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J H Turkington and Sons Contractors Ltd (Building contractors for Public Prosecution Service new regional accommodation)
Jameson Building Services Ltd (Security work/maintenance on property as part of Key Persons Protection Scheme)
Madden and Finucane Solicitors (Legal fees relating to Bloody Sunday Inquiry)
Heron Bros Ltd (Contractors for Phase 1 of Juvenile Justice Centre (Rathgael))
Child Sexual Abuse
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what treatment and services are available to children and young people in Northern Ireland who have been victims of sexual abuse. [76400]
Paul Goggins: Medical services for child victims of sexual abuse are provided by community paediatric medical staff or by paediatricians in a hospital setting and are subject to formal protocols.
Victims may also be referred for counselling/psychotherapy services. These are delivered by:
health and social services trusts, mainly through primary care mental health services, mainstream psychiatric services, and specialist children's services;
voluntary organisations; and
independent providers.
In addition to the resources allocated for the delivery of these services by HSS trusts, Government support voluntary organisations working with victims of sexual violence through the provision of grant funding.
Departmental Pensions
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many staff in each Department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office, have (a) applied to buy added years and (b) are currently paying for added years to be added to their pension arrangements. [77311]
Mr. Hanson: The table details the number of staff in each Department in Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Office who have applied to buy added years and those who are currently paying for added years to be added to their pension arrangements.
Information on Agencies sponsored by Departments is included with the Department unless separately identified.
Figures relating to the Northern Ireland Office include both members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the Home Civil Service working in that Department.
| Employing department | Applications to buy added years | Staff currently paying for added years |
Departmental Staff
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 25 May 2006, Official Report, column 1977W, on departmental staff, what criteria for the award of non-consolidated bonuses were used in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06; and what assessment he has made of the (i) average size and (ii) number of such awards in those years. [77218]
Mr. Hanson: The criteria for the award of all non-consolidated bonuses used between (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06 were unchanged in that they were entirely performance related. The number and size of the bonuses available each year therefore vary according to performance of staff and to the budget available.
The increase in the overall value in bonuses awarded in 2005-06 as compared with previous years is due to an increase in the value of non-consolidated performance bonuses paid to non-industrial staff below senior civil service level as a result of the 2005-06 pay settlement. This reflects Government pay policy to reward higher in-year performance through the award of non-consolidated bonuses.
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of staff in each Department in Northern Ireland, including his Office, are (a) under and (b) over 55 years of age. [77314]
Mr. Hanson: The following table details Northern Ireland Civil Service staff in post (permanent and casual) as recorded in the December Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for the 11 Northern Ireland Departments and the Northern Ireland Office.
| Age categories | |||
| Department | Under 55 years | Aged 55 years and over | Total |
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people over the age of 55 years have been recruited into each Northern Ireland Department, including his Office, in each of the last three years. [77315]
Mr. Hanson: The number of people over the age of 55 years recruited into each Northern Ireland Department in each of the last three years is detailed in the following table:
| Department | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | Total |
Departmental Travel
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much each Department under his authority spent on travel expenses in each of the past five years. [77353]
Mr. Hanson: The following table provides a breakdown of the costs for each financial year from 2001-02 to 2005-06 for the 11 core NICS Departments and the Northern Ireland Office.
Costs include all travel by standard mileage rate, public transport rate, air, rail, sea, bus and cycle travel. Figures also include car parking, passenger and equipment allowances.
| Travel costs by financial year | |||||
| £ | |||||
| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | |
| (1) The 2005-06 figures are the latest draft costs. It is not anticipated however that any significant changes will occur. Approximately 85 per cent. of DARD’s travel expenditure is in relation to mileage. DARD employs a large number of professional staff (e.g. veterinary surgeons, agricultural inspectors) whose duties require them to travel within rural communities. | |||||
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