Results 541-560 of 2,551 for speaker:Pat Carey

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (26 May 2010)

Pat Carey: The contract that my Department has with the company referred to by the Deputy stipulated that the shipping service should originate from Galway Docks for the first year of the service and from another location thereafter. Apart from a brief period during May and June 2009 when the berth at Galway Docks was required for the Volvo Ocean Race, the company has not been in a position to comply...

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Lasta Mara Teo has a contract with my Department to provide a cargo service to the Aran Islands for the 5-year period from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012, using the vessels 'Bláth na Mara' and 'Madelen' as main vessels. Under the terms of the contract, the company is also required to maintain access to a back-up vessel registered under the name 'Stenland' or an equivalent type vessel,...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Funding provided to the statutory agencies under the remit of my Department is shown in the Revised Estimates each year and in the Appropriation Accounts, each of which are available in the Dáil library and on the internet at www.finance.gov.ie and www.audgen.gov.ie respectively. In the table below, the funding provided to the agencies in 2007 and 2008 is taken from the outturns shown in...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: The allocations from my Department to the Regional Drugs Task Forces for 2010 are as set out in Table 1 below. Table 1: 2010 allocations to Regional Drugs Task Forces Regional Drugs Task Force 2010 Allocation East Coast Area €817,985 Midland €894,739 Mid-West €1,576,095 North East €1,038,588 North West €806,369 North Dublin City & County €870,066 South East €1,193,006...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department's annual estimates and provisional outturns are published in the Revised Estimates Volumes, which are available at www.finance.gov.ie. The final outturns are published in the Appropriation Accounts, which are available at www.audgen.gov.ie. Both publications are also available in the Dáil library. In the table below, the relevant details, including the total estimate and the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Responsibility in regard to the commercial units referred to by the Deputy is a matter for Údarás na Gaeltachta. I understand from An tÚdarás that the units have not been fully vacated, nor have they been refurbished.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Funding under the CLÁR Programme for the projects referred to by the Deputy was approved in August 2008. In line with the normal arrangements that apply, it is a matter for the applicant to subsequently draw down the funding based on progress in completing the works. To date, all funding claimed and vouched by the applicant in question has been paid. This represents the majority of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2010)

Pat Carey: CLÁR funding approved by my Department in 2010 to date has been under two measures – the School Outdoor Play Facilities Enhancement Scheme and the Bilingual Signage Enhancement Scheme – and the relevant details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table below. Applications are not being accepted under other CLÁR measures at present, having regard to the high level of existing...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (20 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I am advised by the Chief State Solicitor's Office that details of the costs of this case will not be available until the matter of costs is ruled upon by the Court at a later date.

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (19 May 2010)

Pat Carey: The European Council at its meeting in March 2010 agreed on the inclusion of five headline targets in Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The targets constitute shared objectives guiding the action of the Member States and the Union on the key areas where action is needed: knowledge and innovation, a more sustainable economy, high employment and social...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I wish to advise the Deputy that the term 'entitlement payments', when used in the context of the benefit schemes that my Department provides, implies guaranteed access to benefits conferred by rights or by statute, where the costs must be met by the Exchequer. The position is that my Department operates no schemes that confer entitlements in the areas to which the Deputy refers in his...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I can advise the Deputy that five district inspectors and one internal control person are involved in carrying out inspections on behalf of my Department in the context of the service referred to by the Deputy. In addition, two regional inspectors carry out supervisory inspections and, if required, can also undertake routine inspections. No staff in the other area to which the Deputy refers...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, my Department administers and delivers a wide range of programmes and measures, including programmes focussed on supporting people into education, training and employment, details of which are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. In relation to the Deputy's specific query regarding job creation targets included in published policy papers, reports and...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (18 May 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy is aware, the Dormant Accounts Fund Acts provides for an annual transfer by credit institutions and insurance undertakings of monies in accounts determined to be dormant into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). Since its establishment in May 2003 to end-March 2010, the net transfers to the DAF have totalled some €326m. The value of the DAF at end-March 2010, net of liabilities,...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (18 May 2010)

Pat Carey: The following table sets out the details requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons employed in Údarás na Gaeltachta, An Foras Teanga, Waterways Ireland, the Western Development Commission and other agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group. In relation to the Deputy's query regarding the target number at which point the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (18 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I am advised by Waterways Ireland that the requisite physical survey has been completed and that work on the necessary environmental assessments is due for completion in autumn 2010. Following completion of these studies and final design estimates, it is anticipated that planning permission will be sought towards the end of the year. Following a successful outcome to the planning process,...

Written Answers — Caiteachas Roinne: Caiteachas Roinne (18 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Tá Glór na nGael ar cheann de 19 n-eagras deonach Gaeilge a bhí ag fáil bunmhaoiniú bliantúil ó Fhoras na Gaeilge trí sholáthar airgid a chuirtear ar fáil don Fhoras ó mo Roinn féin agus ón Roinn Cultúir, Ealaíon agus Fóillíochta ó thuaidh. In Aibreán 2008 chuir an Foras tús le hathbhreithniú seachtrach ar na eagraíochtaí sin le cinntiú go mbeadh an luach airgid is...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Pat Carey: I understand the Deputy to refer to the employment of retired public servants as part of the staffing of my Department and Office, including offices under the aegis of my Department. Records of past employments of new recruits are not captured in such a way as to provide a dedicated basis for compiling the information requested by the Deputy. Accordingly, the specific information requested...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 May 2010)

Pat Carey: Officials of my Department have been in contact with the company referred to by the Deputy regarding the proposal submitted in this case and are awaiting further information. I am not in a position at this time to advise when a decision will be made regarding the possibility of any funding for this proposal being provided from my Department. As I have indicated previously, consideration of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 May 2010)

Pat Carey: The table below sets out the cost of my combined Ministerial and T.D. salaries, as well as the cost of the salary of the Secretary General of my Department, who is the only member of staff on a comparable or higher salary. In relation to the State agencies funded from my Department's Vote Group, I understand that there are no cases where a comparable or higher remuneration package is payable....