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Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (13 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities have advised me that consistent with the regulatory requirements as defined in DFR CS4, and Chief of Staff Administrative Instruction CS4, Organisation of the Defence Forces, Staffs, Units and Other Establishments, officers have been appointed as commanding officers of Reserve Engineer, CIS, Transport and Military Police units. These appointments are effective with...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: There are no agencies or bodies of the type referred to by the Deputy for which I have no responsibility to Dáil Eireann with regard to replying to parliamentary questions for oral or written reply.

Written Answers — Army Training Programme: Army Training Programme (14 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I have been advised by the military authorities that the cost of training these 460 individuals is not readily available and cannot be readily compiled. The expenditure in terms of time and resources required to research this information would be disproportionate to the public interest in such information.

Defence Forces: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the despatch, pursuant to section 2 of the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960, as applied by the Defence (Amendment) Act 1993, of a contingent of the Permanent Defence Force for service with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), established on 19th September, 2003, under UN Security Council Resolution 1509 (2003) in carrying out its additional...

Defence Forces: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I look forward to it.

Defence Forces: Motion. (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the Members from all sides who spoke on this very important motion and join with Deputy Timmins in his Christmas wishes to the families of the approximately 746 troops serving overseas. I agree with the Deputy regarding troops who have been killed that closure should be brought to their families; I fully accept that. I also reassure him and the rest of the House that all outstanding...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The unsatisfactory age and fitness profile of the Permanent Defence Force was commented upon by the Gleeson commission in its report in 1990. The age profile was also the subject of severe criticism by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which was engaged by the efficiency audit group, EAG, to conduct an in-depth study of the Defence Forces. One of the key areas identified for urgent action by the EAG...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities advise that members of the Army reserve, formerly An Fórsa CosantaÁitiúil, and the Naval Service reserve, formerly An Slua Mhuirí, are awarded An Bonn Seirbhíse, the service medal, on completing seven years' satisfactory service in recognition of their service and contribution to the Defence Forces and to the State. A bar is added to the medal on completing 12...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Irish Aviation Authority, under the aegis of the Department of Transport, is responsible for the safety regulation of Irish airspace. An airspace change proposal was submitted by Weston Airport Limited to the Irish Aviation Authority in August 2005. The proposal was also copied to my Department and is under examination by the Air Corps. It is anticipated that following the completion of...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Dec 2005)

Willie O'Dea: While the Air Corps conducts noise measurements around the perimeter of Casement Aerodrome, in the ramp area and in buildings around the ramp area on a continual basis, no monitoring of noise in residential areas in the environs of the aerodrome is undertaken.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: As I indicated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 491 on 6 December 2005, red safety areas were first adopted at Casement Aerodrome following a review in 1992 by Aer Rianta, on behalf of the Department of Defence, of policy in relation to safety zones at the aerodrome and were introduced to ensure the safe and unobstructed operation of air traffic to and from Casement Aerodrome....

Written Answers — Army Deafness Claims: Army Deafness Claims (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: An award by the Army Pensions Board is the only means, other than litigation, by which retired personnel of the Defence Forces are provided with compensation for any injury sustained in service in the Defence Forces. There is no record of the named person at either of the addresses provided, ever having initiated a hearing loss compensation claim against my Department through the courts, nor...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Defence Forces regulation R5, paragraph 6(g), prescribes that a member of the Garda Síochána shall be ineligible for enlistment in the Reserve Defence Force. This would also apply to members of the Garda Síochána wishing to apply for appointment as officers of the Defence Forces Reserve. Conversely an enlisted member of the Defence Forces Reserve who wishes to join the Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Service Medals: Service Medals (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Service medals and bars are issued to members of the Defence Forces as prescribed in Defence Forces regulation A9, new series, and administration instruction Part 19. The military authorities advise that members of the Army reserve, formerly an Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil, and the Naval Service reserve, formerly an Slua Muirí, are awarded an Bonn Seirbhíse, the Service Medal, on completing...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: I should explain that the sick pay arrangements for civilian employees of my Department apply to the person concerned. In general, civilian employees may be granted up to six months sick leave at full pay in any period of 12 months and half pay thereafter subject to a maximum of 12 months sick leave of any kind — full pay, half pay or without pay — in any period of four years or less....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Retirement Scheme: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The person referred to is in receipt of both a service pension under the Defence Forces pension schemes and a disability pension under the Army Pensions Acts from my Department. The schemes provide that, where a person in receipt of a service pension is granted a disability pension, the service pension must be reduced or abated, usually by an amount equal to one half of the disability...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The following public appointments to State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence have been made since 1997. Appointed to Coiste an Asgard were Mr. William O'Mahony appointed on 1 May 1995 and re-appointed on 1 May 2000; Mr. Pat Hogan appointed on 9 June 1995 and reappointed on 9 June 2005; Mr. John Keohane reappointed on 23 June 1997 and terminated on 17 September 1997; Mr. John...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: There are currently no public appointments vacant and yet to be made by my Department to State boards which come under the aegis of my Department, namely, the Civil Defence Board, Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board.

Written Answers — Military Intelligence: Military Intelligence (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1415 and 1416 together. Both the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces perform complementary roles in the protection of the security of the State. There is ongoing and close liaison between the Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces regarding internal security matters including in the intelligence field. Both agencies gather and share information and...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (25 Jan 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Following a number of questions in the Dáil on this matter I undertook to have the military archive examined on the Niemba ambush and to revert with the findings. The question arising was whether Trooper Browne was killed at the Niemba ambush or whether he survived for a few days and was killed near a village where he was foraging for food. A recently published book, The Irish Army in the...