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Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: In 1997 agreement was reached with the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) on a new manpower policy for the Defence Forces. This policy, applying to personnel enlisted after 1 January 1994, provided that service for Private Soldiers would initially be for five years with the option to be extended to a maximum of twelve years. In 2004 PDFORRA submitted a...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Department has, in recent years, had ongoing correspondence and meetings with officials from Kildare County Council on a range of issues including the taking in charge of this estate. In this regard the Department has recently received further correspondence from the Council setting out their requirements in advance of having the estate taken in charge and my officials are examining these...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Department has recently received correspondence from Kildare County Council setting out their requirements, including repairs to roadways and paths, in advance of having this estate taken in charge and my officials are examining these at the present time. I can assure the Deputy that my Department is eager to progress this issue and will endeavour, in conjunction with the County Council,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 498 together. It is not possible to say how many in the categories set out in the table beneath will retire in the next twelve months and consequently it is not possible to provide a meaningful estimate; however, the table gives an indication of the potential revenue on the basis of actual payments in the period June 2010 to June 2011. Lump Sums...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: In relation to former members of the Permanent Defence Force, the information requested is shown in tabular form beneath. I understand that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is providing the requested information on retired civil servants and civilian employees, as sought by the Deputy. Annual retirement pension (Reflecting the impact of Public Service Pension Reduction...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499, 500, 504 and 505 together. As of now, no decision has been made by the Government on the future of any military installation. The issue of the closure of barracks no longer required for operational reasons to effect necessary savings will, however, be considered shortly by Government. Various commissions, reports and studies back to the 1990s identified...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The number of personnel employed in the Permanent Defence Force as at 31 December in each of the years from 2000 to 2010, and at 31 August 2011, is contained in Table 1. It was not possible to compile the figures for the years 1995 to 1999 in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile the relevant data and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Office of Public Works has a lease on the Civil Defence Headquarters building in Roscrea. Civil Defence will continue to operate from Roscrea as a Branch of the Department of Defence. Staff assigned to the Civil Defence Board in Roscrea have always been part of the overall authorized and serving numbers of my Department. The overall number of staff is kept under active review having...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The decision to return the functions of the Civil Defence Board back to the Department of Defence was made in the context of current Government policy to bring the functions of many State agencies back into their parent Departments. Prior to bringing the proposal to Government, I discussed the matter within my Department, which has responsibility for the Civil Defence Board, and all...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 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 — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: My constituency office is based in the Department of Justice & Equality. The Department of Defence did not incur any staff costs with regard to constituency work in the 100 days following my appointment. As Minister for Defence I have recently engaged a personal assistant who will assist me with constituency matters.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Department awarded 6 contracts under its Capital Programme between 2008 and 2010 to companies outside this jurisdiction. The breakdown for each of the years are in the tables. Contracts awarded in 2008 1 Gross Capital Allocation (as per Revised Estimates) including rollover €33,100,000 2 Gross Capital Expenditure for the Year €30,029,000 3 No. of contracts awarded to companies...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: No complaints of that nature have been received by the Department of Defence. The Department operates a competitive tendering process, in accordance with the public sector "Capital Works Management Framework". The process is designed to realise greater cost certainty, better value for money and more efficient project delivery. As part of this process, prior to a contract being placed,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together. There are currently 469 serving enlisted personnel of the Permanent Defence Force who are not members of the Spouses' and Children's Contributory Pension Schemes. It is not possible to readily indicate whether these personnel opted out of the original scheme in 1977/1978 or did not join the revised scheme in 1985. It would require a...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (5 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 entered into operation on 1 April 2011. It requires an owners' management company to establish a sinking fund for the purpose of discharging expenditure incurred in respect of the refurbishment and improvement of the multi-unit development, as well as maintenance of a non-recurring nature. While section 19 contains...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (5 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Irish charities sector, with the support of the Government, has been involved in the development of non-statutory codes of practice to regulate charitable fundraising over a number of years. This project was previously the responsibility of the former Department of Community, Equality, and Gaeltacht Affairs, and responsibility for this function transferred to my Department in May 2011....

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned was given permission to study in Secondary School which was valid to 30 September 2011. If he wishes to study at third level he should contact his local Immigration Office for further permission to remain. If he is not continuing with his studies he should write to the General Immigration...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 12th October, 2006. His application was refused following a full consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30th October, 2007,...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (5 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: It would appear based on the details provided by the Deputy that the issue at hand relates to a visa application for Australia. Immigration matters relating to Australia are entirely a matter for the Immigration authorities of that country and Ireland has no role or involvement in such matters.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (5 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the Dáil Committee Stage is scheduled for 19 October. The Bill has already completed all stages in the Seanad.