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National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre for Partnership and Performance Dissolution Order 2010: Motion (3 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre for Partnership and Performance Dissolution Order 2010, copies of which were laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 26 February 2010. The profoundly changed national and international context throws up challenges that must shape the way the Government conducts its...

National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre for Partnership and Performance Dissolution Order 2010: Motion (3 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I thank Members for their contributions. Those who have spoken have either been members or clients of the service provided by the National Economic and Social Forum, so I understand where they are coming from. Deputy Kehoe raised the issue of accountability to the Dáil. Under Taoiseach's questions, all of those bodies are accountable to the Dáil and that will continue. Reports that are...

National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre for Partnership and Performance Dissolution Order 2010: Motion (3 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: Deputy Ó Caoláin is entitled to his view on what the Government is doing. I fundamentally disagree that there is an intention by the Government to close off any organisation that is providing worthwhile analyses of policy and is providing directions for policy. I was a member of the team that produced the child care report, as mentioned by the Deputy. It was an all-party report, and...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: First Stage (4 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: No.

Business of Dáil (4 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of this day, the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. and business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of No. 24a, statements on the death of children in the care of the State since the year 2000, which shall be taken at 4.45 p.m. and which shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at...

Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I move: That the order of the Dáil today concerning Report and Fifth Stages of the Finance Bill 2010 be discharged and the following motion be substituted therefor: The resumed Report and Final Stages of No. 18 shall be taken today and, notwithstanding the proceedings yesterday, shall resume on amendment No. 3 on recommittal, and the proceedings thereon shall, if not previously concluded, be...

Seanad: Compulsory Retirement from the Irish Army of Lieutenant Dónal de Róiste: Motion (10 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: ): First, I apologise to the House for delaying Members, but procedural matters needed to be addressed. Second, I compliment Senators Harris and O'Toole and everyone else on their contributions. I must acknowledge that, while I was reading this case's background information in recent days, I came across the nickname the Duck. I wondered whether there was a connection between that person...

Written Answers — Poverty Statistics: Poverty Statistics (23 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: The Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) in Ireland is a household survey covering a broad range of issues in relation to income and living conditions. It is the official source of data on household and individual income and also provides a number of key national poverty indicators, such as the at risk of poverty rate and the consistent poverty rate. The...

Written Answers — Census of Populations: Census of Populations (23 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: The Irish Society for Autism and one individual (name withheld) made submissions seeking to have Autistic Spectrum Disorder separately distinguished in the disability question.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (24 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: Given the difficulty in responding adequately to the issue of public concern raised by the Deputy within the constraints of a 'details supplied' Question, I am arranging to have the relevant information forwarded directly to him. If the Deputy would prefer to re-submit the Question in a less restricted format, I will, of course, be glad to put my response on the record of the House.

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (25 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department does not lease any properties to commercial businesses, nor does my Department pay rent in respect of properties occupied by its staff. That function, and all matters relating to the acquisition and leasing of property, including rent reviews are the responsibility of the Office of Public...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: The table below sets out the salaries paid to CEOs of relevant agencies/bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group on the dates referred to by the Deputy. With regard to voluntary pay cuts, the Deputy will appreciate that these are a private matter for the individuals in question. Bonuses were not payable in respect of the year 2009, except in the case of the CEO of Údarás na...

Written Answers — Forbairt Pobal: Forbairt Pobal (30 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: Ón mbliain 2002, tá os cionn €2 milliún i ndeontais ceadaithe ag mo Roinn faoi Scéim na mBóithre Straitéiseacha Gaeltachta chun feabhas a chur ar an bhóthar a fhreastalann ar Aerfort Idirnáisiúnta Dhún na nGall ar an Charraig Fhinn. Déanfar an cheist maidir le deontais bhreise a cheadú faoin scéim in 2010 a mheas i gcomhthéacs an tsoláthair airgid atá ar fáil chun na...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (30 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: It should be noted that responsibility for the matter referred to by the Deputy is a matter for Donegal County Council in the first instance. In the period since 2002, under the Gaeltacht Strategic Roads Scheme, my Department has provided grant aid in excess of €2 million for this particular road that serves Donegal International Airport at An Charraig Fhinn. The question of approving...

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (30 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 to 310, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, as part of the restructuring of Departments and agencies announced by the Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann on 23 March last to ensure greater coherence and produce more efficient delivery, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs will become the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes represented a set of options to reduce expenditure and staff numbers across the public sector. These options were considered by the Government within the context of framing the 2010 Budget. Gross savings of some €57 million, or almost 12%, were achieved in the 2010 Revised...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: As no details were supplied in this case, I regret that I am unable to answer the Deputy's Question. If the Question is re-submitted with details of the group in question, I will be glad to respond appropriately.

Firearms Certificates. (31 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. As Deputy Charles Flanagan will appreciate, that Department is at present in the course of a major transformation of the firearms licensing system. It has brought into operation long overdue changes, such as the requirement for referees, provision for background medical checks and standards...

Head Shops. (31 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I thank Deputy O'Rourke for raising this issue and for her good wishes. The Deputy's assertion is correct. When I was in this Department in 2007 and 2008, headshops were beginning to be an issue at that time. There were 26 such shops known to be in operation, primarily in Dublin. I agree with Deputy O'Rourke and others who have raised the matter on the Order of Business and I understand...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (31 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. Currently, there is provision for 2,600 participants and 130 supervisors on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). All available places (both participant and supervisor) have been allocated and quotas have been assigned to each of the Implementing Bodies who manage the scheme on my Department's behalf throughout the country. The annual cost of...