Naval Service were interviewed. In addition, there was informal phone contact with officials in my Department. Neither my Department nor the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2119 to 2129, inclusive, together. The comprehensive document “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union: The Government’s Approach” published on 2 May outlined in detail the structures put in place by the Government to ensure a strategic and whole-of Government response to Brexit that ensures a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The budget allocation for Defence provides mainly for the pay and allowances of the Defence Forces, civil servants and civilian employees in the Defence Sector, ongoing standing and operational costs of the Defence Forces and investment in essential equipment and infrastructure. It also provides for the payment of pension entitlements to former members of the Defence Forces as well as funding...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (20 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is legal for an employer and employee to agree that the employee will take payment in lieu of part of their holidays; if a company or its director are breaking labour law in cases (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39711/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 716. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding allocated to schools (details supplied); the funding that was used; the area in which unused funds will be spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (20 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 810 and 811 together. As this matter pertains to litigation which is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for me to comment at this time.

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

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 812 to 815, inclusive, together. A Naval Service vessel, LÉ Samuel Beckett, attended the bi-annual Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London last week. The event ran from Tuesday 12th September 2017 to Friday 15th September 2017. The visit of the ship followed a request from Babcock International, the company responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (20 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Deputy Paul Kehoe): On the 13th June last I decided to award a medal to the men of “A” Company, 35th Infantry Battalion and to family representatives of deceased members, to give full and due recognition in honour of the courageous actions of the men during the siege at Jadotville in September 1961. This fully recognises their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (20 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised that the State Claims Agency do not undertake health and safety risk assessments in the Defence Forces. This function is the responsibility of the Defence Forces. With regard to the Air Corps, the Deputy will be aware that the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), following a number of inspections in 2016, issued a Report of Inspection to the Air Corps on 21 October 2016,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be extra positions allocated in areas (details supplied); if so, the timeframe for same; the number of positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39972/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (21 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I understand that the Report has been finalised by the Working Group. I anticipate that it will be submitted to me in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As of 26 September, 2017, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in a table: YEAR Enlisted Recruits Enlisted Recruits Still in Service 2013 419 283 2014 461 303 2015 362 276 2016 589 422 2017 335 276 When assessing the number of personnel who are no longer in service, cognisance must be made of the fact that a significant number of recruits depart from...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There are a number of stages to the process for induction as a General Service Recruit to the Permanent Defence Force. It is not possible for the Defence Forces to provide certainty of the timeframe for this process, although every effort is made to reduce such timeframes. The Defence Forces has introduced initiatives to speed up the recruitment process. Once individuals have been...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reports (26 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The report referenced by the Deputy was prepared in the context of ongoing legal proceedings. As the release of the report could adversely impact on those proceedings, I will not be releasing the report.