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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 489, 494 and 495 together. The current arrangements in place regarding career breaks for civil servants are set out in civil service circular no. 18/98 as amended by Letter to Personnel Officers of 3 March 2008 which are available on . There are currently six members of staff of my Department availing of the Career Break Scheme under circular 18/98. ...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Recruitment to the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) is ongoing. The current budgetary provision provides for approximately 30,000 paid training mandays. In 2011 and 2012, I sanctioned paid training mandays to include support for the training of new recruits to the RDF. This was sufficient to train approximately 400 recruits during 2011 and 2012. The Military Authorities currently manage...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided to accept my recommendation that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force will be maintained at 9,500. I believe this is the optimum strength required to fulfil all roles currently assigned by Government. The Military Authorities have advised that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 31 August 2012, the latest date for which details are available, was...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Banking (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: A list of Bank accounts, along with their purpose, operated by my Department and agencies within the remit of my Department, excluding accounts held locally by units of the Reserve Defence Force, is set out in the table below. Bank Name and Address Purpose of Bank Account Allied Irish Bank, 1 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 Office of the Ombudsman Allied Irish Bank, 219 Crumlin Road,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: No legal proceedings have been initiated against my Department arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Referral to Select Committee (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Finance pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a).

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: He seems to be blissfully unaware-----

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Ross seems to be blissfully unaware that the State, this year, is dependent on the European Union, the IMF and the ECB for €16 billion, which is necessary to maintain public services.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Ross says that Ireland is getting no benefit from its relationship with the European Union but he is entirely blind to the impact on this State if the funds that we can currently access were no longer available.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Ross referred to the Taoiseach's return from the Heads of State meeting in June as being like Neville Chamberlain coming back to England in 1938. I cannot think of a more despicable, unacceptable analogy to use in describing the extraordinary work that has been undertaken by this Government, led by the Taoiseach and, in particular, the work done by him in bringing about the...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, who is away on European Union business of importance to the State. We have had a constructive debate on the importance of this Fiscal Responsibility Bill which will implement key provisions of the stability treaty, as voted for by the Irish people. The Fiscal Responsibility Bill will implement the fiscal rules in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that formal complaints have been made to An Garda Síochána in relation to circumstances surrounding the closure of the college referred to by the Deputy. As an investigation is ongoing in this matter it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Numbers (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The whole-time equivalent (FTE) staffing level of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) which includes the asylum determination and direct provision agencies of the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC), the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) and the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) stands at 565. The corresponding FTE figure at the end of 2008 was 740...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service records do not differentiate between compensation paid out to sentenced or remand prisoner. In addition, the vast majority of compensation claims are managed by the State Claims Agency. The compilation of such information, as requested, would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort to prepare and could...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Chairperson of the Property Services Regulatory Authority is paid a fee of €8,978 per annum and ten ordinary members of the Authority are paid a fee of € 5,975 per annum. The cost of the Authority in 2012 is estimated at €738,000. It should, however, be noted that under section 25 of the 2011 Act, the Authority is required to be self-financing. It is anticipated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, which established the Property Services Regulatory Authority, provides at section 63, that any person may make a complaint in writing to the Authority alleging that improper conduct by a licensee has occurred or is occurring. Where the Authority receives such a complaint it shall cause it to be investigated unless it is satisfied that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Records in relation to payments prior to 2003 are not readily available due to the implementation of new financial systems in 2003. Payments made to the Town Councils in question over the period 2003 to 2012 were as follows: Period Ballina Town Council Castlebar Town Council Westport Town Council Total - € € € € 2003-2012 0 3,298 0 3,298 These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Acts provide that a member of the Garda Reserve is a volunteer and does not perform his or her functions under a contract of employment. Members of the Garda Reserve receive an allowance of €1,000, to contribute towards expenses incurred, if they complete 208 hours of duty in a twelve month period and the administrative function of paying the allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána at the end of each year from 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2011 was as set out in the following table: The Deputy will appreciate that these figures are compiled on an end of month basis. Year Strength 2001 11,815 2002 11,895 2003 12,017 2004 12,209 2005 12,264 2006 12,954...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 4 October, 2012 which is set out below. The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 2002, under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and is valid...