Results 941-960 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Written Answers — Local Drugs Task Forces: Local Drugs Task Forces (9 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, I recently announced a capital investment of nearly €7m to support 42 projects under the Young Peoples Facilities & Services Fund (YPFSF). Details of the successful projects are set out in my press release of 24th September, which is available on my Department's website, through the following link: http://www.pobail.ie/en/PressReleases/ file,8610,en.doc The...

Charities Bill 2007: Order for Second Stage. (10 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (10 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Charitable organisations impact on the lives of almost everyone in Irish society. So many people work in charitable organisations, fund raise for charitable organisations, donate to charitable causes or are beneficiaries of charitable organisations. The value of charitable organisations and charitable work cannot be emphasised enough, be it...

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: I will come back with a variety of responses.

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (10 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 249 together. My Department manages the Scheme of Community Support for Older People, which assists qualifying older people, aged 65 years and older, by means of a community-based grant scheme. This provides funding towards the once-off cost of installing socially monitored alarm systems, door locks, window locks, door chains, security lighting, smoke...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 199 of 3 October, 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: My Department has suffered no loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007.

European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: There is already police co-operation.

European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: That is why we are negotiating at European level.

Written Answers — Charities Legislation: Charities Legislation (16 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: When the Charities Bill 2007, which is currently before this House, is enacted and commenced, charitable organisations wishing to operate in Ireland will be required to register with the proposed new Charities Regulatory Authority. The Bill also provides that registered charitable organisations must state they are so registered in all public documents or such other publications as may be...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (17 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: I am delighted to be here. As the Leas-Chathaoirleach stated, this is my first appearance in the Seanad. I congratulate everyone who was returned to this august assembly. I look forward to working with Senators for however long we remain Members of these Houses. I welcome the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the achievements of the Government to date, our current initiatives and...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: My Department operates the Scheme of Community Support for Older People. The Scheme is open to people aged 65 and over who have a genuine need for assistance and is administered by local community and voluntary organisations throughout the country with support provided by my Department. Maximum individual grants are provided under the scheme as follows: €300 in respect of the once-off...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (18 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: The Young People's Facilities & Services Fund (YPFSF) was established in 1998 to assist in the development of facilities (including sport and recreational facilities) and services in disadvantaged areas where a significant drug problem existed or had the potential to develop. At the end of 2006, approximately €129m had been spent under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. This figure...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: The organisation in question applied for funding under the Dormant Accounts measure supporting Jointly Funded Flagship Projects, for the purpose of extending and refurbishing the local parochial hall. The application process for this measure was managed by Pobal on behalf of my Department. The application was deemed ineligible and the organisation was informed of this decision on 1 May, 2007....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2007)

Pat Carey: Under the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund, applications for funding come through Development Groups in the designated areas and are submitted to the Fund's National Assessment Committee, which is chaired by my Department. I understand that, to date, the group in question has received capital funding of the order of €50,000 — in 2006/07. To date, no application has been made...

Crime Prevention. (1 Nov 2007)

Pat Carey: The widespread use of mobile phones in drug dealing is common knowledge and the issue was among those discussed when I recently met representatives of the Garda national drugs unit. As Minister of State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy, I support any initiatives that inhibit illicit drug dealing and welcome the commitment in the programme for Government that all mobile...

Crime Prevention. (1 Nov 2007)

Pat Carey: Considerable difficulties remain to be overcome. I met representatives of the Irish Cellular Industry Association and the industry advisory board, as well as the Garda, and the view tends to be that while there is the potential to introduce restrictions, the experience in places where registers have been introduced, including Australia, is that the matter is fraught with difficulties. The...

Crime Prevention. (1 Nov 2007)

Pat Carey: The Department has made that statement and received advice from the Attorney General that it is a difficult issue. However, it has not given up. I have expressed the view that I would like the issue to be resolved as far as possible, working closely with the industry and seeking advice from the Garda and others.

Drug Use. (1 Nov 2007)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 13 and 14 together. The figures for direct drugs-related deaths are extracted from the general mortality register, which is compiled by the CSO. The latest year for which figures are available is 2004, when nine deaths were attributed to cocaine use. As it is considered that these figures do not give a full picture of the number of deaths linked to drug...

Drug Use. (1 Nov 2007)

Pat Carey: It is timely that we are addressing this issue today, in view of the findings just published by the Health Research Board on the abuse of alcohol. There is increasing anecdotal evidence of significant mixing of alcohol and other substances, such as cocaine, heroin, benzodiazepines, ecstasy and so on. We are now getting to the stage where there is a problem with polydrug use. The fieldwork...