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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The number of staff from the Department of Foreign Affairs serving at the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union at 23rdJune 2016 and 30thMarch 2023 is provided below in tabular form.  In addition, the Department of Foreign Affairs also facilitates the secondment of officers from other Government Departments to the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. The...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department is responsible for processing Foreign Birth Registration (FBR) applications for people who are born abroad and claim Irish citizenship through a grandparent born in Ireland or through a parent who has claimed citizenship also through FBR, Naturalisation or Post Nuptial Citizenship. Demand for this service increased significantly as a result of the Brexit vote in the UK. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The posts to which the Deputy refers, those of Head of Transformation, and of Head of Strategic HR for the Defence Forces, are the subject of open Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) competitions. The Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) supports and ensures that the recruitment and selection process for the most senior Civil Service posts is accessible to the widest pool of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: As you know the extended Building Momentum Agreement was agreed in the latter part of 2022 and included three increases to serving personnel. The primary increase backdated to February 2022 was implemented in December 2022. This was a considerable achievement given the complex nature and structure of Defence Forces pensions. A decision was taken to implement the October 2022 and March 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The Naval Service is the State's principal sea-going agency and is tasked with a variety of defence and other roles. The primary day-to-day tasking of the Naval Service is to provide a fishery protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union. Naval Service vessels are multi-tasked in that they undertake general surveillance, security and other...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 237 together. As the Deputy will be aware, following the publication of the report of the Independent Review Group on dignity and equality issues in the Defence Forces, the Government has agreed to progress all recommendations. These include the:Establishment of a statutory inquiry to investigate whether there have been serious systemic failures in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The military authorities have advised that there are no systemic delays in the Defence Forces in the induction of recruits and the processing of applications of new recruits. There are occasions, outside of the control of the Defence Forces, where a small number of applications may take longer to progress for various reasons e.g. providing applicants with an opportunity to repeat aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The strength of the Defence Forces at 31March 2023 stood at 7,807 personnel or 82% of the current agreed strength of 9,500 personnel. The attached documents contain the requested breakdown of personnel by rank for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, as of the 31 December 2022 and the 31 March 2023 (the latest date for which such figures are available). Ongoing challenges in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: I am informed by the military authorities that all Officers in the Defence Forces receive the same Commissioning document after cadet training or, as in the case for Military Medicine trainees, following direct entry as Officers. Specific Terms and Conditions apply to all streams of Officer recruitment including those on the Military Medicine Training Scheme, a copy of which is provided. As...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: As of 11 April, 2023, there were eleven civil servants in my Department absent on sick leave. A breakdown of the number of staff in my Department who were absent on sick leave and those who indicated that a sick leave absence was due to stress, over the past five years, and to date in 2023, is set out below in tabular format. Year No. of staff absent on sick leave ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The table below provides details of the number of complaints of bullying received from civil servants in my Department in each of the years 2018 to date in 2023. Each complaint is assessed and dealt with using the procedures set out in the Civil Service's Dignity at Work policy. Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 To date 2023 ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The table below provides details of the number of civil servants in my Department that were dismissed in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023. Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 To date in 2023 No. of Dismissals 0 0 0 0 0...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: Ireland joined the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in 2017, the establishment of which represents a further development in EU Cooperation in support of international peace and security under CSDP. Under PESCO, Member States come together voluntarily in different project groups to develop and make available additional capabilities and enablers for peacekeeping and crisis management...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: The military authorities have provided the following information, as requested: No of Personnel ATC Qualification Estimated date of completion 3 Tower Q4 2023 1 Radar Q2 2023

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Micheál Martin: My Department currently provides a number of staff to support Ireland's engagement in the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy and the related EU institutions, including the European External Action Security, the European Defence Agency and the European Commission. To this end, officials from the Department are assigned to the Political and Security Committee (PSC) delegation within the...

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: I thank all of the Deputies for their contributions to this debate. I have taken careful note of all that has been said. One of the fundamental rationales for a statutory inquiry, which would be a fact-finding statutory inquiry, is to get full compellability and full contribution in terms of everybody's perspective, and not just perspective but role. At the very outset I made it very clear...

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: I think there were three of them, but Deputy Connolly mentioned that it was disbanded. That is not quite-----

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: I did not interrupt Deputy Connolly.

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Micheál Martin: Could I just explain and give the context before people jump to conclusions and start making assertions? It is clear the independent monitoring group was not effective.