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Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
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Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Such as?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: On training, going back to the seventies and eighties, people would have three weeks' holidays, and two weeks of that would be to go to camp, as we used to call it. Families now might not be very tolerant of that, of the man, typically, or the mother or the father, going to camp for two weeks. Is it to have two weeks apart from annual leave boxed off?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: To go from 1,200 in the regular Army Reserve to 4,000 or 4,500 means a 400% increase. That will need to be ramped up fairly quickly.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I will also ask about the incentives. There was always an allowance for members of the Reserve. What is the allowance for an ordinary regular member now? What is the financial incentive? They take time out from holidays, other employment or family duties.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Do they receive any other annual allowance?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The only financial reward they get is for the two weeks' training. I do not expect the witnesses to get into operational detail but has the Department tried to advance the case for weekend or one-day training, because that used to be common?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are cases in which Civil Defence personnel, particularly those involved in search and rescue, go out and do the rescues themselves. They would be accompanied of members of An Garda Síochána, health service staff or people from other public bodies. I acknowledge that the Civil Defence is a great organisation and its volunteers do great work. I only see what is happening with...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I understand the voluntary nature of the organisation. It is a bit like the Red Cross, the Order of Malta or whatever. However, it is incorporated into the Defence Forces. It would not be a good idea to move away from the voluntary ethos. I understand that but I am talking about a small allowance to cover out-of-pocket expenses or cases where members have to drop everything to assist in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Does the office in Roscrea co-ordinate the organisation?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The one for the Covid pandemic was very good.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Civil Defence personnel transported samples to and from universities and across the country for the HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: I acknowledge the provision of equipment. A lot of new vehicles and so on have been brought in recently. That is to be welcomed. Before we finish up, I will ask about legal settlements. In 2022, €6.2 million was expended on compensation and legal costs. Of this, 64% related to employee injury claims, 28% to employee claims for breaches of HR or employment policies, 4% to personal...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: There are 88 open cases so roughly two thirds have been resolved. Is that particular drug, Lariam, still being used?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: It has been discontinued.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Do I take it that the Defence Forces and the Department, as the policymaker, have accepted that it was not acceptable or fit for purpose?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Will Ms McCrum clarify that? I know it was prescribed until a couple of years ago. Cases relating to former members were starting to come up. When I checked at that time, it was still being used. The risk associated was one of the points being made at that time. Perhaps Ms McCrum will come back to the committee on that point.

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 - Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Defence
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 12: Stock Management in the Defence Forces (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: That concludes questioning by committee members. I thank the Department of Defence, the witnesses, the staff and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform, for their work in preparing for today's meeting. I also thank the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and his staff for attending and assisting the committee and for their preparation...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: The business this afternoon is as follows: minutes, accounts, financial statement, correspondence, work programme and any other business. The first item is the minutes of the meeting of 16 May which have been circulated. Do any members wish to raise any matters relating to the minutes? No. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published on the committee's webpage. ...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 May 2024)

Brian Stanley: Does any member wish to comment on or ask questions about the accounts and financial statements? No. Can we agree to note the listing of accounts and financial statements? Agreed. As usual, they will be published as part of our minutes. Moving to correspondence, as previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will be dealt with in accordance with the...