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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 34: In page 16, subsection (2)(h), line 30, to delete “them, and” and substitute the following:“them, and make recommendations to the Minister arising from those projects or activities, and”.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Malaria is a serious disease that kills approximately 1 million people per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone. It is a serious threat to any military force operating in the area.The anti-malaria regime in place in the Defence Forces – including the use of Lariam – has worked. In the decade of deployment to sub-Saharan Africa by the Defence Forces, not a single member of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Review (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The re-organisation of the Reserve Defence Force is a key element of the response to the findings and recommendations of a Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force. The central recommendation from the VFM Steering Committee is for the retention of the Reserve with 4,000 personnel spread countrywide to be based in barracks and in a small number of other locations. This required...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Honours (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Requests for participation by the Defence Forces in non-military events must be submitted to the Department for Defence for approval. Such requests are examined by the Department on a case by case basis and whilst there is no overarching prohibition or restriction on military involvement in religious events, this would not generally be seen as an appropriate role for the Defence Forces....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Investigations (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: At the outset I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere sympathies to the families of Corporal Heneghan and Privates Armstrong and Walsh. They died in an incident which occurred on 21st March 1989, whilst serving with 'C' Company, 64th Infantry Battalion, United Nations Interim Force in the Lebanon (UNIFIL). On 19th April 2011, Minister Shatter commissioned Mr Frank...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Defence property portfolio is kept under review to ensure the most effective use of military resources having regard to the roles assigned by Government to the Defence Forces. The Department has been engaged on an ongoing programme of barrack consolidation since 1998. This programme has brought the number of barracks closed during that time to fourteen. In addition to the main barracks a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Ombudsman Resources (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are no plans at present for changes to the operation of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces. The primary role of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, which is provided for in the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004, is to provide an independent appeals process for members of the Defence Forces. Such appeals arise where a complaint has been processed through the internal Defence Forces...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The re-skilling, training and education of personnel at all levels are vital activities in any defence force as they enable such personnel to achieve their required standard of operational effectiveness. The Defence Forces conducts re-skilling, training and education under three broad categories namely skills training, career training and education and collective training. Skills training is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: On 17 January 2013, the Council of the European Union established the EU Training Mission (EUTM Mali). The mission was formally launched by EU Foreign Affairs Council on 18 February 2013 and its initial mandate is to last for fifteen (15) months. The purpose of the mission is to provide military training and advice to the Malian Armed Forces in order to improve their capacity to maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Veterans (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence provides annual subventions to support and encourage the two officially recognised veteran groups, the Organisation of National ex-Servicemen (O.N.E.) and the Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA). O.N.E. receives a subvention of €40,000 per annum and IUNVA receives a subvention of €10,000 per annum from my Department. The Organisation of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under the provisions of section 184J of the Defence Acts 1954 to 2011, the President may appoint, on the advice of the Government, one, or more than one, qualified officer of the Permanent Defence Force or a qualified person other than an officer of the Permanent Defence Force, to be a military judge. The minimum qualification required to qualify for appointment as a military judge is to be a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Green Paper on Defence (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 589 together. Ireland's first White Paper on Defence was published in 2000. In the period since its publication, there have been significant changes in the defence and security environment with the emergence of new and complex security challenges. In this context, the Government decided that there is a requirement to prepare a new White Paper on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Ownership (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: A cadastre is a public record, survey, or map of the value, extent and ownership of land. A cadastral map is a map that shows the boundaries and ownership of the individual land parcels. We do not operate a cadastre in Ireland at present and no individual State organisation holds all of the relevant data. However, the data which could potentially form elements of a cadastre is established...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have indicated to the House previously, I, of course, fully understand the concerns which have arisen in the wake of recent media reports about the PRISM programme. I am aware too of reports which have appeared about the alleged activities of other security agencies. I raised the concerns which had been expressed about the PRISM programme with the US Attorney General Eric Holder at my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Funding (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Internal Security Fund is one of two funding programmes (the other being the Asylum and Migration Fund) proposed for the Home Affairs area under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2014 to 2020. The legislative basis for the Internal Security Fund comprises the following two measures: A proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 to 495, inclusive, together. The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), under the aegis of the Citizens Information Board (which comes under the aegis of my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection), provides a high quality service which assists people who are over-indebted or in danger of over-indebtedness, in particular those on low incomes. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498, 584 and 585 together. As the Deputy will be aware, An Taoiseach told the House on 2 July of the situation that would apply should any claim for asylum be lodged here in respect of the individual in question. The situation as outlined by An Taoiseach at that time has not changed. No further contact has been made by or on behalf of the individual in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under the Garda Síochána Pension Scheme my Department is responsible for authorising and paying pensions to retired Gardaí. The person in question retired from the Garda Síochána on 14th August 2004 and at that time was paid a net retirement gratuity of €33,982.54, together with an annual pension which currently amounts to €19,654.20 per annum. On 24th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government recently approved plans by my Department to proceed with the establishment of an independent Charities Regulatory Authority under the terms of the 2009 Charities Act. The Authority will be an independent body under the aegis of the Department of Justice and Equality. In addition to functions set out in the Charities Act, it will take on the functions of the Commissioners of...