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Joint Policing Committees
The Minister for Justice & Equality, Alan Shatter, told Jonathan O’Brien (SF, Cork NC) that he had begun a review of the system of Joint Policing Committees, which provided for participation of the voluntary and community sector (Dail Eireann, Debates,…
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Poverty and fuel poverty
Asked about the new government’s proposals on the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion by Charlie McConalogue (FF, Donegal NE), the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs Frances FitzGerald told the Dail that the elimination of poverty was an…
Prison conditions
The Minister for Justice & Equality, Alan Shatter gave details to Clare Daly (United Left Alliance, Dublin N) onprogress in addressing concerns about prison conditions, especially over-crowding and slopping out (Dail Eireann, Debates, 7th April 2011, 638-9). Alan Shatter described…
Oireachtas Brief §15 March 2011
Welcome to Oireachtas Brief, the information service for social justice NGOs and voluntary sector activists interested in issues of poverty and social exclusion in the Oireachtas. Oireachtas Brief is provided by The Wheel and the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)…
New government
The Dail approved the election of Enda Kenny as Taoiseach and Eamon Gilmore as Tanaiste on 9th March. On 15th March, the Taoiseach confirmed the following ministerial appointments in the Dail (Dail Eireann, Debates, 15th March 2011, 78-9): Tanaiste and…
National policy on volunteering
The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, told Michael Kitt (FF, Galway E) that the Irish national steering committee for the the European year of volunteering, 2011 was working with Volunteering Ireland (the national coordinating body for…
Literacy, school books and early childhood education
The Minister for Education & Skills, Ruairi Quinn, told Sandra McLellan (SF, Cork E) that his department was undertaking a public consultation process on a draft national strategy on literacy and numeracy covering the period to 2020. There had been…
Funding scheme for national voluntary and community organizations
Catherine Murphy (independent, Kildare N) enquired about the funding programme for national voluntary and community organizations (Dail Eireann, Debates, 29th March 2011, 773). The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Frances FitzGerald told her that the 2008-2010 round of…
Strategy for older people, carers, pensions
The Minister for Health & Children, James Reilly, told Michael Kitt (FF, Galway E) that policy for older people was a priority for the new government and the Programme for Government gave a commitment to complete the National Positive Aging…
