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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (13 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has not received any direct communication in relation to a pension in this case. The Deputy has helpfully given an Army service number and I have been advised that records have been located which indicate that the former officer in question served in the Permanent Defence Force from July 1940 to June 1946.  The former officer in question did not...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: There have been no post-enactment reports published by my Department since March 2011. In general, legislation emanating from the Department of Defence is focused on the Defence Forces only and does not apply to the ordinary citizen or the business community.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: There is no discretion available under the Army Pensions Acts to increase the pension of the person in question, which was fixed, under Section 13(2) of the Army Pensions Act 1923, by a bona fidedecision of the then Minister for Defence, on the basis that civil compensation was received for the same disablement. Section 13(2) of the Army Pensions Act 1923 (as amended) provides that any...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Offices (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to the Department of Defence outside Dublin city is 19 and they are located as follows: Location Number of vacant desk spaces Newbridge 13 Galway 0 Roscrea 6 A number of posts are due to be filled in the coming months and this...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The manpower requirement of the Defence Forces is monitored on an on-going basis in accordance with operational requirements. Promotions are ongoing within the officer ranks. A promotion competition for NCOs is currently in progress. The table below outlines the promotional posts vacant in the Permanent Defence Force, per rank, as of 30 September 2019, the latest date for which such figures...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department most recently updated its Freedom of Information Disclosure Log on 7 November, 2019. The Disclosure Log provides information up to the end of the third quarter of 2019. Once all Freedom of Information requests for a particular quarter have been processed and issued, the Disclosure Log for that period is updated.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In November 2011 the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning launched the “Be Winter-Ready” information campaign to give the public advice on how to prepare in the future for severe weather events. Since then, the Government Task Force (GTF) on Emergency Planning, which I chair, and the Office of Emergency Planning in my Department have coordinated this annual whole of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: It is envisaged that the next competition for cadetships in the Defence Forces will be launched in Quarter 1 of 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The estimated cost requested is set out in the table beneath. Cost in 2018. €0.310m Estimated full year cost of restoration (10% from 4/7/19) based on 2018. €0.031m Estimated cost in a full year of a further 20% increase (based on 2018 plus 10%restoration). €0.068m

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a claim for rent relief for a person (details supplied) cannot be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46114/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46016/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 348. To ask the Minister for Health if there is support for older persons to assist them in the costs of purchasing a mobility scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As I have said on numerous occasions, the company did not pull out of Ireland as a result of the use of Lariam by the Defence Forces-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: -----but for reasons of its own accord.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I absolutely have. A plan is being implemented in conjunction with the Public Service Pay Commission. There is a joint civil and military working team working on that at the moment in a dedicated office, looking at all the recommendations of the independent pay commission report. We are also looking at non-pay issues such as hot-desking, family-friendly overseas appointments,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Strength (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: We are competing against a buoyant economy with full employment. The trend over many years has been that, when the country has full employment, the Defence Forces suffer. It will be of concern to the Deputy, and all Members, that we are preparing a detailed submission and argument for the next round of the public service pay talks. The Defence Forces are a unique organisation. I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces are currently providing support to two separate missions in Mali. EU Training Mission, EUTM, Mali is part of a wider EU effort in support of international peace and security in the wider Sahel region. The mission is being undertaken at the request of the Malian Government and has the support of a UN Security Council resolution. In addition, Government and Dáil...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I have stated to the Deputy on many occasions that, fundamentally, the choice of malaria chemoprophylaxis for use in the Defence Forces is a medical matter that should be decided by qualified medical professionals. I hope the Deputy accepts that it is up to a medical professional to prescribe whatever medication anybody should take. It would be totally inappropriate to recommend that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I restate something I stated at the time of the Private Members' motion and have stated on numerous occasions in the Dáil. The prescription of drugs is a matter for the medical practitioners within the Defence Forces. As the Deputy knows, the work of the Lariam report implementation group is ongoing. It is doing a lot of work. The group was established to implement the...