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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licence Applications (9 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 11 February 2014, the progress that has been made regarding the assessment of Ballycotton Bay, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47218/14]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: The committee must take a trip out there to visit the school.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Message to Dáil (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the following Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2014: Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary); and Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary).

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: This is not, strictly speaking, part of the Estimates.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: That is a new policy issue for another day.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: We plan to do that - the north Atlantic in February when the waves are high.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: What is the cost of doing so?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: Please correct me if I am wrong but in the remaining subheads in this Vote there is no change from what was passed last January. This is from Subhead A 12 - Barrack; A 13 - Buildings; A 14 - Ordnance, Clothing and Catering; A 15 - Communications and Information Technology; A 16 - Military Training; A 17 - Travel and Freight Expenses; A 18 - Medical Expenses; A 19 - Lands; A 20 - Equitation;...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: We will move on. The next subhead is A.8 - Defensive Equipment and there is no change in it. Moving on to the next subhead, A.9 - Air Corps - Equipment and Expenses, there is no change in it. The next subhead is A.10 - Military Transport and there is no change in the original Estimate and no Supplementary Estimate has been sought. The next subhead is A.11 - Naval Service: Equipment and...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: It is probably the subhead on military transport but no Supplementary Estimate has been sought under it.. There is no change in the original Estimate that was discussed last January. We are not being asked to do anything with it.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: We will move on to A.11 - Naval Service: Equipment and Expenses. There is a large Supplementary Estimate of €32.8 million under this subhead. Do any Deputies want to ask a question on that?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: I am delighted to hear Deputy Mac Lochlainn speak about the Reserve Defence Force in such a positive way. I spent 23 years in it.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: We are moving away from the subject of the meeting.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: We need to focus on the Estimates.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: I will let the Deputy speak when I am finished. Policy is a separate issue from the Estimates process. If we stray into policy matters, we will be here for the rest of the day.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: There is a saying that if one follows the money, one will find out the information one seeks.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: We might have time to discuss the broader issues later.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: The Minister referred to the first line reserve. Will he elaborate on numbers and costs in that regard?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: What type of expenditure are we looking at in this area?