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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Transport (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: In accordance with the Government Decision of 15 March 2011, I retain a State car and Garda drivers in my capacity as the Minister for Justice and Equality. The cost of this service is funded from the Vote for an Garda Síochána. Following on from that Government decision, the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe T.D., has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Neither I nor my Department have commissioned any external reports since February 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: While the reorganisation of the Permanent Defence Force means that units will be moved among existing locations, it maintains, as far as possible, the existing organisational strengths within the current locations. Prior to the announcement of the reorganisation, the Defence Forces Training Centre, including DFHQ and Special Establishments which are attached to the Curragh Barracks, had a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Labour Court Recommendations (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are no Labour Court recommendations in respect of my Department and its agencies that have not been complied with in full.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Recruitment to my Department is carried out by the Public Appointments Service having regard to the required qualifications and competencies that best match the needs of the post. The Civil Service is an equal opportunities employer. I understand that all recruitment campaigns are conducted in strict compliance with the Codes of Practice set out by the Commission for Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Training (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The expenditure on staff education and training was €107,273.15 in 2011 and €62,054.54 to 31 August 2012. These figures represent total expenditure by the Department on training and education, including amounts paid under the Refund of Fees Scheme. This Scheme provides funding to staff members to undertake third level studies outside of normal working hours. Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Review (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: A Value for Money Review (VFM) of the Reserve Defence Force is ongoing and the recommendations arising from this review will inform future plans for the Reserve. These recommendations must ensure that RDF organisational structures dovetail with revised PDF structures and have regard to the reduced availability of full time PDF support personnel. The Steering Committee, established to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: A Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force is ongoing and the Steering Committee, established to oversee the VFM Review of the Reserve, met most recently on 12 September. I understand that the Steering Committee are working towards completing the report by the end of this month. No decisions have been made regarding the future development of the Reserve pending my receipt and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1335 and 1337 together. The State Boards under the aegis of my Department are the Army Pensions Board, the Civil Defence Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The number and percentage of women and men on these Boards in each of the past ten years is set out below. Civil Defence Board Year Total Number of Board Members Number of Male Members Number...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (18 Sep 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 that 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Ambulance Service Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: A twelve-month pilot Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service was established by agreement between my Department and the Department of Health in support of the Health Service Executive National Ambulance Service. The purpose of the pilot is to assess the level and type, if any, of dedicated EAS needed to support the National Ambulance Service in the west of Ireland for certain types of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: No land has been acquired by my Department for use in the Capital Programme in the years in question.

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 559 together. I can inform the Deputy that Section 86 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 provides that the Property Services Regulatory Authority shall prepare and maintain a register of residential property sales prices in the State. I am advised by the Authority that it expects to publish the register by the end of September 2012. It is...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557, 558 and 566 to 568, inclusive, together. The position is that I launched a public consultation process on the EU Commission's Proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation in March in order to inform the negotiations on the proposals at EU level. Submissions were received from a range of bodies and are being examined in my Department at present. The...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the details requested by him are not recorded by my Department in a manner as would enable me to readily provide him with such information. It is not possible to disaggregate the details of every person deported for the last 10 years to ascertain, in consultation with the Health Service Executive (HSE), whether such persons had ever been in the care of the...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Several pieces of legislation have implications in terms of mandatory reporting of child protection concerns. The Criminal Justice (Withholding of information on offences against children and vulnerable adults) Act 2012 which is due to be commenced shortly will make it an offence for a person to fail to notify the Garda Síochána if they know or believe that a serious offence has been...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in October, 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such...

Written Answers — Garda Policing Plan: Garda Policing Plan (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is currently engaged in an assessment of the potential for improved efficiencies in the structure and organisation of the Garda Síochána as part of the preparation of the draft policing plan for 2013, which under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 is due to be submitted to me by the end of October this year. While I expect that the policing plan for 2013 will contain...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Set out in the table below is the most recently available data, as provided by the Garda authorities, in relation to the information requested. The table sets out details of the drug type, quantity and estimated street value of drugs seized in the Cork city and county areas for the period 1 January 2007 to 1 April 2011. The information has been compiled on the basis of cases reported to the...