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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (31 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: I can assure the Deputy that I share the concerns to which he refers regarding the activities of head shops and the new psychoactive substances, represented as "legal highs", which are being sold in these outlets. Indeed, my colleague, Mr John Curran, T.D., while Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, voiced similar concerns on many occasions and held a number...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, following on from the recent announcement by the Taoiseach in respect of the restructuring of Departments and agencies, the process of transferring functions and changing Departmental titles is in hand. I understand that the Department of Finance, in consultation with the relevant Departments, will bring proposals in this regard to Government for approval in due...

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

Pat Carey: The Scheme of Community Support for Older People (CSOP) is open and continues to accept applications from local community and voluntary groups. To date, 116 groups have received funding in 2010. Information on grants paid to groups since 2004 is updated monthly on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. The Deputy will be aware that the CSOP was re-introduced in October 2009 following...

Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, the Taoiseach recently announced the restructuring of a number of Departments and agencies in order to group functions whose combination is more appropriate to the country's current priorities, to ensure greater coherence and produce more efficient delivery and to underline the priority issues for this Government in a way that mobilises a broad response. The...

Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I thank the Deputy for his good wishes. We will not be able to support him on the latter part; we will be around for a fair while yet. On the term "rural" in the title of the Department, while it is no longer in the Department's title I consider the reference to "community" to be sufficiently broad and embracing in order that it can and will encompass urban and rural communities. While the...

Departmental Priorities. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I can give the Deputy the precise information now or at another time regarding who is responsible for what. I will pass it onto him. The cost associated with the establishment of the new Department will be kept to an absolute minimum. A written instruction has issued to all staff in this regard. It was one of the first actions I took. It is my intention to use all old stocks of...

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 3 together. My Department has received a large number of complaints regarding the operation of head shops and the new psychoactive substances being sold in these outlets. I covered many of these issues when replying to an Adjournment debate tabled by Deputy Ring last night. These range from letters from individuals, to correspondence in relation to...

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I thank Deputy Wall for his good wishes. I also would like to be associated with the remarks made by Deputies Wall and Ring about the former Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, and the former Minister of State, Deputy Curran. I agree they did excellent work in the Department. I wish my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Mary White, well and I look forward to working with her. I assure the...

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I assure Deputy Ring that it is already a priority of mine and of the Government. The notification is in order for the measure not to be struck down subsequently. It is necessary for the notification to take place. At present, four draft statutory instruments have been prepared to bring a number of substances, including the so-called legal highs, under the control of the Misuse of Drugs...

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I will take what Deputy Ring has said on board.

Fostaíocht Gaeltachta. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá soláthar iomlán de bheagnach €30 milliún curtha ar fáil d'Údarás na Gaeltachta ón Státchiste trí Vóta mo Roinne don bhliain 2010. Cé gur laghdú é seo ar an gcionroinnt iomlán de €37.6 milliún a cuireadh ar fáil ón Vóta i 2009, creidimse nach gciallaíonn sé seo go mbeidh ciorrú substaintiúil á dhéanamh ar ghníomhaíochtaí an údaráis, nó go mbeidh leas...

Fostaíocht Gaeltachta. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: Gabhaim buíochas leis an dea-mhéin atá curtha in iúl ag an Teachta, ar mo shon fhéin agus ar son an Aire Stáit. Tá deacrachtaí ann ceart go leor. Is dócha gur comhartha dóchais é go bhfuil poist d'ard chaighdeán á chruthú sa Ghaeltacht. Tá níos mó eolais faoi sin ag an Teachta ná mar atá agam. Tá sé sin le feiceáil san earnáil seirbhísí agus déantúsaíochta...

Fostaíocht Gaeltachta. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: Táim ag súil le tosnú ar an taisteal sin go luath tríd na Gaeltachtaí go léir agus na hoileáin i dtreo agus go mbeidh seans agam bualadh le pobal na Gaeltachta agus seans a thabhairt dóibh na ceisteanna atá acu a phlé liom agus le m'Aire Stáit.

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Office of the Minister for Drugs remains very much in operation with a clear focus on dealing with the issue of problem drug use in Ireland. I can confirm also that responsibility for the national drugs strategy will rest with me, as Minister. I look forward to working on it and enjoyed working on it previously. I am sure I will have the same engagement...

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I thank Deputy Byrne for her comments. At the risk of a mutual admiration society emerging, I should say that Deputy Byrne has been around this particular area of community work for a long time and has a deep-rooted knowledge of it. In terms of any doubts about the office, I assure Deputies it will continue and I am as committed to it as ever. There is no doubt that the levels of funding...

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: Waterways Ireland is the largest of the six cross-Border implementation bodies set up under the British-Irish Agreement of December 1999. Its statutory remit is to manage, maintain, restore and develop the inland navigable waterway system, principally for recreation purposes. The navigations under its remit are the Grand Canal, the Royal Canal, the Barrow navigation, the Shannon navigation,...

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: On the first question, the recent action taken by a senior civil servant against Waterways Ireland and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on alleged mismanagement was settled in the High Court. The settlement was for a sum of £50,000 plus costs, without admission of liability, shared equally at 50% each between the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and Waterways Ireland. I...

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: There is no indication in the information available to me that there are any further proceedings pending. I will have that checked for the Deputy.

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: I have always believed our waterways are very under-utilised resources. Waterways Ireland has engaged in joint marketing initiatives with Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Development, Northern Ireland Tourist Board and, as I mentioned earlier, Fermanagh District Council. There are probably other local marketing initiatives as well. I will find out more for the Deputy about the sponsorship. It is...

Inland Waterways. (1 Apr 2010)

Pat Carey: There was a note in the file about it when I read it last night, and I knew Deputy Wall would ask about it but I cannot find it at present.