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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I wanted to correct the record in respect of the Deputy's last statement.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: We have some very loyal employees of long-standing who provide excellent services for the Defence Forces and the Department of Defence. I suspect that many years ago the vetting processes may not have been as strict and robust as they are now and have been for the past decade. I am confident, however, that the vetting processes we have in place are robust enough to withstand any issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Personnel (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 32 together. The European Committee of Social Rights has considered a complaint submitted by EUROMIL, a European umbrella body for military associations, on behalf of PDFORRA, concerning the lack of certain rights for military representative associations in Ireland. In a non-binding ruling the committee concluded that prohibiting military...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: It would be inappropriate for me to discuss the detail of any individual employee. My Department has civilian staff employed at various military installations throughout the country to support the Defence Forces in tasks such as the upkeep and maintenance of military infrastructure and equipment. The grades are spread across a wide spectrum and include craft workers such...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reports (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces Climate Survey was commissioned on foot of a recommendation contained in the third and most recent Report of the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) which was established to oversee the implementation of recommendations relating to harassment, bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment within the Defence Forces. Follow up work to the initial findings in the Survey...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 60 together. As of 1 March 2018, Ireland is contributing 586 Defence Forces personnel to 9 different missions throughout the world and also to a range of international organisations and National representations. The United Nations missions in which Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed are the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Curragh Forum was established to provide an opportunity for key stakeholders to consider and progress a wide range of issues regarding the use and management of the Curragh Plains. The most recent meeting of the Forum took place on Friday 12 January 2018. It was attended by representatives of the Department of Defence, the Defence...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: In order to be enlisted as a General Service Recruit, applicants are required to pass all stages of the recruitment process. These include Physical Fitness Test, Psychometric Test, Interview, Medical Examination and Security Clearance. In relation to this particular case, the Military Authorities have advised that the individual referred to did not satisfy all the requirements for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Project Ireland 2040 Implementation (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Project Ireland 2040 is the Government’s overarching policy initiative to make Ireland a better country for all of us, a country that reflects the best of who we are and what we aspire to be. The National Development Plan 2018 – 2027, a key part of Project Ireland 2040, recognises that Defence provides part of the societal bedrock which allows society to function and thus...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Security Strategy (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Any discussion papers, such as this one, which stimulate debate and discussion in the area of security and defence and contribute to public discourse in that regard are of course to be welcomed. That is not to say that any positions contained within the paper reflect Government policy but they simply contribute to a healthy, inclusive debate which is vital in a fully functioning,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My priority as Minister with Responsibility for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible so as to enable the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service to carry out their roles as assigned by Government. The acquisition of new equipment and equipment upgrades for the Defence Forces remains a clear focus for me, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Development Plan Data (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The National Development Plan 2018 to 2027 provides €541 million in capital funding for Defence for the period 2018 – 2022. This level of funding will allow the Defence Organisation to undertake a programme of sustained equipment replacement and infrastructural development as identified and prioritised in the Defence White Paper. The following priority investment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: insertheading (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As I have outlined to the Deputy previously, I have accepted the recommendations contained in the Working Group's Second Report on Malaria Chemoprophylaxis in principle, whilst recognising that certain of these recommendations will need to be further developed to allow for their implementation. Many of the recommendations focus on areas including planning, training and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy will already be aware, the White Paper on Defence includes a commitment to evaluate the potential development of a new Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training at the Defence Forces Training Centre in the Curragh. The current Programme for a Partnership Government also includes a commitment to develop this Institute. It is foreseen...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Meetings (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I appointed an independent third party to review allegations made in a number of protected disclosures relating to health and safety issues in the Air Corps which were received in late 2015 and early 2016. I sent the report of the independent third party to those who had made disclosures for their views.  I have also received further correspondence from one of the individuals,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 69 together. It is anticipated that in the region of 800 personnel, comprising of General Service Recruits, Apprentices, Cadets and Direct Entry Officers will be recruited to the Permanent Defence Force in 2018. A competition for Air Corps Aircraft Technicians was launched on 2 March 2018 and plans for the initiation of further competitions...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reports (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The Defence Forces Climate Survey was commissioned on foot of a recommendation contained in the third and most recent Report of the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG), which was established to oversee implementation of recommendations relating to harassment, bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in the Defence Forces. The issues highlighted in last year’s focus group report...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 67 together. The European Committee of Social Rights has considered a complaint submitted by EUROMIL, a European umbrella body for military associations, on behalf of PDFORRA, concerning the lack of certain rights for military representative associations in Ireland. In a non-binding ruling, the Committee has concluded that prohibiting military...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My priority as Minister with Responsibility for Defence is to ensure that the operational capability of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible so as to enable the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service to carry out their roles as assigned by Government. The most significant investment of recent years by the Defence Organisation has been on the procurement of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (21 Mar 2018)

Paul Kehoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government provided for the award of a commemorative medal to all Defence Forces personnel, Permanent and Reserve, who were recorded as being in service in the course of 2016. This was a special acknowledgement from the Government to the members of Óglaigh na hÉireann, both Permanent and Reserve, who served during the centenary year of...