Results 41-58 of 58 for 5 million speaker:Willie O'Dea

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (22 May 2008)

Willie O'Dea: ...Republic, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Finland and Latvia. The Task Force's area of responsibility is generally the Pristina region, covering 7 municipalities with a population of approximately 1 million. The Irish contingent currently comprises an APC Mounted Infantry Group of some 215 personnel, including a number of personnel in staff posts at various KFOR Headquarters. Last August,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (12 Mar 2008)

Willie O'Dea: ...measures such as revised preliminary tax payment arrangements for corporation tax aimed at small and start-up companies; an increase in VAT registration thresholds for small business to €37,500 in respect of services and €75,000 in respect of goods; and the extension of film relief for another four years to the end of 2012 with an increase in the cap on eligible expenditure from €35...

Written Answers — Judicial Reviews: Judicial Reviews (30 Jan 2008)

Willie O'Dea: ...to provide the financial data as requested by the Deputy. Year No. of applications where leave for Judicial Reviews was granted 1997 1 1998 2 1999 3 2000 1 2001 3 2002 4 2003 1 2004 9 2005 6 2006 8 2007 5 In the period in question approximately €345 million has been paid out of Subhead T in respect of approximately 17,600 claims for compensation.

Departmental Expenditure. (12 Dec 2007)

Willie O'Dea: The gross total allocation for my Department in 2008 is €1,078 million, comprising €888 million in the defence Vote and €190 million in the Army pensions Vote. This represents an increase of 7% on the 2007 allocation. Almost 70% of the defence Estimate is expended on the pay and allowances for an average of 10,500 Permanent Defence Force personnel, some 880 civilian employees and...

Overseas Missions. (12 Dec 2007)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53, 63, 71, 74, 76, 85, 88, 90, 92, 93, 102 and 168 together. Currently, a total of 414 Defence Forces personnel are serving overseas, full details of which are listed in the accompanying statement which will be available to the House. Ireland has offered, through the United Nations standby arrangements system, to provide up to 850 military personnel,...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (6 Nov 2007)

Willie O'Dea: ..., in which Defence Forces personnel are deployed, are the NATO-led International Security presence (KFOR) in Kosovo with 272 personnel and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with 57 personnel. In addition, 41 personnel are serving in EUFOR, the EU-led operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Other personnel are serving as monitors and observers with the United Nations...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (7 Mar 2007)

Willie O'Dea: ...of existing buildings and major civil engineering works. This is complemented by an annual programme of on-going maintenance. Since 2002 the total amount spent in the Curragh is in excess of €24 million. The following table which I propose to circulate in the Official Report details the major projects undertaken in the Curragh from 2002-2006. A Government decision on decentralisation,...

Written Answers — EU Council Meetings: EU Council Meetings (31 Jan 2007)

Willie O'Dea: .... Ireland together, with a number of other member States, could not support the level of increase in the amount of the operational budget being sought by the Agency, which would see a rise from €5 million in 2007 to €10 million in 2009 in the R&T Operational Budget. Ireland, in tandem with a large number of other member States, is of the view that, for the most part, R&T defence...

Written Answers — Army Security Escorts: Army Security Escorts (16 Nov 2006)

Willie O'Dea: ...the provision of Cash Escorts. Following detailed and intensive discussions between officials of the IBF, the member Banks and the Department, a detailed formal agreement was signed on 11 May, 2005. This agreement, which is for a 5 year period, provides that the banks will pay the total actual costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of cash escorts. Costs in respect of each...

Written Answers — Military Escorts: Military Escorts (12 Oct 2006)

Willie O'Dea: ...the provision of Cash Escorts. Following detailed and intensive discussions between officials of the IBF, the member Banks and the Department, a detailed formal agreement was signed on 11 May, 2005. This agreement, which is for a 5 year period, provides that the banks will pay the total actual costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of cash escorts. Costs in respect of each...

Written Answers — Cash Escorts: Cash Escorts (22 Jun 2006)

Willie O'Dea: ...the provision of Cash Escorts. Following detailed and intensive discussions between officials of the IBF, the member Banks and the Department, a detailed formal agreement was signed on 11 May, 2005. This agreement, which is for a 5 year period, provides that the banks will pay the total actual costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of cash escorts. Costs in respect of each...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (30 May 2006)

Willie O'Dea: ...follows. In addition to these bodies, the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces as provided for under the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 was established with effect from 31 August 2005. Ms Paulyn Marrinan Quinn SC was appointed by the President as the first Ombudsman for the Defence Forces with effect from the 19 September 2005. The Ombudsman for the Defence Forces is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Nov 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...for appraisal and management of capital expenditure proposals in the public sector. The guidelines require that a cost benefit analysis be carried out on certain projects valued at over €5 million; and on all projects valued at over €50 million. There were no capital projects in my Department that fell within either category during the past six months.

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (18 Oct 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...maintenance and the implementation of the performance management and development system, PMDS, for all civilian personnel. The cost of implementing the benchmarking pay increases for approximately 550 civilian employees involved in building maintenance at military installations is estimated at €5 million for the period from 1 December 2001 to 31 December 2005. The Deputy also refers to a...

Defence Forces Equipment. (26 May 2005)

Willie O'Dea: ...and 41 together. The Air Corps has a 40-aircraft complement comprising 14 helicopters and 26 fixed-wing aircraft. The type and age of the aircraft is set out in the tabular statement. In January 2005, two contracts were signed for the provision of new helicopters for the Air Corps at a cost of over €61 million. At a cost of €48.4 million, inclusive of VAT, four utility helicopters will...

Written Answers — Air Corps Equipment: Air Corps Equipment (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15 and 37 together. There are a total of 33 aircraft in service with the Air Corps at present, comprising 14 helicopters and 19 fixed wing aircraft. The type and age of the aircraft is set out in the following tabular statement, which will be circulated in the Official Report. In January 2005, two contracts were signed for the provision of new helicopters for...

Overseas Missions. (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 5 together. The United Nations department of peacekeeping operations has invited Ireland to contribute a small number of Defence Forces personnel to act as UN military observers with the recently established United Nations mission in the Sudan. The request to participate in the peacekeeping operation in the Sudan is being given the careful consideration...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (2 Nov 2004)

Willie O'Dea: ...to improve the standard of accommodation in the Curragh were placed in recent years as part of the barracks reinvestment plan for the Defence Forces. These included contracts to the value of €5 million approximately in Connolly Barracks, students, and Clarke Barracks, other ranks. In addition, minor accommodation upgrade contracts to a total value of approximately €600,000 were carried...