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Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: All applicants wishing to join the Army Reserve or Naval Service Reserve must complete a Garda Vetting application form and undergo the Garda vetting process. Once completed, vetting application forms are checked at local level and then forwarded to Brigade or Naval Service Intelligence Sections for submission to the Garda Vetting Office. It takes up to 6 months for completion of the vetting...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The tables below outline the establishment, which sets the limit on numbers who can serve in the Reserve Defence Force, and strength of each rank of the Reserve Defence Force broken down across the Army Reserve, the Reserve Defence Force Training Authority and the Naval Service Reserve as at 30 September 2011, the latest date for which figures are available. The number of personnel that can...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Subhead D of the Defence Vote is entirely devoted to the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) and includes the provision for RDF training, gratuities, allowances and grants paid into unit funds. The annual provision and outturn for Subhead D, as per the Revised Estimates, for the years 2006 to 2010 was as follows: SUBHEAD D 2006(€'000) 2007(€'000) 2008(€'000) 2009(€'000) 2010(€'000)...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The overall situation in relation to the case of the individual referred to is currently being examined in detail by officials in my Department in consultation with the military authorities. As I am in receipt of a solicitor's letter in the matter it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time. However, a full reply will issue as soon as possible. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and Coiste an Asgard. The Civil Defence Act 2002 provides that the Board shall consist of at least eight but not more than fourteen members who shall be appointed by the Minister for Defence. Legislation is currently being drafted to dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer the functions of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: As Minister for Defence, I have engaged a personal assistant who will assist me with constituency matters. The annual salary attached to this post is €56,060, which does not exceed the applicable payscale as set down in Department of Finance guidelines. I have not appointed any parliamentary staff in my role as Minister for Defence. No parliamentary staff employed prior to the February...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Department is engaged in an ongoing capital building programme designed to modernise and enhance the living, training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. The programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings. The breakdown of capital project...

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that the terms of reference contained in the Resolution passed by Dáil Éireann on 23 March, 2005 and by Seanad Éireann on 24 March, 2005, as amended by the Resolutions passed by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann on 1 June, 2011, pursuant to the tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2004, be further amended as follows: 1. by substituting the...

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Yes, that is a typographical error. The correct date is 9 March 2012.

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputies for their contributions. It is important that we do not forget the events that lie behind this tribunal. Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Robert Buchanan, two unarmed policemen, were targeted in a well planned ambush by an IRA murder squad. They faced a hail of bullets and both were shot in the head at close range. In short, they were victims of a cold...

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Any other Member of the Opposition or indeed a Member on the Government backbenches who had an issue extraneous to this motion which he or she wished to raise, had a myriad of different procedural ways of raising it.

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: What occurred factually in this House today was the Technical Group and those who compose it who were present in the House sought to oppose the arrangements for the taking of this motion before the House today-----

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I welcome Deputy Calleary's agreement with me on that issue. It was inappropriate, on an issue of this seriousness, that an issue arose on the Order of Business today. The matter has been dealt with and the important fact is that the motion has the unanimous support of this House at this stage. I will conclude by thanking Deputies for the support expressed for the motion.

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in August 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to check the status of an application for Garda vetting in the absence of a date of birth. Notwithstanding that, I am further informed that no vetting application in the name of the person referred to by the Deputy has been received from any organisation registered with the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU). In the circumstances,...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 195 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Judicial Appointments: Judicial Appointments (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that Judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government. Such appointments are dealt with by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board which was established pursuant to the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. Under section 16 of the Act, where a judicial office stands vacant or before a vacancy in a judicial office arises, the Advisory Board...

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: A Visiting Committee is appointed to each prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. There are currently 14 Visiting Committees - one for each institution. While dates of appointment vary, members of Committees are appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality for a term not exceeding three years. At the end of their term,...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (16 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: As I announced last week, the Government remains very much committed to addressing the twin problems of overcrowding and poor physical conditions particularly in Mountjoy and Cork prisons. Since my announcement of its 2012 Capital Allocation (€24.1 million), the Irish Prison Service has commenced work on developing a five year strategy for the continued enhancement of the prison estate...