Results 19,061-19,080 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy is aware the provisions for the award of military medals are incorporated in Defence Force Regulations A9 (New Series) - 'Dress and Medals'. The Regulations provide that a recommendation for the award of the Distinguished Service Medal must be made and forwarded to the Chief of Staff not later than four years after the performance of the act in respect of which the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Safety (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Military Police are responsible for ensuring good order and discipline within the Defence Forces and this role includes monitoring the speed of military service vehicles and the speed of all traffic within military installations. Speed checks are conducted outside of military installations on a regular basis by the Military Police but this is to detect the speed of military service...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: One of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power, which in practice means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Pursuant to a request made by An Garda Síochána for the support of a Naval vessel, L.É. Ciara was deployed in the waters around Sceilig Mhichíl last week. No additional costs were incurred as a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am advised by the Military Authorities that all ships in the fleet carry defibrillators. Training in the operation of this equipment is provided by approved in house instructors and all training is in accordance with PHECC (Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council) guidelines.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: Taking account of the impact of the Public Service Pension Reduction under the provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Acts, there are currently twenty Permanent Defence Force (PDF) pensioners whose gross pensions before tax and USC are in excess of €60,000 a year. The requested information in respect of retired civil servants of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: Following a Government Decision on 12 May 2015, the Irish Naval Vessel, L.É. Eithne, was deployed to the Mediterranean on 16 May, 2015, to assist the Italian Authorities with the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. During her deployment from mid-May to mid-July 2015, L.É. Eithne rescued a total of 3,377 migrants from the waters between Libya and Sicily. L.É. Niamh...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Functions (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Department of Defence has a long-established Internal Audit Unit which operates in accordance with the Internal Audit Standards published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in November 2012. These Standards apply the Institute of Internal Auditors’ International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing across all Departments and other Vote...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: I am advised that the total fees paid to private for-profit companies by my Department for outsourced services in the period September 2014 to August 2015 was €1.318 million.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is not responsible for the provision of any public services which have been outsourced.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Regional Veterinary Office has no record of receiving an application form (ER1) for the transfer of a herdnumber from the person concerned. A blank application form has now been issued to her.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not received an application under any of the TAMS I or TAMS II schemes for the person mentioned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: My Department is currently examining approximately 400 cases that submitted invoices from one particular company to verify and support claims under the non-productive capital investment action of AEOS. It is known that in some cases the invoices submitted were for greater amounts than actually paid by the participants. Funding provided under the scheme comes partly from the EU and partly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: Processing of the application for a flock number from the person concerned will be completed shortly and a letter will issue to him with details of same early next week.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The equipment priorities for the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service will be considered in the context of the lifetime of the recently published White Paper. The White Paper recognises that there are several new and or enhanced platforms to be procured. In the context of the Air Corps fleet, this includes the replacement of the Cessna fleet with three larger aircraft suitably equipped...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (23 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 81, inclusive, together. It should be noted that the primary responder for search and rescue in the State is the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG). The primary role of the Naval Service Diving Section is to support Naval and other Defence Forces operations. However, the Naval Service makes every effort to deploy to assist in maritime search operations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme was set up in 2008 to promote the highest standards of welfare and the quality of the dedicated beef suckler herd. The measures in this Scheme were designed to enhance animal welfare and husbandry standards as well as improve genetics through on-farm recording and evaluation of animal performance. Over 50% of Irish cattle are derived from the beef suckler herds,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (24 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Agriculture Appeals Office has confirmed that an appeal has been received from the person named. The file and a statement on the appeal have been received from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the appeal has been assigned to an Appeals Officer. As an oral hearing has been requested in this case, the Appeals Office will be in direct contact with the person named...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Remuneration (24 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: No bonus payments were made to staff in my Department to date in 2015. The parallel information in respect of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (24 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: The objective of the BVD Compensation Programme is to incentivise the culling of persistently infected (PI) calves. A payment of €120 is made for each persistently infected beef breed calf born in 2014 and removed to a knackery with a recorded date of death on my Department’s AIM database. A payment of €75 is made for the second and each subsequent PI female dairy breed...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Remuneration (24 Sep 2015)

Simon Coveney: No staff of my Department or agencies under its aegis received bonus payments in 2015.