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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army personnel, 886 Air Corps personnel and 1,094 Naval Service personnel , as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. The strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is calculated in terms of whole-time equivalents. This data is collated on a monthly...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Security Strategy (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The proposal being advanced is not of an EU joint military headquarters but rather the development of a joint civil/military operational headquarters, which can support the effective planning and operations of CSDP operations. As I previously advised the House, there have been proposals around for some time, that the EU should establish a joint operational headquarters to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Working Group on Malaria Chemoprophylaxis was established in January 2011 and reported in April 2013. The purpose of the Group is to review, inter alia, issues arising in relation to the use of Lariam, particularly in the context of the current and potential litigation. The Group was re-convened in August 2015 and is due to complete its report shortly. As with the Group’s...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale behind refusing the rental income tax relief for the owner of lands to their sibling or spouse’s sibling once a bona fide lease exists and rent is agreed at the current market value; his plans to alter this exemption in order that if all conditions are adhered to, apart from the relationship point, this relief could be made available;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 1 December 2016, if he will direct the Revenue Commissioners to locate and forward a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39977/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 458. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to accommodate the 60 persons with an intellectual disability currently on the waiting list for a residential place in County Wexford, 19 of whom are deemed as priority 1 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39740/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Emergency Planning (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: In accordance with the Framework for Major Emergency Management, primary responsibility for responding to severe weather events including flooding rests with the three designated principal response agencies. These are the relevant Local Authority, An Garda Síochána, and the Health Service Executive. In accordance with agreed arrangements, all of the available resources of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The most significant investment of recent years by the Defence Organisation has been on the procurement of the new Off-Shore Patrol Vessels for the Naval Service. The third ship in the programme, LÉ William Butler Yeats was commissioned in to service in October 2016. A contract for an additional sister ship was placed with Babcock International in June 2016 at a cost of €54.3m,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Consultancy Contracts Data (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 is set out in the following table: Report Cost Company Publication Date An independent review of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) fatalities in 1989 €51,660 Mr. Frank Callanan, S.C. 19 September 2011 Irish Air Corps Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Correspondence (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I can confirm that I have not used any private unsecured email accounts for official business.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The health and welfare of the men and women of the Defence Forces is a high priority for me and the Defence Forces. Malaria is a serious disease which killed approximately 438,000 people in 2015, with 90% of deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa as reported by the World Health Organisation.  It is a serious threat to any military force operating in the area. There are three...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Director Medical Branch provides military medical advice to the Chief of Staff and the General Staff and is responsible for clinical governance and the development of clinical policy, medical education and training in the Defence Forces. In this context, I am advised that the Director Medical Branch is aware of a broad range of studies relating to Lariam and indeed he is also aware of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 679 and 680 together. Following the closure of Columb Barracks in 2012, my Department has explored a number of avenues to try and secure the long-term future of the former barracks for the benefit of the local community. Government Departments and other Public Bodies, including Westmeath County Council, have been invited to declare any interest in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: As I have previously indicated to the Deputy in my response to PQ No. 804, reference No. 37625 of 29th November last, non-disclosure agreements may be attached to legal cases taken against the Minister for Defence on a case by case basis, depending on various factors. My Department does not hold separate statistics in relation to cases involving non-disclosure agreements and each case file...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Government is committed to maintaining the stabilised strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel, comprising of 7,520 Army, 886 Air Corps and 1,094 Naval Service as stated in the 2015 White Paper on Defence. I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force, at 31 October 2016, was 9,110, comprising 7,331 Army, 713 Air Corps and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Malaria is a serious disease which killed approximately 438,000 people in 2015, with 90% of deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa as reported by the World Health Organization. It is a serious threat to any military force operating in the area. There are three anti-malarial drugs in use by the Defence Forces, namely Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone and Doxycycline. The choice of medication is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established on 31 May 1974 by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 (1974), following the agreed disengagement of the Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights in May 1974. UNDOF was established to: Maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria; Supervise the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces; and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Programme (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Government’s Legislation Programme includes details of the Bills that are currently under preparation within my Department. The Bills in question are as follows: 1. Defence Forces (Forensic Evidence) Bill; 2. Red Cross Bill; 3. Defence (Amendment) Bill. There have been no Bills from my Department that have been published or enacted into law since May 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions Data (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: As of 1 December 2016, Ireland is contributing 661 Defence Forces personnel to 11 different missions throughout the world, along with deployments to two standby Battlegroup Headquarters and a range of international organisations and National Representations. The main overseas mission in which Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (13 Dec 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The acquisition of new equipment and equipment upgrades for the Defence Forces remains a focus for me as Minister for Defence, and I am satisfied that the Defence Forces have a modern and effective range of equipment which is in line with best international standards, as required to fulfil all roles that are assigned to them by Government. The future equipment priorities for the Army...