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Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The table sets out the number of women serving in the Army, Navy and Air Corps at 31 December for each of the years 2007 to 2011. Year End Army Air Corps Naval Service Total % of PDF 2007 456 33 71 560 5.7% 2008 468 32 70 570 5.8% 2009 462 33 72 567 5.7% 2010 467 32 70 569 6% 2011 467 30 68 565 6% In terms of the current position, the number of women serving in the Permanent Defence...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (22 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by my Department in 2008, 2009, 2010 and up to the end of November 2011 is set out in the table below. My Department is always mindful of the costs involved in engaging consultants. External consultants are engaged only when there is a clear need for specialised expertise and following a...

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is a great pity that the Deputy does not have regard to the substantial fines that could be imposed on the State for failing to comply with European Union regulations with regard to the bogs the Deputy addresses. The Air Corps and Garda Síochána have an obligation to uphold the law of the State. If the law of the State was being complied with, there would be no reason for any...

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am conscious that the Deputy has very little respect for the law and has seen fit to break it.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is a great pity that, as a Member of this House, he will not have regard to the fact that there are laws with which people must comply. If they are not complied with, those who choose to break them are doing so in circumstances in which they are apparently intent on having fines of tens of thousands of euro imposed on the rest of the community and expect the rest of the community to take...

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy should withdraw that remark.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: If he is so foolish as to suggest that the difficulties in relation to the bogs replicate matters that happened in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s-----

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: -----I would suggest he seek to educate himself on what occurred. If he thinks there is any comparison between the dispute he is continuing to maintain in relation to bogs and the death of 6 million people in the Holocaust, perhaps the Deputy will go and examine his conscience.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy's comment was a disgrace and he should withdraw it.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I ask the Deputy to withdraw the comment he made.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy, you are an ignorant buffoon.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is a pity Deputy Flanagan does not have the decency to apologise before he leaves the House.

Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is an analogy the Deputy should withdraw.

Army Barracks (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 13 together. Following the Government's decision to further consolidate Defence Forces personnel into fewer locations, four military barracks - Clonmel, Cavan, Mullingar and Castlebar – closed on 30 March 2012. As a result of the closure of the four barracks, there is a need to provide alternative accommodation for the local Reserve Defence Force...

Army Barracks (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As I mentioned to the Deputy, the leases will be signed shortly. I hope and expect that matters relating to all three will be in order by midsummer. I am not aware of any additional allowances that would arise by way of relocation costs. If there is further information on that I will come back to the Deputy. The locations of the rental premises are within a reasonable distance of the...

Army Barracks (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The figure of €100,000 is the total amount for the rental of 40 different premises for the Reserve Defence Force across the country. Existing leases are in place before the additional ones that are being put in place. Agreement has been reached with Mayo County Council for the sale of Castlebar Barracks for the sum of €600,000, with payment to be made in four equal instalments of...

Army Barracks (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I very much welcome the development in Castlebar. Officials of my Department have been actively engaged with a broad range of interests regarding the future use of barracks. Ongoing discussions are taking place with regard to the other barracks that have been closed. I do not want to give rise to false hopes by setting timeframes within which progress may be made, but I have some hope and...

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 and 26 together. Arising from the Government's comprehensive review of expenditure, the strength ceiling of the Permanent Defence Force was reduced to 9,500 personnel. In response to this reduced strength ceiling, I initiated a major reorganisation of the Defence Forces, both permanent and reserve. The reorganisation will ensure that, within the...

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I will start with the Deputy's last question. I can confirm that there will not be barracks closures based on the reorganisation. With regard to the Deputy's other questions, I do not want to pre-empt or prejudge the outcome of the process that is underway and in which the Secretary General of my Department, the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces and officials of my Department and supports...

Defence Forces Personnel (17 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As a process is now under way, I will not pre-empt or prejudge that process. All I can say to the Deputy is that all issues of relevance will be taken into account as we switch from a three-brigade structure to a two-brigade structure. The operational and capacity issues will be taken into account and how best to deal with a broad range of matters. In regard to Athlone, as a consequence of...