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Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: I launched the ESRI Report Monitoring Poverty Trends in Ireland 2004-2007: Key Issues for Children, People of Working Age and Older People on the 7th September last. The Report was commissioned by my Department as part of its role to monitor progress in tackling poverty and social exclusion in line with government targets. The findings highlight the significant progress that was made in...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1749 to 1751, inclusive, together. I am informed that that the grant-aid paid over the past ten years to the company referred to by the Deputy was as detailed in the table below: Year € 2001 — 2002 — 2003 403,780 2004 594,242 2005 285,299 2006 202,138 2007 420,127 2008 — 2009 — 2010 — Total 1,905,586 I also understand that no...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department currently has a contract with Vodafone for the provision of mobile phone services. This contract was awarded under the Department of Finance Mobile Phone Framework Agreement. The number of official mobile phones/blackberry devices currently issued by my Department is 109. The cost of these devices (including modems) for the periods referred to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: The number of persons employed in my Department in terms of whole-time equivalents (WTE) is 293 and a break-down by grade is set out in the table below. The table also includes a breakdown in respect of persons employed in the relevant agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group. It should be noted that the Dormant Accounts Board does not employ staff. However, a member of staff within...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department received a submission in 2008 from the relevant local authority in regard to the facility referred to by the Deputy. However, while my Department was positively disposed towards the proposed development, it was not in a position to commit financial assistance towards it due to substantial existing commitments that fell to be honoured at the time. In the context of the...

Written Answers — Poverty Levels: Poverty Levels (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: Combating poverty and building an inclusive society are key priorities for the Government. The overall goal of the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016, which was introduced in February 2007, is to reduce the number of people experiencing consistent poverty to between 2% and 4% by 2012, with the aim of eliminating consistent poverty by 2016. The latest poverty results for...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: I assume the Deputy is referring to State bodies or agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group. The Deputy will note that, in the case of most of the bodies or agencies in question, annual reports are approved by the Government, usually in tandem with the audited annual accounts. In a small number of cases, Government approval is not required under the terms of the legislation specific...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: The details requested by the Deputy, to the extent that they can be ascertained by my Department, are set out in the tables that follow this reply, with regard to each Minister and Minister of State holding office during the periods in question. Details of the extent and value of office space in my Department's HQ used for constituency office purposes is a matter for the Office of Public...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has responsibility for a wide range of programmes and schemes targeting community, local and rural development. The key principle underlying our activities is the provision of support to enable communities to identify and address problems in their own areas. The overall aim is to provide support to communities, in the most appropriate way, as they...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (30 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: I have been informed by Waterways Ireland that Fáilte Ireland has approved an offer of €525,000 in grant assistance to Waterways Ireland for this project. The balance of the funding will be provided by Waterways Ireland and the local county council. A planning application will be lodged shortly and, if this is successful, works on the project will commence in 2011.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Sep 2010)

Pat Carey: The Linguistic Study of the Use of Irish in the Gaeltacht, which was published in 2007, sets out a proposed sociolinguistic profile and assessment criteria by which Gaeltacht status might be established. These include the percentage of the population that are daily speakers of Irish, Irish-speaking networks, language planning and policies in the community and youth services. Recommendations...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: Pobal (formerly Area Development Management Ltd.) was established by the Government in 1992, in agreement with the European Commission, to access EU funding for the purpose of fostering local development, promoting social inclusion, reconciliation and equality and countering disadvantage through local and social economic development. While Pobal was initially tasked to distribute EU funding...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the Local Development Social Inclusion and the Community Development Programmes have been superseded by the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). A key difference between the new LCDP and its predecessors is the fact that, when fully implemented, it will be delivered nationally on an integrated basis by a reduced number of companies. A national model...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes presented a set of options to reduce expenditure and staff numbers across the public sector. These options were considered by the Government within the context of framing the 2010 Budget. Gross savings of some €57 million, or almost 12%, were achieved in the 2010 Revised Estimates...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: I understand that a meeting between officials of my Department and the Board of Management of the project referred to by the Deputy has been arranged for later this week, on Thursday 7th October.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433, 435 and 436 together.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: There is currently one EU directive awaiting transposition into law in my Department. The directive in question is Council Directive 2010/18/EU implementing the revised Framework Agreement on Parental Leave, concluded by BUSINESSEUROPE, UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC and repealing Directive 96/34/EC. The directive was published on 18th March 2010. Member States are required to bring into force the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: I am advised that there is no record of a formal application for funding under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. If the organisation wishes to apply for funding, it should contact its Local Action Group. Contact details for all Local Action Groups can be found on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the tables below. Bodies under the remit of my Department where pensioners are not paid by Office of the Paymaster General (PMG) Value of highest pension payment in 2009 not paid by PMG Western Development Commission €9,348* Údarás na Gaeltachta €79,459 Waterways Ireland €29,084 An Foras Teanga** €51,807 National Disability...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (6 Oct 2010)

Pat Carey: The main objectives of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) are to improve the quality of life in rural areas and facilitate the diversification of the rural economy, and the individual measures under the Programme, including indicative allocations, are as follows Diversification into non-agricultural activities for farm families - €16.66m; Support for business creation and development -...