Results 9,161-9,180 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter
- Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: No special advisors have been appointed in the Department of Defence by me or by the Minister of State since March 2011.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639, 640 and 646 together. The Boards under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board and the Army Pensions Board. There is no remuneration attached to membership of the Civil Defence Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 Jul 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 — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: In the year to date, my Department has incurred expenditure totalling approximately â¬127,000 on the provision of agency staff. This expenditure relates to the engagement of agency nursing staff in various military installations. The State agencies under the aegis of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board and the Army Pensions Board. There has been no expenditure incurred in...
- Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence has not been involved in procuring public private partnership projects and as such I am advised that there are no public private partnerships in payment by the Department of Defence.
- Written Answers — Public Services: Public Services (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: My Department is not responsible for the provision of any public services which have been outsourced.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The gross total allocation for Defence related expenditure in 2012 is â¬902m, comprising of â¬688m for the Defence Vote and â¬214m for the Army Pensions Vote. The 2012 allocation was based on a comprehensive evaluation of expected pay and non-pay Defence requirements within the 2012 to 2014 timeframe and was agreed following the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) process undertaken...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 647 and 648 together. My Department has not rehired or retained any retired civil or public servants since March 2012.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The details of the provision in the 2012 budget in respect of telecommunications for the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces are provided in the table below. Department of Defence Defence Forces Landline Services â¬209,000 â¬850,000 Mobile â¬65,000 â¬250,000 Satellite Comms â¬0 â¬300,000 Maritime Comms â¬0 â¬4,000 Wide Area Network â¬192,000 â¬300,000 Equipment &...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: My Department adopts a policy of proactive management of sick leave through a range of strategies designed to reduce absence from work. Sick leave rates are closely monitored and analysed, and in recent years the number of days lost to sick leave has been reducing. Sick leave rates for the Department have fallen to a current rate of 3.2%. The sick leave data requested is set out in the table...
- National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I want to begin by congratulating Deputy Collins on his appointment as justice spokesperson for Fianna Fáil.
- National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: I wish him well in his brief. I am sure there will be all kinds of issues he will pursue me on but I hope that in the national interest there will be issues on which we can co-operate. I am sure we will have some interesting exchanges in the House. I am pleased to be here today to present the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 to the House. I would like...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: I am informed that all calls within the Galway Division are dispatched from the Divisional Control Room at Galway Garda Station using the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System. The introduction of the Computer Aided Dispatch System in the Galway Division has significantly improved management of human and mobile resources within the Galway Division. The objective is to ensure that calls are...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rent Reviews (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1149 and 1150 together. As the Deputy will be aware, Section 132 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 prohibits upward only rent reviews in respect of leases entered into on or after 28 February 2010. The Deputy will also recall that the Government announced in December last that it had decided not to proceed with legislation to abolish upward...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2012)
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, 2012. 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 — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 3 January, 2001 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 4 October, 2012. I would advise the person concerned to seek renewal of her...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: All monies collected by the Criminal Assets Bureau are returned to the Exchequer in accordance with the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Acts 1996 and 2005. Such funds are paid into the Government's Central Fund, from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment. From time to time, it has been suggested that such monies should be used to fund...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1154, 1187 and 1275 together. The Charities Act 2009 provides for an integrated system of mandatory registration and proportionate regulation and supervision of the charities sector in Ireland. The various sections of the Charities Act are subject to implementation through commencement orders. Sections that it was possible to commence in advance of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)
Alan Shatter: The position is that the High Court judgment to which the Deputy refers has been appealed to the Supreme Court. Consultations between my Department and the Office of the Attorney General regarding the implications of that judgment and more recent High Court judgments concerning the rights of lending institutions are ongoing.