Results 141-160 of 24,382 for speaker:Seán Barrett

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: Seriously, though, it inflates the Estimate to a level that is just not true.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: Before we do, I suggest that we make a recommendation that the Department of Finance, or otherwise, would look into this whole question of including in the Estimates for various Departments the cost of pensions, and that it should be centralised. It is giving an inflated impression of-----

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: I suggest that at least it could be looked at.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: Looking at the Estimate itself, I note some alarming figures, given that we are now facing into Brexit. This is going to impose greater obligations on our Defence Forces and our Naval Service. We should be hearing about this and talking about it before it happens. The Naval Service had 1,376 vessel patrol days in 2016. In 2017, that figure was 1,171. There were 200 fewer patrol days for...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: My figures show 1,117.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: I am sorry but the figures with which we were presented show that the number of Naval Service vessel patrol days in 2017 amounted to 1,171.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: This Estimate shows 3,271. These are large reductions of over 1,000 hours.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: From the figures I have, there has been a reduction of over 200 days.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: This is not a matter just for the Irish Government. When the British withdraw fully, they will protect their boundaries. That means there will be greater activity on the Irish Sea and in other areas. It also means that we have to be careful to make certain we are in a position to safeguard our fishing waters from a country that will be outside the EU. I am only highlighting this in the...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: This is the figure from the defence Estimate.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: My briefing refers to the amount required in the year ending 31 December 2018.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Army Pensions (Revised) (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: I am giving the figure for 2017. There has been a reduction from 4,287 to 3,231.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: I would like to put on record once again how proud we are of the Irish forces who serve in various parts of the world on peacekeeping missions. I emphasise "peacekeeping". We are experts in it and have been doing it in Lebanon for about 40 years. I was there myself when I was Minister for Defence and I saw these people in operation. We should be very proud of them. I reject any...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2016: Motion (8 Mar 2018)

Seán Barrett: I forgot to say one thing about our peacekeeping college. It is the greatest establishment and has been there for so many years, yet very few people actually know about it. I keep reminding people about the role of a peacekeeping college. When I was Minister for Defence, I got a visit from the US military attaché seeking to know whether it would be in order for him to recommend to his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (27 Feb 2018)

Seán Barrett: 593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation for cyclists with regard to a minimum passing distance that motorists would have to adhere to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9273/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Seán Barrett: 167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the final plans of the draft flood risk management programme for at-risk areas to be approved, implemented and adopted by local authorities; if the Carysfort and Maretimo works are one of the at-risk areas included in this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8784/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Feb 2018)

Seán Barrett: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received feedback from the HSE regarding a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6171/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Barrett: I wish to begin by thanking the witnesses for their presentation. The more I read and listen, the more concerned I become. We have every reason to be concerned. We started off with a great blaze of publicity because everything was concentrated on Ireland initially. That is fading and will continue to fade. We should not be fooled into believing that everybody is going to be looking after...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Brexit Issues: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (1 Feb 2018)

Seán Barrett: I do not think that there is any problem in terms of relationships between business groups such as the chamber and others. People will go about their daily business. The real problem is what the regulations, rules and laws will say on entry into the EU. I do not say this with disrespect to those doing the negotiations but my continuing difficulty is that we need to have an ongoing and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Barrett: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that can be made to ensure that the extra two hours home help awarded to a person (details supplied) can be provided in line with the ongoing needs and requirements of the care giver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2907/18]