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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (17 Jun 2008)

Tom Kitt: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action being taken at EU level in relation to the situation in Zimbabwe. [23693/08]

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (29 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Central Statistics Office will be commencing the consultation phase of Census 2011 in August 2008. It will place notices in the national press and on the CSO website inviting submissions from the public and interested parties on the suggested content of the 2011 census questionnaire. The CSO will directly contact the national organisation representing autism during this consultative...

Written Answers — Housing Statistics: Housing Statistics (23 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: Information on vacant dwellings arises as a direct result of the enumeration work carried out by enumerators at the time of a Census of Population. In the case of the 2006 census, attention was first drawn to the extent of vacant dwellings on publication of the Preliminary Report in July 2006. The tentative estimate at the time was 275,000 housing units. Table 40 of the Principal Demographic...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (22 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The most up to date information on the population of Gorey town, classified by nationality, is taken from the 2006 Census and is set out in the following table. Persons usually resident in Gorey classified by Nationality Number Total Irish 6,541 Total Non-Irish 973 of which EU 770 Estonia 30 Poland 201 Portugal 39 Slovakia 26 Latvia 87 Lithuania 63 France 12 UK 262 Rest of...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (22 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The most up to date information sought by the Deputy is in the following table drawn from the Census 2006 dataset. Please note that the Census of Population does not capture any information on the number of bedrooms in households. By Electoral Divisions Persons in Dublin City aged 55 years and over, either living alone or with another adult, who are usual residents, classified by number...

Written Answers — National Statistics: National Statistics (22 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Statistics on employment and unemployment are measured by the Quarterly National Household Survey. The survey provides estimates for eight NUTS-3 level regions. The latest results are for the period September to November 2007 and showed an unemployment figure of 30,100 persons in the Dublin region. This equates to an...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12, 27 and 28 together. On the morning of Tuesday 18th March, 2008, a nine vehicle convoy containing 75 Defence Forces personnel departed Cathal Brugha Barracks for an exercise in the Cooley Mountains in County Louth. While on route, three of the military trucks were involved in a multi-vehicle road accident on the northbound carriageway of the M50 near the...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 158 together. Currently, a total of 486 Defence Forces personnel are serving overseas, full details of which are listed in the following statement. Ireland has offered, through the UN Standby Arrangements System (UNSAS), to provide up to 850 military personnel, configured as a light infantry mounted battalion, for overseas service at any one time. This...

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: As the Deputy is aware the Benchmarking Body is an independent body set up to carry out a detailed evaluation of the pay and jobs of certain grades in the public service in accordance with its terms of reference. The Body reported in January 2008. As part of its work the Body invited submissions from directly interested parties and from the general public. The Associations representing Other...

Written Answers — Random Drug Testing: Random Drug Testing (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Defence Forces policy in relation to Drug Testing has not changed. This policy is based on the premise that unlawful possession, supply, or use of a controlled drug is incompatible with membership of the Defence Forces. Drug and Substance abuse, because of its insidious and addictive nature, and because of the possible residual effects on the abuser, is particularly dangerous in the...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 33 together. KFOR was established on 10 June 1999 in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, for an initial period of twelve months, to continue thereafter unless the UN Security Council decides otherwise. KFOR's mandate is to establish a secure environment in Kosovo conducive to the implementation of refugee return and...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Accommodation: Defence Forces Accommodation (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: In referring to "standards" as they apply to living in accommodation there are two separate aspects which must be addressed i.e. Building Standards and Accommodation Standards. In relation to Building Standards, all accommodation provided to Officers of the Defence Forces adhere to National Building Standards and the appropriate Health and Safety Standards. In relation to "Accommodation...

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The Lisbon Treaty will have little or no impact on the Defence Forces as an organisation. The Treaty does make some amendments to existing provisions on security and defence. However, it does not alter their essential features. Firstly, national security will continue to remain the sole responsibility of each member state. Secondly, the Treaty will not have any impact on Ireland's...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Legal Costs: Defence Forces Legal Costs (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: Costs paid in any particular year do not necessarily relate to the cases for which compensation has been paid in that year. This is because there is a time lag in submitting and agreeing costs in any particular case. Compensation claims are dealt with on behalf of the Department either by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor or by the State Claims Agency as appropriate. I am fully...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: A claim for an increase in Overseas Allowance was received from the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative under the Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme (C&A scheme) for members of the Permanent Defence Force. The claim has been the subject of correspondence between the Department and the Representative Association. The Deputy will appreciate that as discussions under the C&A...

Written Answers — Explosive Ordnance Disposal: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 42 together. The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. The Defence Forces, pursuant to their role of rendering aid to the civil power assist the Gardaí as required. Requests for aid to the civil power are normally made by a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of Inspector. The...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Review: Defence Forces Review (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: In accordance with the recommendations of the Independent Monitoring Group's report, "Response to the Challenge of a Workplace", a review group was established in February this year to review progress within the Defence Forces on the implementation of the recommendations of the original Doyle report. The group is working under the chairmanship of Dr. Doyle and includes representatives of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: There are no proposals for cutbacks in the level of services provided by or through my Department in 2008. The gross total allocation for my Department in 2008 is €1,078m, comprising €888m in the Defence Vote and €190m in the Army Pensions Vote. This represents an increase of 7% on the 2007 allocation. About 70% of the Defence Estimate is expended on pay and allowances for an average...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: The person to whom the Deputy refers was not involved in the mission-specific briefing conducted by the Defence Forces for members of the Defence Forces about to deploy to the EU-led mission in the Republic of Chad and the Central African Republic, known as EUFOR TCHAD/RCA. This mission-specific briefing was conducted by the United Nations Training School Ireland (UNTSI), Curragh, from 10 to...

Written Answers — Public Information Campaigns: Public Information Campaigns (10 Apr 2008)

Tom Kitt: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 49 together. The Public Information and Awareness Campaign on Emergency Planning will be formally launched by An Taoiseach Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., on Monday next, the 14th of April, in the National Emergency Coordination Centre. The campaign follows the outcome of market research conducted in 2006 that showed that a majority of people were unaware of...