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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I will get the Deputy a full brief on the issue because I do not have the exact details here. Deputy Chambers and the social media warriors have been saying we handed back €20 million or €30 million to-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy should listen. An amount of €4.2 million or 0.9% of the vote was handed back to the Exchequer. That is one of the lowest amounts returned to the Exchequer by any Department in the period from 2014 to 2018. The Deputy has been using a figure-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Maybe he will use the €4.2 million figure from now on, which is 0.09% of the Vote.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Income from the sale of assets in any Department goes back directly to the Exchequer, as do any other receipts. Deputy Chambers has been distorting the savings made under Votes 35 and 36 for political reasons.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I assure the Deputy that this is the only saving in the Department. I will come back to him with a specific response to his question on the Dormant Accounts Fund.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I want to answer the Deputy's question very clearly. I will speak slowly and clearly so that he will understand. A net surrender is a technical term used regarding UN receipts and the sale of assets. The net surrender that Deputy Chambers spoke about, be it the sale of assets or something else, does not come under Vote 35 or Vote 36. That does not come in under Vote 35 or Vote 36. I know...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: When the Deputy is using the figure in the future, I would appreciate it if he would go back and use the figure of the savings from the Department of Defence-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: -----from Votes 35 and 36. I know it does not suit Deputy Chambers for political reasons. I was in his position for many years and tried to say the same things the Deputy is saying now. I am giving him the facts. Savings from Vote 35 and 36 were 0.09%. I only went over the years 2014 to 2018. I can go back further if the Deputy wants. There is no issue with that. I am giving the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: To clarify, I have given the Chairman the savings from Vote 35 and Vote 36. I know the Chairman disputes them.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am talking about appropriations-in-aid. The Chairman was a Minister for many years. He has ministerial experience and knows that the sale of assets and such does not go back into the Department but directly back to the Exchequer. That includes a net surrender, and to try to distort that in any way when I am giving the exact savings under Vote 35 and Vote 36-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: There is-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Supplementary Estimates for the Public Services 2019
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (28 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: We are not giving back savings under Vote 35 and Vote 36. I have given the exact figures on that.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 106 together. Section 2(3) of the Defence (Amendment) Act 1990, prohibits the Defence Forces representative associations from being associated with or affiliated to any trade union or any other body, without the consent of the Minister. Members of the Permanent Defence Force also cannot become members of a trade union. To compensate for these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Military life places unique demands on individuals and it is necessary that Defence Forces personnel are prepared to meet the challenges of all military operations. To this end, it is vital the age and health profile of personnel be such as to ensure that operational capability and effectiveness are not compromised in any way. The age and fitness profile of the Permanent Defence Force was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Overarching Public Sector Pay Policy is a matter for the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. In 2016, the Government established the Public Service Pay Commission to provide objective advice to Government in relation to Public Service Pay Policy. Following the publication of the Public Service Pay Commission report in May 2017, the Government initiated negotiations on an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The following table provides details of the external consultant reports commissioned by my Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of those reports; the companies-individuals commissioned to complete the reports; and their titles and publication dates. Report Title Cost Year of Commission External Company/Individual...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Data (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am advised by the military authorities that, from 01 January 2019 to 29 November 2019, the total number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve is 118.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In the timeframe for answering PQs it is not possible to answer this question at this time. I have requested the information sought by the Deputy and I will issue a response on receipt of same.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Under the Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme there has been considerable investment in various military installations over the last number of years. In regard to the hospital building, I am advised that there are currently no plans for the refurbishment of this facility in 2020. Routine maintenance and repair works of the facility will continue to be carried out as the need arises.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Measures (3 Dec 2019)

Paul Kehoe: A significant amount of Defence Legislation is implemented through Defence Force Regulations. The basis and authority for the issuing of such regulations by the Minister lies in the Defence Act 1954, as amended. In terms of Primary Legislation, the information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Act Date signed into law by the President Defence...