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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Defence capital funding is invested in equipment replacement and renewal and infrastructure development across the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service and ensures that the Defence Forces have the capabilities necessary to deliver on all their roles, assigned by Government. In the past five years procurement of the new Off-Shore Patrol Vessels for the Naval Service was the only project...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Under the National Development Plan, as part of Project Ireland 2040, the Defence Vote was allocated €541 million in capital funding for the period 2018 to 2022. This level of capital funding allows the Defence Organisation to undertake a programme of sustained equipment replacement and infrastructure development across the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service and demonstrates the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (17 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Section 13(2) of the 1923 Army Pensions Act (as amended) provides that in the case of a former member of the Permanent Defence Force, compensation received in respect of a disablement may be taken into consideration by the Minister for Defence in fixing the rate of disability pension or gratuity payable under the Army Pensions Acts for that disablement.  It also provides that a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Funding (16 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In addition to a range of State supports for families that suffer bereavement, the Defence Forces Benevolent Fund is also available for former members of the Defence Forces and their families. This fund was established to provide support to veterans of the Defence Forces who experience periods of difficulty, including family bereavement. Support is organised and distributed...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The application process for entry into the Defence Forces involves a number of stages, some of which have been outlined in the details supplied to the question. Applicants are only contacted in relation to induction when the entire process is complete and in the case of the individual on whose behalf the enquiry has been made, this process is still ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My Department recruits staff for full-time positions. However, a range of reduced attendance schemes, which are available to established civil servants, are availed of members of the staff of my Department. Therefore, some of those retiring will be working a reduced attendance pattern and are shown as part-time in the second table at the link. The first table shows the staff recruited in my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: My priority as Minister with Responsibility for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible so as to enable the Defence Forces to carry out their roles as assigned by Government. The White Paper on Defence provides for the replacement of the current Air Corps Cessna fleet with three larger aircraft which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Defence, pursuant to the provisions of the Curragh of Kildare Act 1961, I am the custodian and guardian of the Curragh Plains.  I believe it is important to bear in mind, as recognised in the aforementioned Act, that the Curragh Plains is a working environment as well as being a place of historical, environmental and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I can confirm to the Deputy that discontinued Civil Defence uniforms were collected by my Department in 2017 and delivered to Civil Defence Headquarters in Roscrea, Co Tipperary. The uniforms were collected with the view to using them for charitable purposes. The items were placed into a container which was provided by a registered charity. The loaded container left Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Under the National Development Plan, as part of Project Ireland 2040, the Defence Vote was allocated €541 million in capital funding for the period 2018 to 2022. This level of capital funding allows the Defence Organisation to undertake a programme of sustained equipment replacement and infrastructure development across the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service and demonstrates the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for building works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (15 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the specific planned use of a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42325/19]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate. Once again, the Government is demonstrating its commitment to the Defence Forces by increasing defence spending year on year, providing more money pay and pensions and significantly increasing the capital investment in barracks, equipment and force protection. Budget 2020 provides an additional €32.3 million...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (10 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Defence Force Regulation R5 (New Series) is the governing Regulation for the Reserve Defence Force and Paragraph 31 thereof governs promotions within the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve. Following the reorganisation in 2012 and the consolidation of Reserve Units throughout the country, there was a surplus of officers at all ranks except for Lieutenant Colonel. The current strength...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 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 and does not apply to the ordinary citizen or the business community.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Act Date signed into law by the President Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 26 July 2011 Civil Defence Act 2012 26 December 2012 Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Act 2013 14 May 2013 Defence (Amendment) Act 2015 22 July 2015

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (10 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied) was not successful; if other options are available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41545/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: A total of €321,156.71 was expended by my Department in 2018 under the Revised Estimate Volume heading of Training, Development and Incidental Expenses. This expenditure was primarily incurred in relation to training and development and payment to the National Shared Services Office for payroll and other centralised services.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Defence Forces Veterans Associations Funding (9 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces Benevolent Fund was established to provide support to veterans of the Defence Forces and their families who experience periods of difficulty. Support is organised and distributed through committees of serving military personnel who are active in each of the formations of the Defence Forces, including the Air Corps, the Naval Service, 1 Brigade, 2 Brigade and the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Oct 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The age requirements for entry into the Defence Forces are laid down in the relevant Defence Forces Regulations (DFRs). In 2017, the military authorities proposed that the upper age limit for entry to cadetships be reduced from 28 years to 26 years. This has been implemented on a phased basis. The upper age limits for enlistment are determined on the basis that the essential functions...