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- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Yes.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: On the reserve, the Tánaiste mentioned the current strength of the reserve is 1,407.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Some 59 people were recruited this year, to date, to the Army Reserve and six into the Naval Service Reserve. I served for 23 years in the Reserve and there was a time when we would take that number in during an afternoon. There was such a demand for it and it was so popular and useful to young people, to actually develop character, discipline and everything else. To have the numbers so...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: We used to lose the best of our people to the PDF every year. We trained them to a certain level and then they were gone into Deputy Berry's outfit and we had to start again. That was good for everybody. The Tánaiste mentioned movement to overseas. We have been talking about this for years. Is any work being done to have job security preserved for people in the Reserve who give up...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Okay.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: I am glad to hear the Tánaiste say he is considering legislation to preserve the job security of people who might actually join the Reserve and go overseas for a period of time. I would really welcome that. It is long overdue. We await that so bring it on as soon as possible. I have a question about subhead A15. Cybersecurity is the issue I want to bring up. Will the...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Linked to that is the resourcing of military intelligence.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: The resourcing of military intelligence is linked to that, obviously.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: It might be interesting to get a briefing on that issue as well at some stage. With respect to recruitment will the Minister comment on diversity? Many people come to Ireland from other jurisdictions and countries to make their home here. Will he give the committee a breakdown with respect to diversity in the Defence Forces and what the policy is there on recruiting people who were not...
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Of course, but for people who come from abroad and become citizens here-----
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Is there a-----
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Is there a proactive policy in that regard to recruit?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: The Tánaiste's previous Department had a unit called Balance for Better Business, which looked at the role of women in various organisations. I thank the Tánaiste said that the percentage of females in the Defence Forces is 12%. Is there a target to increase that?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: The Chair will be glad to know that I have just one or two questions left and then I will be finished. I know the Department and the Minister are very much engaged in assisting and supporting veterans through the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel-Óglaigh Náisiúnta na hÉireann, ONE, and other organisations.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: What is the budget for this for the coming year? What subhead is it administered under?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: I just want to congratulate the Department on the work it is doing in supporting veterans. It is greatly important. Many people can be very lonely and suffer all kinds of other issues, so I encourage even further support.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: Can we get a breakdown of the current strength of the Naval Service, Air Corps and Army? We have been given the overall figure of 7,700.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: I am referring to an individual breakdown of the figures for the three services and the individual targets for each of them as well.
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: The Minister mentioned private health care and how this will work. This is new and very welcome for enlisted personnel. I think it was always there for the officer corps. How will this work in practice?
- Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024) David Stanton: GP costs are covered, prescription costs are covered and hospital and consultant costs are covered. All of those costs are covered.