Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Department of Defence
Departmental Reviews
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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207. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of the costs for all live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by him; and the details of the person or body that is conducting each study, review and research project in tabular form. [47040/22]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The current number of live studies is 3. In addition there are 3 live reviews and 2 live research projects as commissioned by my Department. The details are set out in the table below.
| Activity | Details | Details of the person or body that is conducting activity. | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Project 88 under the White Paper is a Defence funding study to capture, in a new way, the expected long-term costs of meeting Ireland's Defence requirements using a ten year planning horizon linked to the proposed new framework of fixed cycle reviews. | Project 88 is an internal project. | No additional related costs arise. |
| Review | Review of high level command and control in the Defence Forces (White Paper Project 26) | Project 26 is an internal project. | No additional related costs arise. |
| Review | Review of Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) Service (White Paper Project 16) | Project team comprises representatives from my Department, the Defence Forces, Department of Health and HSE. | No costs to date. |
| Review | Independent Review Group (IRG), to examine issues relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct, as well as workplace culture, in the Defence Forces. | Independent Review Group. | €125,473.77 has been spent on Pay and PRSI. €164,446.81 has been spent on expenses to date. |
| Research | The Defence Organisation established a Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) unit in 2021. The initial phase of the RTI Unit work includes an innovation challenge run in conjunction with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI). This challenge will enable research, development and innovation activities to respond to and contribute to the capability needs of the Defence Organisation. | The bodies conducting the research in the current “seed phase” are Tyndall National Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Maynooth University and University College Dublin. In the previous “concept phase” research was also undertaken by IT Carlow. | The Contribution of the Defence Organisation to the SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge was €250,000. |
| Research | Planned publication from the Military Service (1916-1923) Pensions Collection. | Project is being led by the Senior Archivist and Project Manager civilian employee of the Department of Defence. | No costs to date. Estimated cost is €20,000. |
Full information on two live studies is not available at this time and will be forwarded as soon as it is obtained.
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