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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the table below: Year Amount Up to 31 August 2013 €51,095 2012 €59,164 2011 €62,965 2010 €47,585 2009 €86,789 This expenditure includes the costs of newspaper/magazine advertisements on recruitment, on public information notices such as property transactions and warning notices in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Appointments (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1142 to 1144, inclusive, together. The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is engaged on an ongoing building programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. Over the last five years, the number of projects funded from the Capital programme, in the three areas of Kinsale, Bandon and Clonakilty, County Cork, was “Nil”.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The correspondence received relates to the tragic killing of Private Doherty and the disappearance of Private Joyce in April 1981 while serving with the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon. My Department has received previous correspondence from the person in question and the most recent correspondence is being dealt with in conjunction with the previous correspondence. A response will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Recruitment to the Defence Forces is managed directly by my Department and is carried out by way of competitive process consisting of advertising in national newspapers, on the Defence Forces website , and through social media. In addition, there is a link to the Defence Forces website from the Public Appointments Service website. The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Bodies Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1148 to 1150, inclusive, together. The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary members must be qualified medical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is strongly committed to providing funding for targeted research in the agri-food and forestry sector through its three competitive funding programmes - FIRM, Stimulus and CoFoRD. The research funded is generally in the form of applied or pre-commercial projects over a 3 to 5 year period and is undertaken, often collaboratively, by research performing organisations such as the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can only say that I am overwhelmed with all the love. I think we should have the last day of sittings every day. I thank Senators for their kind comments and I wish all Senators some relaxation as we head into the summer break. With other matters coming down the track, I am conscious that many of them will be very engaged, but I urge people to take some time out. The one thing I have...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----but I think it is preferable. I have no ambition to be a member of the Supreme Court either.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is a good idea that we have that level of transparency. I was asked why we need a referendum. We need a referendum so that the people can make a decision. Our Constitution presently provides that appeals go from the High Court to the Supreme Court. If we are going to put a new legal architecture in place, it is important for the people to be given an opportunity to express their views...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank all those who spoke and for the support expressed by the overwhelming majority of Senators for this Bill. I was very pleased to hear what Senator O'Brien had to say, which mirrored what his colleague in the Dáil said. I hope we will actively engage both within the political parties and those who are Independent in seeking support for this measure. I am not sanguine about the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: All of us know that as politicians we can make speeches and discuss the reason this is in the public interest but if the broadcast media go deaf and do not report any of it, and if the print media ignore it, communicating a message becomes extraordinarily difficult. People get so much material put through their letterboxes these days that the traditional way of informing people by leafleting...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the commercial field, to take one example, the scope and complexity of transactions and the speed with which they can be effected could barely have been imagined until recently. In the commercial field, litigation has mushroomed. A mile down-river from the Four Courts is the International Financial Services Centre, IFSC, home to banks and financial institutions from around the globe 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...