Results 2,061-2,080 of 20,459 for speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: Responsibility for co-ordinating policy on drugs is at present assigned to the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs. As the Deputy may be aware, the Government has agreed, with effect from 1 May 2011, to transfer the functions of the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in relation to the National Drugs Strategy to the Minister for Health and Children. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (14 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Family Support Agency has a statutory role in relation to support services for families and its main functions include: - the Family and Community Services Resource Centre Programme; - the scheme of grants to voluntary organisations providing marriage, child and bereavement counselling services; and - the Family Mediation Service. The agency also has responsibility to undertake or...

Written Answers — Personal Debt: Personal Debt (14 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department commissioned the study Financial Exclusion and Over-indebtedness in Ireland from the Economic and Social Research Institute, as part of its remit to monitor poverty under the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016 . The study uses data specially collected in the 2008 Survey on Income and Living Conditions. Financial exclusion is a relatively new policy concept in...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector commenced in 2008 with the aim of providing multi-annual funding to national organisations which provide coalface services to disadvantaged target groups. The three-year contracts were concluded at the end of 2010. On 16 December 2010, applications were invited under a new round of funding for the Scheme to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department in its current configuration was established in June 2002. The number of staff (whole time equivalents) employed directly in my Department on 31 December 2005 and 31 December 2010 are set out in the table below. It should be noted that the number of staff employed directly by my Department increased significantly in 2010 following the transfer to...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (19 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Dormant Accounts Acts provide for an annual transfer by credit institutions and insurance undertakings of monies in accounts determined to be dormant into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). Since its establishment in April 2003 to the end of February 2011, the transfers to the DAF have totalled some €589m, which includes interest earned of some €35m. Funds reclaimed in that period by...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (19 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The numbers of staff currently assigned to work on constituency matters within my Department is set out below. Minister's Office Grade Numbers (whole-time equivalent) Personal Assistant 1 Clerical Officers 1 Minister of State's Office Grade Numbers (whole-time equivalent) Personal Secretary 1 Personal Assistant 0.8 Clerical Officers 1

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (19 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised that funding for the project referred to by the Deputy comes through the Health Service Executive, rather than through my Department and I would request that the Deputy would pursue this matter through the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (20 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The National Famine Commemoration Committee was appointed for a second term of office in February of this year. The committee has a broad role in terms of serving, on behalf of the Government, to generate ideas and to make recommendations regarding appropriate arrangements for the annual commemoration of the Great Famine and related events. The first meeting of the new committee took place...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (21 Apr 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate the constraints in responding in specific terms to a Question submitted in a "details supplied" format. I can say, however, that 8 projects were identified and prioritised for funding purposes in the area referred to by him. These were submitted to Pobal for assessment in October 2010 and are currently being considered by my Department. I should add that...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (3 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: The numbers of staff currently assigned to work on constituency matters within my Department is set out in the following table. The officers in question are not paid on a monthly basis and therefore the annual salary for those officers is provided. The question of further appointments to my constituency office will be considered shortly, in line with the recently issued guidelines on the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established in June 2002 and therefore the information requested in respect of 27 June 1997 is not available. The Deputy will also be aware that the functions previously vested in me, as Minister with responsibility for the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, have recently transferred to newly reconfigured Departments, with...

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (3 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, functions in relation to islands that were previously vested in me, as Minister with responsibility for the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, have transferred by Order to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with effect from 1 May 2011. Accordingly, I have requested the Minister to communicate directly with the Deputy in relation...

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (3 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the functions previously vested in me, as Minister with responsibility for the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, have recently transferred to newly reconfigured Departments, with the exception of functions relating to Family Policy and consultation on Gaeltacht planning matters. It is anticipated that draft Orders will be brought to...

Order of Business (5 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: Where was the Deputy yesterday?

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (10 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, on foot of the restructuring of Government Departments announced by the Taoiseach in March 2011, the functions of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs have recently transferred to 6 reconfigured Government Departments. I can confirm to the Deputy that there are no reviews arising under the EU/IMF Programme relation to the Family Policy...

Written Answers — Leithdháiltí Caiteachais: Leithdháiltí Caiteachais (10 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: Mar is eol don Teachta, d'fhoilsigh an Rialtas roimhe seo na leithdháiltí caiteachais agus na próifílí caiteachais don bhliain 2011 i mí Feabhra agus tá siad ar fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne Airgeadais. Nuair a ghlac mé leis an bpost mar Aire a bhfuil freagracht uirthi as an Roinn Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta an 10 Márta 2011, chuir oifigigh mo Roinne ar...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (11 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, on foot of the restructuring of Government Departments announced by the Taoiseach in March 2011, functions that previously were under the remit of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs - shortly to be re-named as the Department of Children and Youth Affairs - have now transferred to 6 reconfigured Departments. I am advised that no grants or...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, on foot of the restructuring of Government Departments announced by the Taoiseach in March 2011, functions that previously were under the remit of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs - shortly to be renamed as the Department of Children and Youth Affairs - have now transferred to six reconfigured Departments. The Family Support Agency is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2011)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, on foot of the restructuring of Government Departments announced by the Taoiseach in March 2011, functions that previously were under the remit of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs - shortly to be renamed as the Department of Children and Youth Affairs - have now transferred to six reconfigured Departments. The family policy division is...