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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The organisation chart detailing officials and their responsibilities within my Department is set out in the table. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES DIRECTOR Mr. Ciarán Murphy45 Officials Mr. Maurice Quinn214 Officials · Conciliation & Arbitration Branch· Defence Forces Personnel Policy Branch· International Security & Defence Policy Branch· Litigation Branch· Delegation of Ireland to the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of 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...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the military authorities that as part of their Personnel Support Service (PSS), personnel serving in the location referred to by the Deputy have access to a full time civilian Social Worker whose task is to provide assistance (preventative and curative) and support to service personnel and their families where required. The PSS is a confidential information, education,...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546, 547 and 552 together. The Government has decided to accept my recommendations that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force will be maintained at 9,500. I believe that this is the optimum level required to fulfil all roles assigned by Government. I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 31 December,...

Written Answers — Irish Red Cross: Irish Red Cross (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 549 together. I welcome the fact that the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) recently examined the Chapter on Financial Control in the Irish Red Cross Society that was contained in the Comptroller and Auditor General's recent Report. I also welcome the fact that the Irish Red Cross Society readily agreed to appear before the Committee and...

Written Answers — Irish Red Cross: Irish Red Cross (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550 and 551 together. I am on record as saying that I do not believe that it is conducive to good corporate governance for any individual to serve indefinitely on the Central Council or the Executive Committee of the Irish Red Cross Society, or in the same appointment. I have previously written to the Chairman of the Society and expressed my views on the need...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm that no remuneration, stipend, expense facility, financial facility or similar payment is being made from the Exchequer by my Department, beyond any accrued pension entitlements, to any senior civil servant who has retired from the Department of Defence in the past five years. It was not possible to gather the detailed information sought by the Deputy in respect of the Defence...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

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

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: As I have previously outlined to the House the consolidation of the Defence Forces formations into a smaller number of locations is a key objective in the ongoing defence modernisation programme and has been recommended in many reports over the past number of years. This was a key consideration of Government in addressing this issue as releasing personnel from security and support functions...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Look what happened.

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: They would not give co-operation to the Cloyne inquiry when Deputy Martin was a Minister.

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: One would think Fianna Fáil was never in government. It was in government for 14 years.

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Sinn Féin is trying to effect efficiencies in Northern Ireland but cannot handle them in the Republic.

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is the most partitionist party in the House.

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that while neither I nor my Department has any role in individual cases, I understand that this case was within the jurisdiction of the Coroner for West Wicklow. I am advised that following receipt of the post-mortem report, the Coroner decided that an inquest was not necessary and a Coroner's Certificate was issued to the County Registrar in October 2011.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, issues concerning the Labour Court come under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. However, it should be noted that were a Department to place more onerous obligations regarding Labour Court recommendations on a certain class of employer, i.e. non-governmental organisations (NGOs), who are in receipt of Departmental grants, such...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the number of community Garda vans in operation throughout the country in each of the years requested is set out in the following table: 2009 2010 2011 2012 22 22 22 20 I am further advised that the following table sets out the allocation of these vans within the Dublin Metropolitan Region: Station 2009 2010 2011 2012 DMR- Blanchardstown 1 1 1...

Written Answers — Charities Act: Charities Act (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In taking on the charities regulation function, in the context of the reorganisation of Government Departments in May last year, I recognised that full implementation of the Charities Act 2009, which would necessitate the establishment of a new regulatory body for charities, presented a challenge, particularly given the moratorium on public service recruitment. The Irish Government, under the...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 to 222, inclusive, 224 to 228, inclusive and 230 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the investigations into Anglo Irish Bank by An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) are ongoing with a full Investigation team employed at the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation. I am further informed that as of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context I am informed by the Garda authorities that a total of €6,786,759 was expended by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation in 2011. I am further informed that a special cost-code has not been established for the purpose of the investigation referred to by the Deputy and that, accordingly, costs associated...