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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I do not know, but I expect that that is when it will be due. The commission has stated it requires a number of months to do its work. It is working in the area of health. There is an interface-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: No, it has not reported fully on it. It is interfacing with the Defence Forces. I want to give it time and space to do its work and go through the process. I expect that it will be quarter 1 of 2019 before we have it. If it is earlier, great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have received a number of reviews and recommendations. My Department and I are working on them, with senior military management.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Will the Deputy give me a few examples?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: We are coming to the committee. I would call it an ongoing review.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: There are 80 projects involved in respect of Defence Forces military management. A Defence Forces team and a civil team are looking after all of the projects included in the White Paper. Of course, there is an ongoing review of all of the projects that are happening. Will the Deputy give me other examples? The White Paper will be brought before the committee. I have written to it in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: It is occurring within the process of recruitment. We are not going to say we are going to fix this and not change it for the next five years. Of course, we will review our practices and processes. I would be very critical of the organisation if it was not doing so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: First, I will deal with the formal decision making process. It is also important to have an informal discussion beforehand because when I go to these meetings I arrive on the evening before and I am gone by around two or three o'clock the next day. It is really important to have informal discussions around decisions that will be made at the formal meetings. Of course I discuss the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I will not divulge any conversations I had in a private capacity with anybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council – Defence, and Related Matters: Minister of State at the Department of Defence (18 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Barrett is a former Minister, and he fully understands that when one is competing in a troubled economy one of the areas hit hardest in the public sector is the Defence Forces. Looking at trends over the years, it is clear that that has always been the case. We have to prioritise what we can and cannot do, but the important thing is that it is done in a very safe environment and in a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Work Placement Programmes (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department facilitated work experience under the University of Limerick student Placement Programme for 3 students per year commencing in 1992 and ending with the 2008/2009 academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Curragh Plains Representative Forum (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Both the Department of Defence and Kildare County Council are members of the Curragh Forum which was established in March 2016 and provides "stakeholders with an opportunity for the consideration / progress of a wide range of issues regarding the use, management and long term development of the Curragh Plains". My Department met with Kildare County Council on 18 September 2018 to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am aware of the views expressed and the issues raised in relation to the Parade which took place on 19 September 2018. I note in particular the call for the restoration of pay. Similar to other areas of the public service, the pay of Permanent Defence Force personnel was reduced as one of the measures necessary to stabilise national finances during the financial crisis. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I recognise the valued public service given by former servicemen and women of the Defence Forces to the State. As such, officials from my Department and I hold regular meetings with recognised Veterans’ Associations at which issues of concern to their members are discussed. My Department has Service Level Agreements with the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (O.N.E.)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am informed by the military authorities that, in order to verify that no applicant has progressed in any competition since 2012 despite not meeting the set down criteria, a thorough review of records since that time would be required. In this context, the information is not readily available and, I regret, cannot be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I can confirm that in the past three years I have not met or had any engagements or correspondence with the person referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health and Safety (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have sought the information from the military authorities and will revert to the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Health and Safety (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have sought the information from the military authorities and I will revert to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I have been advised by the military authorities that Defence Force Regulations require all members of the Defence Forces to undergo an annual occupational medical examination.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Local Authority Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department provides funding to local authorities to assist them in the provision of Civil Defence services. This funding is intended to meet a proportion (70%) of the annual operating costs of Civil Defence in the local authorities – plus grants for equipment, training exercises and other miscellaneous related costs. The amount provided in 2016 was €3.81m and in 2017 was...