Results 1,161-1,180 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Departmental Advertising. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The sum of €600,000 was set aside by the HSE for the campaign. The campaign was developed arising from an evaluation of the previous campaigns which were found to be less than effective because they were not focused enough, etc. I am advised that the deficiencies, such as they were, in the previous campaigns were taken account of. The HSE, along with our Department, will be carrying out...

Departmental Advertising. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I completely agree with Deputy Wall. The practice in most recovery programmes now is that families are involved in the entire process from the time the misuser engages with the service right through the continuum of care. The Deputy probably is aware of the family support network, of which there are 150 to 180 units in different parts of the country that carry out very good work. Last...

Departmental Advertising. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: It has. Unfortunately, he was unable to be present that evening. To be serious, the club, which is grounded in the community, is going around different parts of Galway and its hinterland holding a premiership-type fun event. It will engage people in that fashion. Its players and supporters are involved and the business community also is closely involved in driving the programme....

Departmental Advertising. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The awareness campaign is an integral part of the national drug strategy and constitutes one of its five pillars. I am determined to continue to fund initiatives. The sum of €2 million is intended for local awareness campaigns and I await the submission of proposals from all parts of the country. I expect they will be highly innovative and a number of groups have spoken to me in this...

Irish Language. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 16, 17, 38 and 148 together. As I informed the House earlier in response to today's Priority Question No. 4, the Government decided to establish a Cabinet-level committee to consider matters arising in the context of the analysis and recommendations of the report on the linguistic study of the use of Irish in the Gaeltacht. The first meeting of the...

Irish Language. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: As I noted earlier, no decisions have been taken with regard to the Gaeltacht boundaries. Deputy Ring's suggestions may constitute a useful way forward. As the Cabinet committee meets and develops its approach, one will be able to engage further in how it will be possible to implement some of the suggestions put forward by Deputy Ring and others.

Irish Language. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I completely reject the assertion that this is tokenism. Anybody who knows the Minister knows that whatever else one might say about him, he is not involved in token gestures. As Deputy O'Shea noted, one of the recommendations is that certain electoral districts be redrawn with a view to combining townlands and so on, including existing Irish-speaking networks, with adjacent electoral...

Irish Language. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Tiocfaidh sé le chéile ar an 10ú lá d'Aibreán.

Irish Language. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: Is dócha nach bhfuil aon seans go gcuirfeadh an Teachta ceist éasca orm. Níl a fhios agam. B'fhéidir go bhfuil an t-eolas sin ag an Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil.

Irish Language. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: If there is any inference that nothing has been happening, I can tell Deputy O'Shea that the Department organised public information sessions regarding the results of the study throughout the Gaeltacht. It is proposed that the feedback from those sessions will be available to the committee to assist in its deliberations. I have no doubt the Cabinet-level committee, as happens with all such...

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 11 together. Arising from the joint ministerial initiative on the review of local and community development structures, the Government agreed a series of measures in January 2004 to improve arrangements under which community and local development initiatives are delivered and to improve cohesion and focus across various measures. This process is...

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: The rural development programme will be delivered very much at local level. It is there and significant funding is assigned to it. For example, €16.66 million has been assigned for diversification into non-agricultural activities for farm families. A total of €48.26 million has been assigned to support business creation and development, while €45.4 million has been assigned to...

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I agree with the Deputy that it is very important that a structure exists to support the islands. I agree wholeheartedly with the Deputies that the sooner we get the one-stop shops in place the better. Some of the Deputy's county council colleagues were in Kiltimagh, which is an extremely good example of a one-stop shop. I was very impressed by the range of activities that were being...

Community Development. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I believe the better local government programme was introduced when you were Minister for the Environment, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The county and city development boards will contribute to enhancing the cohesion necessary.

Care of the Elderly. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Deputies for raising the issue as it provides me with an opportunity to reaffirm the Government's commitment to services for older people generally and, in particular, the important area of providing day and respite care. Government policy on older people is to support people to live in...

Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Martin Cullen. The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on the Minister's behalf by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The purpose of rent supplement is to provide short-term income support to eligible tenants living in...

Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: As one practising politician speaking to another, I understand the Deputy's frustration with the system. I will undertake to discuss the matter with the Minister.

Youth Services. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter, with which I am becoming more familiar. I also thank him for the initiatives he has taken together with Councillor Carter and the Lord Mayor of Dublin. This issue has proved difficult to resolve for a long time. I am extremely anxious to engage with the group over the next number of weeks to reach a conclusion because the next round of...

Schools Building Projects. (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I am taking this motion on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Mary Hanafin. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter and for giving me the opportunity of outlining to the House the actions being taken by the Department of Education and Science to address the school accommodation needs in the Dublin 15 area. I am conscious that the Dublin 15 area, as a whole, is one...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: I would not accept that there have been failures in the implementation of the current Strategy. While there have been difficulties in progressing some of the actions at the rate envisaged, my view is that the Strategy has had significant successes, be it in the areas of treatment and rehabilitation, supply reduction, prevention or research. Some of the main achievements to date include: the...