John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 770: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [22578/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The relevant bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The Civil Defence Board, which was established on 7 May 2003 under the Civil Defence Act 2002, has responsibility for the management and development of the Civil Defence organisation at national level. Coiste an Asgard was established in 1968 and was incorporated under the Companies Acts on 16 February 1987. The basic purpose of an Coiste is to promote the training of young people over the age of 16 in sailing and seamanship, particularly by the use of the sail-training vessel Asgard II.

The Army Pensions Board was established as an independent statutory body under the Army Pensions Act 1927. The principal function of the Board is to investigate applications for pensions, allowances and gratuities arising from the death or disablement of members of the Defence Forces in the course of their military service. The Board determines the question of attributability to service, assesses the degree of disability in cases of disablement and reports its findings to the Minister for Defence.