Results 2,501-2,520 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: 6153Minister of State Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher engaged two civilian drivers in the period to June 2007 at an annual salary of â¬33,154 and incurred expenses of â¬14,178. Minister of State Noel Ahern engaged 2 civilian drivers from 13th May, 2008, to 21st April, 2009 at an annual salary of â¬34,826, incurring expenses of â¬16,222. Minister of State Ciaran Cuffe did not engage civilian...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: 1When staff avail of maternity and other leave (such as paternal leave, study leave, force majeure), the resultant vacated posts remain unfilled. Since the introduction of the embargo, the number of staff in my Department has been reduced from 517.78 Whole Time Equivalents in 2009 to 495.51 Whole Time Equivalents at end-2010. This number does not include staff on maternity leave, as the...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: 1The information sought is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) administers the Warmer Homes Scheme (WHS) on behalf of my Department. I have no function in relation to individual grant applications. Queries in relation to individual applications are an operational matter for the SEAI. Dedicated hot lines for both schemes are available (WHS hot line - 1800 250 204 and HES hot line - 1850 927 000) and...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter in the first instance for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless,...
- Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: I can inform the Deputy that the number of semi-State bodies under the remit of my Department is 8. The information requested by the Deputy is reported in each body's published Annual Report. These reports are made available in the library of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The provision of telecommunications services, including broadband services, is a matter in the first instance for private sector service providers operating in a liberalised market regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). Broadband services are provided by private service providers over various platforms including DSL (i.e. over telephone lines), fixed wireless,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The arrangements regarding advertising campaigns carried out by bodies under the aegis of my Department are a day-to-day operational matter for the bodies concerned. As the Deputy will be aware, Public Bodies are required to comply with national and EU public procurement rules when procuring goods and services.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: There were no advertising campaigns, to promote any policies or programmes being implemented by my Department, carried out during 2010.
- Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The details requested by the Deputy are available from the Oireachtas Library and Research Service. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, my Department has asked the Service to provide the table. The Deputy can also access information on all legislation on the website of the Attorney General via the following link www.irishstatutebook.ie . If the Deputy has questions about a specific...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: I assume that the Deputy is referring to appointments to boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department. I can inform the Deputy that I have made no appointments to the boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department between 14th January 2011 and 25th January 2011.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: Payments made to staff in my Department for mileage for each of the years since 2007 are contained in the following table. Year Amount â'¬ 2007 434.229* 2008 158,179 2009 94,946 2010 72,960 2011 to date 395 *The figure for 2007 takes into account expenditure paid in respect of staff who transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food due to the transfer of some...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: There are no civilian drivers employed on behalf of the current Minister of State at my Department. A former Minister of State at my Department, Mr Seán Power, T.D., employed two civilian drivers during his tenure at my Department from May 2008 to April 2009. These drivers were paid a salary of ⬠33,713 and ⬠33,866 respectively for that period. Minister of State Power was paid...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The number of staff in my Department who availed of maternity and other leave, following the implementation of the embargo on recruitment announced in March 2009, is 65. It is not Departmental policy to fill vacancies created by maternity and other types of leave.
- Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The total number of full-time equivalents currently employed in my Department is 263. My Department is primarily engaged in policy advice and delivery of professional services. The number of frontline staff is therefore a very small proportion of the overall number referred to above.
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The Deputy will be aware that, on 28 May 2009, the decision of Government to include Ballina, Co. Mayo, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, and Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, in the RAPID Programme was announced. Including the 5 new areas, there is now a total of 51 designated RAPID areas in the country. Each RAPID area has an Area Implementation Team...
- Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: Table 1 lists the State bodies/agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group, as well as the website address in each case. Table 2 provides similar information in relation to North/South Implementation Bodies co-sponsored by my Department. The annual accounts or financial statements of each body are published annually and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Relevant information is...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487 and 488 together. I assume that the Deputy is referring to advertising campaigns carried out for particular promotional purposes, rather than cases where advertising was used in a standard way to draw the attention of the public to grant or sponsorship schemes. One such campaign was carried out by the Office of the Minister for Drugs, which is a...
- Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: The details sought by the Deputy with respect to Statutory Instruments signed by me, or by my predecessor, in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are provided in the following table. I am advised that no Statutory Instruments were signed in respect of agencies under the aegis of my Department. Arrangements are being made for any Orders not yet placed before the Houses of Oireachtas to be laid as a...
- Written Answers — Deontais Reáchtála: Deontais Reáchtála (25 Jan 2011)
Pat Carey: Tá soláthar airgid reatha de â¬3.3m curtha ar fáil ag mo Roinnse d'Ãdarás na Gaeltachta i mbliana le caitheamh ar fhorbairt teanga, cultúir agus pobail. Is as an soláthar seo a Ãocann an tÃdarás na deontais reáchtála leis na comharchumainn Ghaeltachta. Tuigim ón Ãdarás nach bhfuil soláthar crÃochnúil do na comharchumainn socraithe fós ach go mbeidh litreacha tairisceana...