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EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I am sure the Deputy will have an opportunity to speak eventually. When we were still in the market, we were paying more in interest to borrow money for approximately the same length of time. We are no longer in the market. We have entered into a programme for a period of years. It allows us to stay out of the market, in the first instance. It also gives us an opportunity to re-enter the...

Written Answers — Departmental legal expenses: Departmental legal expenses (1 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: The main requirement for legal services in the Department is in the context of litigation, usually in the form of judicial review and personal injury proceedings. The Chief State Solicitor's Office is responsible for the costs of the State's legal teams in cases that it manages on behalf of the Department. External legal costs incurred by the State Claims Agency arising from the defence of...

Financial Resolution No. 18: Capital Acquisitions Tax (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I move the following financial resolutions:

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: There were a number of questions on the section 23 and other property reliefs. As participants joined the schemes at different stages, many have availed of some of the reliefs at this point. Others have availed of less of them. That is why 2014 was selected as a median date in terms of addressing all of the considerations, which are many when one considers the various schemes and the...

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I will come to that in a minute on how the €400 million and the €100 million is reached. The final close down in 2014, the guillotine which I mentioned, is designed to allow for this assessment to take place on the full impact of the way the are being wound up and to ensure that all possible impacts are identified and taken account of in view of the considerations mentioned by Deputy...

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: Deputy O'Donoghue will appreciate that one must take a balanced view of these matters. That was the background against which the decision was taken. It is well to bear in mind that the Commission on Taxation recommended the abolition. The average income of the artists availing of the scheme is of the order of €32,000. This is a little above the average. Many Deputies will have heard from...

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: In any event, no doubt there will be plenty.

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I think I have answered most of the questions.

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I should have made clear that in the assessment and measure of what is proportionate - which is somewhat difficult to measure from this perspective - it may well be that the closing date about which Deputy Doherty complains may come under the 2014 guillotine, but at this point the assessment has not been carried out; it will be carried out during that timescale and may well impact on the...

Financial Resolution No. 23: Income Tax - Artists' Exemption (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I move the following financial resolutions:

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: Following the severe weather events that occurred last winter, in my capacity as Chairman of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, I sought the advice of the Attorney General in relation to certain legal matters that arose during the response including questions relating to whether there is any liability arising for individuals and community groups who clear snow from footpaths...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the names, duties, and annual salary of special advisers, assistants and secretaries appointed by me is set out as follows. Name Title Salary Scale as at 01/01/2010 Declan Ryan Special Adviser(Un-established) Principal Officer standard scale€80,051 - €98,424. Derval Monahan Special Adviser(Established) Assistant Principal...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Gardaí as required. Requests for aid to the civil power are normally made by a member of An Garda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team responds when a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: The relevant bodies within the remit of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. I have not made any appointments to these bodies in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: Payment of invoices by the Department, including public bodies under the remit of the Department, is governed by the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997 and the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2002. The legislation provides for the payment of interest on valid invoices that are unpaid after 30 days from their date of receipt. In June 2009, the...

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: There are no industrial disputes, industrial actions including work to rule presently being engaged in by staff of this Department. END WRITTENS

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (8 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 113 together. Performance awards for civil service grades are made to individual staff members and to groups of staff under a scheme for Recognition of Exceptional Performance of duty. In assessing eligibility for awards, regard is given to the nature and quality of the activities involved and to the circumstances under which they were carried out....

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: For operational reasons it would not be appropriate to disclose the information sought in this question.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: I am advised that Naval Service personnel have travelled to the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre – Narcotics (MAOC N) at the request of the Joint Task Force on three separate occasions since the establishment of MAOC N in September 2007. These visits were to planned conferences or handovers, and were not made in an operational capacity. The total cost of these trips, including...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2010)

Tony Killeen: The table details the military directorates based in both Colaiste Caoimhin and Park House, along with the number of staff attached to each of those directorates and the ranks of those staff. COLAISTE CAOIMHIN COL LT COL COMDT CAPT LT TOTAL OFFR SGT MAJ BQMS CS CQMS SGT CPL TOTAL NCO PTE CHAPLAIN CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE TOTAL DIRECTORATE HUMAN RESOURCE...