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Written Answers — Drugs Task Force: Drugs Task Force (17 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Officials from the Office of the Minister for Drugs (OMD) have had discussions with the channels of funding on the need for prompt and timely release of the 2011 interim funding from my Department to drugs task force (DTF) projects. Furthermore, the officials met with the DTF Co-ordinators in October, at the OMD's initiative, on the topic of simplifying the administration associated with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The organisation referred to by the Deputy is funded by my Department under the Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector. A total of 64 organisations within the sector are supported under this scheme and funding in the order of €16.6m has been provided over the three year period 2008-2010. Contracts under this scheme are due to expire on 31 December...

Written Answers — Drugs Taskforce: Drugs Taskforce (16 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The proposal that money confiscated by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) be allocated to fund drugs services in Local and Regional Drugs Task Force areas is an interesting idea and it has been raised on a number of occasions. However, it would be contrary to the normal Estimates process to ring-fence specific money obtained by the Exchequer and to reallocate that money for a specific purpose....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (16 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The Deputy will be aware that the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) replaced the Local Development Social Inclusion and Community Development Programmes from the beginning of 2010. Funding allocations to partnerships/local development companies under the LCDP are made by Pobal, who manage it on behalf of my Department. There are currently 52 Local Development Companies (LDCs),...

Written Answers — Departmental Grants: Departmental Grants (11 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department has been in contact with the company referred to by the Deputy, which is willing to send a representative to the person who requires a service in this case. An official from my Department will be in contact with the Deputy's office shortly to progress the matter.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department's policy is to pay all suppliers as quickly as possible. This reflects not only the legal obligation to pay within 30 days and the additional administrative requirement arising from a Government Decision to make payments within 15 days of receipt of a valid invoice, but also recognises that it is important for suppliers to receive payments due without unnecessary delays. My...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Details in relation to the external reports and reviews commissioned by my Department in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date are set out in the table below. For completeness, the Deputy should be aware that the details include expenditure incurred during the relevant timeframe by divisions that transferred to my Department in mid-2010 from the Department of Social Protection and the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department's capital allocation for 2010, as shown in the Further Revised Estimates, is €104.999m. Provisional spend to the end of October was approximately €75m. These figures are broken down in the table below. TABLE: 2010 Capital Allocation for the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (€m) Programme Area 2010 Allocation (€m) Provisional spend to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Details in relation to direct expenditure by my Department on public relations and advertising in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date is set out in the table below. For completeness, the Deputy should be aware that the details provided include expenditure incurred during the relevant timeframe by divisions that transferred to my Department in mid-2010 from the Department of Social...

Written Answers — Údarás na Gaeltachta: Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: Léirítear sa tábla thíos na sonraí atá curtha ar fáil ag Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir leis an mhaoin atá díolta ag an eagraíocht i gCo Dhún na nGall ó 2006 i leith. Tuigtear dom ón Údarás go bhfuarthas luacháil neamhspleách i ndáil le gach idirbheart maoine atá luaite sa tábla. Comhairlítear dom nár cuireadh aon díolachán maoine i gCo Dhún na nGall i gcrích i 2010...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland are appointed by the Government under the Charities Act 1961, with a mandate to provide services to trustees of charities and to carry out the intentions of persons making donations and bequests to charity. While the Office of Commissioners is funded from my Department's Vote Group, the Commissioners are independent in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The organisation referred to by the Deputy has been allocated funding totalling €787,393 under the relevant programme in 2010. This funding covers the costs in relation to administration and the actions associated with the ongoing implementation of the programme and is broadly broken down as follows: - Administration budget (covering wages and general operating costs) - €308,620 -...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: A total of eight staff in my Department have availed of the incentivised career break scheme that was introduced in 2009. The estimated saving (comprising salary foregone, less career break payment) is €243,875 per annum.

Written Answers — Daylight Savings Time: Daylight Savings Time (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: An application for funding in the case referred to by the Deputy has been received under Scéim na mBóithre Áise. The road in question was examined by officials in my Department early in 2006, but was not considered a high priority case at the time. Due to the level of capital commitments and the limited budget available for this scheme, it is not anticipated that additional grants will...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, Pobal administers the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) on behalf of my Department. The overall budget for the Programme in 2010 is €67.5 million. Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG), one of the 52 companies which deliver the LCDP across the country, has been allocated €1,873,974 under the Programme for this year. Funds under the LCDP are...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: My Department has two Lo-Call 1890 numbers in operation. These numbers are displayed variously on its website, www.pobail.ie , and on Departmental headed paper. The website advises customers that the rates charged for the use of Lo-Call 1890 numbers may vary among different service providers. The standard geographic number for my Department's headquarters and its regional offices is also...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The organisation referred to by the Deputy has been allocated funding totalling €845,026 under the relevant programme in 2010. This funding covers the costs in relation to administration and the actions associated with the ongoing implementation of the programme and is broadly broken down as follows: - Administration budget (covering wages and general operating costs) - €317,622...

Written Answers — Daylight Savings Time: Daylight Savings Time (9 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: I wish to advise the Deputy that the time and clocks on my Department's IT and telephone systems automatically update to reflect the change from summer to winter time and vice versa. In relation to other clocks located in my Department's various officers, these are adjusted by individual officers on an ad hoc basis and I have been advised that no cost in man hours arises in these cases.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department and the State bodies funded from its Vote Group is provided in the accompanying table. In each case, the services of external solicitors and external barristers were procured to provide essential legal advice, legal opinion or to carry out specialist legal work where the legal expertise required was not available in-house. In...