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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Chaplaincy Services Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Chaplains of all faiths serving with the Defence Forces are paid directly by my Department from subhead A6 of the Defence Vote. The following table shows the amounts paid to Chaplains in respect of the years in question: Year Amount €m 2014 €1.12 2015 €1.05 2016 €0.99 2017 to end July (provisional) €0.60

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The primary function of training and education in the Defence Forces is to develop and maintain the capabilities necessary to enable it to fulfil the roles laid down by Government. The Defence Forces constantly benchmark training across all three arms against best military and academic practice. Military best practice is ensured by implementing a policy of standardisation that is in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As of 25 August, 2017, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: YEAR ENLISTED Personnel Recruited STILL IN SERVICE OFFICERS/CADETS Recruited STILL IN SERVICE 2013 419 283 27 24 2014 461 303 42 31 2015 362 276 53 45 2016 589 422 94 91 2017 240 181 13 11 In general for enlisted personnel, the majority of those not still in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Humanitarian Aid Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is allocating €2m to be distributed as emergency humanitarian support to small businesses and community, sporting and voluntary bodies in County Donegal which through no fault of their own have been unable to secure flood insurance and have been flooded following the exceptionally heavy rainfall of August 22nd and 23rd. The scheme is aimed at providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I have been advised that Defence Force Medical Officers are required to make returns to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) on an individual basis. Therefore, in order to obtain the information that you sought, all available Defence Force Medical Officers were consulted in relation to your question of 28 June. As I indicated to you in my reply to Parliamentary Question of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy will be aware that this matter was the subject of discussion at a Private Member’s Motion in the Dáil on 28th June last. As I indicated to the House at that time, Malaria is a serious disease and is a threat to any military force operating in areas where the disease is prevalent. It must be emphasised that the reason Defence Forces use a malaria chemoprophylaxis in the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2105 and 2109 together. Following the publication of the Report of the Public Service Pay Commission on 9 May 2017, the Government initiated negotiations on an extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement ahead of Budget 2018 considerations. Both RACO (Representative Association of Commissioned Officers) and PDFORRA ( Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As I indicated to the House in my reply to Question No. 51 on 11th July 2017, the occupational pension scheme terms of post-1 January 2013 new entrants to the public service, including the Permanent Defence Force, are governed by the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. All first-time new entrants to pensionable public service employment on or after that...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Pensions (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Rates of remuneration and conditions of employment in each part of the Irish public sector have traditionally been set by reference to levels of pay available in related public sector employments.On 18 October 2016, following Government approval, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, established the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) to advise Government on Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Defence has been afforded observer status by the Department of Justice and Equality, to the Working Group on industrial relations structures for an Garda Síochána. The official nominated to liaise with counterparts in the Department of Justice and Equality is Mr. Stephen Hall, Principal Officer, Conciliation and Arbitration Branch.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Following the publication of the Report of the Public Service Pay Commission on 9 May 2017, the Government initiated negotiations on an extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement ahead of Budget 2018 considerations. The Permanent Defence Force Representative Associations attended the negotiations which were held under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The Official...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Following the recent flooding in Donegal the Defence Forces were deployed to provided Aid to the Civil Authority (ATCA) assistance to Donegal County Council on foot of a request from the Council. I can confirm that the issue of insurance cover for the Defence Forces did not arise in relation to this deployment. The Defence Forces are indemnified by the State Claims Agency when deployed in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2112 and 2113 together. The outcome of the vote of 23 June 2016 in the UK will have implications across all aspects of the business of the European Union. While the vote does not give rise to fundamental strategic issues for Defence Forces operations or for Ireland’s continuing engagement within the EU in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP),...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Projects (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: For Department of Defence capital projects, construction inflation, including projections of future inflation levels, is monitored taking account of both the Tender Price Index published twice yearly by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and the reports published annually by some of the larger Quantity Surveying and Cost Management firms. The published documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has no plans to make the use of the public services card mandatory for accessing services provided.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The only state board under the aegis of the Department of Defence is the Army Pensions Board. An Executive Officer from the Department of Defence acts as Secretary to the Board which does not have a specific staffing compliment.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The following table provides details of the percentage of the staff of my Department, civil servants and civilian employees, and members of the Permanent Defence Force, who were female in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Department of Defence (civil servants) 66.5% 66% 66.5% 67.6% 66.6% 65.9% 64.7% 64.3% ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Research Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I am aware of the steps taken by University College Cork (UCC) and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) in relation to IMERC, following the Review of IMERC undertaken in 2016. I understand that, as part of the Review of IMERC, key personnel in the Naval Service were interviewed. In addition, there was informal phone contact with officials in my Department. Neither my Department nor the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2119 to 2129, inclusive, together. The comprehensive document “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union: The Government’s Approach” published on 2 May outlined in detail the structures put in place by the Government to ensure a strategic and whole-of Government response to Brexit that ensures a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (11 Sep 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The budget allocation for Defence provides mainly for the pay and allowances of the Defence Forces, civil servants and civilian employees in the Defence Sector, ongoing standing and operational costs of the Defence Forces and investment in essential equipment and infrastructure. It also provides for the payment of pension entitlements to former members of the Defence Forces as well as funding...