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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Expenditure on advertising by my Department in 2009 amounted to €49,343 all of which was non-statutory. Of this total, €30,923 was expended in relation to property transactions and warning notices to the public in respect of military training exercises; €11,127 was in respect of publication of a notice in the national newspapers regarding the fees payable to professional service...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The main requirement for legal services in my Department is in the context of administrative law litigation, usually in the form of judicial review and personal injury proceedings. The Chief State Solicitor's Office is responsible for the costs of the State's legal teams in cases that it manages on behalf of my Department. Details of these costs are not available within the Department....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The total cost of running, servicing and administration of Baldonnel Airport was in the region of €1.028 million for the year 2006, €1.113 million for 2007 and €1.35 million in 2008 amounting to € 3.491 million over the three year period. These costs include electricity, gas, water, waste, cleaning and other general administration costs.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Following a detailed formal agreement with the Irish Bankers Federation, which was signed on 11 May 2005, the banks pay the total actual costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of cash escorts, therefore there is no itemised breakdown per individual bank. Costs in respect of each 12 month period to end-December, are paid the following year on or before the 1st June. This is to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount of the mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the Departmental mobile telephones assigned to me by my Department in each of the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 is detailed in the following table. Year Total Cost 2007 1046.97 2008 1296.50 2009 633.31 A breakdown of data into the other categories i.e. Roaming and Data charges is not held in the required format on our...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The cycle to work scheme is being made available to Permanent Defence Force personnel. My Department officials, in consultation with the Military authorities, are finalising the detailed arrangements to implement the scheme in the Permanent Defence Force.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Staff: Defence Forces Staff (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The members of the Defence Forces assigned to duties at Áras an Uachtaráin consist of four Officers and two Non Commissioned Officers. Their duties include ceremonial duties, acting in a representative capacity on behalf of the President at certain events, the provision of armed security and a twenty-four hour duty contact facility at Áras an Uachtaráin and such other related duties as...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: It is anticipated that this property will be disposed of, taking account of the market conditions, so as to maximise the return to the Defence Forces and generate funding for reinvestment in Defence Forces equipment and infrastructure in accordance with Government policy. Significant progress has been achieved over the past decade in re-equipping and developing Defence Forces capabilities,...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: My Department rents 52 properties to cater for the needs of the Reserve Defence Force. The majority of the rents are fixed and the leases do not contain a rent review clause. Those leases that are subject to a rent review would have the method of the review set out in the lease and it may not be possible to negotiate the rent downwards. However, my Department, in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Expenditure on delegates' allowance for the past three years is outlined in the following table: Year Delegates Allowance Paid 2008 €5602 2007 €3248 2006 €6339

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 and 453 together. Entry to the Permanent Defence Force is either through the Cadetship Competition, General Service Enlistment, Apprenticeship Competition or Direct Entry Competitions which are held to fill vacancies in specialist appointments. I am informed by the Military Authorities that there were 1,183 applications received for the 2008 Cadetship...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (7 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: My Department has not awarded any contracts for print jobs to companies based outside the Republic of Ireland during the dates 1 January 2007 to date.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Role: Defence Forces Role (2 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 133 to 137, inclusive, together. The information requested is set out in the following table: Event 2008 2009 Presentation of Credentials 11 6 Prime Ministerial Visits 1 0 State Visits By Head of State (In/Out) 4 0 State Visit by President of Ireland (Honour Guard) 0 0 State Visit by President of Ireland (Full Ceremonial) 4 2

Written Answers — Community Fitness Programmes: Community Fitness Programmes (1 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The health and fitness of the general population is a matter for the Minister for Health and Children. The Defence Forces do not provide personnel such as fitness instructors in any community programme but the facilities of the Defence Forces such as the swimming pool in the Curragh are used to support voluntary community initiatives. Members of the Defence Forces, in a private capacity, are...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Provisions: Defence Forces Provisions (1 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces are obliged to carry out the procurement of food products in an open and transparent manner and in line with National and EU Public Procurement Guidelines. The Defence Forces have absolutely no discretion in this regard. The previous contract for the provision of fresh poultry products for the Defence Forces expired on 31 May 2009. In anticipation of this deadline, an open...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (1 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Civil Defence Board, which comes under the aegis of my Department, has been based in Roscrea since 2004. As Roscrea is included in the Central Applications Facility (CAF), it is open to civil servants to apply for a transfer via the CAF. The numbers currently on the CAF are set out below: GRADE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS Higher Executive Officer 2 Executive Officer 1 Staff Officer 1...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Burton is asking the question which she herself will not answer in respect of the Labour Party's proposals.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (30 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 to 365, inclusive, together. The information the Deputy has requested regarding the use of the Government Jet and Defence Forces helicopters by Government Ministers and dignitaries is set out in the form of tabular statements which I set out below. The tabular statement relating to Government Ministers sets out the dates, destinations and passengers...

Written Answers — Value for Money Audits: Value for Money Audits (30 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: My Department is committed to carrying out four Value for Money reviews under the 2006-2008 Programme of Value for Money & Policy Reviews. The following Reviews have been completed and published in the past three years: A review of Maintenance of Aircraft in the Air Corps was published in July 2006. The main finding was that the efficiency and effectiveness of aircraft maintenance was being...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (30 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities have advised that a total of seventy-two (72) of visits were conducted in the school year 2008/2009. The Defence Forces provides Careers Teams to second level schools and colleges on request. Additional visits are organised by the Defence Forces to facilitate the organisation's recruitment needs. In this regard, the implementation of the savings measures in public...