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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: My reply to Parliamentary Question No. 158 on 25 October 2012 set out details of the main fees payable under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. I also informed the Deputy that disbursements may be covered which are reasonably made for the purposes of a case by a solicitor and are of a reasonable amount and that travel and subsistence expenses are payable to solicitors. No fee is normally paid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána is very much aware of the increase in the theft of metal and is targeting such crime, as well as burglaries and theft-related crimes generally, through a number of initiatives. Garda Divisional Officers have been advised of measures which can be put in place to prevent and reduce the opportunity for such crime, involving relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: A Value for Money review of the Reserve Defence Force was recently completed and submitted to myself and the Secretary General of my Department for consideration. In advance of the publication of its accompanying Report and in line with the guidelines and normal procedure for Value for Money Reviews, the responses to the recommendations are currently being developed. Until such time as...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: A Value for Money review of the Reserve Defence Force was recently completed and submitted to myself and the Secretary General of my Department for consideration. In advance of the publication of its accompanying Report and in line with the guidelines and normal procedure for Value for Money Reviews, the responses to the recommendations are currently being developed. Until such time as...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Recruitment (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised by the Military Authorities that no Air Corps Apprenticeship vacancies have been filled in 2012. However, an Air Corps Apprenticeship Competition which was advertised on 27 September 2012 is on-going, from which it is planned to enlist 20 apprentices by the end of the year. This recruitment will be carried out within the resource envelope allocated to Defence.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The 1 Infantry Battalion Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa Galway will increase its establishment from 318 to 496 as part of the Defence Forces reorganisation. Consequently all personnel currently serving in or attached to the 1 Infantry Battalion will be offered the opportunity to take up appointments in the new establishment. This may require some individuals to change service corps. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force was completed and submitted to me for consideration last month. Responses to the recommendations contained in this report are currently being developed and will be completed in advance of its publication. This is a normal part of the VFM process and consistent with the guidelines for such reviews. When this process in completed my...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Defence Forces have played a major role in emergency response, at both a national and local level over the past decade. Examples of this response in recent years are: the establishment of countrywide designated support teams to assist in response to the threat of an Avian Flu outbreak in 2008; provision of wide ranging support from the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service during the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The strength of the Permanent Defence Force all ranks for the years 2008 to 2012 is as follow; 2008 – 10,409, 2009 – 9,906, 2010 – 9,550 and 2011- 9,438. Figures are based on the strength at the end of December for each year as statistics are compiled for the end of each month rather than the beginning of the month. The total number of vacancies all ranks are therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: It was not possible to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile the relevant data and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Search and Rescue Service (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Coast Guard has overall responsibility for the provision of search and rescue services within the Irish search and rescue region and the responsibility for the prevention of drug-trafficking and people trafficking rests primarily with the Revenue Commissioners and An Garda Síochána respectively. However, the White Paper on Defence provides a role for the Naval Service and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The monies received from the sales of surplus properties have returned to the Defence Vote as Appropriations in Aid. The increased levels of appropriations in aid have allowed the retention of funding levels for re-equipment. Some of the major more recent programmes include the acquisition of Light Tactical Armoured Vehicles, Mowag Armoured Personnel Carriers, two EC 135 helicopters, six AW...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The following table sets out the number of women who have left the Permanent Defence Force and the number of women who were inducted into the Permanent Defence Force in each of the years 2010 and 2011, and at 31 October 2012, the latest date for which figures are available. The Government is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for men and women throughout the Defence Forces and to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The number, by gender, of Cadets inducted to the Permanent Defence Force in each year 2009 to 2012 along with the number who were subsequently commissioned as officers is shown in the following tabular statement. The difference between those inducted and those subsequently commissioned or still in training reflects those who were discharged before completion of training. As with all...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy Donnelly for his clear contribution and raise with the other two Deputies that they have made a very obscure contribution.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: No one wants any individual to be in the circumstances in which he or she needs to use the debt relief notice mechanism in the first instance. Sadly, however, Members know that many people may need to resort to it. I must maintain a responsible balance between debtors and creditors. The media's concept of a creditor is of an evil financial institution that forced people to take money, that...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Is the Deputy?

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is safe, as the Fourth Estate have all departed.

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I will conclude by stating I will give further thought to this matter for the Seanad and can give the Deputy that assurance. However, I cannot accept the amendment he has tabled. If this is to be done and addressed, it is to be done at a value level for a single item and not on a general descriptive basis with the Minister having some broad discretion to announce a figure between one euro...

Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that I will consider the connectivity between the issues. While I am not stating categorically that I will do this, I will give it serious thought, now I finally have a figure to which Members on the other side of the House are agreeable and that may not be unreasonable in the overall context of what I am trying to achieve.