Results 11,241-11,260 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter
- Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: This amendment inserts ""trustee" to mean a person appointed as a trustee under Part V" to give greater clarity to the Bill.
- Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: This amendment corrects cross references in the section.
- Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: I thank Senators for a very constructive and interesting debate on this Bill as it has moved through all Stages. I thank them for the issues they raised and I hope issues of difficulty discussed in this Chamber are now fully addressed in the content of the Bill. Bringing the Bill to a conclusion in the Seanad has been like running a marathon. This is complex legislation and we have taken...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Barracks Closures (11 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: I thank Senator Landy for raising this issue. As he will be aware, a value for money review of the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, was recently completed and published. The review was undertaken by a steering committee with an independent chair and had representatives from the Department of Defence, Defence Forces and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It found that the current...
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Barracks Closures (11 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: The decisions made in this regard were based on the operational assessments and judgements of the chief of staff and Secretary General of my Department looking at the most appropriate locations to ensure we preserve a nationwide representation of the reserve. In respect of the issue the Senator raised relating to Cork, I emphasise that all reservists will be invited to apply for positions...
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: How many Bills did Deputy Martin guillotine in his time?
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: How can he keep a straight face when saying that?
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: That is pathetic.
- Order of Business (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: Fianna Fáil destroyed the economy.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: I think the Acting Chairman means the Minister for Defence.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: My life is complicated enough without my becoming Minister for Finance.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: Two jobs are enough. Three would be just too much altogether.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss the key changes that are being introduced in order to ensure the future viability of the Reserve Defence Force, RDF. A value for money review of the RDF was recently completed and published. This review highlighted a range of issues that need to be addressed in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of the RDF; it also highlighted that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: The Deputy will not be remotely surprised if I disagree with what he said. What we have tried to do is to effect a reorganisation of the RDF which reflects the reorganisation of the PDF in order that the former will be fit for purpose and include a restructured organisation which will result in a greater connectivity with the latter. We must encourage those committed individuals who are...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: A value for money review of the RDF was recently completed and published. In my previous reply I outlined the key findings and recommendations contained in that review. I also set out the necessary changes being introduced to the organisational structures of the reserve. These changes will help to ensure a viable reserve into the future. The new organisational structures are based on a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: Yes. In the case of No. 1 Brigade, this location will be in Cork. On this basis and to achieve a geographic spread, it is no longer feasible to retain reserve elements in Clonmel. While the closure of many RDF locations is regrettable, the findings of the value for money review clearly highlighted that the current approach was no longer viable. All members of the reserve will be afforded...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: What is happening, a Chathaoirligh? This is Question Time. The Deputy was entitled to put a question to me and I am entitled to respond to it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: With all due respect, a Chathaoirligh, in fairness to Deputy McGrath, he has put a series of questions to me. There is some misunderstanding on your part as to how we conduct Question Time. I disagree with some things the Deputy has said, but I do not quite understand. It is quite usual that I make an initial reply, after which a Deputy asks a question and I respond.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: He can just talk away for four minutes. That is not correct.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Reserve (12 Dec 2012)
Alan Shatter: It is not fair to the Deputies opposite. It is not correct.