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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43, 58 and 73 together. Depending on rank, the annual leave entitlement for officers varies from 31 to 43 days and for non-commissioned officers and privates from 28 to 30 days. Non-Commissioned Officers or Privates filling appointments as Instrumentalists in the establishments of the Defence Forces School of Music may be granted 31 days annual leave...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 53 together. Since January 2016, 446 enlisted personnel have been discharged by purchase (as of 31 August 2017). Almost half of this figure, that is 205, were Recruits. Discharge by Purchase is governed by Defence Forces Regulation A10, which sets out the payment scale in relation to such discharges. When assessing issues such as turnover of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The current Defence Forces organisational structures have now been in place for almost five years and followed a series of barrack closures (which continued the a rationalisation agenda initiated by previous Governments). The re-organisation of the Defence Forces resulted in a fundamental restructuring of Army Formations and Units across the country including a number of operational posts....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: There is significant ongoing engagement by Ireland with the EU Institutions and with other EU member States on the important area of security and defence. These meetings take place both bilaterally, and within the institutional framework of the European External Action Service, the EU Military Committee and the European Defence Agency. My officials participate in all meetings of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48, 63, 68, 72 and 74 together. The Government is committed to maintaining the establishment of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel. The rank distribution within the 9,500 PDF establishment was set in 2012 on foot of a reorganisation of the Defence Forces. The White Paper on Defence (2015) confirmed that this organisational structure continues...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 217 together. The Government is committed to maintaining the establishment of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service, as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. The manpower requirements of the Permanent Defence Force are monitored on an ongoing basis in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As you will be aware from my response to your previous PQ 23328/17 on 17 May 2017, the White Paper on Defence included a commitment to evaluating the potential development of a new Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training at the Defence Forces Training Centre in The Curragh. The Programme for a Partnership Government also included a commitment to developing this Institute. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for men and women in the Defence Forces and to the full participation by women in all aspects of Defence Forces activities. This is underlined by a commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the level of female participation in the Defence Forces. A number of specific initiatives have been implemented to increase the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Review (18 Oct 2017)

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. The focus group report referred to by the Deputy is a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 71 together. Budget 2018 includes an increased provision of €25 million for 2018, and an additional €98 million for capital expenditure out to 2021. This reflects the Government’s commitment to defence and to our Defence Forces. The 2018 pay allocation of some €509 million provides for the pay and allowances for a full...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 224 together. A Scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration (C&A) for members of the Permanent Defence Force was established in 1993 and provides a formal mechanism for the Permanent Defence Force representative associations. Having regard to commitments made under national pay agreements, members of the Permanent Defence Force can make...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 59 together. As I stated in my reply to the Private Members’ Motion, which was before the Dáil on 28 June, fundamentally the use of anti-malarial drugs is a medical matter that should be decided by qualified medical professionals. In the Defence Forces these are decisions for highly qualified Medical Officers having regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 61 together. I assume that the Deputy is referring to Paragraph 6.4 of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 which indicates that a review is being undertaken by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with public service employers, of the current statutory and operational considerations giving rise to barriers to extended...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The bi-annual Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition was held in London from Tuesday 12 September 2017 to Friday 15 September 2017. The event was attended by a number of Department of Defence and Defence Forces personnel. Attendance by Defence Organisation personnel at such Defence exhibitions is standard practice and has been a feature at previous exhibitions....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Given the unique and demanding nature of military life, there is understandably a very high level of turnover among Defence Forces personnel. However, this is not new and t he Defence Forces have always had a large turnover of approximately 500 personnel on an annual basis. In the years between 2012 and 2016, discharges averaged some 581 annually. Moreover, a certain level of turnover is,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The changes to the Recruit Training Syllabus were the result of a routine review. Following consultation with Formations, Brigade Training Centres and utilising recruit input by way of questionnaire, the syllabus was reviewed and subsequently reduced in March 2017 from a 17 week course to a 15 week course. The reduction in training time arose from elements of training being deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The current Defence Forces organisational structures have now been in place for almost five years. The basis for the current structures was a major re-organisation of the Defence Forces which occurred in 2012 which led to the consolidation of three under-strength Army brigades into two full strength brigades. A major re-organisation was necessary because it was clear that the three brigade...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Security vetting, which is a matter for the military authorities, has a number of layers and is conducted in conjunction with an Garda Síochána. The process has changed and modernised in recent years and is kept under ongoing review. The Military Authorities have kept me appraised of any changes in procedure and have confirmed to me that the security vetting procedures in place are...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Budget Measures (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My Department does not provide funding for the Defence Forces on a geographical basis. Where there is a requirement for the upgrade and development of a particular military installation, funding is made available from the Defence Vote. Built infrastructure projects are developed as part of the ongoing building programme, which is designed to modernise and enhance the training,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (18 Oct 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44120/17]