Brian Purcell, the Secretary General at the Department of Justice, has offered to be reassigned to other duties in the public service following the publication today of the review into the department.

Brian Purcell, the secretary general at the Department of Justice, has offered to be reassigned to other duties in the public service following the publication today of the review into the department.

The review follows the report by senior counsel Sen Guerin into Garda malpractice claims by Sgt Maurice McCabe, which was critical of the department.

The Cabinet will now proceed with the recruitment of Mr Purcells replacement.

Speaking this afternoon, Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said the newly-appointed secretary general would play a pivotal role in managing and embedding the recommendations of the report in the workings of the department.

She thanked Mr. Purcell for his contribution to the State including his service to the Department of Social Protection and his 23 years service in the Department of Justice and Equality, including as Director-General of the Irish Prison Service and most recently in his role as Secretary General of the Department of Justice and Equality.

She also thanked the review group for their time and effort in preparing the report and described its key findings as serious and hard-hitting.

She acknowledged the report found fault with leadership, management and oversight systems referring particularly to the existence of a closed secretive and silo driven culture, significant leadership and management problems and ineffective management processes and structures to provide strong strategic oversight of the key agencies.

The Department of Justice and Equality must become a 21st century organisation to meet 21st century challenges. Leadership and management practices in place in the department must equally be transformed to provide an effective workforce setting in which all staff can achieve their best, she said.

While the findings of this report are challenging, the report is also highly constructive in that it maps-out, though its extensive recommendations, the pathways forward for the department.

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Green councillors and residents who raised concerns that trees being chopped down were not being replaced. Photo: Bill Smith

Dan Grimmer dan.grimmer@archant.co.uk Tuesday, July 29, 2014 9:48 AM

Diseased or dying trees in Norwich which are chopped down will stand a greater chance of being replaced, following a rethink by council leaders.

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Norwich City Council cut its tree planting budget by 60,000 in 2011, which left just 35,000 for planting trees in the citys conservation areas only.

It is a policy which has continued and which led to a petition last year.

People, including Green Party campaigners, urged the council to think again, saying trees needed to be replaced in other parts of the city, rather than just conservation areas,.

At a recent city council meeting, people living in St Philips Road, off Earlham Road, urged the council to replant trees which had been cut down and not replaced.

Rochelle Wilson, on behalf of residents, said: The situation is urgent and we know other areas would like trees too. We understand that there are financial pressures that the council is under, however we would like to know how we can work with the council to keep Norwich a healthy, leafy city.

And, in response, Keith Driver, the city councils cabinet member for neighourhoods and community safety, announced that the council had reconsidered its approach - so trees outside conservation areas would now be considered for replacement.

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Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has been dismissed and Anastase Murekezi appointed to replace him.

While the decision to replace Habumuremyi is not officially described as a dismissal, that is how it has been reported in local media.

And there has been no official denial that he was, in effect, fired on Wednesday.

The new prime minister, Anastase Murekezi, was sworn in Thursday, along with several new ministers.

Afterwards, President Paul Kagame said the Cabinet shakeup did not mean the replaced members were lacking in capabilities or achievements, and added they would continue to serve in other offices.

There had been media reports outside Rwanda that police were investigating the former prime minister and his family for possible links to the Rwandan rebel group FDLR, based in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

"There are unverified allegations that one of the prime ministers relatives, who was in the FDLR, returned to the country without passing through the demobilization process," said Kigali journalist and commentator Gonzaga Muganwa, who has been following this story. "The allegations say the prime minister could have been aware of that and did not take appropriate steps.

But there has been no official confirmation of any such investigation.

Formerly the education minister, Habumuremyi had been prime minister since 2011. His departure was unexpected, says Gonzaga. "According to the media and public he was considered to be very active when compared to the previous prime minister, the one he had replaced," he said. "Habumuremyi was very active, very engaged on Twitter and other social media, engaging with the public and so on, so people had not expected that he would be removed so quickly. The new prime minister has raised his profile on Twitter since Wednesday, when he had 167 followers. By Thursday that figure had jumped to more than 2,000. Murekezi has a background as an agricultural engineer and was previously the public service and labor minister, and before that agriculture minister. He becomes President Paul Kagames third prime minister since 2000, and the countrys 10th since 1960.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -

?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Thursday, July 24.

Butler County, MO

Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.

Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.

Dunklin County, MO

Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -

?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, July 23.

Butler County, MO

Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.

Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.

Dunklin County, MO

Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

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Published: 19:30 EST, 21 July 2014 | Updated: 02:32 EST, 22 July 2014

Health issues: Former jailbird Jonathan Aitken was taken to hospital in excruciating pain after an operation

Jonathan Aitken, whose wife Elizabeth endured a massive brain haemorrhage last year, has suffered his own serious health scare.

Days after undergoing a routine hip replacement operation, the former Cabinet minister and jailbird was hit by pain so excruciating that he passed out.

I started having shooting pains and they got worse and worse, he tells me. I began to lose consciousness.

Aitken had been discharged from the private King Edward VII Hospital in Londons Marylebone which is used by the Royal Family five days after the operation.

He was recuperating at the mansion flat he shares with Elizabeth in South Kensington when the pain in his hips, thighs and legs struck him down.

The problem was that it was a Friday, he says. I had fallen into the black hole of Friday afternoon medicine: everyone had gone home.

The 71-year-old Conservative wanted to return to the King Edward VII, but no ambulance was available to take him.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -

?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, July 23.

Butler County, MO

Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.

Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.

Dunklin County, MO

Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -

?Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Wednesday, July 23.

Butler County, MO

Roadwork continues on Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 signed as Route C. Traffic on the existing Route 67 north and south of Harviell will not have an outlet to the new pavement during this time. East and westbound traffic will be restricted. Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Route HH in Butler County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews prepare the roadway for pipe replacement. This section of road is located between County Road 334 and County Road 202. Weather permitting, work will performed Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Route BB in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located from Route B to end of state maintenance. Weather permitting, work will performed Monday, July 21 through Thursday, July 24 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Janet Drive will be closed at the intersection of Janet & Fairlane and Janet & Brookwood in Cape Girardeau. The intersections will be open.

Concrete street repairs are set to start on July 14 on Hopper Road near Clippard School in Cape Giradeau. The city says this will be the first of many repairs occurring this year. Work on Hopper is expected to last up to two weeks, weather permitting. Visit this link for more.

Dunklin County, MO

Route 25 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane as the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Kennett City Limits and White Oak. Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

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Six in ten voters believe the reshuffle - which demoted Michael Gove and promoted several female ministers - was a step in the right direction for the Conservatives, ORB International survey shows

David Camerons Cabinet reshuffle has boosted the Conservatives chances at the next election as most voters give his new ministerial team their approval, a new poll shows.

The ORB International survey for the Telegraph shows that six in ten voters believe the reshuffle - which demoted Michael Gove and promoted several female ministers - was a step in the right direction for the Tories.

Some 59 per cent of people questioned backed the shake-up of ministerial jobs, while 41 per cent had doubts.

The reshuffle received the most positive response from Tory voters, 87 per cent of whom approved. And in a result that will encourage Downing Street, half of Ukip voters took a positive view of the shake-up.

Even 45 per cent of Labour supporters said the reshuffle was good for the Tories, according to the survey of 2,000 adults, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday last week.

The findings came as one of the ministers whom Mr Cameron sacked launched an extraordinary attack on his political opponents.

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In an article for The Telegraph, Owen Paterson, the former Environment Secretary, says that he accepts the Prime Ministers right to choose his team but argues that the jubilant reaction to his sacking from green activists shows he was challenging them rather effectively.

Mr Paterson mounts a vigorous defence of his record battling the influence of green groups in Brussels, fighting Liberal Democrats in coalition over wind farms, and responding to the flooding of the Somerset Levels last winter.

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