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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: This question has reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which Ireland signed in 2007. The Government intends to proceed to ratification of the Convention as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm that my Department's decision making respects the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Ruiz Zambrano Case (C-34/09) and various refinements in subsequent judgements by the Court. Adherence to the ruling was not dependant on the outcome of the referendum. The legal position in respect of Ireland is essentially as the Deputy outlined it, namely that where...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Matters (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that I intend to bring forward a Mediation Bill next year to promote mediation as a viable, effective and efficient alternative to court proceedings, thereby reducing legal costs and speeding up the resolution of disputes. The Bill, which is currently being drafted, will introduce an obligation on solicitors and barristers to advise any person wishing to commence court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána work closely with local communities to enhance community safety through a wide range of measures, including the Neighbourhood Watch and Community Alert Schemes, and the new Garda Text Alert Scheme. The Community Text Alert Service is a communication process from An Garda Síochána to the public and it is an enhancement to the existing Garda Community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cash for Gold Trade (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I published a report in June, 2012 on the criminal justice aspects of the cash for gold trade. The Report prepared by my Department is available on www.justice.ie. I requested the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence to consider the content of the report, to ensure that it obtains the views of all relevant interested parties and that it makes such report and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Fines (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that ordinary post is utilised to serve fixed charge notices, in accordance with section 25 of the Interpretation Act 2005, which provides that service of a document may be so effected and that such service is deemed, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in the format sought by him. However, I will communicate directly with him as soon as the available data is extracted from the records.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information sought had been forwarded to the Deputy several weeks ago but appears not to have reached her. The information was re-sent to the Deputy on 31 October, 2013

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will further advise the Deputy when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will further advise the Deputy when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: On 10th April 2013, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department received an application from the persons concerned requesting a renewal of their permission to remain in the State on Stamp 3 conditions. Residence permission had originally been granted to the principal person as a lay volunteer of a religious institution and his family members had been granted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Insofar as the Deputy's question may relate to the matter of Garda vetting, the Deputy may wish to note that the current system of vetting is operated on an administrative basis by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU). A vetting disclosure is made by the Unit in response to a written request and with the permission of the person who is the subject of that request. Garda vetting disclosures...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that the number of vetting applications received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) each year has risen from 187,864 in 2007 to 327,903 in 2012 and it is expected that there will be upwards of 350,000 applications this year. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the current average processing time for applications is now approximately 9 weeks from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts, 1995 and 1997 provide a mechanism whereby non-nationals serving sentences in Ireland may apply to serve the remainder of their sentences in their own countries and, similarly, Irish persons who are imprisoned overseas may apply to serve the remainder of their sentences in Ireland. Such transfers may be facilitated where the other country has ratified...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Work is at an advanced stage in my Department on the General Scheme of a Bill to give effect to EU Council Framework Decision 2008/947/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments and probation decisions with a view to the supervision of probation measures and alternative sanctions. I intend to bring proposals to Government on the matter as soon as possible,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I understand that a legal difficulty arises in cases of persons serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection in that no comparable sentence currently exists in this jurisdiction. While I have sought further legal advice, it is not possible at this time to process the transfer here of such persons.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Witness Protection Programme (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The budgets allocated to the Garda Witness Security Programme for the years 2011 - 2013 are set out in the following table. Year Estimate Provision 2011 €0.700 million 2012 €1.198 million 2012 €1.198 million As the Deputy will be aware, An Garda Síochána operates a Witness Security Programme to respond to attempts by criminal and other groups to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The number of applications for asylum received in 2011, 2012 and 2013 were 1290, 956 and 687 (to end September, 2013) respectively. Over the same period, 391 persons were granted asylum status whereas 3,255 were refused. The number of asylum applicants currently residing in the Direct Provision system is 4,344, almost 30% fewer than the number of persons accommodated at the end of 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (5 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána is committed to working closely with all road safety agencies to focus on high risk behaviour, including speeding, with the key objective of reducing the number of serious injury collisions and fatalities on our roads. Levels of enforcement are high and involve targeted policing and awareness raising measures, including the deployment...