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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department does not have a specific budget for communications, press, and public relations items. However, there is a budget in place for advertising as set out in the following table. 2018 Budget 2018 Outturn to 28 September 2018 €60,000 €34,691 This expenditure mainly relates to a) advertising positions for Civilian Employees who are based at Military installations...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Ex-military vehicles are considered to be valuable and historic museum pieces and as such my Department is required to manage control of ownership of such vehicles. In accordance with the Department of Defence's Stock Disposal Policy, these vehicles were made available on loan for the purpose of preserving and exhibiting them as museum pieces. Under the terms of the 'Long Term Loan...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: There were no seminars held on Project Ireland 2040 by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has not incurred any expenditure on third party public relations advice or communications advice in 2018. The following table sets out expenditure in relation to public awareness campaigns to date in 2018. Month Company Amount February Spark Foundry €513.18 March North Wicklow Times Ltd. €959.40 March Spark Foundry €10,727.25 April North Wicklow...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Equitation School (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The mission of the Army Equitation School is to promote the Irish horse through participation in international competition at the highest level. The Equitation School has discharged this task with considerable distinction down through the years, and through its participation and numerous successes in equitation events at home and abroad, it has successfully promoted the qualities of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The White Paper on Defence sets out a developmental path for the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF). It provides for an overall establishment of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve of 4,169 personnel, which will be achieved by increasing the Naval Service Reserve establishment from 200 to 300 personnel. Currently, the establishment for the RDF is set at 4,069 personnel. Providing for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Recruitment (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Competitions for the Air Corp Apprentice Aircraft Technician are generally run on an annual basis and successful applicants complete a programme of military and technical training in Casement Aerodrome and with the Dublin Institute of Technology culminating in a Bachelor Engineering Technology Degree in Military Aviation Technology. The 2018 competition, which ran from March until May,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Investigations (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Military Authorities have informed me that an investigation was initiated on the afternoon of the 12th April 2018 following the discovery, earlier that day, of a drilled hole in the door of a female changing area on the Naval Base. I have requested further information on the investigation and will revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Military Authorities advise that, from July 2013 to date, 138 reservist recruits have been assigned to Combat Support (Army CS) functions and 9 have been assigned to Combat Service Support functions (Army CSS). The post-2012 revised organisational structure co-locates Reserve Combat Support and Reserve Combat Service Support elements alongside their Permanent Defence Force (PDF)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Members of the Army Reserve and the Naval Service Reserve are not employed or engaged under a contract of employment. A contract of employment stipulates the hours of work, hours of attendance or other related matters normally associated with the concept of gainful employment. Furthermore, service with the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve is not pensionable under the Army Pension...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I currently have no plans to meet with the US Secretary for Defence, Mr. James Mattis. A meeting has been proposed with the US Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Richard V. Spencer, to coincide with his visit to Ireland in November, for which arrangements are not yet finalised with my office.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department did not have a stand at the National Ploughing Championships, 2018. However, the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) provide up to two staff on each day of this event to promote the Government's annual "Be Winter Ready" Information Campaign, within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s stand. This space is provided at no cost to my Department. The only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ineligible children refused school transport in County Wexford in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [39878/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Working Family Payment Applications (2 Oct 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); when a decision is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39879/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (27 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Defence Forces pay is increasing in accordance with public sector pay agreements. The focus of these increases is weighted in favour of those on lower pay. Members of the Permanent Defence Force have received the pay increases due under the Lansdowne Road Agreement. In addition in 2017, following negotiations with PDFORRA improved pay scales were implemented for general service recruits...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (27 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: A range of powers and responsibilities were delegated to me as Minister with Responsibility for Defence by the Defence (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017, made on 5 July 2017 under s. 2(1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977. In that role, I am in daily contact with my officials as part of the on-going business of the Department including defence policy...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (27 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I can confirm that a note of the meeting was taken by a Department official. This note is for the purpose of an aide memoire and does not constitute formally agreed minutes of the meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (27 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy will be aware, responsibility for the security aspect of border control in Ireland rests with A Garda Síochána, while the Revenue Commissioners also have responsibilities relating to their particular mandate. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of aid to the civil power and civil authorities. The Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Ex-military vehicles are considered to be valuable and historic museum pieces and as such my Department is required to manage control of ownership of such vehicles. In accordance with the Department of Defence's Stock Disposal Policy, these vehicles were made available on loan for the purpose of preserving and exhibiting them as museum pieces. Under the terms of the 'Long Term Loan...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Conciliation and Arbitration scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF)provides a formal mechanism for the PDF representative associations, i.e. RACO and PDFORRA, to engage with the Official side. Having regard to commitments under national public service pay agreements, the representative associations can make representations in relation to the pay and conditions of their...