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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: On the 24-hour duty allowance, I was with Minister Donohoe, with my senior officials. There has been back and forward communication on this. It is a priority for me.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am not sure where it is at the moment. I cannot be directly involved in every part of negotiations but I have left it to my senior officials. However, I do know that PDFORRA is aware of my work. It has been in communication with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as well.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: On the veteran associations, I meet them at least and sometimes twice a year. I last met them in December of 2017. Their allowances were discussed and officials in my Department are in negotiations with them on that matter. In 2016, the budget for military education and training was €1,983,000 while in 2017 it was €2,173,000. The Estimate for 2018 is €2,150,000 but...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Yes, they include absolutely everything, right across the board. They are the figures for all eight of our vessels. There is no provision made for the receipt of EU funding for fisheries protection in 2018 but we are examining the potential for such funding in future years.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: There is no issue in terms of payment within my Department. The issue arises when people sign off and then sign back on again. There is a delay with the Department of Social Protection rather than with the Department of Defence. I know that we pay them totally independently. Once they do their training days, they are paid and there is no issue with payment on our side. I will revert to...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I will come back to the committee on the matter. On accommodation in each of the barracks, there is provision in the capital plan for €23 million in 2018 for investment in built infrastructure and for €855,000 for furniture, bedding, utensils and so on. I take the Deputy's point and I agree that throughout the years of the recession there was little investment in...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Brexit and ensuring there is no hard border is a priority for the Taoiseach and the Government. As I have previously stated, the internal security of the State is a matter for the Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice and Equality but if there is a call on the Defence Forces they are ready to assist. A senior official of my Department, at assistant secretary level, is...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Before we begin consideration of this motion, I would like to deal with another matter. Earlier, a number of people spoke about health and safety in the Air Corps. Under my instructions, the General Officer Commanding, GOC, Irish Air Corps, Brigadier General Seán Clancy, has invited the committee to visit the Air Corps base and I ask that the Chairman and the committee secretariat...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am pleased to report to the committee on the Irish Defence Forces' participation in United Nations missions in 2016. The report for 2016 was laid before Dáil Éireann on 5 October 2017. The following motion has been placed on the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann and referred to this committee:That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am injury time as well as I have to head to Donegal. Deputy Ó Snodaigh raised the anniversaries of 40 years in UNIFIL and 60 years in the UN. He praised the standard we have set and the great ability of Major General Mick Beary. I will of course pass on his comments. UN Under-Secretary General Lacroix visited the UNIFIL mission only last week and fully praised the work of Major...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have nothing to do with the drafting of the document being produced by Fine Gael MEPs, but I read with interest a leaked version in last weekend's newspaper. I have not yet seen a full copy of the document, but I will read it with interest.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Banking (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department operates a small number of bank accounts, in order to process payments for goods and services, for processing payrolls and for the receipt of funds due to the Department. In accordance with public financial procedures, the amounts maintained in these accounts are kept to a minimum. During 2017, the cost of negative interest rates in respect of these bank accounts was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The total expenditure on public awareness campaigns and online advertising from January 2017 to date in 2018 by my Department is set out in the table. The expenditure relates to the Be Winter Ready campaign which was launched on 8 November 2017. There was no expenditure in relation to third party public relations advice or communications advice during the period in question. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: It is the policy of my Department that all new civil service staff are recruited through the Public Appointments Service and I can confirm this policy has been fully adhered in the period since my appointment as Minister.   As provided for in relation to the employment of special advisers, both my special advisers were recruited directly rather than through the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: A number of the public and civil service staff of my Department were fully engaged in the national response to Storm Emma. Essential members of the staff of my Department worked as part of the National Emergency Management Group, managing and overseeing the requirement for Civil Defence and Defence Forces' support across the country and liaising with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Given the unique and demanding nature of military life, there is understandably a relatively high level of turnover among Defence Forces personnel. This is not new and the Defence Forces have always had a level of turnover that far exceeds other areas of the public service. I am advised that 1,902 personnel left the Defence Forces in the 3 year period from 2015-2017, inclusive. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Funding (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The White Paper on Defence sets out a developmental path for the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF). It provides that for an overall establishment of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve of 4,169 personnel, which will be achieved by increasing the Naval Service Reserve establishment from 200 to 300 personnel. Currently, the establishment for the RDF is 4,069 personnel. The current strength...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My priority as Minister with Responsibility for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible so as to enable the Defence Forces to carry out their roles as assigned by Government. The White Paper provides for the replacement of the current Cessna fleet with three larger aircraft which will be equipped for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Protected Disclosures (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I treat all correspondence received in relation to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 seriously and examine the issue based on the substance of the matter not on questions of motivation.  In relation to allegations of destruction of reports, I requested a report from the Chief of Staff on the actions taken on foot of the allegation. He informed me that the officer named met with the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence Data (20 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The number of active Civil Defence volunteers in each county at the end of 2017 is as follows: CARLOW63 CAVAN225 CLARE179 CORK CITY 95 CORK NORTH76 CORK SOUTH44 CORK WEST86 DONEGAL  129 DUBLIN434 GALWAY311 KERRY131 KILDARE62 KILKENNY  23 LAOIS89 LEITRIM36 LIMERICK157 LONGFORD 52 LOUTH38 MAYO78 MEATH221 MONAGHAN 64 OFFALY49 ROSCOMMON87 SLIGO107 TIPPERARY182...