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Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Action Plan (4 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158, 159 and 161 together. On 28 March 2018, the Commission issued its Action Plan on Military Mobility following on from the November 2017 Joint Communication on improving military mobility in the EU. The Action Plan covers a number of areas: military requirements, infrastructure, dangerous goods, customs and VAT as well as cross border movement...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Action Plan (4 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: On 28 March 2018, the EU Commission issued its Action Plan on Military Mobility following on from a Joint Communication on military mobility issued in November 2017. The Commission proposes that the Union enhance its strategic transport infrastructures to make them fit for military mobility.  Some of the areas being examined for improvement under the Action Plan include streamlining...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (4 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: It is anticipated that the upcoming NATO Summit in July will include a new Joint Declaration regarding EU-NATO Cooperation. It is expected that the declaration will focus primarily on those areas of cooperation already underway under the agreed Common Set of Proposals.  Ireland welcomes the contribution that EU-NATO co-operation makes to international peace and security through...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (4 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The decision referred to in the question is the Council Decision of 25 June 2018 establishing a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects. In line with the Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 establishing a PESCO roadmap for the way forward, a common set of governance rules for PESCO projects was adopted on 25 June 2018 at the Foreign Affairs Committee held in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Military Authorities and I will revert to her as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Defence made General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) training available to all staff during April and May of this year. The Department will also participate in upcoming training for Data Protection Officers which is to be provided through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department will keep GDPR training requirements under review on an ongoing basis.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can reactivate an unsuccessful application for additional accommodation rather than making a new application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for the school transport scheme for children with special educational needs; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29758/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 335. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria for qualifying for the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29709/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 336. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on whether the criteria for qualifying for the CLÁR programme should be changed to ensure more areas are included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29711/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 338. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason no project in County Wexford benefitted from the latest round of CLÁR funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29759/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 to 125, inclusive, together. The position of the Maor of the Curragh is held by a Civilian Employee engaged by my Department. In accordance with agreed procedures under industrial relations mechanisms for the filling of such posts, the vacant position of Maor of the Curragh was advertised amongst serving eligible civilian staff in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: There are no laws relating to the work of my Department which would appear to be relevant in the context of the Deputy's question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Naval Service Data (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 to 130, inclusive, together. While the primary day-to-day tasking of the Naval Service in Ireland is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State’s fishery protection legislation and our obligations as a member of the European Union, when on patrol Naval Service vessels are multi-tasked in the sense that they also undertake...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Travel (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: In the period since 30 June, 2017, the total costs incurred by myself and the staff of my office, specifically my advisors and Private Secretary, on travel within Ireland are as follows - 30 June-31 December 2017  €12,269.07 01 January-30 June 2018 €16,638.29 Costs incurred in respect of foreign travel by myself, my advisors and Private Secretary are as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Project Ireland 2040 (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Project Ireland 2040 is the Government’s overarching policy initiative to make Ireland a better country for all of us, a country that reflects the best of who we are and what we aspire to be. The National Development Plan 2018 – 2027, a key part of Project Ireland 2040, recognises that Defence provides part of the societal bedrock which allows society to function and thus...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Requests (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As of the 5 July, my Department had received 81 FOI requests, of which 23 were refused. There have been no appeals of decisions in relation to requests to date in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Vacancies on State Boards (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The only State Board under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927.  The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members.  The two ordinary members must be qualified medical practitioners of whom one must be an officer of the Army...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Air Corps Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am informed by the military authorities that Airmen / Airwomen are not usually inducted directly into the Air Corps (AC), as historically most personnel in these posts transfer across from the Army. It is planned to induct 28 Apprentices into the Air Corps this September (2018) and, to maximise training resources, augment the apprentice class with General Service recruits. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Civil Service vacancies in my Department are filled on the basis of centrally agreed sequences. In this context, in 2017 a total of 6 Civil Service posts were filled following internal competitions, while in 2018 to date, 8 such posts have been filled. In addition, my Department employs some 450 civilian employees in various military installations across the country. In 2017,...