Results 701-720 of 2,723 for speaker:Barry Andrews

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have responsibility for implementation of the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme which was introduced in January of this year. The objective of the scheme is to make early learning in a formal setting available to all children in the key developmental year before they commence primary school, with appropriate age related activities and programmes being...

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (30 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have responsibility for implementation of the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme which was introduced in January of this year. The objective of the scheme is to make early learning in a formal setting available to all children in the key developmental year before they commence primary school, with appropriate age related activities and programmes being...

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (30 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (30 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: The Adoption Bill, 2009, is designed to give force of law to the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption. The new legislation, which incorporates the provisions of the Hague Convention, is designed to provide a framework to ensure that appropriate procedures have been followed and that all adoptions are effected in the best...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have responsibility for implementation of the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP). The company referred to by the Deputy, was approved under the NCIP for capital grant funding up to a maximum of €520,000, of which €501,093 has been paid to date. I understand that the company is seeking additional funding for the project and that Pobal, who assist my Office in the...

Written Answers — Detention Facilities: Detention Facilities (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: Following consideration of the report of the interdepartmental Expert Group on Children Detention Schools, in March 2008 the Government approved the development of new national children detention facilities at Oberstown, Lusk, Co. Dublin. The Office of Public Works has been charged with designing the new facilities and managing the construction stage of the project which will be undertaken in...

Written Answers — Detention Facilities: Detention Facilities (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: The position is as set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 262 on 10th November, 2009. I have also of course dealt with this matter in previous replies to a number of Parliamentary Questions. The Deputy will be aware that the Government approved proposals in March, 2008 to develop national children detention facilities to be located on the existing State-owned Oberstown campus near...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I wish to refer the Deputy to my answer earlier today to Question No. 6.

Garda Deployment. (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: The Deputy will be aware that it is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner to decide on the prioritisation and allocation of resources in the Garda Síochána. The Garda Commissioner has informed me that, at present, there are 116 juvenile liaison officer, JLO, posts approved within the Garda Síochána and 111 of these are filled on a full-time basis. Five of the posts are vacant and...

Garda Deployment. (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: It is ironic that it goes back to 1985. What has changed is the overall number of gardaí, which has increased very rapidly. In my opening comments I made reference to the fact that community gardaí also play a significant role in this area and since 2007 their number has increased by 68%. They supplement and support the work of juvenile liaison officers. While we concentrate on the...

Garda Deployment. (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I have a number of draft amendments on my desk to which I am trying to get. It is very active. It has passed Second Stage and it is a matter of deciding what Government amendments will be proposed on Committee Stage. We are working very hard on trying to absorb some of the comments made by Deputies Rabbitte and Charles Flanagan on Second Stage and in particular we are considering the...

Garda Deployment. (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I cannot give that information at present and I will have to come back to the Deputy. I know many junior liaison officers are doing extra courses in places such as Maynooth outside of normal Garda training. I will get the Deputy specific figures and information on what developments have occurred with regard to the commitment made in 2004.

Gangland Killings. (25 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: The Deputy should control himself.

Search and Rescue Service. (24 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I am very pleased to have this opportunity to speak on the subject of the search and rescue helicopter service. There has been much ill-informed comment about the proposed new helicopter contract. As we are in a standstill period of the procurement process and are about to commence contract negotiations I am somewhat constrained in what can be said. However, I can make the following...

Search and Rescue Service. (24 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: I do not have any copies. In normal circumstances the ushers circulate copies. I will undertake to ensure they will be provided to Deputies at the earliest time possible. I appreciate their flexibility. The proposed contract represents a dramatic increase in funding for search and rescue helicopter services in Ireland, from approximately €30 million to €50 million per annum. This is...

Search and Rescue Service. (24 Mar 2010)

Barry Andrews: The date was 2023, with regard to Waterford.