Results 9,941-9,960 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton
- Decentralisation Programme (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Could the Minister tell us the cost of decentralisation in his Department for the current year? What are the plans for the current military headquarters? Does he know how much it would cost to move the communications centre from there? Figures were given which were not disputed. Is the cost of moving it â¬1 million, â¬2 million or more? Does he have any plans to move it from its...
- Decentralisation Programme (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Has the Minister given any consideration to using Parkgate House, the location of the current headquarters, staying there, saving â¬30 million and moving the other directorates from Coláiste CaoimhÃn and others into that building, given its historic importance and significance? Pearse signed the surrender there, for instance, and it has been the military headquarters since 1923. Does the...
- Decentralisation Programme (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Would the Minister agree that spending â¬30 million at this time is daft? Could he not use his influence in Cabinet to hold what he has and save the money for a better use, rather than trying to spend it just to relocate? Have there been any additional costs as a result of the decentralisation to Newbridge, such as the relocation of staff and ongoing transport costs for people who have to...
- Civil Defence (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Has he received any advice on policy issues relating to Civil Defence matters, or any proposals in that regard, from the board in recent years?
- Civil Defence (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: One of the functions of the Civil Defence Board is to advise the Minister for Defence on policy issues. Has the Minister received any such advice in the last year or two? Has the board proposed any initiatives during that time? Has he received any proposals from the board regarding initiatives or policy matters? The making of such proposals is one of the functions of the board.
- Civil Defence (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Will the Minister say what the age limits are for civil defence, both lower and upper, and what involvement there is between civil defence and the schools?
- Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: The Minister said the full-year yield of â¬21 million on administrative efficiencies relates to payroll savings, and that will accumulate by 2014. Does that mean it will be â¬21 million in the full year, 2014, or will it accumulate between now and 2014? Could the Minister say what this actually means per annum between now and 2014? Also, he talks about reduced personnel numbers. Is that...
- Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: The Minister is very clever in that he has avoided my question. Is the â¬21 million in respect of 2014 or is to be accumulated between now and 2014? Perhaps the Minister will also provide a breakdown of the overall figure for each year between now and 2014.
- Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Bill 2010: Second Stage (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Yes. We have heard it all a couple of times during the past number of years.
- Irish Red Cross (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in reforming the Irish Red Cross; the contact he continues to have with the IRC officials in relation to governance changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47413/10]
- Irish Red Cross (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: The Minister referred to the internal report he commissioned on the Irish Red Cross. Will he agree this controversy arose because of the issue of unreported bank accounts? What are the Minister's views on the change from an external independent investigation to an internal one? Why were the former chairman, Mr. David Andrews, the former secretary general, Ms Carmel Dunne, and the...
- Irish Red Cross (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: I wish to revert to the interview process and those who were not interviewed. Is it not strange that the secretary-general of the Red Cross up to mid-2007 was not interviewed, and neither was the chairman at the time, nor the whistle-blower? This was all about the internal review into the accounts, which the Minister mentioned. Can the Minister find out why they were not interviewed? It...
- Defence Forces Strength (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made by him and the military authorities in relation to the necessary structural and rank changes to the Permanent Defence Forces to meet operational requirements under the Employment Control Framework; if he has received proposals in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47414/10]
- Defence Forces Strength (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: According to the Minister's reply, the Permanent Defence Forces appears to be 500 under strength. Is the Minister allowed to bring the Defence Forces to a strength of 10,000, all ranks? Does this mean he has a flexibility to increase the numbers by, approximately, 500? Has he plans to do that in the immediate future? Does the Minister know when the review will be completed? Has he asked...
- Defence Forces Strength (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: The Minister did not answer my second question. When does he expect to get the review into his hands and take action on the ECF? The Minister also spoke about phased promotions. Can he indicate when these might begin? Is the ECF not a crucial element in them? Will he let us know if there are surplus posts in the organisational structure that may need to be taken out as part of the...
- Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Reserve Defence Forces; the numbers recruited to the RDF since January 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47415/10]
- Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: How many personnel were recruited to the RDF in 2010? Has an instruction been issued in respect of suspending recruitment to the RDF for the foreseeable future? What are the Minister's plans with regard to the future of the RDF? If the current rate of reduction continues, the number of personnel within the RDF will drop to as low as 2,000 in a couple of years. Is the Minister in a...
- Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: To be clear, neither the Minister nor anyone else has issued an instruction.
- Defence Forces Recruitment (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: That is not the same as an instruction not being issued. Will the Minister check whether such an instruction has been issued by either the military authorities or his Department and then inform us of the position? I have been informed that an instruction such as that to which I refer may have been issued and I am seeking confirmation with regard to whether that is the case. Will the...
- Defence Forces Personnel (15 Dec 2010)
David Stanton: Is the Minister aware of any other instance where activity of this kind is either taking place now or has occurred in the recent past?