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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: In relation to former members of the Permanent Defence Force, the information requested is shown in tabular form beneath. I understand that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is providing the requested information on retired civil servants and civilian employees, as sought by the Deputy. Annual retirement pension (Reflecting the impact of Public Service Pension Reduction...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 499, 500, 504 and 505 together. As of now, no decision has been made by the Government on the future of any military installation. The issue of the closure of barracks no longer required for operational reasons to effect necessary savings will, however, be considered shortly by Government. Various commissions, reports and studies back to the 1990s identified...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The number of personnel employed in the Permanent Defence Force as at 31 December in each of the years from 2000 to 2010, and at 31 August 2011, is contained in Table 1. It was not possible to compile the figures for the years 1995 to 1999 in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile the relevant data and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Office of Public Works has a lease on the Civil Defence Headquarters building in Roscrea. Civil Defence will continue to operate from Roscrea as a Branch of the Department of Defence. Staff assigned to the Civil Defence Board in Roscrea have always been part of the overall authorized and serving numbers of my Department. The overall number of staff is kept under active review having...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The decision to return the functions of the Civil Defence Board back to the Department of Defence was made in the context of current Government policy to bring the functions of many State agencies back into their parent Departments. Prior to bringing the proposal to Government, I discussed the matter within my Department, which has responsibility for the Civil Defence Board, and all...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile the information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: My constituency office is based in the Department of Justice & Equality. The Department of Defence did not incur any staff costs with regard to constituency work in the 100 days following my appointment. As Minister for Defence I have recently engaged a personal assistant who will assist me with constituency matters.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Department awarded 6 contracts under its Capital Programme between 2008 and 2010 to companies outside this jurisdiction. The breakdown for each of the years are in the tables. Contracts awarded in 2008 1 Gross Capital Allocation (as per Revised Estimates) including rollover €33,100,000 2 Gross Capital Expenditure for the Year €30,029,000 3 No. of contracts awarded to companies...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: No complaints of that nature have been received by the Department of Defence. The Department operates a competitive tendering process, in accordance with the public sector "Capital Works Management Framework". The process is designed to realise greater cost certainty, better value for money and more efficient project delivery. As part of this process, prior to a contract being placed,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together. There are currently 469 serving enlisted personnel of the Permanent Defence Force who are not members of the Spouses' and Children's Contributory Pension Schemes. It is not possible to readily indicate whether these personnel opted out of the original scheme in 1977/1978 or did not join the revised scheme in 1985. It would require a...

Written Answers — Asylum Support: Asylum Support (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) that the arrangements for dealing with guide dogs set out in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 20 September 2011 apply equally whether the dog is provided by the Irish Guide Dogs Association or by some other relevant organisation.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in November, 2007. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be finalised as expeditiously as possible. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that as of the 31 August 2011, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 39 Garda Stations in the Mayo Division, and the Garda strength and opening hours for each station in the Mayo Division was as set out in the table below: Station Strength Mon-Fri Sat Sun Achill Sound 3 10am - 1pm 10am - 1pm 10am - 1pm Balla 2 11am - 1pm 11am...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This detail must be provided where a query on the status of a visa application arises. If the Deputy can provide the relevant detail I will ensure that officials in the Visa Office will make further enquiries and respond to the Deputy directly. I should remind the Deputy that queries in...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 criminalised the trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation. With regard to prostitution, the criminal law is aimed at protecting society from the more intrusive aspects of such activity from a public order perspective, while also seeking to protect prostitutes from exploitation. Under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a husband and wife who lodged separate asylum applications in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Their asylum applications were refused following the consideration of their individual cases by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Arising from the refusal of their respective asylum applications, and in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was the subject of a family reunification application which was approved in July 2002. I am also informed by INIS that they will be writing in the coming days to the father of the person concerned regarding her residency status. I should remind the Deputy that queries in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum seeker. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 27th August, 2007, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is an asylum applicant. His asylum claim is currently the subject of judicial review proceedings taken against the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. As these proceedings are ongoing, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the asylum element of the case at this time. The person concerned has, separately, sought to have his case to remain in the State considered...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 7th April, 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...