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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As I have outlined previously, Section 13(2) of the Army Pension Act 1923 provides that any compensation received from or on behalf of the person allegedly responsible for the act which caused the wounding may be taken into consideration in fixing the amount of any pension, allowance or gratuity awarded to an individual under the Acts. The underlying objective of Section 13(2) is to take...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Naval Service is the State's principal sea-going agency and is tasked with a variety of defence and other roles. The main day to day role of the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union. The Naval Service is tasked with patrolling all Irish waters from the shoreline to the outer limits of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The International Security Presence in Kosovo (KFOR) is a NATO-led force operating under a UN mandate. KFOR was established on 10 June 1999, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1244, for an initial period of twelve (12) months, to continue thereafter unless the UN Security Council decides otherwise. The role of KFOR is to support the maintenance of civil law and order within...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On foot of a request for ATCP...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The provision of housing accommodation is a matter in the first instance for my colleague the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and the local authorities falling under the remit of that Department, for its part my Department is committed to providing whatever assistance possible to support the implementation of the Government strategy on housing and homelessness. In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The White Paper on Defence (2015) sets out Government policy on Defence for the next decade. It commits to retaining flexible and adaptable defence capabilities for a broad range of scenarios and sets out capability requirements including personnel and equipment in this regard. In this context, it is important that an appropriate balance is maintained between personnel costs and equipment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am informed by the military authorities that a recruitment competition for instrumentalists in the Defence Forces School of Music ran from the 21 May to 29 June 2018 and it is planned to induct instrumentalists from that competition shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: In accordance with the Public Service Stability Agreement, 2013-2016, (the Haddington Road Agreement), all sectors across the public service were required to contribute to additional pay and productivity measures. Other sectors delivered these savings through a variety of approaches including additional working time and reduced rates of overtime payments. The contribution from the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the exemption levels on a tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37691/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an appeal option available to a person (details supplied) regarding the refusal of a remote boarding grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37237/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation is still under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37259/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 356. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all permits (details supplied) have been allocated for 2018; her plans to increase the number available to the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37306/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 476. To ask the Minister for Health the status of approval for a medication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times for a service (details supplied); the actions in place to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the introduction of the YESS scheme; the criteria of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37168/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 753. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be issued on a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) further to the oral hearing on 2 August 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37571/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 769. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if arrears of qualified adult allowance and qualified child allowance are due to a person (details supplied) in regard to an illness benefit claim; if so, when the arrears will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37774/18]

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces are the bedrock underpinning our safe and secure society. I have never questioned the loyalty or bravery of any member of the Defence Forces if he or she is serving overseas or serving here in Ireland and facing whatever issue they have to respond to. The Government values each member and the roles that members of the Defence Forces carry out along with members of An...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I will speak as briefly as I can but I must address the issues put to me. I do not agree that the independent Public Service Pay Commission is taking too long. It only sat in the last few months. It has prioritised the health sector and the Defence Forces following recommendations that I made to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department of Defence does not set the pay...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Defence Forces Remuneration (19 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I will have one sentence.