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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces already have an established track record in externalising the delivery of goods and services. A wide variety of services/projects required by the Department/Defence Forces are already delivered by external providers ranging from the provision of catering services through to certain medical services and the development of IT capabilities. In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies Establishment (22 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: No new agencies have been established under the auspices of my Department since 9 March 2011. The State Boards under the aegis of the Department of Defence when the Government took office in March 2011 were the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The Civil Defence Board was identified in the Public Service Reform Plan as a body to be abolished...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (22 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The agencies associated with my Department in the period 2011 to 2013 were the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The Civil Defence Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard were dissolved in 2012 and 2013 respectively. All three agencies were staffed by civil servants, none of whom received bonuses during the period in question.

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: For two years Fianna Fáil did nothing in government to implement it.

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: Nothing happened between 2009 and 2011.

Charities (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Private Members]: Second Stage (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am sharing time with Deputies Keating, Barry, O'Donovan, Connaughton and Spring. I am pleased to address the House on this Private Members' Bill. We are all concerned at recent disclosures regarding certain charitable organisations. We are all concerned at the impact these disclosures are having on Ireland's charities, many of which are excellently run and have nothing to fear from...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: -----endangering the lives of passengers-----

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: -----and endangering their own lives and apparently encouraging that type of activity as some desirable protest. It is extraordinary.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I note with great interest that although there has been much hyperbole in the responses from Deputies opposite, not a single Deputy addressed the questions that I asked. This has not been used as a opportunity to address the current circumstances, in truth, of the individual concerned. It has been used to make soapbox speeches about issues related to the United States that the Deputies have...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: It seems to me that those who are speaking on her behalf need to clarify what it is that they are advocating.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: Are they saying that a judgment of a court should not be respected?

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I gave Deputy Ó Cuív the dignity of not interrupting him.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am sure if Deputy Ó Cuív keeps on shouting, someone in the media might notice-----

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: -----but it is not adding anything to this debate.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: A sad display from a Deputy who is a former Minister in government and whose own political colleague on his front bench categorically disagrees with the approach he is taking-----

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: -----and went to the media today to say that he did so. It seems that those Deputies who are speaking on behalf of the individual concerned need to clarify what it is they are advocating.

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: Are they saying that a judgment of a court should not be respected? Are they saying that an individual should be permitted to continue without hindrance activities that would endanger the lives of others? It seems a straightforward resolution is possible, and it is something that the Deputies present who have raised this issue could urge. It is that the individual concerned give the...

Topical Issue Debate: Prison Committals (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Deputies who have contributed to this debate. The House will appreciate that the courts are, subject to the Constitution and the law, independent in their functions. They are independent of Members of this House and of the Government. In the context of Deputy Ó Cuív's contribution, I note that when his colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, was asked about this issue and...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: Actions speak louder than words.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (21 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I intend to issue a call this week for Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for appointment to the Board of a new Charities Regulatory Authority, with a view to making appointments before Easter. I have also recently received sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to appoint an interim...