Results 4,041-4,060 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Total payments by my Department to PWC in the period 2004 to 2011 was €9.2m. These payments were primarily in respect of IT services and support.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is not readily available. Given the period of time concerned and the fact that my Department neither classifies nor records companies by type, for example, public relations, the information requested could only be compiled by the use of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: No records of any payments to KPMG by my Department were found in the period 2004 to 2011.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: None of the companies listed by the Deputy are currently engaged to provide services by my Department.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Since I took up office, my Department has engaged two civilian drivers to assist the Minister of State, Mr. Paul Kehoe T.D., in carrying out his official duties. These appointments are to temporary, unestablished positions in the Civil Service on a fixed-term contract basis.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 and 252 together. None of the companies listed by the Deputy are currently engaged to provide services by my Department.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile the information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Details of assistance provided by my Department to the public service unions and military representative associations are as follows. In accordance with Partnership arrangements, from February 2001 to February 2002 and from February 2003 to July 2006 my Department bore the salary costs for one member of staff seconded to the Civil and Public Services Union on a non-recoupment basis. These...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the management of courthouses is the responsibility of the Courts Service. My Department has no role or responsibility in the matter. The Courts Service has indicated that it keeps the issue of court venues under constant review to ensure venues meet necessary standards, in so far as is possible, and operate in a cost-effective manner....

Written Answers — Legal Profession Regulation: Legal Profession Regulation (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Regulations made by the Law Society in 2010 prohibit a solicitor from acting for more than one party in commercial property transactions. The regulations, which came into effect on 1 December 2010, were made against a background of problems in this area. I have no function as Minister in the matter. However, the general question of regulation of the legal profession is being reviewed in...

Written Answers — Legal Profession Regulation: Legal Profession Regulation (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Regulations made by the Law Society in 2010 which prohibit the giving of undertakings by solicitors on behalf of their clients to financial institutions in commercial property transactions followed on problems in this area. The regulations were also made following extensive consultations by the Society. The regulations came into effect on 1 December 2010. The regulations prohibit a...

Written Answers — Legal Profession Regulation: Legal Profession Regulation (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 274 of 7 June 2011, which sets out the current position in relation to the development of the Legal Services Bill. I have nothing further to add to the details of that reply other than to indicate that my proposals for the Bill are in the course of being finalised.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my predecessor approved the application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person in question and a certificate of naturalisation issued to the person through his solicitor on 23 March 2011. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Service: Garda Vetting Service (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit on 23 June 2011. The application will be processed by the vetting unit and a response will issue to the registered organisation involved in due course.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, there is no statute of limitations for the bringing of criminal proceedings on indictment and while the normal rule where civil claims are concerned is that claims must, depending on the type of claim, be brought within a certain period of time, there are important exceptions. Under the Statute of Limitations (Amendment) Act 2000, the period for bringing civil...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 and 383 together. Section 7 of the Courts Service Act 1998 requires the Courts Service to submit a strategic plan to my Department every three years. This plan sets out at a high level the strategic approach and aims of the Service and identifies the key challenges and areas of development. It also sets out the outputs and performance indicators required...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government indicates that legislation will be introduced to end upward only rent reviews for existing leases. Following on from an initial consultation process with the Attorney General, I have recently forwarded outline proposals to her for further examination and development. Those proposals have been the subject of preliminary discussion by...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The illicit tobacco trade has been examined and acknowledged as a serious crime in the course of the White Paper on Crime process. As the Deputy will appreciate, however, there are of course already measures in place to combat this form of criminality and tackling the illicit trade in cigarettes and tobacco products continues to be a priority for the Government and law enforcement agencies....

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to say that I intend to publish the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill in the autumn. The Bill, which will build on the recommendations in the 2007 Law Reform Commission Report on Spent Convictions, will provide for the non-disclosure of certain convictions when a person is seeking employment, once certain conditions have been met. These conditions will relate mainly to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for further permission to remain in the State has been received from the legal representatives of the person referred to by the Deputy. I have noted the unfortunate circumstances of the person's situation and I will be making a decision in this case shortly. I will inform the Deputy of the outcome.