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Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Captain Kirk.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Shatter should not abuse the time of the House to pursue his narrow interests.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Deputy Shatter will not bluff in the general election.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: We should be debating the Ryan report.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The lack of an alternative.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The lack of an alternative.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: An Garda Síochána have the primary responsibility for law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces is the provision of aid to the civil power (meaning in practice to assist, when requested, an Garda Síochána), which duties include the protection and guarding of vital installations, the provision of certain...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces do not smelt any shells. Fired or leftover cartridge cases and shells (scrap brass) are collected for disposal and certified free of any live rounds, dirt and grit. From time to time my Department holds tender competitions for the sale of the scrap brass that is ready for disposal. When a competition is held, the tender documentation is published on the eTenders website,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The establishment of the proposed Curragh Authority was recommended by the Interdepartmental Task Force on the Future Management and Development of the Curragh of Kildare. On 21 July 2004 the Government approved the Heads of Bill following the recommendation by the Inter-Departmental Task force. The Bill is with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government for drafting....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Staff: Defence Forces Staff (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Details of any individual's claims are regarded as confidential to the individual concerned and are not disclosed to other parties except with the individual's consent or as required by law.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: Section 36 of the Defence Act, 1954 provides the Minister of Defence with the authority to introduce protected area orders in respect of the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome or other military aerodrome. These zones were first introduced in 1955. Since the introduction of the Planning and Development Act the details of these restrictions have been incorporated into the various Development...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount spent by my Department and its agencies in respect of the use of taxis in 2007, 2008 and from January to May 2009 is set out in the following table. Year Amount 2007 â'¬27,853 2008 â'¬34,604 Jan-May 2009 â'¬10,194

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The amount of banking charges paid by my Department over the past 3 years on bank accounts in overseas locations and in Ireland are set out in the following table. Year Overseas Bank Accounts Irish Bank Accounts Total Bank Charges 2006 â'¬20,434 â'¬31 â'¬20,465 2007 â'¬18,265 â'¬508 â'¬18,773 2008 â'¬12,870 â'¬138 â'¬13,008 Bank accounts are operated in a number of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jun 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is set out below. Expenditure by the Department of Defence on bottled water Year â'¬ 20061218.38 20071576.17 20081499.47

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: It has been published.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: The current safeguarding policy for Casement Aerodrome was instigated in 2000. A colour-coded map was provided to South Dublin County Council at that time for use as an informal reference guide only. A copy of the safeguarding policy, included maps, was provided to An Bord Pleanála on 2nd March 2009.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: While my Department has incurred no direct expenditure in relation to civil servants and civilian employees during the last three years, support is provided to staff through the work of the Employee Assistance Officer and Social Workers respectively. Furthermore, I am advised by the military authorities that alcoholism is dealt with in the Defence Forces by either the Personnel Support...

Written Answers — Naval Service Operations: Naval Service Operations (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 341 together. Responsibility for the prevention of drug trafficking rests primarily with the Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. However, the White Paper on Defence provides for a security role for the Naval Service to assist and support the civil authorities in this important work. Government measures to improve law enforcement in relation...

Written Answers — Defence Force Representative Associations: Defence Force Representative Associations (26 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: In my response to the Deputy on 13th May I outlined the position in relation to this issue including the legislative position and the issues around the industrial relations aspect. I also outlined the mechanisms that have been put in place through the Defence Forces Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme to compensate for the prohibition on affiliation to ICTU and highlighted the framework that...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2009)

Willie O'Dea: All payments for supplies of goods and services to my Department, the Defence Forces and agencies under the remit of my Department are paid centrally by the Finance Branch of my Department based in Renmore in Galway. In the year to the end of April 2009, the average time taken for payment to suppliers was 6.5 days from the receipt of an invoice.