Results 11,401-11,420 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Currently, a person experiencing noise nuisance may contact their local authority, which may initiate proceedings on grounds of noise nuisance under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992. This Act also provides for any person, or group of persons, to seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated. The procedures involved have been...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the first instance I should mention that nationals of the Philippines are required to be in possession of a visa prior to seeking entry to the State. It is open to any visa required national to submit a visa application for any purpose. Each visa application will be considered on its individual merits, the onus resting with the applicant to satisfy the Visa Officer as to why the visa...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am taking the Deputy's question to refer to the number of public servants who retired in the period 01 January to 29 February 2012 and who benefitted from the provisions under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009. This Act provided for the superannuation benefits of public servants, who retired within a "grace period" which ended on 29 February 2012, to...

Written Answers — Air Corps Operations: Air Corps Operations (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 244 together. In accordance with the roles assigned to them in the White Paper on Defence, the Air Corps are committed to providing support to the civil authorities including Government Agencies such as the National Park & Wildlife Service, (NPWS). As part of the efforts to ensure Ireland's compliance with the EU ban on turf cutting in Special Areas...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with the Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power, assist the Gardaí as required in a range of duties. As part of this role, the Defence Forces maintains an anti-riot capability in order to meet a contingent and operational capability at home and overseas. It is...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Deployment: Defence Forces Deployment (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence (2000) is to provide Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Whilst the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána hold regular meetings concerning...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: On 24th April 2012, the Government approved the deployment of up to six members of the Permanent Defence Force as unarmed military observers to United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), in response to a request from the United Nations. The selection of Defence Forces personnel is currently in train and, subject to the security situation in Syria, it is expected that Irish...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are no civil servants or civilian employees of this Department based in Waterford. In relation to military personnel, one member of the Defence Forces based in Waterford has retired since the beginning of this year.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Government appointed the first Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the history of the State.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy O'Dea is playing politics with the tragedy of children. It is pathetic.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is pathetic from someone who was in government and did absolutely nothing on these issues for 14 years.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Children were abused in this State and he showed no interest in that issue when he was in government.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Pringle should sack the scriptwriter.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Shane Ross knows the answer. He is sitting beside Deputy Pringle in the Chamber.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Shane Ross is the Chamber.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Mac Lochlainn has no idea what he is talking about.

Leaders' Questions (3 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: His soapbox collapsed under him.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the proposed Personal Insolvency Bill. The Deputy will appreciate the complexities involved in drafting a Bill of this nature and that it is important that the provisions of the Bill are legally robust. This requires careful drafting of the text and full consideration of issues which emerge during the drafting process. However, I do not envisage...

Written Answers — Press Council: Press Council (2 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Section 44 of the Defamation Act 2009 provides for the Minister for Justice and Equality to make an Order, subject to the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas granting statutory recognition as a Press Council to a body that seeks recognition as such. It requires that the Minister be satisfied that the applicant body complies with the provisions set out in Schedule 2. No more than one...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, in the Policing Plan for 2012, it was proposed to reduce the public opening hours of the Sundrive and Terenure stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (D.M.R.) South Division. These changes were introduced on 29 April 2012. The stations were open to the public on a 24-hour basis and are now closed to the public between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. It is important to remember...