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  • Originally posted by DeV View Post
    DoD always win as they have the final say
    Absolutely. That flight was an operational matter. Fully support the Defence Force sticking to their "guns" excuse the pun. If the NZDF was in that situation they would have sent an aircraft to get them. You would not have heard a peep from our Ministry as they know it is not in their remit and those repatriated Defence Personnel due to the security circumstances would have had full debrief and interview not with just Defence intelligence but also with all the agencies in the intelligence community as well as Foreign Affairs.

    I hope the Defence Commission focuses not just on the Defence Force but also on the Department. The DoD should only focus on setting the Governments strategic policy direction into play and then following this up as advocates for the Defence Force as the State's Armed Commissioned Service to get as much money from the Government coffers to pay for it. They should not and in fact must not have any say in operational matters of the Defence Force. That Irish Times report last December (on the toxic relationship) is right. The DoD should not have ended up "commanding" the Defence Force. That is not how it is in pretty much all other western OECD countries.

    It seems to me that the biggest enemy to the Irish Defence Force is not the Russians, or the Chinese or some mad arse group of nutters, but the very department that is administratively meant to serve and support it, the DoD.

    I don't know this answer but some of you may do. How much due to Covid did the Irish Government pay for chartered jets last year during the global rush to cargo PPG and to repatriate or return stranded citizens or at risk families of diplomatic staff?

    Many months ago Leo said that that Ireland needed a decent sized government jet because of things like Covid and other emergency events that happen (beyond the cushy pen pusher world of the Dublin Civil service.) What has the DoD done to secure such a state asset when at the moment you could pick up a good condition used Airbus or Boeing for less than a nice place with sea views in Dalkey?
    Last edited by Anzac; 19 January 2021, 12:14.

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    • The HSE has a hired-in Learjet on permanent standby at Dublin Airport. It's costing around 1.5 million a year and it rarely moves. They have not used it to move vaccines,as it was hired to airlift people home, if they couldn't use Commercial transport.

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      • Meanwhile in another small European nation with a Defence Dept that actually functions to support its armed forces, Slovenia has ordered two Leonardo Spartan C-27 J, after stating that " Covid-19 pandemic had exposed a lack of national airlift". WOW! Hey look how that worked out.
        Sarsfield

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        • Originally posted by Sarsfield View Post
          Meanwhile in another small European nation with a Defence Dept that actually functions to support its armed forces, Slovenia has ordered two Leonardo Spartan C-27 J, after stating that " Covid-19 pandemic had exposed a lack of national airlift". WOW! Hey look how that worked out.
          And they are part of the Heavy Airlift Wing. They also use the PC9 as well as the PC6 (predecessor of the PC12 single engine utility aircraft), have a dozen assorted helis and a biz jet. What did they see that we didn't?
          For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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          • an opportunity to buy aircraft that the manufacturer wants to shift, badly and get a decent deal on the price.

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            • Thats not how we do things. Buy high, sell low. Thats the civil service way.
              For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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              • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                Thats not how we do things. Buy high, sell low. Thats the civil service way.
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                • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                  Thats not how we do things. Buy high, sell low. Thats the civil service way.
                  Or in the case of The Emergency, while the allies were closing the stable door after the horse had bolted, Ireland was building the stables.
                  It was the year of fire...the year of destruction...the year we took back what was ours.
                  It was the year of rebirth...the year of great sadness...the year of pain...and the year of joy.
                  It was a new age...It was the end of history.
                  It was the year everything changed.

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                  • Originally posted by GoneToTheCanner View Post
                    The HSE has a hired-in Learjet on permanent standby at Dublin Airport. It's costing around 1.5 million a year and it rarely moves. They have not used it to move vaccines,as it was hired to airlift people home, if they couldn't use Commercial transport.
                    Nighttime air ambulance service will cost €7 million over two years http://jrnl.ie/4056309

                    Numbers are a little off there, 3.5 million per year. Its night time only and only for off island. So if there is a requirement to move organs from Kerry to Dublin, it can't be used.

                    And there's another new contract in the mix also.



                    But yet the Sec Gen wasn't "entirely convinced" of the need for another PC12.

                    I'm not entirely in favour of the Air Corps doing civilian roles but 16million would get a lot more capability if invested correctly rather than a 2 year contract to a civilian company.

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                    • In fairness those contractors are required because the AC can’t provide the service.... why?

                      Lack of sufficient personnel on strength, now if they were tasked with the job (like EAS) there should be an increased establishment as well.

                      The HSE should also pay for use of AC aircraft for air ambulance work.

                      €1M a year would mean over a €1,000 pay increase for all AC personnel

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                      • Originally posted by Chuck View Post
                        Nighttime air ambulance service will cost €7 million over two years http://jrnl.ie/4056309

                        Numbers are a little off there, 3.5 million per year. Its night time only and only for off island. So if there is a requirement to move organs from Kerry to Dublin, it can't be used.

                        And there's another new contract in the mix also.



                        But yet the Sec Gen wasn't "entirely convinced" of the need for another PC12.

                        I'm not entirely in favour of the Air Corps doing civilian roles but 16million would get a lot more capability if invested correctly rather than a 2 year contract to a civilian company.
                        I wonder who’s brother-in-law owns the company...
                        'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                        'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                        Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                        He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                        http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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                        • Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                          And they are part of the Heavy Airlift Wing. They also use the PC9 as well as the PC6 (predecessor of the PC12 single engine utility aircraft), have a dozen assorted helis and a biz jet. What did they see that we didn't?
                          The DOD chequebook...

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                          • If this doesn't show that we need a dedicated transport aircraft/long range aircraft I dont know what will this aircorps PC12 hex :4CA41C

                            Took off from casement aerodrome on a Saturday(27th) at 6am and went to Zagreb refueled. https://i.imgur.com/sVUuOxE.png (side note the air-corps Learjet was just in Zagreb a 12 hours earlier and im not sure it has left yet, not sure if related https://i.imgur.com/fjRiLim.png)

                            After refueling made its way to Ankara, Turkey and refueled yet again https://i.imgur.com/xqXSGGJ.png

                            Then finally made its destination at Antakya airport , Turkey near the syrian border https://i.imgur.com/nG489LD.jpeg (picture of it taking off today the 28th jan)

                            So all in all a 2 stop flight to get to its destination a time of near 9 hours flight time not including ground stops along the way, Imagine just what 1 c130 could do for flights like this turning a 2 day long flight back and forth into 1.

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                            • Originally posted by Quinn View Post
                              If this doesn't show that we need a dedicated transport aircraft/long range aircraft I dont know what will this aircorps PC12 hex :4CA41C

                              Took off from casement aerodrome on a Saturday(27th) at 6am and went to Zagreb refueled. https://i.imgur.com/sVUuOxE.png (side note the air-corps Learjet was just in Zagreb a 12 hours earlier and im not sure it has left yet, not sure if related https://i.imgur.com/fjRiLim.png)

                              After refueling made its way to Ankara, Turkey and refueled yet again https://i.imgur.com/xqXSGGJ.png

                              Then finally made its destination at Antakya airport , Turkey near the syrian border https://i.imgur.com/nG489LD.jpeg (picture of it taking off today the 28th jan)

                              So all in all a 2 stop flight to get to its destination a time of near 9 hours flight time not including ground stops along the way, Imagine just what 1 c130 could do for flights like this turning a 2 day long flight back and forth into 1.
                              I believe that was a MATS trip by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

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                              • Yeah it seems it was, was doing that flight and the learjet track over and over in my head thinking what was all that about it driving my self mad thanks for pointing me the right direction. More info here from the the Turkish MFA about it http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-37_-irland...reti-hk.en.mfa

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