Results 8,961-8,980 of 17,012 for speaker:Paul Kehoe

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Requests (9 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My Department has not received any Freedom of Information requests in the past three years in which the Chief State Solicitor’s Office had any involvement.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time for orthodontic treatment in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if a UK citizen living in the UK and purchasing a property here is required to have an Irish bank account as part of any requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11884/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Asbestos Remediation (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is grant assistance available to community groups to remove asbestos from a community building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11776/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medication (details supplied) is not available to medical card holders when it is necessary on medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: 599. To ask the Minister for Health the audiology cover currently available to patients in areas (details supplied); if there is to be increased cover provided to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11806/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As part of the Programme for Government, it was proposed that a commemorative medal be awarded to all Defence Forces personnel, Permanent and Reserve, who were recorded as being in service in the course of 2016. The 1916 Centenary Medal is being awarded as a commemorative medal, personal to an individual’s service in the Defence Forces in the course of 2016. The Military...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: My Department did not incur any expenditure on public relations in 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: For Department of Defence capital projects, construction inflation, including  projections of future inflation levels, is monitored by reference to 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 SCSI is an...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As of 31 January, 2017 (the latest date for which figures are available), the serving strength of the Permanent Defence Force was 9,136 whole-time equivalent personnel. The pay allocation for the Permanent Defence Force in 2017 is €417 million and this amount will allow for the payment of the full establishment of 9,500 personnel. The estimated full year salary cost of a notional...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The recently published White Paper on Defence sets out a developmental path for the Reserve Defence Force (RDF). It provides that the overarching establishment of the Army Reserve (AR) and Naval Service Reserve (NSR) will be 4,169 personnel, consisting of 3,869 Army Reservists and the expansion of the establishment of the four NSR Units from currently 200 personnel to 300. The current total...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I can confirm that three protected disclosures, which have been the subject of previous Parliamentary Questions, have been made to my Department which relate to allegations concerning health and safety in the Air Corps. Each of the three disclosures was made by a different individual. Under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, I have an obligation to protect the identity of those making...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: As I indicated in my responses to other recent parliamentary questions on this issue, it is not appropriate for me to comment on the matter of former Air Corps personnel who claim personal injuries alleging exposure to workplace chemicals at this time as these cases are the subject of ongoing civil litigation before the High Court. In reference to enquiries conducted in Australia, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: On 27 September 2010 the Adjudicator under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for members of the Permanent Defence Force awarded an increase in the Army Ranger Wing allowance. This award is backdated to 1 June 2006. The Adjudicator’s Findings cannot be implemented having regard to the provisions of Sections 2 and 5 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2)...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: Every member of the Defence Forces who has been injured, in the line of duty or otherwise, as well as any individual who suffers from an illness, disability, impairment or handicap, will be examined as part of the Military Medical Occupational Surveillance programme and will be assigned a specific medical classification code (MCC). The MCC takes account of the particular injury or disability...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (7 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. On each occasion that the support of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Military Authorities have advised me that the information sought cannot be provided in the time available for reply. The information will be provided to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirements (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: The Military Authorities have advised me that the information sought cannot be provided in the time available for reply. The information will be provided to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Process RIA (2 Mar 2017)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 386 together. My Department published the following legislative proposals between 2011 and 2016: 1. Defence (Amendment) Act 2011; 2. Civil Defence Act 2012; 3. Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Act 2012; 4. Defence (Amendment) Act 2015. In general, legislation emanating from the Department of Defence is focused on Defence issues...