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Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The following table outlines the occasions on which the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government availed of the ministerial air transport service between June 2002 and September 2004, the destination and duration of each trip and the number of persons carried on each occasion. Date Mission Details Flying Time Aircraft Number of persons carried 30/05/02-01/06/02...

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: That was what the Deputy wanted so that he could get a cheap headline.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: There is a precedent.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The other countries got permission.

Leaders' Questions. (9 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The old tax shelters.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Irish Red Cross Society, Directions as to Ambulance Service, Order 1955 — SI 251 of 1955 — imposes certain constraints on the use of Red Cross ambulances for hire. Thereafter, the matter is an operational matter for the Irish Red Cross and I have no role in its executive decisions.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled and will be forwarded to him at a later date.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Government decided on 1 July 2003 that lands at Gormanston, County Meath would be among the State lands released for inclusion in the Sustaining Progress affordable housing initiative. The modalities for the transfer of lands at Gormanston to the relevant local authority are under active consideration and my Department is in ongoing communication with the Department of the Environment,...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Since January 2004 there have been three personnel, who on being promoted in my Department were required to sign an undertaking that they would relocate to Newbridge under the decentralisation programme. To date, no one has refused to sign the undertaking.

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (8 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I assume the Deputy is referring to my answer to a parliamentary question on 26 January 2005, concerning the proportion of inspections carried out by the Naval Service while on fishery protection duties which relate to Irish fishing vessels. The statistics on hand demonstrate that Irish fishing vessels inspected by the Naval Service in the Irish patrol area are more likely to be in breach of...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces have not held any stocks of CR gas, dibenzoxazepine, in the past 30 years.

Written Answers — Army Intelligence Operations: Army Intelligence Operations (3 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: As I have previously indicated to the House, the content of any briefings I receive from the director of intelligence must be kept confidential. As such, I am not at liberty, nor would it be appropriate for me to indicate the nature and extent of any activities which the Defence Forces might undertake in this regard, or to disclose any information I received on such issues. However, I assure...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (2 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government availed of the ministerial air transport service on one occasion between June and September 2004. The Minister and six officials travelled by Learjet from Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, to Luxembourg on 27 June 2004, and returned from Luxembourg to Baldonnel on 28 June 2004. This involved a total flying time of three hours and...

Leaders' Questions. (2 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Where is Deputy Ó Snodaigh this morning?

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (1 Feb 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Since August 2004, the only appointments I have made were to the civil defence board, a body under the aegis of my Department. Chief Superintendent John T. Farrelly was appointed to the board in October 2004, on the nomination of the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána. Commandant Kevin Houston was appointed in November 2004 on the nomination of the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister, Secretary General, private secretary to the Minister and the human resources manager have credit cards issued to them. The guidelines for the use of such credit cards provide that they should be used for official business only. The number of occasions the cards have been used since 6 June 2002 to 29 September 2004 is as follows: Name No. of Transactions Minister 32 ...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99, 115, 118, 137, 1272, 1273, 1275 and 1282 together. I refer Deputies to my reply to this House on this very subject on 17 November last. The position remains as I outlined at that time. The background to the rapid response elements concept, commonly referred to as the "battlegroups", is that at the European Council in Helsinki in 1999, member states set...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: There are two types of UN missions on which members of the Permanent Defence Forces have been deployed. The first is the traditional "UN Blue-Hat" mission, established by the Security Council of the United Nations or the UN General Assembly. UNIFIL in Lebanon and UNMIL in Liberia are examples of such missions. The second type are missions authorised to be established by the Security Council...

Written Answers — Hearing Impairment Claims: Hearing Impairment Claims (26 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: By 31 December 2004 a total of 16,731 claims had been received in my Department from current and former members of the Defence Forces in respect of loss of hearing allegedly caused during their military service. A total of 332 claims have been determined in court and 15,099 have been disposed of out of court, mainly through settlement, leaving a total of 1,300 claims outstanding at that date....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (26 Jan 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 131 together. On 26 July 2004 my predecessor, Deputy Michael Smith, officially launched the Reserve Defence Force review implementation plan which is the start of a process that will radically change the structure and configuration of the reserve while preserving its traditional strengths. These include such things as the spirit of voluntary...