Results 1-20 of 220 for defence forces strength speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Feb 2014)
Willie O'Dea: 597. To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the military authorities will know the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/14]
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Nov 2011)
Willie O'Dea: ...and has become even more so. We all subscribe to the notion that Ireland should be one of the best places in the world in which to carry on business, trade and commerce. Essential to this is the strength of our competition law. Vigorous competition between firms drives productivity and helps consumers. Cartels are inimical to the interests of the economy and to consumers in particular,...
- Written Answers — Air Corps Recruitment: Air Corps Recruitment (16 Feb 2010)
Willie O'Dea: As I have already stated in the House within the available resources, I am committed to maintaining the strength of the Defence Forces at a level of 10,000 all ranks, for which I have secured Government approval in the context of Budget 2010. This reflects the reductions in personnel recommended in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. I am...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The Deputy seems to have tabled the latter part of this question on the basis of a mistaken assumption. In fact, as part of the overall modernisation of Defence, the number of civil servants in my Department has reduced significantly and, overall, at a slightly faster rate than the reduction in military personnel. The record in Defence is quite different to the trend elsewhere in the civil...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: .... In the context of the Government Decision on the implementation of savings measures on public service numbers and the reduced budgetary provision available for 2010, recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force has been suspended. As I have already stated in the House I have made a submission to my colleague the Minister for Finance regarding the implications of the measures for the...
- Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90, 92, 97, 102, 112, 118 and 259 together. A total of 419 Defence Forces personnel is currently deployed to the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), the mandate of which expires on 14 March 2010. As outlined in the budget in December 2009, it has been decided that the Defence Forces commitments to overseas peace support...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The pay and allowances of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) are provided for in subheads B and C of the Defence Vote. The outturn on those subheads was â¬539.4m in 2008 and â¬536.9 in 2009. The 2009 figure includes the carry-over costs of two general pay increases granted under the Towards 2016 agreement during 2008, as well as the full year costs of overseas allowances for the UN mission...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113, 117, 122 and 267 together. The White Paper on Defence of February 2000 sets out a figure of 10,500 personnel for the Permanent Defence Force comprising 930 for the Air Corps, 1,144 for the Naval Service and 8,426 for the Army. The recent Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommended that the number of...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I am advised by the military authorities that a total of 804 personnel have left the Permanent Defence Force in the eighteen month period 1 July 2008 to 31 December 2009. This figure is comprised of 99 Officers, 312 Non-Commissioned Officers and 393 Other Ranks personnel. A breakdown according to rank and per month is provided in the tabular statement. I am keenly aware of the impact that...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: Like all areas of the public service, the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces will contribute towards resolving the current challenges facing the country. The Defence Organisation will be required to operate on a reduced budget for 2010 as outlined in the Budget 2010 documentation. I am committed to maintaining the strength of the Defence Forces at a level of 10,000 across all...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: The acquisition of new equipment for the Defence Forces continues to be a key focus for me as Minister for Defence. Significant investment has taken place in recent years across all facets and elements of the Defence Forces. This investment has been facilitated by the re-investment both of pay savings arising from the reduction in the strength of the Permanent Defence Force in the context of...
- Overseas Missions. (20 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: ...Ireland's commitment to the cause of international peace. This is the maximum sustainable commitment that Ireland can make to overseas peacekeeping operations. Ireland currently contributes 758 Defence Forces personnel to 11 different missions throughout the world. Full details of all personnel currently serving overseas are listed in the following tabular statement. The main overseas...
- Written Answers — Reserve Defence Force: Reserve Defence Force (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: I am advised by the Military authorities that the number signed up with the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) as at 30 November 2009, the latest date for which figures are currently available, was 6,732. The number signed up with the RDF (effective plus non-effective) at the end of 2005 was 10,833, i.e. 10,425 in the Army Reserve and 408 in the Naval Service Reserve. The table shows the strengths...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: Arising from the Government Decision on Public Service numbers, which took effect from 27 March 2009, recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force has been suspended with effect from that date. I am in contact with the Minister for Finance about the implications of the Government Decision on the Permanent Defence Force. In my statement on the Defence Budget, I confirmed my commitment to...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (19 Jan 2010)
Willie O'Dea: Arising from the Government Decision on Public Service numbers, which took effect from 27 March 2009, recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force has been suspended with effect from that date. I am in contact with the Minister for Finance about the implications of the Government Decision on the Permanent Defence Force. In my statement on the Defence Budget, I confirmed my commitment to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2009)
Willie O'Dea: Like all areas of the Public Service, the Defence organization will be required to operate on a reduced budget for 2010. Within the available resources, I am committed to maintaining the strength of the Defence Forces at a level of 10,000 across all ranks, for which I have secured Government approval in the context of Budget 2010. The Defence Forces will continue to operate across all of the...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Dec 2009)
Willie O'Dea: As you are aware recruitment to the Permanent Defence Force was suspended in late 2008 pending a review of the best means by which to achieve the reduction of 3% in payroll costs that had been applied, in common with other areas of the public service, to the Defence Forces. The present position is that arising from the Government Decision on Public Service numbers, which took effect from 27...
- Written Answers — Reserve Defence Force: Reserve Defence Force (15 Dec 2009)
Willie O'Dea: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the tabular statement. Defence Force Regulation R5 (new series) Reserve Defence Force outlines the criteria for retention on the effective strength of the Army Reserve and Naval Service Reserve. Paragraphs 39, 49 and 50 refers. Personnel who fail to meet these criteria are removed from the effective strength of their units. This is...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Nov 2009)
Willie O'Dea: The Defence Forces have improved in every respect since 2000 through the implementation of the White Paper. This represents a significant public service success story and has been acknowledged by both the Taoiseach and myself. Arising from the White Paper on Defence, we have created a modern well-equipped Defence Forces capable of meeting the needs of Government and the public and ensuring...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (19 Nov 2009)
Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 35, 36, 42, 46, 141, 142 and 143 together. The White Paper on Defence of February 2000 sets out a figure of 10,500 personnel for the Permanent Defence Force comprising 930 for the Air Corps, 1,144 for the Naval Service and 8,426 for the Army. The recent Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommended that the...