Results 14,161-14,180 of 15,792 for speaker:Dara Calleary
- Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: That advice has been given for years.
- Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: I do not think the blather is working.
- Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Ask Deputy Ross.
- Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: The man from Del Monte.
- Defence Forces Property (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Defence if he intends to proceed with the proposal for Connolly Barracks, Longford; and if so, if he will provide an outline of same. [17595/11]
- Defence Forces Property (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: I am accompanied by Deputy Robert Troy who has been pursuing this issue. I understand Longford County Council is waiting for a response from the Department on its proposal. As the Minister knows, the proposal was quite detailed. It was for the creation of five zones of development in Longford focusing on an education centre and tourism, arts and crafts facilities. Everybody would agree...
- Defence Forces Property (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: The feasibility study was finalised and presented to the Department at the end of last year. Six months later, there seems to have been a breakdown in communications somewhere. Will the Minister ask his officials to make contact directly with Longford County Council to see whether this can be progressed so the people of Longford know what is going on?
- Defence Forces Personnel (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions he has held with PDFORRA regarding their calls to set retirement at 31 years of service. [17596/11]
- Defence Forces Personnel (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Will the Minister report back to the House when the discussions are completed and indicate whether an agreement has been reached on the matter?
- Defence Forces Personnel (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: The Fianna Fáil Party agrees with the need to ensure the Defence Forces are fit for purpose. The new criteria appear to be the same as the criteria currently in place. Would it not be in everyone's interest to make this the base criterion rather than applying a rule that is no longer in use?
- Overseas Missions (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Defence the numbers of Irish troops currently serving overseas; their locations; the numbers, in terms of Commissioned Officers, non Commissioned Officers and General Service personnel in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17267/11]
- Overseas Missions (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: We discussed the issue of personnel deployed overseas at the committee meeting last week. I join the Minister in wishing the personnel deploying to Lebanon health and success, and I wish their families well. They follow in a very fine tradition. Overseas service is the lifeblood of the Defence Forces in terms of the experience it gives them. Is the Minister happy that the balance serving...
- Overseas Missions (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: With regard to the UN management of our forces, did the Minister see the remarks made by Colonel Gerald Aherne in "SIGNAL" magazine last week? Colonel Aherne was the chief of operations on the UN peace enforcement mission in Liberia. He spoke about UN office politics negatively affecting military missions and said that UN structures were beset by a muddled chain of command. He also said...
- Naval Service Operations (28 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: The Minister has touched slightly on the subject of my question. I notice the nationality of ships boarded is not included as a targeting measure. Are we precluded from doing this and is it something that should be looked at? Is there a predominance of nationalities among ships boarded and where offences are found, and are those figures available?
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his response to the views expressed on the cost of the referendum on judicial pay versus the anticipated savings of the proposed reductions in judicial pay. [16784/11]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (23 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the contacts he had with the prescribed persons or organisations prior to the appointment of a person (details supplied) as confidential recipient and if he informed these organisations of this persons political donation to him. [16782/11]
- Criminal Investigations (23 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: The proposal in regard to the establishment of an inter-agency unit to progress the investigation is not mine, it is the Minister's own, from a speech he gave on a Private Members' motion in 2009. At that stage, he suggested this would be a way to proceed. The sharing of files and the submission of files to the DPP has been under way for some time. My concern in tabling this question was...
- Garda Operations (23 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: We all congratulate An Garda SÃochána for the manner in which the gardaà policed both operations. I appreciate the Minister's difficulties. We are now five weeks down the road and the gardaà have been paid their overtime allowances with their regular salaries. I just wish to get the final costs and draw a line under the matter so that in future a plan is put in place for large security...
- Garda Operations (23 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: Given the amount involved, will it require an additional Estimate? The Minister said previously an amount had been budgeted for the visits but was this much envisaged? Is the â¬20 million specifically related to Garda activity?
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (23 Jun 2011)
Dara Calleary: I regret any deaths but, given that three of the deaths occurred in 2010, why has there been a delay in getting the report from the Garda SÃochána Ombudsman Commission?