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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (25 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The provision of medical services within the Defence Forces is a combination of primary care, secondary care and an occupational medical service designed to ensure that Defence Forces personnel are medically fit to undertake the duties assigned to them and to treat any medical conditions arising, which would inhibit their capacity to undertake such duties. Medical Services provided to...

Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Operations (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: First, if migrants are transferred from an Irish naval vessel to another vessel, they are then transferred to safety on the Italian coastline. To say they are brought back to Libya is totally untrue. That is not happening. Operation Sophia has been effective to date. The main focus of the mission is security and interception operations to disrupt the operations of criminal organisations...

Topical Issue Debate: Naval Service Operations (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan for raising this important. An Irish Naval Service vessel first deployed in the Mediterranean in May 2015 in Operation Pontus, a humanitarian search and rescue mission undertaken as part of a bilateral arrangement with Italian authorities. In the three years since that first deployment, the Naval Service of the Irish Defence Forces has rescued more than...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has no record of any invoices paid to the company referred to by the Deputy, in the period 2007 to 2017.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Overseas Missions (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 96 to 98, inclusive, together. All published numbers of Defence Forces personnel serving overseas includes members of the Army Ranger Wing serving on those missions where relevant. Personnel from the Army Ranger Wing (ARW) served in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan from October 2006 to March 2007 and from...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Regulation of Lobbying (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I am fully compliant with the provisions of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Notification of contacts with Designated Public Officials to the Standards in Public Office Commission is the responsibility of lobbyists as set out in the Act.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); the timeframe for progression of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding vaccine safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17920/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17171/18]

Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2018)

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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (18 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Two civilian posts became vacant at Custume Barracks, Athlone in 2017. Following the lifting of the embargo on recruitment to the Public Service, the military authorities have been identifying posts to be filled at various locations throughout the country on a prioritised basis. Competitions to fill posts identified by the military authorities are initiated following assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Expenditure (18 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per treatment item provided by the HSE dental service when factors (details supplied) are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16894/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount of expenditure on consultancy,the number of consultants and the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts by my Department in each of the years 2015 to 2017 is set out in the table below: My Department is always mindful of the costs involved in engaging consultants. External consultancy is only engaged when...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. As the Deputy will be aware, under my direction, the Department of Defence brought the issue of the retention of certain specialist, including Air Corps pilots, to the attention of the Public Service Pay Commission in 2017. This matter is referenced in paragraph 6.29 of the Commission's report of May 2017. The Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Law Reform Commission (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: There is no legislation either enacted or published by the Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 138 together. The number of departures from the Defence Forces at all ranks in each of the years 2002 to 2018 is set out in the table below. (Figures quoted for 2018 are as of the 28thFebruary 2018). Over this time frame different strength ceilings applied to the Permanent Defence Force. The White Paper (2000) set the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Cyber Security Policy (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: PESCO is a mechanism provided for in the Treaty of the European Union to enable participating member States to come together and, on a project by project basis, jointly develop military crisis management capabilities for use in support of the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations and missions in support of international peace and security. Ireland is a strong...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Under the Army Pensions Acts 1923-1980 a disability pension or gratuity may, following retirement, be granted to a former member of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) for permanent disablement due to a wound or injury attributable to military service (whether at home or abroad)  or to a disease attributable to, or aggravated by, overseas service with a United Nations Force. The criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Visits (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: One of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper for Defence is the provision of ceremonial support. The Defence Forces were required to provide ceremonial support for five official State visits in the past four years. There are no additional costs arising which would not otherwise be incurred by the Defence Forces in support of their role. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (17 Apr 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 132 together. My officials have advised that a request has been received to install a Civilian Defibrillator on the external wall of Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, Co. Louth.  Following consultations with the Defence Forces regarding this proposal a number of issues have arisen which need to be clarified in advance of any decision being taken on...