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Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 6: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Voluntary military service of reservist 5. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 91: “Voluntary military service of reservist 91A. (1) A reservist may notify his or her commanding officer in writing that the reservist is available for...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Attachment of reservist on voluntary military service 6. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 95: “Attachment of reservist on voluntary military service 95A. Where a reservist has been deployed on military service under section 91A, that...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Prohibition on political activities when on voluntary military service 7. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 103: “Prohibition on political activities when on voluntary military service 103A.A member of the Reserve Defence Force shall not,...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 9: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 118 of Principal Act (persons subject to military law as officers) 8. Section 118(1)(c) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subparagraph (iii), by the substitution of "in a military hospital, or" for "in a military hospital,", and (b) by the insertion of the following...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 10: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 119 of Principal Act (persons subject to military law as men) 9. Section 119(b) of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subparagraph (vi), by the substitution of "is in uniform, or" for "is in uniform,", and (b) by the insertion of the following subparagraph after...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 11: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 174(2) of Principal Act (assembly of court of inquiry to deal with absence of man of Reserve Defence Force) 10. Section 174 of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (2), by the substitution of "by reason of his being called out on permanent service or in aid of the civil...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 12: In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 182(1) and (2) of Principal Act (confession of desertion or fraudulent enlistment) 11. Section 182 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of "called out on permanent service or deployed on military service under section 91A" for "called out on permanent service" in...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 13: In page 5, after line 32, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1960 (Despatch of contingents of the Permanent Defence Force for service outside the State with International United Nations Forces) 12. Section 2 of the Act of 1960 is amended— (a) in subsection (1)— (i) by the substitution of "subject to subsections (2), (3)...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 14: In page 5, after line 32, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1960 (Amendments of the Principal Act) 13. Section 4 of the Act of 1960 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of "Defence Forces" for "Permanent Defence Force", and (b) in subsection (5), by the substitution of "Defence Forces" for "Permanent Defence...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 15: In page 6, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: "Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2006 (Despatch of contingent or member of the Permanent Defence Force for external service for purposes other than service with International United Nations Force) 14. Section 3 of the Act of 2006 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of "Subject...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I thank all Members for their contributions. The one common theme is that everyone contributing to this debate values our Defence Forces, their skill set, the quality of the training they have and the role they play both at home and abroad. I put on record the extraordinary contribution and service of the Defence Forces through the 16 months or so of the pandemic. They have been...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 1: In page 3, line 5, to delete “and” and substitute “, the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960,”. I will explain in my opening statement why the amendments are all tied together. At the Committee Stage debate on this Bill, I indicated that I would bring forward a series of amendments on Report Stage to allow for members of the Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Equality Issues (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I am very concerned about this recent change to Hungary’s laws. The potential for this legislation to harm the rights and freedoms of the LGBTQI+ community in Hungary, particularly young people, is extremely worrying. Statements by my colleague, Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne T.D. and myself, made in the immediate aftermath of the Hungarian Assembly’s...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: The Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes, was published on the 12th January 2021. The Irish Ambassador to the Holy See was asked to bring the Report to the attention of the Holy See and has done so. Neither Minister O’Gorman nor I have received correspondence from the Holy See following the publication of the Final Report. As I told the House...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I chair the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning which coordinates emergency management policy across Government Departments and Agencies. The Strategic Emergency Management National Structures and Framework, approved by Government in July 2017, outlines the Lead Government Department principle and how this is applied across a "whole of Government" approach to managing responses to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that with the agreement of the representative association, the specialised instructors allowance was bought out for officers under the defence sector collective agreement of the Public Service Agreement 2013-2016, also known as the Haddington Road agreement. When the allowance was abolished, 54 affected officers were fully compensated for their loss. While the May...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I hear what the Deputy is saying. This is an issue under consideration and we will continue to talk to RACO about it. As the Deputy knows, the new agreement provides two means whereby any party to the new pay agreement can pursue matters such as this one, namely, through sectoral bargaining or a submission to an independent body established under the new pay agreement. It is possible by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: The point is taken. I have already put it on record that the May 2019 report and the Public Service Pay Commission on recruitment and retention for the Permanent Defence Force made a recommendation regarding Defence Forces allowances, but it did not make any recommendation on the re-establishment of this specific allowance. Having said that, time moves on and I do not want to rule anything...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Military Honours (29 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: I certainly hope the right thing will be done, as the Deputy said. I have put some faith in the Chief of Staff to undertake an appropriate review of these issues and, hopefully, we will find out the result of that process in the next few days and certainly in the next couple of weeks. The Deputy is correct that September is a significant anniversary. It coincides with our presidency of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (29 Jun 2021)

Simon Coveney: It sounds as if I have an ally in trying to increase defence spending. I will remember that at budget time. Each year, the defence budget is determined within the overarching budgetary framework and approved by Dáil Eireann, having regard to the level of resources available and defence policy requirements. Capital funding allocations are also framed by the multi-annual national...