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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Total ICT expenditure for the Department and all agencies under the aegis of the Department in 2010, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources including consultancies, contractors and external service-providers was in the region of €26,445,000. These figures comprise expenditure for the following areas: 1. The Department itself and...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The penalties for offences relating to the smuggling of tobacco products and the sale of illicit or counterfeit tobacco are provided for in the Finance Acts. The Finance Acts are, are course, a matter for the Minister for Finance. With regard to the particular penalties imposed by the Courts in dealing with this offence type, the position is that the Courts are, subject only to the...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a vetting application was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) in respect of the person concerned and that it is currently being processed. A response will issue to the registered organisation in due course. All organisations registered with the GCVU are aware of the time taken to process applications and have been advised to factor...

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439, 440 and 443 together. As I have indicated to this House on many occasions, tackling serious and organised crime, and bringing those involved to justice, is a key priority for the Government. At operational level the implementation of specific measures to deal with criminal gangs and their criminal activities is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that resources to ensure that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is used effectively by An Garda Síochána will continue to be made available to the greatest extent possible. Over the past number of years there has been considerable progress in the delivery of new ICT solutions to support An Garda Síochána. These include major...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the number of individuals who are in custody for non payment of fines, debtor offences and contempt of court. The numbers of such individuals in custody on 30 September, 2011 is set out in the table below. Total Fines Offences 13 Debtor Offences 0 Definite contempt of court 5 Indefinite contempt of court 3 It is not possible to provide the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 and 448 together. Tackling serious crime remains a key ongoing priority both for the Government and for An Garda Síochána. The Policing Plan of An Garda Síochána for 2011 sets out the commitment of An Garda Síochána to pro-actively target groups and individuals engaged in organised criminal activities. Accordingly, the Garda Commissioner has put...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 replaced the money laundering provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1994 and transposed the requirements of the third EU Money Laundering Directive. The Act strengthens Irish legislation on money laundering by creating broader money laundering offences and extending anti-money laundering regulatory systems. The scope of...

Written Answers — Prison Services: Prison Services (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service provides a range of rehabilitative programmes which have the dual purpose of providing prisoners with purposeful activity while serving their sentences and encouraging and equipping them to lead productive lives on release. The full range of services is available to all prisoners, although prisoners on shorter sentences may not be able to complete the full range of...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The management and administration of the courts, as the Deputy will be aware, is a matter for the Courts Service. The allocation of the business of the courts, scheduling of court cases and the management of court lists are matters for the judiciary and the Presidents of the courts. The Deputy will also be aware that judges are, subject to the Constitution and the law, independent in the...

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999 makes it an offence to harm or threaten, menace or in any other way intimidate or put in fear a person who is assisting in the investigation by An Garda Síochána of an offence or a witness or potential witness or a juror or potential juror in proceedings for an offence or a member of his or her family, intending to obstruct, pervert or interfere...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information requested in relation to the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Civil Defence is as follows: Name of Agency Number of Board Members Whole Time Equivalent Staff Numbers Civil Defence 14 25.2 Army Pensions Board 3 2 There is no remuneration paid to the members of these boards. Name of Agency Estimated Annual Wage Bill 2011 Budget Allocation Civil Defence €1,226,770...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 and 454 together. The non commercial State agencies under the aegis of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The staff of the Civil Defence Board and the Army Pensions Board are paid from the Exchequer by the Department of Defence. In the context of settling the Estimates for the...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The attached tables outline the established and actual strength in each rank of the Reserve Defence Force, Army, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Force Training Authority as at 30 September 2011, the latest date for which figures are available. I understand a detailed response to Question No. 150 of 12 October 2011 will be issued to you later this week. Army Reserve Lt Col Comdt Capt Lt...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Chief State Solicitors Office and the State Claims Agency deal with all legal matters on behalf of the Department. As such it would seldom arise that the Department procures the services of external solicitors and barristers directly. In 2007 McCann Fitzgerald solicitors were contracted, through a competitive tendering process, to provide legal drafting, research and advice services in...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The annual running cost of the Corepay payroll system for my Department, based on 2011 payments, is €72,734. This cost is broken down as follows: Annual Maintenance (paid to Core International) €41,837 Annual Support Costs for Oracle Database Licences for 400 users1 (paid to Oracle EMEA) €30,897 1 Note: These licences also allow the 400 users to access the eBusiness suite of...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: There are no commercial semi-state bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The total expenditure on ICT in 2010 for my Department and agencies under the aegis of the Department is as follows:

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Department of Defence 1€3,605,012

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Defence Forces 2€6,545,268