Results 9,201-9,220 of 12,631 for speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. Agency Position Held Pay Civil Defence Board Director General Civil Service Principal Officer scale i.e. €86,168 – €106,582. The holder of this position is a member of the Non-Contributory Civil Service Main Superannuation Scheme and the associated Spouses and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme for...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The following tables set out the grades, numbers and remuneration for 2007 and 2008 of the personnel in my private and constituency offices and those of the Minister of State at the Department of Defence. In addition to four permanent civil servants employed in my Private Office and six permanent civil servants employed in my Constituency Office, I have appointed a Special Adviser, a Press...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I am advised that the procurement of the Dauphin helicopters in the 1980s followed from competitive tendering competitions at that time based on specifications drawn up by the Air Corps. In 2005, the General Officer Commanding Air Corps recommended the sale of four Dauphin helicopters. The Dauphins at that stage needed significant maintenance and the investment required was considered to be...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The following tables set out the number of Civil Service staff dealing with constituency matters in my office and those of the Minister of State at the Department of Defence, and the cost in salaries for these staff. Minister for Defence, Mr Willie O'Dea, T.D.Constituency Office Number Salary Scale as at 01/09/2008 1 Executive Officer PPC scale €32,179 – €51,054 1 Staff Officer...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: In response to the Deputy's question I wish to state that the Director General of the Civil Defence Board is in receipt of pay under the Civil Service Principal Officer Pay Scale and no bonuses, merit awards or other payments above the basic salary are or were attached to this position in 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008.

Written Answers — Naval Service Operations: Naval Service Operations (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Gardaí as required. The Naval Service deployed a Naval Vessel to Broadhaven Bay in early September 2008 in response to a request for aid to the civil power from An Garda Síochána. The number of Naval...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (24 Sep 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the following table: Year Total Expenditure on Consultants € 1/1/2008 — Date 2,216,047 2007 152,023 The figure for 2008 includes once off expenditure of €2.1m in respect of the public information and awareness campaign on emergency planning. I wish to state also that there is an ongoing capital building programme in my...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table. Year Total Expenditure on Consultants Amount of Expenditure on PR Marketing/ Advertising Proportion of Overall Expenditure on PR/ Marketing/Advertising € € % 1/1/2008 – Date 2,248,631 630,000 28 2007 149,119 5200 3 2006 46,069 Nil NIL 2005 42,269 NIL NIL 2004 45,659 NIL NIL 2003 137,510 NIL NIL 2002 32,235 12,235...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the table. Agency Position Held Pay Civil Defence Board Director General Civil Service Principal Officer scale i.e. €84,066 – €103,982

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: No funds have been provided by my Department to rural development or Leader programmes.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: Both Aer Lingus and the Defence Forces are members of the Public Service Transfer Network, which provides for the reckoning by each participating organisation of earlier pensionable service with any other member of the Transfer Network. Participation in the Transfer Network is voluntary and Aer Lingus decided to become a member of the Network with effect from 1 June 1973. As a result, the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: During the period from 14 June 2007 to date, I availed of the Ministerial Air Transport Service for official travel as follows: Minister for Defence from 14 June 2007 to 9 July 2008 Aircraft Date Return Date Min. Time on Board Route Learjet 07/11/07 07/11/07 380 Minutes Baldonnel-Lulea-Baldonnel Gulfstream IV 19/11/07 19/11/07 210 minutes Baldonnel — Shannon — Brussels — Baldonnel...

Written Answers — Departmental Guidelines: Departmental Guidelines (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: I am satisfied that Coiste an Asgard and the Civil Defence Board comply fully with the Department of Finance guidelines regarding the procurement of goods and services. I have not considered it necessary to seek assurances from, or to express concern to, either agency on any issue relating to procurement.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: As part of the overall savings to be made by Government Departments in 2008, as announced by the Government earlier this week, my Department will be required to make savings of €4.6m in 2008. About €2m of that amount will be met from payroll savings and the balance from a number of subheads of the Defence Vote, including the Administrative Budget. These savings will not affect front...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: A Cheann Comhairle, for some time we have witnessed a number of negative influences on the world economy.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: People on both sides of the House are entitled to express their opinion uninterrupted. We did not interrupt anybody on the other side of the House and the least we deserve is to be afforded the same courtesy.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy's answer to everything is to shout people down.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: There is an international credit squeeze. The effects of the sub-prime crisis in the US are being felt worldwide while increasing worldwide oil and food prices are putting the brake on global growth. A small open economy, like ours, is not immune to what is happening in the rest of the world. The reality, however, is that the fundamentals of the Irish economy are strong. It is a reality...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: Despite that, some people still persist, in the teeth of the clearest evidence to the contrary, in insisting that the boom has been squandered. As well as the huge investment in infrastructure, health and education, we have used the surpluses to build up our pension reserve fund to almost €20 billion and to dramatically reduce our national debt from 65% of GNP to about 25%. The reduction...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Willie O'Dea: The underlying strength of the economy gives cause for considerable optimism.