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- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: As there are no questions or comments, we will move on to subhead A3 - Permanent Defence Force pay, which provides for line pay, technical pay and military service allowances for officers and enlisted personnel and the pay of members of the Army nursing service. The provisional outturn for 2014 is €359.59 million and an Estimate of €417.47 million has been provided for 2015....
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: As there are no other questions, we will move on to subhead A4 - Permanent Defence Force allowances. This subhead provides for allowances paid to Permanent Defence Force personnel in areas such as security and patrol duties and overseas subsistence. As there are no questions, we will move on to subhead A5 - Reserve Defence Force pay, etc. This refers to pay, training and miscellaneous...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: Will the underspend in this area in recent years continue in 2015?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: The next subhead is subhead A6 - pay, etc., for chaplains and officiating clergymen. As there are no comments or questions, we will move on to subhead A7 - Defence Forces civilian support, pay and allowances. This refers to civilian employees attached to units of the Permanent Defence Force and fees payable to medical consultants and specialists in respect of the medical treatment of...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: I understand there was an underspend under this subhead in 2014.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: More than 100 will be taken on before the end of the year.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: We will be back next year to see if that has happened.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: We now come to subhead A8, defence equipment.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: The Minister will answer that question first and we will come back to the Deputy's second question.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: I know Mowags are heavy pieces of equipment. Are they very heavy on fuel and expensive to run? Do they break down frequently? Has anybody looked at their reliability over time? Is any record kept of that?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: The committee recently discussed firearms. It was mentioned that in 1979, thousands of firearms were handed over to the Defence Forces for storage. While it might not arise here, is there a cost involved in that? Are there any long-term plans to dispose of those weapons? Related to that is the storage of obsolete equipment such as Bren guns and Gustavs that are no longer used. Is there a...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: The Minister might provide some numbers as to what is there, bearing in mind that we do not wish to breach the security aspect of it.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: The next subhead is A9, Air Corps aircraft equipment and support. This provides for the purchase, upgrade and maintenance of Air Corps aircraft and equipment, fuel and training.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: I note a significant reduction of almost 23% in subhead A10 - military transport. Is there a reason for this?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: We will move on to subhead A11 - Naval Service vessels, equipment and support.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: We will deal with subhead A12 - Barrack Expenses and Engineering Equipment. This subhead provides for utilities-related expenditure together with expenditure on engineering equipment, furniture and bedding, cleaning equipment and printing, binding and stationery services.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: Is there a breakdown between the utilities expenditure and expenditure on engineering equipment, furniture and bedding and so?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: Subhead A13 - Defence Forces Built Infrastructure: Construction and Maintenance provides for new building works and the maintenance of existing buildings.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: On Casement Aerodrome, the barracks.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (28 Jan 2015) David Stanton: We come to Subhead A14 - Defence Forces Uniforms, Clothing, Equipment and Catering.