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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Air Ambulance Service Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I do not think there was any question that it would be relocated to any other location. The service will be maintained in Athlone. The ICRR helicopter is based in County Roscommon because it is a community service, while Custume Barracks is a military barracks. I hope the Senator understands the reasons we cannot have a community service helicopter operating out of a military barracks. If...

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak about this issue in Seanad Éireann this evening. I spoke about it earlier in response to a Commencement matter raised by Senator McFadden. The emergency aeromedical support service, the EAS service, which is based in Custume Barracks, Athlone, is an important service provided by the Air Corps. Notwithstanding the well-documented, ongoing...

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I have no issue with Senator Feighan coming in, with the agreement of the House.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome some of the Senators' comments. I recognise that Senator McFadden did not come into the House to start jumping up and down on this issue. She tabled a Commencement matter which I was able to answer. Senator Wilson spoke about lives being put at risk. Lives are not being put at risk because we have put a contingency plan in place to make sure lives will not be put at risk. I...

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I did not interrupt the Senator. I have manners.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As we speak, the Air Corps is providing the service. There will be four days in the months of November, December, January and February when the EAS Air Corps will not be able to provide a service. When it is unable to provide a service, the community response helicopter will be in place and will be backed up by the Irish Coast Guard. The then Government put this in place in 2015 in line...

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I apologise to the Senator. I have emphasised the importance of providing the EAS service because of the benefit it provides to the local community, north, south, east and west. However, I have always stated to military management the importance of the safety of personnel in all areas of its work. It would be totally remiss of me if I did not take my responsibility seriously and think of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The expenditure on purchasing mobile phones for staff in my Department for work-related business in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is detailed in the following table. Year Total Spend on Mobile Phones incl. VAT 2016 €14,148 2017 €20,093 2018 €25,945 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The following table provides details of the number of civil servants employed in my Department by gender and pay grade at 31 October 2019. As a number of employees are working reduced patterns of attendance, the total number of whole time equivalent posts in my Department is 352. 34. Grade Total Numbers Male Female Secretary General ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The following table provides details of the advisers appointed by me in my capacity as Minister with Responsibility for Defence: Title Name Date of Appointment Special Adviser John Coughlan 6 May 2016 to date Press Adviser Clare Mungovan 18 May 2016 to 7 January 2018 Press Adviser ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department employs both civil servants and civilian employees attached to military installations. The following table provides details of the number of complaints of bullying or harassment received by my Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. There were no complaints of sexual harassment during the period in question. Year 2016 2017 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department employs both civil servants and civilian employees attached to military installations. The following table provides details of the number of employees that were dismissed or suspended in the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. As only one person was suspended or dismissed during the full period covered by this question, the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has spent €196.80 on promotional material in relation to Project Ireland 2040. No further costs were incurred in relation to public relations, promotion and advertising for either Project Ireland 2040 or the National Development Plan 2018-2027, for the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Drinking water in the Department of Defence is provided primarily through filtered water coolers. A number of water dispensers which use the large 19 litre reusable water containers are provided in conference rooms. As a general rule, the Department does not provide water in individual plastic or glass bottles. To date, in 2019, expenditure by the Department of Defence on water (19 litre...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In October 2015, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced the publication of the Model Publication Scheme under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. Subsequently, in line with section 8 of the Act, my Department's FOI publication scheme was first published on 14 April, 2016. The scheme was next reviewed in July 2018 during the re-development of my Department's website....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department did not incur any costs in relation to public relations in the period in question. The following table outlines costs for advertising and promotion for the period in question, and includes payments made to date in 2019. Promotion and Advertising Costs 2016 €92,387.91 Promotion and Advertising Costs 2017 €97,562.81 ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Defence Forces Reserve (20 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised by the military authorities that, while there are no specific dates as of yet, it is intended that a recruitment campaign for the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR) will be opened in March/April 2020. There were two recruitment campaigns for the AR and the NSR in 2019, one in March and a second in October. These attracted a total of 2,603 applications, 2,140 to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In the period since my appointment as Minister with Responsibility for Defence on 6 May, 2016, I have had no meetings with insurance companies or Insurance Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (21 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Air Corps Flying Officers Service Commitment Scheme has been restored arising from the implementation of the Public Service Pay Commission’s report on recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces. The scheme envisages commitments to service ranging from three to eight years and payments made for this commitment on an annual basis. Those who commit for periods of five to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Data (26 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the introduction of a new tax credit for sea going Naval Service personnel, which my colleague Mr Pascal Donohoe TD, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform has introduced in the Finance Bill 2019 . It is the result of constructive engagement within Government, by my officials and Defence Forces management, including those within the Naval Service. The proposed...