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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (12 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the application of certification post-Brexit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12139/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (12 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 623. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant schemes available for items (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12027/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (12 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 678. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans under development to extend the Tús scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12056/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Recruitment (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 65 together. As one of a range of measures to address the current shortage of pilots in the Air Corps, the General Staff and GOC Air Corps recommended the initiation of a scheme to recommission former Air Corps officers.  There is also scope to recommission officers in other specialist streams across the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 68 together. The most recent figures, as of 31 January 2019, give the whole time equivalent strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) as 8,921 personnel. The requested breakdown is provided in the following link. The military authorities have advised that no recruits have been inducted into the PDF to date but, in accordance with the recruitment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The strength of the Reserve Defence Force, as of 31 January 2019, is set out below: Service  Total Effective Personnel Female Personnel Army Reserve 1659  219 Naval Reserve 132  22 First Line Reserve 288 *  *A breakdown by gender is currently unavailable.  *A breakdown by gender is currently unavailable.  The White Paper on Defence (2015) is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Reserve Defence Force (RDF) is comprised of the First Line Reserve, the Army Reserve (AR) and the Naval Service Reserve (NSR).  The Government appreciates the service of the Reserve Defence Force and recognises the important role that the three elements of the RDF play in contributing to Ireland's defence capability.  The White Paper is clear that there is a continued...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The Department does not maintain costings for increasing the strength of the PDF to those outlined by the Deputy. This would require detailed consideration of the capability requirements underpinning such an increase and consideration of associated personnel issues, including organisational structures as well as equipment, infrastructure and other additional requirements and associated costs.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: A Military Service Allowance (MSA) is paid to all ranks of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) up to the level of Colonel. MSA is designed to compensate for the special disadvantages associated with military life. This includes unsocial hours of duty, exposure to danger and the restrictions inherent in military discipline. In 2018, the total amount paid to all relevant ranks of the PDF was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: There are various factors which would impact on calculating the estimated costing in the manner sought by the Deputy. I am not in a position to provide this estimate as the information is not readily available. Defence Forces pay is increasing in accordance with public sector pay agreements. The Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which was considered and accepted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (7 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the implementation of a process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11403/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (6 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. The siege of Jadotville was a prominent event that occurred during Ireland's peacekeeping mission in the Congo in September 1961. "A" Company, 35th Infantry Battalion took responsibility for the UN post at Jadotville on 3rd September 1961. On the 9th September, a large force of Katangese Gendarmerie surrounded them and early on the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: No expenditure was incurred in respect of my Department on social media advertising and online promoted content in 2018 or to date in 2019, in the form referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I have set out the details of the online advertising agency and costs incurred by my Department in relation to the Be Winter Ready campaign, for 2018 in the table below.There has not been any expenditure in this regard to date in 2019, as the campaign is carried out in the last quarter of the year. Advertising Agency € Management of Twitter campaign Spark Foundry...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (6 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 73 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the primary day to day role of the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union. When on patrol Naval Service vessels are multi-tasked in the sense that they also undertake general surveillance of vessels...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Members of the Defence Forces are provided with training to fulfil the tasks required of them. Personnel may choose to enhance their skills through further education and training and this is facilitated. Personnel may be assigned roles in line with such training and education where appropriate vacancies exist, or may have an opportunity to use them overseas.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: Similar to other sectors in the public service, the pay of Permanent Defence Force personnel was reduced as one of the measures to assist in stabilising national finances during the financial crisis. Improvements within the economy have provided an opportunity to begin the unwinding of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation, which...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: For security and operational reasons it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specific cyber capabilities of the Defence Forces.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: As outlined in the Governments White Paper on Defence 2015, the issue of Cyber Security has very significant implications for governmental administration, for industry, for economic wellbeing and for the security and safety of citizens. Indeed Cyber Security is a standing item on the agenda of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, which I chair. The response to cyber threats...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (5 Mar 2019)

Paul Kehoe: The siege of Jadotville was a prominent event that occurred during Ireland's peacekeeping mission in the Congo in September 1961. "A" Company, 35th Infantry Battalion took responsibility for the UN post at Jadotville on 3rd September 1961. On the 9th September, a large force of Katangese Gendarmerie surrounded them and early on the morning of the 13th September "A" Company came under...