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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of outstanding bench warrants by Garda District in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR). Figures provided are operational and liable to change and are correct as at 26 November 2012. Outstanding Bench Warrants by Garda District in the DMR Division District Bench Warrants Blackrock 93 DMR Eastern Dun...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drink Driving Offences (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a policing operation has been established to address organised begging within the Dublin inner city area. Hotspots for the commission of begging offences have been identified and are proactively monitored by Gardaí. The provisions of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011 are utilised by members of An Garda Síochána to address...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans at present to set up a service along the lines described by the Deputy. The Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 reflects the standard approach in any insolvency process, that the fees of the personal insolvency practitioner will be paid out of the product of the insolvency.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Courts Service has advised that emergency sittings of the District Court are arranged regularly all around the country for various purposes, including emergency family law applications. The Courts Service are not aware of any difficulties with emergency sittings in the family law area. However, the Deputy will be aware that the Government recently approved in principle my proposals for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Adviser Pay (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: In my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality I have appointed two Special Advisors. They are both paid at the Principal Officer standard scale (€80,051 - €98,424).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Ombudsman Commission (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is an independent body which was established under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to receive complaints made by members of the public concerning the conduct of members of the Garda Síochána. Complaints fall to be examined in accordance with the provisions of the 2005 Act and any related protocols or agreements. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The re-organisation of the Reserve Defence Force is a key element of the response to the findings and recommendations of a Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force, which was recently completed and published and which concluded that the current Reserve organisation was not fit for purpose and required radical reform. The central recommendation from the VFM Steering Committee is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The implementation of the major reorganisation of the Defence Forces in order to maintain their operational capability is progressing in full consultation with serving personnel and their Representative Associations. All options to avoid the need for personnel to relocate are being explored as part of this process but inevitably, given the scale of the reorganisation, it will be necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Adviser Pay (28 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have not appointed any special advisers in my role as Minister for Defence. I have however engaged the services of a personal assistant who assists me in constituency matters. The annual salary attached to this post is €56,060 which is in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure & Reform guidelines concerning Ministerial appointments. Similarly, no special advisers have...

Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The last one was unsuccessful.

Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy Clare Daly for the work undertaken by her in the preparation and publication of her Private Members’ Bill which is before the House. The debate on the Bill, as Deputies have noted, coincides with the publication today of the full report of the expert group on the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of A, B and C v. Ireland. It is unfortunate that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Certainly we can consider that proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The European arrest warrant is of real benefit to every European state, including Ireland, in that it facilitates the transfer of people charged with very serious crimes, organised crime and terrorism from one European state to another with relative ease with all of the human rights protections in the context of court proceedings. There has been a difficulty whereby some member states...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Data protection legislation is substantially about protecting the privacy of individuals and ensuring, if I can put it this way, that human beings are not commoditised. When people access social media sites or individual websites to purchase a product or research holidays, one way in which this area is profitable is through the accumulation of information about the product, holiday, reading...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: ----of that particular product. I am particularly conscious that Cork gets a manufacturing benefit from it so I would not want to say anything about the product itself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: What is being examined, and there is some controversy surrounding it, is the type of consent individuals should give for personal information to be used; the circumstances in which information put on the web can get lost - in other words, that it can be removed and not maintained; and the regulatory factors of registering with a data protection commissioner. At present if one is involved in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: We will not necessarily be sending a ship to Somalia. What is being examined is whether we would send members of the Naval Service to perhaps engage with others who are there. I do not know whether it will occur but it is being explored. With regard to the drugs strategy, the Commission will make a presentation at the meeting I mentioned, which will begin on 6 December, on the strategy to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Due to time constraints, I will avoid getting into a conversation as to what we mean by neutrality, but that might be an interesting debate for another day. I presume we are not neutral when it comes to international terrorism. We are not neutral when people get blown up on the underground in London or in Spain. We are not neutral about cyber-crime, which has the capacity to cause major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Forthcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: We do the odd bit of work.