Departmental Contracts

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Questions (535)

Seán Fleming

Question:

535. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the number of administrative arrangements, as opposed to contracts for service his Department is a party to; if he will provide in tabular form the party or parties to the administrative arrangement; the duration of these administrative arrangements; the cost recovery value of these administrative arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/14]

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Minister for Defence

Whilst there are no instances where an administrative arrangement is imposed by or on my Department, the tabular statement below contains details of agreements that my Department has entered into administratively with other Government departments and agencies. These are in the form of Service Level Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding and relate to supports provided by the Defence Forces, although in some instances they also provide for reciprocal benefits. The duration of these agreements vary, but all are ongoing and are reviewed periodically as required, or as specified.

In relation to cost recovery, specific arrangements are in place with the Department of Health in relation to the pilot Emergency Aeromedical Support service, whereby the full costs of operating this dedicated service are recovered. The costs recovered in respect of 2013 were €1,237,999. The various other arrangements listed are provided on an “as available basis” and in these circumstances costs are not recovered.

Nature of administrative arrangements	Dept/Agency involved:
Provision of services between the Naval Service and the Marine Institute	Marine Institute
Provision of services between the Naval Service and MEDICO - Cork	HSE/MEDICO - Cork
Provision of services by the Defence Forces to the AAIU	Air Accident Investigation Unit (Dept of Transport)
Provision of services by the Defence Forces to IRCG	Irish Coast Guard
Provision of meteorological observations between the Naval Service and Met Eireann	Met Eireann
Provision of an Air Ambulance Service by the Air Corps	Dept of Health
Provision of assistance in routine or emergency situations to the Marine Surveyors Office	Marine Surveyors Office (Dept of Transport)
Provision of Air Transport Service by the Air Corps to the Office of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission	Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Co-ordination procedures to ensure the efficient and flexible use of Irish airspace	Irish Aviation Authority
Provision of Aviation Services by the Air Corps for Garda Air Support Unit	An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice & Equality
Provision of services by the Air Corps to OPW	Office of Public Works
Provision of a range of support services by the Defence Forces regarding the Rapid Response Initiative.	Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade (Irish Aid)
Provision of support services by the Air Corps to Dublin Airport Authority at Dublin Airport	Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport
Provision of services to assist SFPA in securing an efficient & effective enforcement of SFPA legislation	Sea Fisheries Protection Authority
Provision of assistance in routine or emergency situations to the Dept of Agriculture, Food & the Marine	Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Provision of assistance in routine or emergency situations to the Dept of Transport	Dept of Transport, Tourism & Sport
Provision of assistance in routine or emergency situations to the Dept of Health and the HSE	Dept of Health
Provision of assistance by the Department and the Defence Forces to the Dept of Foreign Affairs in routine or emergency situations	Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Provision of assistance in routine or emergency situations to the Dept of Environment, Community & Local Government	Dept of Environment, Community & Local Government
Provision of a pilot Emergency Aeromedical Support service (EAS)	Dept of Health
Terms of Service between Civil Defence and the Irish Coast Guard in relation to emergency incidents on the waters of Ireland	Irish Coast Guard
Terms of Service between Civil Defence and An Garda Síochána in relation to emergency incidents	An Garda Síochána

In addition, my Department also has agreements in place with various parties relating to day to day payroll administration. The agreements cover deductions from salary and the transmission of such deductions (charitable, insurance, union subscriptions, etc) to the relevant body.