237 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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232 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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231 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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229 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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228 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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224 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken on the report from Judge Buchanan on criminal legal aid; if the report can be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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223 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will name the cases in which miscarriages of justice have been established under the Criminal Procedure Act 1993; the compensation which has been awarded to persons wrongly convicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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222 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the sections of the Children Act 2001 that are not in force; when it is proposed to bring them into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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221 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if persons under 18 in prisons are always segregated from those over that age; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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208 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long-term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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207 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey Committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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206 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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205 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the work completed by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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204 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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203 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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189 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children the work completed by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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191 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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188 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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196 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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190 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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187 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each Department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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185 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Health and Children when the Hanly 2 report will be published; the status of Navan hospital under the terms of this report; and if he will make a statement on allegations by the Health Services Action Group that Navan hospital will be amalgamated with Blanchardstown hospital.
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167 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the work done to date by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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170 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Secretary General has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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169 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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168 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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166 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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165 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each Department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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162 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.[16908/04]
160 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the work completed by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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163 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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159 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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161 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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158 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each Department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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144 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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142 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the work completed by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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141 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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149 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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143 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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140 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each Department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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119 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the work completed by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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123 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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121 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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120 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that the annual report of his Department will contain a risk assessment of decentralisation, as it affects his Department or agencies under its aegis, dealing with strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks as set out in paragraph 6.31 of the Mullarkey report.
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118 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Secretary General of his Department has provided him with advice in pursuance of the Secretary General’s responsibility as Accounting Officer under public finance procedures as set out in table 2 of the Mullarkey report; and if not, if he has requested such advice from the Secretary General.
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117 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had a risk assessment carried out on possible consequential risks to the effectiveness of services provided by each Department or agency under his aegis which is to relocate under the Government’s decentralisation programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if so, if the risk assessment will be published, furnished to the Comptroller and Auditor General and accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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112 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the Accounting Officer’s memorandum issued to the Secretary General of his Department; and if this includes a responsibility to provide independent advice on the financial consequences and risks of Government policy initiatives.
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109 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the work completed by the audit committee in his Department in examining the implementation of his Department’s risk management strategy in accordance with paragraph 6.51 of the Mullarkey report.
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114 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if the Secretary General of his Department has tendered advice to him in pursuance of his personal responsibility as Secretary General under public financial procedures for economy and efficiency in the administration of his Department on the impact in the short or long-term on the economy and the efficiency of administration of his Department or its agencies arising from the Government’s proposals for decentralisation.
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111 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if the audit committee of his Department will consider a risk assessment with regard to strategic, operational, financial and reputational risks of the implementation of the Government’s decentralisation proposals as they affect his Department or its agencies; and if not, the reason therefor, in view of the recommendation of the Mullarkey committee that such risk assessment be carried out.
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