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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The total expenditure on training and development of civil servants and civilian employees of my Department in the year ending 31 December 2017 was €238,539.16. Incidental expenditure, such as individual travel and subsistence, is not collated centrally and is not met from the training and development budget.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Total expenditure by my Department on travel and subsistence in 2017 was €656,815.66. Of this amount, €401,231.88 was expended on travel and €255,583.78 on subsistence.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department expended €114,474.16 on consultancy services in the year ending 31 December 2017. No expenditure on external services was incurred in respect of value for money or policy reviews in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: At my request, discussions took place between the Department and the Veterans’ Associations; the Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA), the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (ONE), and the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCO), to explore means of recognition of the contribution of veterans to the centenary commemorative events in 2016. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Pre-hospital practitioners such as Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics are an integral and essential part of the service delivery component of the Medical Corps and serve at home and abroad in medical appointments. By definition they are Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council ( PHECC)-registered and must comply with specific requirements (currency in Clinical Practice Guidelines and adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The numerical establishment of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve is set out in the following table. Rank Army Reserve Establishment Naval Service Reserve Establishment Total Lieutenant Colonel 5 0 5 Commandant 60 4 64 Captain 107 20 127 Lieutenant 110 0 110 Sergeant Major 1 0 1 Battalion Quartermaster Sergeant 0 4 4 Company Sergeant 38 8 46 Company Quartermaster...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Documents (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that can be taken when a person's accountant has not submitted tax returns and is withholding the person's accounts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 500. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the legality of heavy machinery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22287/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (22 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 558. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22113/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (23 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have been advised by the Defence Forces that in relation to the Department's lands at the Glen of Imaal, prior to a Military shoot being conducted the following procedures take place: - Site reconnaissance - Document preparation which includes Safety Trace, Time specific risk assessment, Range Action Safety plan. - OIC (Officer in Command Briefing) – Minimum rank of Captain -...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Since 2017, payrolls for the Defence Forces are processed by the Department's payroll provider, the National Shared Services Office (NSSO).  Payments to Defence Forces personnel are made by the NSSO using electronic funds transfer.  Also, as part of the move to the NSSO, online payslips were introduced to replace the paper payslips then in use. My Department has not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (24 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be made available to a scheme (details supplied) to reopen it to new bookings in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23033/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (29 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 135 together. As I indicated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 9 May 2018, my Department has no record of awarding any contracts to the company referred to by the Deputy in the period since March 2011. In this context, I am not in a position to comment on the specific issues being raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Air Corps operate a fleet of fixed and rotary wing aircraft which provide military support to the Army and Naval Service, together with support for non-military air services such as Garda air support, air ambulance, fisheries protection and the Ministerial Air Transport Service. As the Deputy will appreciate, all aircraft must undergo regular maintenance and scheduled overhauls to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Transport (29 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: In my role as Minister of State with Responsibility for Defence, I have not been provided with a ministerial car from the Garda fleet.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications (29 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a treatment optical benefit claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23599/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (30 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The table sets out the number of general service recruits inducted for each of the years 2002 to 2017 inclusive. It does not include those in cadetships. Data collated by the military authorities does not track individual entrants but is collated in the aggregate. As set out in the table, it is not unusual to have more than 20% of any annual recruitment intake leave during induction...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (31 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As I indicated in my reply to Question No. 3 of 10 May 2018 on this matter, I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, as at: - 28 February 2018 was 9,057 (Whole Time Equivalent) personnel. - 28 February 2017 was 9,070 (Whole Time Equivalent) personnel. The overall difference in strength in February 2017 and February...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (31 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The military authorities have advised me that, as of 30 April 2018, 147 members of the Defence Forces left on a voluntary basis. The Defence Forces have a higher level of turnover that other areas of the public service. This is not unusual and is a feature of military organisations internationally. Given their voluntary nature, it is not possible to accurately estimate non-mandatory...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (31 May 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As has been outlined on a number of occasions, there are no plans to review the reorganisation of the Defence Forces.  The White Paper on Defence, published in 2015, resulted from a comprehensive examination of Defence requirements over a ten year planning horizon and it specifically provides for the retention of the structures introduced in 2012.  As a result of the...