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- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The national framework is there. There is a framework for a local response. At any time, the local committee can get together and request the assistance of the Army or anybody else. Many such committees did not do so for reasons I do not know. It is ludicrous to talk about the Army being ready because they were involved in the flood crisis. The Army is an aid or back up when somebody...
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: This is ludicrous. The Army has to be asked. It acts in response to a request. During the crisis, the HSE was not slow in asking the Army for help. It asked the Army for help from the first day of the frost to carry out air ambulance missions over and above what it had ordinarily been doing. The HSE approached the Army to transport palliative care nurses in south Galway. The HSE...
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: As this weather spell went on longer than anybody would have anticipated, contrary to the forecasts, the local crisis involved more than just accessibility of roads and other issues came into play which made it appropriate for the national emergency response committee to convene a meeting. The committee met when it became appropriate to do so, and the Army was involved very heavily at that...
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: They had been directed.
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The Deputy can get it now. It is on the website.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: In the context of settling the Estimates for my Department for 2010, the Government decided that the national sail training scheme operated by Coiste an Asgard would be discontinued as recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure. The decision to discontinue the scheme was a difficult one. I am conscious of the fact that it will come as a great...
- Written Answers — Reserve Defence Force: Reserve Defence Force (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I am advised by the Military authorities that the number signed up with the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) as at 30 November 2009, the latest date for which figures are currently available, was 6,732. The number signed up with the RDF (effective plus non-effective) at the end of 2005 was 10,833, i.e. 10,425 in the Army Reserve and 408 in the Naval Service Reserve. The table shows the strengths...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: Arising from the Government Decision on Public Service numbers, which took effect from 27 March 2009, recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force has been suspended with effect from that date. I am in contact with the Minister for Finance about the implications of the Government Decision on the Permanent Defence Force. In my statement on the Defence Budget, I confirmed my commitment to...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: Arising from the Government Decision on Public Service numbers, which took effect from 27 March 2009, recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force has been suspended with effect from that date. I am in contact with the Minister for Finance about the implications of the Government Decision on the Permanent Defence Force. In my statement on the Defence Budget, I confirmed my commitment to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The number of civil service staff in my Department at 31/12/2009 was 401. The whole-time equivalent number was 376.73. My Department does not maintain records of the economic qualifications held by members of staff in a readily accessible format. My Department has a strong commitment to the training and development of staff. It has consistently met the Government target of devoting 4% of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 826 and 827 together. The number, grade and salary scales of civil servants engaged in constituency work in my Department are set out in the following table: Number Grade Salary Scale as at 01/01/2010 1 Staff Officer Staff Officer Scale PPC â¬34,771 - â¬46,171 1 Clerical Officer Clerical Officer Higher Scale â¬23,042- â¬36,267 2 Clerical Officer...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The information requested is as follows: Report of the Special Group on Public Numbers and Expenditure Programmes:Measures reflected in Budget 2010 2010Estimated Savingsâ¬m Reduction of Permanent Defence Force numbers.Reductions in PDF numbers already achieved are in line with Report recommendations. Civilian employee numbers are also reducing. 9.0 Rationalise Ireland's overseas...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The site referred to by the Deputy will be disposed of, taking account of market conditions, so as to maximise the return to the State and generate funding for reinvestment in Defence Forces equipment and infrastructure.
- Written Answers — Ethics in Public Office: Ethics in Public Office (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I can confirm that the I have not received gifts over the value of â¬650 for the dates outlined by the Deputy. In relation to gifts under the value of â¬650, occasionally token gifts are exchanged between dignitaries on Ministerial trips both at home and abroad. These token gifts are of nominal monitory value as they are offered as gestures of goodwill. Examples of the type of gifts...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Grade Nos Serving 1/1/98 Nos Serving 1/1/07 Nos Serving 1/1/10 Secretary General 1 1 1 Deputy Secretary General Nil Nil Nil Assistant Secretary 2 1 2 Principal Higher 1 3 5 Principal 9 10.8 7.7 Assistant Principal Higher 2 5 4.9 Assistant Principal 21 26 26 Higher Executive Officer 61.5 51.43 51.13 Executive...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined as follows: 31 December 2007 Section Staff Number Management Advisory Committee 4 Property ManagementContractsExecutiveInternational Security and Defence PolicyOffice of Emergency Planning 151310155 Defence Forces Personnel PolicyLitigationConciliation & ArbitrationLegislationPlanning & OrganisationInformation System 6.59.510.56.55.523...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I have a Ministerial Office in Leinster House, as well as an office at the Department of Defence Headquarters at Parkgate, Infirmary Road. As Minister for Defence, I also attend at the various Defence locations around the country on a regular basis. Whilst I do not keep a log of attendance at my various Offices, I meet with my officials and military personnel on a regular basis in all of...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The Deputy will be aware that the Government decision on decentralisation provides for the transfer of my Department's Dublin-based civil service staff, together with a number of military personnel, to Newbridge, Co. Kildare and for the decentralisation of the Defence Forces Headquarters (DFHQ) to the Curragh. Approximately 200 of my Department's Dublin-based civil servants, together with...
- Written Answers — Irish Red Cross: Irish Red Cross (17 Dec 2009)
Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 to 269, inclusive, and 279 together. I have not yet received a copy of the report, which was recently completed by a governance committee within the Irish Red Cross Society. As previously stated, the contents of the governance report will be the subject of interdepartmental and interagency consultations on the reform process. The Department of Foreign...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Willie O'Dea: The number of staff employed by my Department on 1 January 2009 was 384.6 (whole time equivalents) and the number on 10 December 2009 was 358 (whole time equivalents).