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Written Answers 21 June 2016 Written Answers. The following are questions tabled by Members for written response and the ministerial replies as received on the day from the Departments [unrevised]. Questions Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive, answered orally. Questions Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, resubmitted. Questions Nos. 14 to 21, inclusive, answered orally. Departmental Staff Remuneration 21/06/2016WRA0070022. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of ensuring that workers in his Department recruited post-2011 are paid the pre-2011 salary rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16653/16] 21/06/2016WRA00800Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Deputy Paul Kehoe): Policy in relation to pay in the Public Service is, in the first instance, a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The cost of ensuring that employees in my Department who were recruited post-2011 are paid the pre-2011 salary rate is governed by the manner in which the provisions of the National Recovery Plan and subsequent Haddington Road and Lansdowne Road Agreements have been implemented. There are various factors which impact on the pay scale under which employees were re- cruited to my Department, including: - Employees may have had prior public service experience in which case they would enter on pre-2011 pay scales. - Employees may have been offered and accepted employment in my Department in 2010 but may not have been in a position to undertake duties until post-2011. Such staff were ex- empted from the 10% reduction in pay encompassed by the National Recovery Plan. Accordingly, no additional costs would arise to ensure that employees in such instances were paid the pre-2011 rate. Pay scales were further impacted by the merging of pre- and post- 2011 pay scales from 1 November 2013. The resultant level of mitigation would vary depending on the date of entry of the employee, the point on the pay scale the employee had entered at and whether they had subsequently been promoted and placed on a pre-2011 pay scale. The complexity of calculating these costs is further compounded by the fact that pay costs impact on individual employees differently, depending on the pay band into which they fall. 1 Questions - Written Answers Accordingly, it is not possible to accurately capture the notional costs referred to by the Deputy, given the above complexities. I can assure the Deputy that the provisions of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, which takes cognisance of the State’s improved finances and which now commences the process of income restoration, will further mitigate any disparity which would have arisen initially under the Na- tional Recovery Plan between pre and post 2011 salaries, and the current implementation of the Haddington Road Agreement. Questions Nos. 23 and 24 answered orally. Defence Forces Properties 21/06/2016WRA0100025. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the future of Gormanston Camp in County Meath. [16861/16] 21/06/2016WRA01100Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Deputy Paul Kehoe): Gormanston Camp is, and will continue to be, an important operational military installation, and there are no plans to change this. My Department has invested considerably in facilities and infrastructure at Gormanston Camp. Since 2010, just over €673,000 has been spent on a range of capital and non-capital developments and improvements whilst a further €50,000 is to be spent this year. This is in ad- dition to routine ongoing investment in repair and maintenance of the facility. In addition, in implementing the White Paper on Defence 2015, a number of projects have been identified that will address infrastructure requirements across the Defence Forces. In this regard, a rolling five year infrastructure development plan will be produced based on an assess- ment of needs for all individual barracks. In addition, a review will be carried out of training facilities, which includes Gormanston Camp, in order to ensure that they are developed in accordance with the needs of the Defence Forces. At present, the Camp is currently used for RDF training and is the only site in the Defence property portfolio that is used for Air Defence training and Air Corps firing. Questions Nos. 26 and 27 answered orally. Departmental Staff Allowances 21/06/2016WRA0130028. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16652/16] 21/06/2016WRA01400Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Deputy Paul Kehoe): Policy in rela- tion to the payment of allowances in the Public Service is, in the first instance, a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. I can say however, that following the review of public service allowances and premium pay, a number of changes were made in respect of allowances paid to public servants. This review was completed in 2012. In that regard, the allowance which was payable to officials who travelled outside of Ireland and the UK to represent Ireland at meetings of the EU or other international organisations, or 2 21 June 2016 who acted as Chairpersons of EU committees, collectively known as Chairpersons and Del- egates allowance, was abolished. This was the only allowance in respect of civil servants in my Department that was abol- ished which had a cost implication for my Department. This is a demand-led allowance, and depends on the number of times staff in my Department travel abroad to represent Ireland at meetings of the EU or other international organisations. On the basis that it is not possible to predict the number of such meetings to be attended it is not possible to calculate accurately the cost of restoring this allowance to staff in my Department. Question No. 29 answered orally. Defence Forces Operations 21/06/2016WRA0160030. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of aid-to- the-civil-power duties the Defence Forces carried out at Shannon Airport in County Clare and at Dublin Airport in County Dublin involving military aircraft of the United States of America, by month, in 2016; if he has concerns regarding the frequency of these duties; if he plans to discuss these arrangements with the Department of Justice and Equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16706/16] 21/06/2016WRA01700Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Deputy Paul Kehoe): The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. Among the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is the provision of Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Since 5th February 2003, the Gardaí have requested support from the Defence Forces at Shannon Airport on occasion. I have no concerns with the frequency of these duties and I am satisfied that there is ongoing and close liaison between both An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces, and between my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality re- garding security matters generally, including the Defence Forces ATCP roles. The number of duties incurred in the provision of ATCP support at Shannon Airport in 2016 involving military aircraft of the United States of America is set out in the following table. There have been no such duties incurred in the provision of ATCP support at Dublin Airport in 2016. Month No. of Duties January 36 February 27 March 39 April 47 May 33 June (to date) 21 Ministerial Responsibilities 21/06/2016WRA0180031. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the de- tails of the division of responsibilities between him and the Minister for State in his Depart- ment. [15600/16] 3 Questions - Written Answers 21/06/2016WRA01900Minister of State at the Department of Defence (Deputy Paul Kehoe): I have been ap- pointed as a Minister of State attending Government and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence , with special responsibility for the Department of Defence. Following this appointment, the Government has made the Defence (Delegation of Ministe- rial Functions) Order 2016 under the Minister and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 to delegate ministerial functions to me. Under this Order I now have statutory responsibility for a wide range of Defence matters as specified in the Order. The principal powers delegated include the powers to make regulations under the Defence Acts 1954 to 2015 covering a wide range of Defence matters and personnel-related issues affecting members of the Defence Forc- es. In addition, Ministerial powers arising under other legislation relating to the Department of Defence have been delegated to me. On an overall level, primary responsibility for the Department of Defence will rest with An Taoiseach as Minister for Defence, who will remain responsible to Dáil Éireann and as a member of the Government for the exercise and performance of the statutory powers and du- ties delegated. Every power or duty delegated to me continues to be vested in An Taoiseach as Minister for Defence concurrently with me and may be exercised or performed by either. Defence Forces Medical Services 21/06/2016WRA0200032. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to continue prescribing Lariam for members of the Defence Forces; the alternative medications available and used; the number of members of the Defence Forces, in the past or currently serv- ing, who have reported negative health effects which they attribute to the use of Lariam; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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