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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department operates a range of grant programmes and schemes supportive of communities across the country, including vulnerable children and families, details of which are available on my Department's website at www.pobail.ie. Some of the schemes are administered directly by my Department, while others are administered on its behalf by various intermediary...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: Given the constraints attaching to a 'details supplied' Question, I am arranging to have details of the funding provided to the community development projects referred to by the Deputy forwarded to him directly.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: I am advised that expenditure of €39,204 was incurred by the Office of the Minister for Integration in my Department during 2010 on opinion polling and focus group research. This expenditure was incurred in the context of research being conducted on attitudes to immigration and integration. No expenditure of this nature was incurred during the period 2007-09.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The information sought by the Deputy is provided in the table set out below. It has not been possible to compile the details sought by the Deputy in relation to the Irish Human Rights Commission within the timeframe allocated. However, I am arranging for this information to be provided to the Deputy without delay. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Name of Body Number of mobile telephones paid...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The cost and numbers of mobile devices (including modems) in use in my Department over the period 2006-10 are set out in the table below. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 No. of mobile devices 110 115 100 96 109 Cost â'¬67,192 â'¬102,578 â'¬92,659 â'¬54,487 â'¬54,510

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The table below sets out the details sought by the Deputy in relation to the three occasions where my Department directly obtained advice from a firm of solicitors, or from Senior or Junior Counsel, between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2010. In each case, the services of external solicitors and/or barristers were procured to provide essential legal advice, legal opinion or to carry out...

Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: The table below sets out the position as at 31 December 2010 regarding court cases initiated during the period 2008-10, in which I or my predecessor were named as defendants. It should be noted that a number of the cases listed relate to equality functions transferred from the Department of Justice and Law Reform to my Department on 1 June 2010. Details of case Nature of proceedings Court...

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (12 Jan 2011)

Pat Carey: I am advised that no legal services were procured following competitive tendering by my own Department, or by the following bodies funded from my Department's Vote Group: the Office of the Commissioner of Charitable Donations and Bequests; the Dormant Accounts Board; An Foras Teanga (comprising Foras na Gaeilge and the Ulster-Scots Agency); the Equality Authority; the Equality Tribunal; and...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (16 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The Deputy may wish to note the following. No appointments were made to the following boards/agencies within the ambit of my Department since 1 June 2010 - An Coimisiún Logainmneacha; Foras na Gaeilge; the Ulster-Scots Agency; the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests; the Western Development Commission;...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: The integrated Performance Management Development System (PMDS), which provides for minimum rating thresholds that must be attained before an officer can receive an increment or be considered eligible for promotion/higher scale, has operated in my Department since 2007. The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 contains a commitment "to introduce significantly improved performance management...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy will be aware, it is necessary from time to time to employ staff on a temporary contract basis where the work in question may be seasonal, have specific objective grounds and is time bound. In 2009, a total of 22 persons were employed in my Department on the basis referred to by the Deputy at a cost of €799,433. A total of 28 persons were employed on that basis in 2010 at a...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: Based on the positive evaluation of the original Dial to Stop Drug Dealing campaign, the ongoing support of the Gardaí and positive community feedback, I decided to relaunch the campaign with a more national focus. In this regard, on 6 October last I announced a two week national promotional campaign, to be followed by local campaigns at Drugs Task Force level. All the local campaigns have...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that the 2011 Sponsorship Programme was advertised the week beginning 1st November 2010. The Waterways Ireland Sponsorship Programme aims to increase participation levels and frequency of use of the waterways under its remit by supporting a wide range of events. By supporting events through the Sponsorship Programme, Waterways Ireland assists in bringing...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: As indicated in my previous reply, the data to which the Deputy refers is primarily drawn from the 2010 annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), with the Health Research Board being the national agency through which the Irish input is channelled. For the reasons outlined, I again stress the need for caution when using data to derive cross-European...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: An Action was included under the supply reduction pillar of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 - develop a framework to provide an appropriate response to the issue of drug-related intimidation in the community - with An Garda Síochána taking the lead role and also involving the Family Support Network and the Department of Justice and Law Reform. An Garda Síochána have developed such...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: As the Deputy may be aware, the 20-year Strategy for the Irish Language was approved by Government recently and will be published shortly. My Department is in regular contact with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on issues of mutual concern in relation to the Irish language and, indeed, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was involved...

Written Answers — Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge: Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: Rinne an Rialtas an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge a fhaomhadh ag a gcruinniú ar 30 Samhain 2010. Tá sé i gceist an cháipéis chríochnúil a fhoilsiú go luath agus beidh tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ansin maidir leis na céimeanna atá le glacadh chun an Straitéis a chur i bhfeidhm.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 56 together. As the Deputies will be aware, my Department has, over the past number of years, been pursuing a process of cohesion of local delivery structures in order to simplify and enhance the effectiveness of the delivery of a range of local development programmes. The realignment of local delivery structures has reduced the overall number of local...

Written Answers — Seirbhísí Trí Ghaeilge: Seirbhísí Trí Ghaeilge (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom a rá go n-aithním an dúshlán mór a bhaineann le dóthain oifigeach le hinniúlacht sa Ghaeilge a bheith ar fáil sa státseirbhís agus sa tseirbhís phoiblí go ginearálta le seirbhísí a sholáthar sa teanga sin. Ar ndóigh, mar is eol don Teachta, thagair an Coimisinéir Teanga do scála na faidhbe sin le gairid. Ní miste a rá go bhfuil beartas...

Written Answers — Social Inclusion Initiatives: Social Inclusion Initiatives (14 Dec 2010)

Pat Carey: Two social inclusion weeks were organised under the Irish programme to mark the 2010 European Year Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The main week took place from 17th to 21st of October and was led by the local authorities. The objective was to showcase best practice in local social inclusion initiatives and the work of the Social Inclusion Units that are in place in many local...