Results 1,241-1,260 of 2,156 for speaker:Tom Parlon

Written Answers — Office of the Chief State Solicitor: Office of the Chief State Solicitor (28 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Chief State Solicitor's office was first written to on 23 October 2002 and is in correspondence with the claimant's solicitor.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (28 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Commissioners of Public Works carry out works to Garda stations at the behest of the Garda authorities and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. To date, the commissioners have not received a request for painting works to the Garda station referred to.

Written Answers — Departmental Accommodation: Departmental Accommodation (28 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The information concerned is not readily available in the form requested. I will be in direct communication with the Deputy in due course when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Driving Test Centres: Driving Test Centres (23 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: A total of eight sites has been evaluated in consultation with the Department of Transport driving testers. A decision on the preferred site for the new centre is expected in the near future.

Seanad: Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: Section 7 inserts a new section 5(a) into the 1956 Act to provide clarification on the initial appointment of persons as civil servants. It provides that persons may be appointed as established civil servants on contract in a probationary capacity. Currently, when officers such as executive and administrative officers enter the Civil Service, they are employed in an unestablished capacity on...

Seanad: Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The amendments in the grouping relate to the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. Most of the amendments are technical and arise on foot of amendment No. 4. The purpose of the amendments is to clarify the dismissal arrangements for the staff of the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. Currently, section 14 of the Bill amends section 20 of the Staff of the Houses of...

Seanad: Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: I thank everyone involved with this Bill. It marks a major progression in terms of encouraging civil servants. As Senator John Paul Phelan stated, it is very important that public servants be encouraged and rewarded for working to the best of their ability. The Bill is also important in terms of discipline and dismissal, which it addresses very strongly. Some of the areas with which the Bill...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: To be entitled to a widow's pension, the husband of the person concerned would have had to be a member of the widow's and orphans' pension scheme while he was employed in the Office of Public Works. As the records in the Office of Public Works indicate that her husband opted out of the original widows' and orphans' pension scheme 1978, and the revised spouses' and children's pension scheme...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: Since October 2004 the Commissioners of Public Works have granted 28 licences, in respect of 19 State-owned buildings, to mobile telephone operators. As the process is ongoing it is not possible to say how many additional licences will be granted in the future. While the exact licence fee depends on the amount of equipment installed, the average licence fee is €12,500 per annum.

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Commissioners of Public Works are currently finalising the purchase of the land in Drumshambo. The purchase will be completed on receipt of a current tax clearance certificate from the vendor. On receipt of the final brief of requirements, the commissioners will arrange for the advancement of the project to tender stage.

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: I commend the amendment to the motion to the House. I welcome this opportunity to address the House on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McDowell, on the issues raised by the Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention, Mr. Justice Dermot Kinlen, in his annual reports which have been published by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Mr. Justice Kinlen was formally appointed to...

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: That is very good. Parliamentary time is very limited and the Minister has to focus on priority issues such as the Garda Síochána Bill and the Criminal Justice Bill. Nevertheless, the Minister has decided to provide a more immediate statutory framework for the work of the Inspector of Prisons by means of the prison rules. New draft rules for the government of prisons have now been finalised...

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Senators will find them in their pigeon holes this evening.

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: Perhaps they are. I do not know. They were to be delivered.

Seanad: Inspector of Prisons Reports: Motion. (22 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The difficulty highlighted by the inspector was that on the two nights of 18 December 2003 and 4 January 2004 there was significant overcrowding in the holding cells in Mountjoy Prison due to a high number of committals from the courts. The situation was quickly alleviated by the re-opening of a portion of the A wing of a prison which continues to be in use. Following the rejection by ballot...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (21 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: I am advised by my officials in the Office of Public Works that fencing issues were discussed at a meeting with Kilkenny County Council officials in January 2005. The council advised that the pre-existing concrete fence along the boundary of the fill area and Riverside Drive was adequate. There are therefore no plans to change the nature of this fencing. It is assumed that by "the amenity...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (21 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: There is a dispute as to ownership, and the Chief State Solicitor's office is endeavouring to establish ownership of the property.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: Several sites have been shortlisted as possible property solutions for decentralisation to Claremorris. The process of evaluating those sites is at an advanced stage. When that process has been completed, formal negotiations will commence with the respective owners of the site. However, as yet no final decision has been made in respect of the location.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (21 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: The Commissioners of Public Works are considering the future development of Ashford Garda station. A decision will be made in consultation with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Garda authorities.

Seanad: Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Tom Parlon: I thank the House for the Second Stage debate on the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2004. The legislation represents a significant step forward in the process of completing the comprehensive and ambitious reform programme envisaged in Delivering Better Government and the strategic management initiative, with which some have minor difficulties. The Bill also completes another...