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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: He is not the Accounting Officer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: He is accountable to me, but he is not the Accounting Officer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: This has been ongoing since prehistoric times. He is not the Accounting Officer, although he answers directly to me. I am willing to come before the committee at any time or answer parliamentary questions on the matter in the Dáil. The Secretary General will also appear before the committee. The Chief of Staff is not the Accounting Officer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: That is a matter for the------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: He is not the Accounting Officer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council: Defence and Related Matters (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: We have been over this ground before. He is not the Accounting Officer.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I thank all the Deputies for their considered input to tonight's thought-provoking debate on this important subject. As the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, outlined, he has given much thought to the key intention of this Bill, which is to prevent harm to the most vulnerable. As a society, we must always be concerned with those who are most in need of protection and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (1 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: It is not possible, within the time allocated to respond to PQs, to provide the information sought by the Deputy. The matter is being investigated with a view to furnishing a detailed response to the Deputy in due course.

Seanad: Defence Forces: Statements (1 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I might be a little over the eight minutes. I might ask for leniency. I very much welcome the opportunity the Senators have given me to speak about our Defence Forces and the actions that the Government is taking to develop the Defence Forces as outlined in the White Paper on Defence 2015. Defence is a very serious matter and there is a strong danger that overstating the issues facing the...

Seanad: Defence Forces: Statements (1 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As many Members raised the issue of pay, that will be the first issue I will address. Thereafter, I will try to go through as many of the issues people have raised with me as possible. There have been significant improvements in pay for members of the Defence Forces under the Lansdowne Road agreement, particularly for lower-paid members. The pay scales will increase further in all ranks...

Seanad: Defence Forces: Statements (1 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Actually, it was not Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Defence Forces: Statements (1 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: A total of 209 personnel in training left in 2017. In 2001, during the so-called boom, 302 personnel left. In 2007, which was the height of the boom, 188 left. The numbers leaving fell in each of the years from 2011 to 2014 because there was a recession and people wanted to stay. A total of 169 left in 2016 and 209 left for various reasons in 2017. Some might not have been up to it and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Rates of pay and conditions of employment in the Defence Forces have traditionally been set by, inter alia, reference to relative levels of pay across the various sectors of the Irish public sector. Defence Forces pay is increasing in accordance with public sector pay agreements. The focus of these increases is weighted in favour of those on lower pay. Members of the Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Rates of pay and conditions of employment in the Defence Forces have traditionally been set by, inter alia, reference to relative levels of pay across the various sectors of the Irish public sector. Defence Forces pay is increasing in accordance with public sector pay agreements. The focus of these increases is weighted in favour of those on lower pay. Members of the Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Terms and Conditions for members of the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve are outlined in Defence Force Regulations R5 and Administrative Instruction R5. Members of the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve are not employed or engaged under a contract of employment and are not employees per se. A contract of employment stipulates the hours of work, hours of attendance or...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 to 71, inclusive, together. A claim in relation to Conciliation Council Report 421 and claims to review the Mandatory Retirement ages for Commissioned Ranks have been received from the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers (RACO) under the Conciliation and Arbitration (C&A) scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, at 31 March 2018, the latest date for which figures are available, was 8,993 (Whole Time Equivalent) comprising 7,229 Army, 717 Air Corps and 1,047 Naval Service Personnel. The attached table outlines the total vacancies by rank, based on the agreed establishment for the Permanent Defence Force of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 76 to 78, inclusive, together. In 2017, under my direction, the Department of Defence brought issues of recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces to the attention of the Public Sector Pay Commission (PSPC). As a direct result of that initiative the PSPC is now beginning an in-depth evidence based examination of those issues. The Public...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 75 together. The retention of Officers in the Defence Forces, in particular retaining Air Corps Pilot Officers, has been a challenge for the Defence Forces in recent years. The most recent Air Corps Pilot Service Commitment Scheme ran from 2002 to 2010 with the intention of retaining experienced AC Pilot Officers. The following table illustrates the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (3 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis for applying a tax and exemptions to products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19556/18]