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Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Clearly, the population has increased. Commuter belt communities, traditionally areas of small population operated with part-time Garda stations, need extra resources. At all times when that has been brought to the attention of the Minister for Finance he has been supportive of providing extra resources to the Garda to deal with such areas.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy knows that where the Commissioner decides to deploy gardaí is an operational matter over which I have no control. If I said I was moving gardaí from one place to another, he knows what would be said. In terms of what the overall numbers are, we need to get to 14,000 gardaí, resource the special units and give additional overtime where the Garda requires it — we are giving...

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: ——increase the equipment of the Garda and increase the hours. We will continue to do this.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: How the Commissioner divides that is a matter for him and the management of the Garda.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Order of Business shall be No. 11, motion re referral to select committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties of 20 December 1996; No. 12, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Official Languages Act 2003 (Section 9) Regulations 2006; and No....

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not know about legislation but the issue of governance is being discussed by the Minister for Education and Science and the church authorities because of the change in numbers, which the Deputy outlined. On the patient safety issues, three health Bills will come before the House and they can be raised with the Minister for Health and Children then. I am not aware of a proposal to...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If it is helpful, I will make a brief comment. Earlier this year Members asked that we take a serious look, for the first time in 30 years, at the state of the register because all of us knew that it was packed with people who did not live where they were supposed to live and people who were dead or did not exist in the first place. The Government took up the suggestion made in the House to...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will leave it at that, if the Members do not want to know.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: A number of requests were made by political parties and local authorities seeking additional time to complete the work on the register. The deadline for members of the public to send corrections to the draft register is 25 November while that for the local authorities is 13 December. Local authorities and political parties have asked for the deadlines to be changed and the Minister for the...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: With regard to the forestry (amendment) Bill, a comprehensive review of the sector, including potential legislative implications, commenced in the latter part of 2005 and a consultative group, representative of all the stakeholders, has concluded its evaluation. It will meet again before the end of the year to finalise matters. That should provide for the completion of the Bill. A great...

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill will be taken this session.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not have a clue.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is due in the spring session.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There will be three health Bills in the next session.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation will be dealt with next week. The Deputy's suggestion was made to local authorities approximately one month ago.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will bring the matter to the attention of the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan.

Order of Business (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill will be published early next year.

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The processes for the appointment of the President and Commissioners of the Law Reform Commission is set out in the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975. The process for the appointment of the chair and members of the National Statistics Board is as set out in Section 18 of the Statistics Act, 1993. Following the passing of the National Economic and Social Development Office Act, 2006, and...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will have a meeting with Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, President of the European Parliament, on the morning of 30 November, 2006, in advance of his address to the National Forum on Europe.

Written Answers — Oireachtas Committees: Oireachtas Committees (21 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The total costs, including administrative costs, costs of publishing reports and travel costs, associated with the All Party Committee on the Constitution since June 2002 are as follows: € June-December 2002 Total expenditure for the period 109,686.91 Travel 0 Total administration costs 109,687 Breakdown of administration costs Pay 65,152.00 accommodation, office supplies, IT,...