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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I am not sure of the breakdown, but I will get those details for the committee. I have met all the representative associations on a number of occasions in recent months. The RDFRA has not raised this issue with me. I will be glad to get a breakdown for the Deputy of exactly what we have given to each of the three organisations in 2016.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I met members of my local Reserve Defence Force at an open day in Wexford last Sunday. They are looking for ideas. I would be the first to acknowledge that recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force is a struggle for us, partly because of Garda checks and everything like that. I am not happy with how Reserve Defence Force recruitment is going at the moment. I have met representatives of the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I will have to get back to the Deputy on the exact cost but it is within the resources available. There is no extra budget for it. It is in the resource envelope of the Department for the Naval Service. I will come back with the cost. If they were not in the Mediterranean, the ships would be on sea fisheries protection duty or other missions.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The plan in the Department is to sell some of the properties. I am not sure, but I will be able to get the Deputy the detail on what remains in the ownership of the Defence Forces and the Department. I can get the Deputy a breakdown on this. In the Curragh there have been various arrangements with families.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Structures have been put in place in the Department to address the potential challenges arising from Brexit, including assigning responsibility to a senior official for all Brexit-related matters. This senior official is leading the Department's input into the deliberations in terms of the framework established throughout the Government, and works in particular with the senior official...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the committee for the opportunity to present for its consideration the 2016 Supplementary Estimates on Vote 35 and 36. Vote 35 is the Army Pensions Vote and Vote 36 is the Defence Vote. I will commence with a short statement setting out the background to these Supplementary Estimates. For 2016, a Supplementary Estimate is required to address the net shortfall of €11 million...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I will start with Deputy Ó Snodaigh and I will work backwards. The Deputy asked about civilian pay. The figures are actually €23 million on the Permanent Defence Force pay and €5 million on the civilian pay. There has, for various reasons, been a decrease in the number of civilian employees. If, for example, a carpenter is required in a barracks, it might be cheaper to...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2016)

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Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Deputy. As I outlined to him, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the location of Garda deployment where she sees fit. That is done in accordance with population trends and crime figures. I will personally bring the Deputy's concerns to the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality but I encourage him either to send a copy of his transcript to the Garda...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputy Lawless for raising this important issue and apologise on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality who cannot be in the Chamber to respond to the Deputy directly. The Government is committed to ensuring a strong and visible police presence throughout the country to maintain and strengthen community engagement, provide reassurance to citizens and deter...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the assistance available to a person (details supplied) to proceed with the issuing of a certificate of naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36869/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the restrictions in place on a person returning here to resume their job, with an unlimited work permit for the person and job specified, who had left the country to care for family that have now passed away; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37462/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 710. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grant aid available for a company wishing to install a bio-mass burner instead of oil and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37759/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Redeployment (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 791 to 794, inclusive, together. The following table below sets out details of staff seconded from the Department of Defence to other Government Departments or agencies in the Civil Service and organisations in the private sector in the period 2010-2016. Year Áras an Uachtaráin Department of Foreign Affairs(Brussels) Legal Aid Board European...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 795 to 797, inclusive, together. Expenditure by my Department is mainly on pay and allowances and the operational costs and capital investment across the Defence Forces. My Department does not provide funding on a geographic basis, with the limited exception of the funding provided from the Defence Vote in respect of Civil Defence and for the upgrade and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 798 to 800, inclusive, together. Expenditure by my Department is mainly on pay and allowances and the operational costs and capital investment across the Defence Forces. My Department does not provide funding on a geographic basis, with the limited exception of the funding provided from the Defence Vote in respect of Civil Defence and for the upgrade and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Following a comprehensive review of expenditure carried out in 2011, the strength ceiling of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) was stabilised at 9,500 personnel. It was clear from the review that the three brigade Army structure was no longer viable, particularly when compared to international norms. Accordingly, a major re-organisation of the Defence Forces was implemented in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Premises Occupied Unoccupied Clare Knockalisheen Partly Occupied RDF Premises Ennis Yes Total Clare 2 Cork Kilworth Camp Yes Bere Island Yes Naval Base, Haulbowline Yes Fort Davis, Whitegate Yes Fort Templebreedy, Crosshaven Yes Collins Barracks Cork Yes Showgrounds...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Year Company Tender Nature of Report and Implementation Cost 2006 Millward Brown, IMS Subject to a Request for Tender in October 2005. A commissioned Public Attitude Survey and Report from carrying out a market research programme into public attitudes and awareness of emergency planning in Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Non-Disclosure Agreements (29 Nov 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The Chief State Solicitor's Office and the State Claims Agency manage and provide legal representation in relation to all cases taken against the Minister for Defence. In cases where the State is considered liable or which involve an apportionment of liability as between the State and the claimant, I am informed that both the State Claims Agency and Chief State Solicitor’s Office...