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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Civil Defence training and operations are funded by a combination of a central grant from the Department of Defence and a contribution from the relevant local authority on a 70/30 basis. The annual operational grant from the Department of Defence covers 70% of the running costs of Civil Defence each year, up to a set grant limit, and the Local Authority provides the remaining 30%. It...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Civil Defence vehicles are based within the local authorities throughout the country.  These vehicles are operated under the control of the Civil Defence Officer who is an employee of the local authority. The Civil Defence Branch of the Department of Defence periodically gives guidance to Civil Defence Officers on best practice in this area. Under the Commercial Vehicle...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: There is a Civil Defence Unit in each local authority area. The number of active personnel in each Unit over the past five years is set out in the following table. Local Authority 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CARLOW 70 61 56 60 63 CAVAN 271 262 269 213 225 CLARE 156 212 214 200 179 CORK CITY 102 77 82 94 95 CORK NORTH 89 67 67 70 76 CORK SOUTH 56 47 48 49 44 CORK WEST 107 109 86 82...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Grant funding for equipment for Civil Defence is issued to the Local Authorities on application, from time to time.  The funding allocated by my Department in the past five years for purchasing equipment is outlined in the following table.  Each local authority is also issued with an annual operational grant and this funding may be used at local level for the purchase of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The number of Civil Defence road vehicles per unit for the past five years is outlined in the following table. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CARLOW 8 8 9 9 11 CAVAN 12 12 12 13 15 CIVIL DEFENCE HQ 5 6 7 9 7 CLARE 7 7 9 10 12 CORK CITY 9 9 10 10 12 CORK NORTH 9 11 11 12 12 CORK SOUTH 9 10 10 9 11 CORK WEST 9 7 8 9 10 DONEGAL 11 11 11 14 11 DUBLIN 69 69 72 83 92 GALWAY 22 25 26 31 33...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The budget allocated by my Department to each unit of the Civil Defence in the past six years is outlined in the following table.  Local authorities are also allocated grant funding for equipment from time to time, on application. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Carlow 50,689 49,856 49,770 42,685 49,770 44,845 Cavan 65,941 64,279 66,853 69,009 66,853 70,066 Clare 89,982 87,924...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: After a Security Duty is performed by a member of the Permanent Defence Force, the details of the duty are entered on the Defence Forces’ Personnel Management System (PMS) at unit level, where certain unit personnel have responsibilities relating to the processing of such duties. If the relevant personnel are not available the responsibilities relating to Security Duty Allowance (SDA)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The unique and challenging nature of military service requires that military personnel are free from the presence or influence of any controlled drug or substance.  The Defence Forces conduct Compulsory Random Drug Testing of all employees with approximately 10% of Defence Forces personnel tested annually. Such testing was introduced within the Defence Forces in 2002.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: In accordance with the White Paper on Defence (2015), the Government is committed to maintaining the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel.  Recruitment to fill vacancies will take place during 2018 and this will be informed by levels of turnover during the course of the year. The Defence Forces will be conducting recruitment campaigns for General Service...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has been engaged on an ongoing programme of barracks consolidation since 1998 and the entire property portfolio is under continual review. The properties outlined in the following table are currently vacant and it is my Department’s policy to dispose of properties that are surplus to military requirements. There are no vacant properties rented or leased by my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The legislation under the aegis of this Department consists primarily of the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015. There has been no project undertaken in the years 2007 to 2017 to consolidate these Acts. In relation to the other Acts under the aegis of this Department, work is underway on the preparation of a Red Cross Bill to update the Red Cross Acts 1938 to 1954. This work is being carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Infrastructure projects are developed at military installations as part of the ongoing Defence Forces Built Infrastructure programme.  The programme is designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces.  It is based on operational requirements and is compiled on a priority basis by my Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Infrastructure projects are developed at military installations as part of the ongoing Defence Forces Built Infrastructure programme.  The programme  is designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces.  It is based on operational requirements and is compiled on a priority basis by my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: Statistics are compiled by my Department and submitted to the National Disability Authority retrospectively during the first quarter of each year in respect of the previous year. The most recent statistics currently available relate to 2016 and are as follows: Department of Defence - Civil Servants: 5.39% Department of Defence - Civilian Employees: 4.31% The Army Pensions...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: My Department uses an email filtering system which includes anti-profanity functionality. Emails containing profanity may be quarantined. Where an email is quarantined for this reason, the intended recipient is notified that an email with inappropriate text has been received. The notification contains details of the sender and the subject. The recipient may then request for it to be...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Government Information Service (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to such government initiatives in my Department in 2017 was as follows. In 2017 the costs relating to the promotion of the "Be Winter Ready" Information Campaign, as a Government of Ireland initiative to promote State services and public awareness, came to a total cost of €40,180.  The "Be Winter Ready" Information Campaign...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance when VAT will be repaid under the tax relief for drivers and passengers with disabilities in case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55118/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54720/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 509. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he expects the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to be fully operational; when it will begin regulating the legal profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54580/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (16 Jan 2018)

Paul Kehoe: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Authority Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1486/18]