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Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Senator should call himself "Senator Negative Craughwell". He also spoke about the Naval Service and I have stated on numerous occasions that we have challenges in that area but there have been increases there as well. The Naval Service has huge technical expertise that we will look at in the context of the report. During a speech at the Naval Service the other day, I said that tech...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Senator also failed to mention the restoration of the pilot service commitment.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I will give him a full briefing on what is in it.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: A review of pay structures within the Defence Forces is also a matter of priority. Senator Craughwell also jumped up and down for years about adjudications. Separate from the recommendations of the pay commission, I am pleased to announce that, following discussions I and my officials held with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, we have decided to pay increases under certain...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Cooks with the relevant qualifications will go to the tech 2 and tech 3 pay levels with an increase of €26.90, taking it up to €40.42 per week. An account holder will receive €65.80 per week, which they are not receiving at the moment. Recruits and apprentices will no longer be charged for rations and accommodation, giving a saving to them, individually, of...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Another example is the most interesting one. Senator Craughwell asked if the assistant secretary in the Department, Mr. Mooney, had ever been on an installation. I understand that the Senator met him last week.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am delighted that the Senator acknowledges that he met him and that he knows him.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Senator spoke to him. I would have been delighted if he had mentioned that in his opening remarks. However, he almost said this was a black stranger who appears only at night.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I will be fair to the man. He has visited installations and he does interact, but his most important job is dealing with the representative associations, PDFORRA and RACO, which he has done on numerous occasions. Last Thursday, he was at a full briefing by the Public Service Pay Commission to both representative associations. The Senator should acknowledge these things and he should make...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I am aware that Senator McFadden spoke to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, about the working family payment today. People are on the working family payment for specific reasons, related to their own and their family's circumstances. It is for a person recruited aged 22 or 23 who has two or three children.It is for all members of the private...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I constantly restate Ireland's policy position on neutrality and ensure that it is reflected in European policy, which respects every country's position. I will continue to do this. The Senator spoke about the new President-elect of the European Commission, Ms von der Leyen, who has recently been appointed. I know her well. She is a former defence Minister. If there is to be a European...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The high-level implementation plan sets clear timelines and objectives aimed at implementing the recommendations in the report by the Public Service Pay Commission. I have acknowledged that it will take time for the Defence Forces to reach full strength. We have a huge amount of challenges ahead. The implementation of the recommendations contained in the report by the Public Service Pay...

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I have answered the question asked by the Senator.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I have set out the details of the digital marketing agency and the costs incurred by my Department in relation to the Be Winter Ready campaign in the table below. There was no expenditure in this regard in 2011, 2012 or 2013, nor was there any expenditure to date in 2019, as the campaign is carried out in the last quarter of the year. The advertisements were targeted at the general public...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In 2016, my Department paid an amount of €4,000 to the fourth of the companies referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy. This was in respect of training related to procurement. This payment is the total extent of payments made by my Department in the period 1 January 2015 to 9 July 2019 to the companies listed in the details supplied by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As part of my St Patrick's Day Programme, I visited Cyprus and met with my Ministerial colleagues and had a wide-ranging discussion on security, defence and EU and UN issues more generally. In the course of my attending the UN Ministerial Peacekeeping Conference in New York in March, 2019, I had bilateral meetings with ministerial colleagues from The Netherlands, Poland and Hungary. A...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: In the period from 1 January 2015 to 9 July 2019, my Department did not make any payments to the company referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: No monies were expended by my Department on tribunals, commissions of investigation or statutory inquires in the period since 2009.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Equitation School (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Army Equitation School was founded in 1926 to promote Ireland and the Irish horse. I can assure the Deputy that the Army Equitation School continues to source suitable Irish-bred horses, acquired through either purchase or lease agreement, that meet the required standard as judged by the School’s Horse Purchase Board. As the Deputy will appreciate, the purchase price of any horse...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Climate Change Policy (9 Jul 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Following receipt of the letter of 22nd January 2019 from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment advising the Department of the Government Decision of the 3rd January 2019, instructing Departments and Agencies on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) procurement, the Department of Defence immediately ceased purchasing and using plastic beverage cups, cutlery and drinking...