Results 181-200 of 5,323 for speaker:Willie O'Dea in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: My special adviser is not part of the line management system of the Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (22 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The amounts paid by my Department, including arrears in respect of previous years, by way of car mileage allowances and the total mileage claimed by civil and military personnel in 2004 are as follows. Amount Mileage â'¬m Civil Servants, Civilian Employees and Members of the Civil Defence Board And the Army Pensions Board 0.231 239,200 Military: — Permanent Defence Force...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997 states that: A Minister of the Government having charge of a Department shall, in accordance with the Ministers and Secretaries Acts, 1924 to 1995, be responsible for the performance of functions that are assigned to the Department pursuant to any of those Acts. I am, therefore, responsible for the performance of functions that are assigned...

Written Answers — FCA Training: FCA Training (23 Mar 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Under the Defence Forces pensions schemes, pensionable service consists mainly of full-time service in the Permanent Defence Force, PDF. Service in An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil, FCA, is not generally reckonable as pensionable service. Exceptionally, however, service on full-time security duties by members of the FCA may be reckoned and may be aggregated with pensionable service in the PDF in...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Military service allowance, MSA, was made pensionable in the case of Defence Forces personnel retiring on or after 1 August 1990 on foot of a recommendation of the Commission on Remuneration and Conditions of Service in the Defence Forces, the Gleeson commission. That approach is fully consistent with settled public service pensions policy, which provides that the benefit of an allowance...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Question Nos. 1043 and 1045 together. The Army Pensions Acts provide that a disability pension may, following retirement, be granted to a former member of the Permanent Defence Force in respect of permanent disablement due to a wound or injury attributable to military service, whether at home or abroad, or to a disease attributable to or aggravated by overseas service with a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I did not travel abroad for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: There are currently no plans to move sections of my Department which are based outside Dublin to other non-Dublin locations.

Written Answers — Fairtrade Products: Fairtrade Products (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I am aware of the Fairtrade campaign and its laudable objective of having Fairtrade products widely available and used. Procurement by my Department, including the Defence Forces, must be carried out in accordance with Government contracts procedures and the European Union directives, under which the award of contracts is primarily based on the quality of the product and cost. It is not open...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The information sought by the Deputy is as follows. Army Pensions Board: the chairperson and a civilian doctor receive annual fees of €7,619 and €5,077 respectively. Coiste an Asgard: there are no annual fees paid to the chairperson or directors of an coiste. Civil Defence Board: there are no annual fees paid to the chairperson or directors of this board.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (12 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: No lottery funds have been provided by my Department for projects outside the State.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Retirement Scheme: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (19 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The unsatisfactory age and fitness profile of the Permanent Defence Force was commented upon by the Gleeson commission in its report in 1990. The matter had also been of serious concern to the military authorities for a number of years. The age profile was also the subject of severe criticism by Price Waterhouse consultants who had been engaged by the efficiency audit group, EAG, to conduct...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Deployment: Defence Forces Deployment (19 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities have advised that personnel of the Defence Forces may be detached from their parent unit and attached to another unit of the Defence Forces in accordance with Defence Force Regulation A10. The Defence Forces, including the Naval Service, have no particular definition of the term "long-term attachment". Its use is a matter of custom and practice. Detachments are...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (19 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The target shed in Kilworth Camp, County Cork, has been reroofed. A new power supply has been brought to the building and will soon be connected, after which heating and lighting will be provided. It is my understanding that the civilian staff involved are being accommodated during the renovations. It is intended that the work will be completed shortly.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (19 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Arising from concerns that continuing use of the pitch and putt facilities in question, which are held under licence from the Department of Defence, may present serious health and safety hazards for members and visitors, it was decided to suspend further use of the facilities with immediate effect, pending a complete safety assessment of the site and this decision was conveyed in writing to...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 319 and 320 together. As Minister for Defence, I have contracted four staff as follows: Job Description Name Current Salary Special Advisor to the Minister for Defence. To provide relevant advice to the Minister as necessary Derek Mooney â'¬71,990 per annum Press Advisor to the Minister for Defence. To provide press liaison services to...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 21 to 23, inclusive, together. I have dealt with the question of the possible deployment of Irish personnel to the United Nations mission in the Sudan, UNMIS, in reply to Priority Questions on this matter earlier today. The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UNDPKO, has invited Ireland to contribute a small number of Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Military Archives: Military Archives (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: The military authorities advise that at present the strength of the staff in the military archives is five. The military archives are located in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6, and are the place of deposit for the records of the Department of Defence, the Defence Forces and the Army Pensions Board under the terms of section 14 of the National Archives Act 1986. The function of...

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (21 Apr 2005)

Willie O'Dea: Dr. Eileen Doyle and the external advisory committee presented their report The Challenge of a Workplace in March 2002. This independent report addressed the range of interpersonal issues within the Defence Forces. Its contents and recommendations were accepted in full. Implementation of the recommendations of the report has been one of the highest priorities for the Defence Forces and my...

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...