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Written Answers — Defence Forces Discharge: Defence Forces Discharge (21 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Personnel enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force, after 1 January 1994 are not eligible for consideration for extension of service on completion of their initial five year term of enlistment unless they have a minimum medical classification. In the case in question the individual's medical classification was assessed as being below the required standard for extension of service. The medical...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (16 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Fort Camden, Crosshaven, comprising approximately 41 acres, has been disposed of by my Department to Cork County Council for amenity purposes. The legal formalities attendant on the transfer of the property are nearing completion.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (16 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The international military observers and staff officers course, IMOSOC, is one of the courses run by the United Nations Training School Ireland, UNTSI, a constituent school of the Military College. The three week course is run annually and introduces middle rank officers from foreign armed forces and the Irish Defence Forces to the theory and practice of UN peace support operations so as to...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (16 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The management information framework, MIF, project, which is part of the strategic management initiative, aims at ensuring more efficient processing of financial transactions and accounts; better decision making about the allocation of resources; more efficient and effective management of resources once allocated; and greater transparency in, and accountability for, the use of resources. In...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for men and women in the Defence Forces — Army, Air Corps, Naval Service — including the Reserve Defence Force, and to the full participation by women in all aspects of Defence Forces activities. In effect this means that women are eligible on the same basis as men for participation in operational and ceremonial activities, for...

Written Answers — Public Access Roads: Public Access Roads (15 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Kildare County Council approached my Department in 2001 concerning a proposal being considered by the council at that time to install sheep grids and horse gates on all public access roads to the Curragh. In developing this proposal the council identified 23 locations where grids or gates would be required and sought a contribution from my Department towards the costs of any such works. The...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: My Department holds two small plots of land on a laneway which was part of the former military barracks in the locality in question. In recent years there has been unauthorised encroachment upon those plots by another party and my Department is addressing the matter of that encroachment in consultation with the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. The Department's properties officer plans to...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together. My Department is due to relocate to Newbridge, County Kildare. The Secretary General and the two assistant secretaries serving in my Department have indicated that they will decentralise to Newbridge.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (14 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Responsibility for planning and development in the vicinity of Casement Aerodrome rests with the planning department of South Dublin County Council and all planning decisions are made by that authority. The practice down the years has been for the local planning authority to consult the Department of Defence in respect of planning applications for proposed developments which may affect...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (14 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Following a number of questions in the Dáil on this matter I undertook to have the military archive examined in relation to the Niemba ambush and to revert with the findings. The question arising was whether Trooper Browne was killed at the Niemba ambush or whether he survived for a few days and was killed near a village where he was foraging for food. A recently published book, The Irish...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (14 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities have advised that once a member of the Defence Forces retires or is discharged from the Defence Forces, the Defence Forces do not provide any subsequent medical care or treatment post retirement-post discharge and nor do the Defence Forces meet the costs of such medical care or treatment. When the person in question is discharged from the Permanent Defence Force, he...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (9 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Spike Island, County Cork, which had been under the administration of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform since 1985, was formally transferred to that Department in 2002. My Department has no current interest in Spike Island.

Written Answers — Civil Service Travel Scheme: Civil Service Travel Scheme (9 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The closing date in respect of the 2006 Civil Service travel pass scheme was 23 November 2005. A condition of the scheme is that employees must be employed on a permanent or probationary basis at the date of application. An employee employed under a fixed term contract is also eligible to apply. It is a condition of the Revenue Commissioners that the scheme operates on the basis of an annual...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (8 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Following consultation between my Department and Kildare County Council last year, it was agreed that the council would take in charge the road at Blackrath. As part of that agreement, €8,600 was lodged by the Department of Defence with Kildare County Council on 10 October 2005 for the purpose of bringing the road up to the requisite standard prior to its being taken in charge.

Written Answers — Airport Safety Zones: Airport Safety Zones (7 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: International Standards and Recommended Practices — Aerodromes are published as annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO. Chapter 4 volume 1 of annex 14 details the obstacle limitation requirements in relation to airports.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Discharge: Defence Forces Discharge (7 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Personnel enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force after 1 January, 1994 are not eligible for consideration for extension of service on completion of their initial five year term of enlistment unless they have a medical classification code not lower than YY, year of birth, -12-322. In the case in question the individual's medical classification code was assessed in the context of his...

Written Answers — Pension Entitlements: Pension Entitlements (7 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: In accordance with established public service pensions policy, the pensions of former members of the Permanent Defence Force, PDF, are revised in line with relevant increases in the pay of serving personnel holding corresponding rank. The benefit of the various general and benchmarking pay increases awarded to serving NCOs and privates under the Sustaining Progress social partnership...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: My Department has made payments totalling €48,858 to the company concerned since 1969 in respect of ground rent payable under relevant leases. No other payments have been made to the company by my Department.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: Advice from public relations consultancy firms or individuals or external media advisers was not sought by myself, my predecessor, Deputy Michael Smith, or the Minister of State at my Department in the past three years. I have appointed a special adviser and a press adviser to provide me with relevant advice and press liaison services as necessary. Both have standard contracts of employment...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (1 Feb 2006)

Willie O'Dea: The main day to day role 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. The service is tasked with patrolling all Irish waters from the shoreline to the outer limits of the exclusive fishery limit, which covers 132,000 square miles. Where a fishing vessel is encountered which is suspected of being...