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Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (11 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: To protect personal data within my Department, we comply fully with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 and the National Archives Act 1986 in managing both electronic and paper based records. My Department applies best practice and uses industry standard security protection devices and software to protect its network from...

Written Answers — Management Information Framework System: Management Information Framework System (11 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Management Information Framework has been fully implemented in my Department. While the actual savings resulting from the use of the system have not been specifically quantified, the use of the system has resulted in increased efficiencies and greater productivity across a range of activities, in particular through: the provision of an integrated modular financial management system which...

Written Answers — Management Information Framework System: Management Information Framework System (11 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Management Information Framework system has been fully implemented in my Department. This system provides the Department with a flexible system of financial management, integrated with performance and output measurement so as to enhance accountability, efficiency and performance. The MIF system ensures more efficient processing of financial transactions and accounting and provides a range...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Kenny knows the background. The EU water framework directive dates back almost ten years to 1999——

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: At that stage all the submissions for derogation were put forward. From this country's point of view the big issue in those negotiations on the directive a decade ago was to achieve derogation for domestic water rates for residential use and we achieved that after a significant debate and battle. We did not achieve derogation in other areas, schools being one of those areas and therefore...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: No.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: At the risk of repeating myself, I have to make three points. First, this is part of the EU Water Framework Directive which is now law. It was negotiated back in 1999 and was introduced in 2000. We argued against it at the time and succeeded in getting a derogation so that the hundreds of thousands——

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Is it all right if I answer the question, please?

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is part of the EU Water Framework Directive, which is law. At the time we argued that the 1.4 million houses in the country, in which the parents of all these children live, should not pay domestic water rates——

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: We got a derogation for that, but we did not get a derogation for schools.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: We have improved the capitation rate. It is now more than €100,000 for a school of 300 pupils. For a post-primary school of 500 it is €270,000.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Department of Education and Science have been working together to see what they can do on the conservation matter.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: To its credit, Gorey community school saved 24,000 litres of water using conservation methods.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I hope the House is in favour of water conservation. I hope the House would not only support us putting billions into improving our water quality standards but would also be in favour of conservation measures. Dublin City Council has already sent out conservation packs to schools——

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: ——to try to get people to work together to improve the rate of water conservation because if schools follow good practice, that will keep down water charges. We should all be trying to conserve water.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is law and now we should be trying to improve on that, as good environmental practice and standards dictate.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Government is totally opposed to the practice of extraordinary rendition anywhere. It is important to repeat that at no stage, despite the various investigations that have taken place in recent years, has any evidence been produced that any person has ever been subject to extraordinary rendition through this country, nor has there even been any specific allegation to that effect. That...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: In the most recent case where it was reported to the Government that we should watch for a particular aeroplane, the Garda searched it and found six golfers on the way to Ballybunion.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: As recently as 29 November 2007, the position of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on this matter was clearly set out in an Adjournment debate. We set out in the programme for Government that we have to make sure we follow international laws in these issues. As Deputy Gilmore is aware, there is a commitment to seek a review of the Chicago Convention. The Department of...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The centrality of human rights compliance on this issue to policing in this country is highlighted in section 7 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. That was inserted into the Act when these issues arose. The objectives include the protection of life and property, and the vindication of the human rights of each individual. That is law and that is something which is complied with now by the Garda.