Results 7,121-7,140 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: May I ask a question regarding promotions and the position within the Defence Forces, as distinct to pay? I refer to promotions up the various grades and ranks. Are there embargoes or restrictions in place?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: Is it correct that there is a saving on this Vote of €1.42 million?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: Could the Minister indicate where the saving has been made?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: Does that mean that the original Estimate of €9.4 million was an overestimate of €1.42 million? Did people die or stop claiming in the meantime?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: We will move on to the next subhead, which is payments to dependants of veterans of the War of Independence. Am I correct in saying there is no change in the original Estimate?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: We will move on to compensation payments. There does not seem to be any major change. The payments relate to special lump sum compensation by the Department for service-related deaths of members of the Permanent Defence Force while serving overseas with the United Nations and certain other missions.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: Are there any question on the subhead? What happens to the money at the end of the year that is not used?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: The next subhead relates to medical appliances and travelling and incidental expenses. The total is €100,000. There is no change in that regard. The expenses covered include medical examination by applicants for disability pensions and the supply and repair of surgical or medical appliances. Are there any questions on the subhead? The next subhead is subhead B, which relates to...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: The next subhead is subhead B, appropriations-in-aid. Are there any questions or comments on it? We have completed the examination of Vote 35. We will move on to Vote 36. Subhead A1 relates to administration pay. Does anyone wish to comment?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: Is Deputy Ó Fearghaíl inquiring about subhead A1?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: The matter relates to subhead A7.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: It is a different subhead. The subhead in question is A1 and there is no change to it in terms of savings or additions. Subhead A2 relates to administration non-pay. As far as I can see, there is no change there either.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: The provision is €210.62 million. Will the Minister go through it?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: This is a Supplementary Estimate. Is it €210,000?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: Is that attached to the original Estimate?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: What are we being asked to approve?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: That is subhead A2 covered. We will move to subhead A3, which deals with allowances and gratuities in respect of former members of the Defence Forces.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (3 Dec 2014) David Stanton: I thank the Minister. I apologise for being late but I was at the National Missing Persons Day commemorations at Farmleigh House. It was a poignant and moving event. I thank Deputy Farrell for standing in for me. Our practice is to go through each subhead individually as that gives members the opportunity to comment on each subhead. We will start with Vote 35 - Army Pensions. Subhead...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Aggressive Begging from a Public Order Perspective: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)
David Stanton: That is if the aggressive element was not there and it was passive begging alone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Aggressive Begging from a Public Order Perspective: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)
David Stanton: Does Senator Zappone have a second question?