Results 10,061-10,080 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Review: Defence Forces Review (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: Contrary to recent assertions, my decision to initiate a re-organisation was made following a detailed assessment of the Defence and Security environment and consideration of associated Defence Forces capability requirements, as part of the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE). This is also reflected in the Department of Defence and Defence Forces' Strategy Statement and both of these...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The tabular statement below sets out the number of promotions which have occurred or are in train to the end of July, 2012 in the Permanent Defence Force. Competitions for promotions for enlisted personnel are currently ongoing following agreement with the Representative Association, PDFORRA, on the new promotion scheme for enlisted personnel in February. As the Deputy will appreciate,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: Neither my Department, nor any agency under its aegis, has provided money under any funding scheme to a group, scheme or project in County Meath in 2011 and up to July 2012.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: No special advisors have been appointed in the Department of Defence by me or by the Minister of State since March 2011.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639, 640 and 646 together. The Boards under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board and the Army Pensions Board. There is no remuneration attached to membership of the Civil Defence Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the necessary information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: In the year to date, my Department has incurred expenditure totalling approximately â¬127,000 on the provision of agency staff. This expenditure relates to the engagement of agency nursing staff in various military installations. The State agencies under the aegis of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board and the Army Pensions Board. There has been no expenditure incurred in...
- Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence has not been involved in procuring public private partnership projects and as such I am advised that there are no public private partnerships in payment by the Department of Defence.
- Written Answers — Public Services: Public Services (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: My Department is not responsible for the provision of any public services which have been outsourced.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The gross total allocation for Defence related expenditure in 2012 is â¬902m, comprising of â¬688m for the Defence Vote and â¬214m for the Army Pensions Vote. The 2012 allocation was based on a comprehensive evaluation of expected pay and non-pay Defence requirements within the 2012 to 2014 timeframe and was agreed following the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) process undertaken...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 647 and 648 together. My Department has not rehired or retained any retired civil or public servants since March 2012.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The details of the provision in the 2012 budget in respect of telecommunications for the Department of Defence and the Defence Forces are provided in the table below. Department of Defence Defence Forces Landline Services â¬209,000 â¬850,000 Mobile â¬65,000 â¬250,000 Satellite Comms â¬0 â¬300,000 Maritime Comms â¬0 â¬4,000 Wide Area Network â¬192,000 â¬300,000 Equipment &...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: My Department adopts a policy of proactive management of sick leave through a range of strategies designed to reduce absence from work. Sick leave rates are closely monitored and analysed, and in recent years the number of days lost to sick leave has been reducing. Sick leave rates for the Department have fallen to a current rate of 3.2%. The sick leave data requested is set out in the table...
- Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The Mahon tribunal report exposed the insidious and corrupt behaviour of some in Irish public life, behaviour that has done inestimable damage to our economy, our environment, our international reputation and, perhaps most of all, to the trust of Irish people in officeholders and public officials. The tribunal made a series of recommendations for changes in the law on corruption and its...
- Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The Deputy has given up on The Independent.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: Siberia is a very cold place.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: No one takes that remark seriously.
- Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: Many Deputies spoke about developing some form of non-judicial independent agency or process to adjudicate, arbitrate or act as an appeals process in a binding fashion in regard to debt settlement between creditors and debtors. However, the new debt resolution processes are designed to operate on a voluntary basis with common sense and enlightened self-interest in mind rather than coercion....
- Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: The Deputy is back with us. There is always a logical, coherent and intelligent contribution to be made by him.
- Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2012)
Alan Shatter: I wish to clarify that the proposal of a personal insolvency arrangement in respect of a principal private residence is not limited to financial institutions. It could concern housing provided by local authorities, for example, in the context of shared ownership schemes. The proposed regulation of personal insolvency practitioners was raised by a number of Members. I indicated in my opening...