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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: No such costs for leaflet design, production, delivery or other related costs have been borne on the Vote for my Department for the years 2007, 2008 or to date in 2009.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the total cost of foreign travel is as follows: Year Minister Minister of State 2007 â'¬4,344.48 â'¬2,671.70 2008 â'¬3,570.33 NIL 2009 (to date) â'¬523.00 NIL Both the Minister of State at my Department and I availed of the Ministerial Air Transport Service for foreign travel during the period in question. The amount of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: With the exception of use of the Ministerial Air Transport Service there were no costs incurred by me or by Ministers of State at my Department in 2007, 2008 or to date in 2009. I availed of the Ministerial Air Transport Service for domestic travel during the period in question. The amount of flying time involved was as follows: Mode of Transport Flying Time in Minutes Helicopter EC135...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (14 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together. The age profile of personnel recruited for general service into the Defence Forces in 2009 and over the past 10 years is presented in the attached Tabular Statement. The number of personnel recruited for general service in each of the past 10 years is also attached in Tabular Statement. The 2000 White Paper on Defence and the earlier...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (14 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The strength of the Army for each of the past ten years and as of 30 September 2009 is set out in the following tabular statement. This statement also provides figures for the Air Corps and the Naval Service for the same period. The White Paper on Defence of February 2000 sets out a figure of 10,500 personnel for the Permanent Defence Force comprising 930 for the Air Corps, 1,144 for the...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (14 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Ireland has participated in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan since 5 July 2002, following the Government Decision of 2 July 2002, authorising the provision of seven members of the Permanent Defence Force for service with the force. Since then, the Government has reviewed and approved, on an annual basis, the continued participation by seven members of the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (14 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. The Air Corps helicopter fleet comprises two light utility EC135 helicopters and six utility AW139 helicopters. The Dauphin helicopters were withdrawn from Air Corps service in January 2006, and the Alouette fleet was withdrawn in September 2007. The helicopters are operated by the Air Corps in a general purpose military operational and...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: With effect from 01 October 2009, the United Nations Mission in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT) has discontinued direct provisioning of bottled drinking water to all Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) operating water treatment plants in theatre. Ireland presently operates three (3) such plants, which provide both potable and sanitary water for personnel use...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount spent by my Department and the agencies under the aegis of my Department on overtime in 2008 and to date in 2009 is outlined below: Year Department Civil Servants Civilian Employees 2008 €128,132 €999,717 To date in 2009 €92,907 €615,261

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested is being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I would point out to the Deputy that the barracks he refers to are in no way derelict but are in a state of good order and repair, which I intend to maintain pending their disposal so as to maximise the value of the proceeds for reinvestment in the Defence Forces. The Government decision of 14 October 2008 approved a programme for consolidation of Defence Forces formations that included the...

Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The sum of €3.8 million has been received as insurance compensation for Asgard II. Subject to approval for the funding of the project, I propose to proceed with plans for the procurement of a new vessel that will be similar in design to Asgard II but with a steel hull. A decision on this funding will be made in the context of settling the Estimates for 2010. If approval is given to...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The information that the Deputy has requested is provided in the tables attached as follows. Table 1: shows the number of Reserve Defence Force (RDF) personnel who undertook paid training, the number recruited and the number paid a gratuity in each year from 2003 to 2 October 2009. Table 2: shows the cost of the RDF, as charged to Subhead D of the Defence Vote for each year from 2003 to 30...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: To date 94 houses in the estate have been sold and it is hoped to dispose of the remaining six (6) houses as soon as possible. It is hoped to meet with Kildare County Council shortly, to discuss what remedial works are required to facilitate the takeover of the estate by the Council.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Government decision of December 2003 in relation to decentralisation, provides for the transfer of my Department's Dublin-based Civil Service staff, together with a number of military personnel, to Newbridge, County Kildare and for the decentralisation of the Defence Forces Headquarters (DFHQ) to the Curragh. The number of posts to be relocated to Newbridge is approximately 200 civil...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (13 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The former military detention centre in the Curragh was used as a civilian prison by the Irish Prison Service from 1996 to 2008. At the end of that period responsibility for the facility reverted to my Department. I have no immediate plans for any refurbishment of the prison. The provision of civilian prison accommodation is, in the first instance, a matter for the Irish Prison Service and...

Written Answers — Sail Training Vessel: Sail Training Vessel (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 24 together. The report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommended that plans to build a replacement vessel for Asgard II should be deferred indefinitely, and that the national sail training scheme should be discontinued. Planned expenditure levels for my Department will be considered as part of the budgetary...

Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 44 together. The recommendation in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes was that the Naval Service Vessel Replacement Programme be extended over a longer timeframe than initially envisaged. In effect, we are in compliance with this recommendation, when you consider that the ships are supposed to have a...

Written Answers — Army Equitation School: Army Equitation School (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16, 36 and 56 together. The mission of the Army Equitation School, as assigned to it on its establishment in 1926, is to promote the Irish horse abroad through participation in international competitions. The school has discharged this task with considerable distinction down through the years and, through its participation and numerous successes in equitation...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (8 Oct 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 33 together. In the past, personnel of the Army Ranger Wing have been successfully deployed as part of Defence Forces contingents to overseas peace support operations, for example in Liberia, East Timor and Chad. In all cases, the conditions, known as the "triple lock" were satisfied, i.e. the operation was authorized/mandated by the United Nations and...