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European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Deputies for their contributions to this very important debate. Deputies have highlighted the importance of supporting our Defence Forces in capability and development. The primary function of training and education in the Defence Forces is to develop and maintain the capabilities necessary to enable personnel to fulfil the roles laid out by Government. Defence Forces specialist...

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am being honest, upfront and frank with the Deputy.

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: We have to move with the times. The threats we face today, whether with UNIFIL, UNDOF or the European Union Training Mission, EUTM, in Mali, or indeed in the Congo, are totally different. That is why it is so important that we work-----

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: -----as Deputy Boyd Barrett said, with like-minded states. These like-minded states are participating in peacekeeping duties as well.

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am very disappointed that Deputy Boyd Barrett did not thank me for wishing him a happy birthday.

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: His page notes that he is 51. I always thought he was 26 or 27, but perhaps that is wrong as well. Ireland's participation in the European Defence Agency affords us the opportunity to keep abreast of best practice and new developments in the defence environment and military capabilities for our Defence Forces which undertake the roles assigned to them by the Government. I will state...

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: -----that we give members of our Defence Forces the best equipment, the best capabilities available and, more importantly, the best training. That is why we train with like-minded states, offering us interoperability which allows us to go out and participate in UNIFIL, UNDOF, EUTM in Mali and in the Mediterranean with our Naval Service. We have the experience of being able to participate...

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: It is important that we do so, and -----

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: -----I commend this very important motion to the House.

European Defence Agency Project: Referral to Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am proud to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Responsibility for the remediation of Haulbowline Island has been assigned by Government to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine. As the Naval Service has and will continue to have a significant presence on the Island, my officials have attended meetings with that Department and Cork County Council on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Ireland's participation in PESCO was agreed by Government and approved by Dáil Éireann prior to the Council Decision establishing PESCO on 11 December 2017. As a participant in PESCO, Ireland is required to participate in one PESCO project. There are currently 34 PESCO Projects that are being developed covering areas such as training, land, maritime, air, cyber, and joint...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I recognise the valued public service given to the State by retired members of the Defence Forces. Officials from my Department and I hold regular meetings with three Veterans’ Associations, the Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA), the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel (O.N.E.) and the Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCO). The Veterans’...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In October 2018 my Department engaged Malone O’Regan, consultant civil engineers to provide at the Naval Base, Haulbowline, the services associated with the assessment of engineering requirements, design, contractor procurement and construction oversight of the work required to provide four additional fully serviced berths for Naval Service vessels.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: A Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Working Group was established in January 2011 and reported in April 2013. The Group was re-convened in August 2015 and reported in October 2017. The purpose of the Group was to review, inter alia, issues arising in relation to the use of Lariam, particularly in the context of the current and potential litigation. The re-convened Working Group's recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: All sudden deaths that occur in the Defence Forces are reported to the relevant Coroner's Office. It is a matter for the Coroner to determine the cause of death and this is not recorded by the Defence Forces.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Expenditure (5 Feb 2019)

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: Defence Forces Remuneration (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, the Government has tasked the Public Service Pay Commission with conducting a more comprehensive examination and analysis of underlying difficulties in recruitment and retention in those sectors and employment streams identified in the Commission's Report of May 2017. The Public Service Pay Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a partial capacity benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5460/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Policy (6 Feb 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I apologise on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, who is unable to attend because he is abroad. The Government continues to be deeply concerned by the political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. The crisis continues to have a grave impact on the Venezuelan people and has resulted in mass migration, affecting countries in...