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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational demands and in the light of available resources. The Deputy will be aware that I made an additional €3 million available to An Garda Síochána towards the end of last year enabling the Commissioner to procure a further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department relied on the advices of the Chief State Solicitor's Office on legal matters relating to the signing of the lease for premises at 25 Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: During the period 9 to 15 March 2013, I visited Lebanon and Israel in a comprehensive St Patrick’s Day programme in the Middle East. I was accompanied on this trip by the Chief of Staff, three officials from my Department and three officers of the Defence Forces. The final costs cannot be confirmed until the final invoices are received in respect of the visit. The costs incurred...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Government Centenary Programme (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Military Service Pensions Archive project is a cornerstone of the Government Centenary Programme. Approximately 300,000 files relating to the period from Easter Week, 1916, through the War of Independence and Civil War comprise this collection. The files relate mainly to applications by individuals and/or their dependants for the award of pension and gratuities for veterans who served...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department has no record of proposals for the erection of a wall adjacent to the Defence Forces building in Iveragh Park. If the Residents Association in question provide specific detail of what works are proposed I will arrange to have the matter examined in consultation with the military authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Red Cross (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The correspondence referred to was addressed to the Chairperson of the Irish Red Cross Society and, whilst I was provided with a copy, I am satisfied that its contents are entirely a matter for the Society itself. I welcome the significant progress that the Society has made in reforming its financial and accounting procedures over the past two years and I am satisfied that the annual grant...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Summits (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State, rests with An Garda Síochána. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence (2000) is to provide Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: While the majority of secondary health care for members of the Defence Forces is provided through the public/private health system, some limited in-house secondary health care is currently provided at St. Bricin’s Hospital by Defence Forces Medical Personnel and contracted civilian consultants. The range and availability of medical care provided by St. Bricin’s Hospital strives...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 975 and 976 together. It is not practice nor policy to advise members of the Defence Forces, including recruits, to purchase any item of clothing. I am advised that the Defence Forces carry a range of clothing sizes varying from XXS to XXXXL. Where required, provision is made for an individually sized set of uniforms to be manufactured by the supplier. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Chaplaincy Services Expenditure (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Defence Forces Chaplaincy Service, which currently comprises of 16 Roman Catholic chaplains and 1 Church of Ireland chaplain, respects the traditions and practice of those of other faiths and ensures that the integrity of all faith groups within the Defence Forces is respected. While the Defence Forces Chaplaincy Service cares for military personnel and their families who are...

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: That is untrue.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Is that the issue of the day?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Children (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that An Garda Síochána has put in place the Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) Alert system, to enable the Gardaí seek the assistance of members of the public in circumstances where a child has been abducted and there is a reasonable belief that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of a child. The system was launched by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Industrial Relations Issues (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I should firstly explain that the operation and functions of the Labour Relations Commission do not come within my remit. The forum for dealing with industrial relations between the staff representative organisations in question and their employer and the Government is the Garda Síochána Conciliation and Arbitration Council. There is a dispute-resolution mechanism which provides...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together. An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan 2013 sets out details of the Garda District and Station Consolidation Programme. It outlines the distribution of Templemore District between Thurles and Roscrea Districts. Both Districts are situated within the Tipperary Division in the South Eastern Region. The Deputy will be aware that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have sought the relevant information from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy further in relation to this matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I assume the Deputy has in mind the relevant salary adjustments that would arise in the context of the application of the proposals published by the Labour Relations Commission for a draft Public Service Agreement to run from 2013 to 2016. The basic salary scales of those officers referred to by the Deputy are in excess of €65,000 and the levels of pay adjustments for these officers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for capital expenditure in the area. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Office of Public Works is taking forward plans for...