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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware Part 3 of the Prisons Act, 2007 provides a basis in primary legislation for disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoners. Section 12 provides for an inquiry to be held by a prison governor if a prisoner is alleged to have committed a breach of discipline. The governor will record the finding and the sanction, or record that the allegation was unsubstantiated....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 785 and 786 together. The Deputy will appreciate that the withdrawal of Garda vehicles from service is an on-going process. In the overall context I am very pleased that arrangements have been put in place, with special funding being made available for that purpose, to allow the Garda authorities to purchase a significant number of new vehicles. This has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that the incident referred to by the Deputy was fully investigated at the time by members of An Garda Síochána and a file was prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who directed a prosecution in the case. The case in question was heard before Cavan District Court on the 26th of February 2009 where applications to bind certain individuals to the peace...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Decentralisation Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy should be aware that the offices of the Property Registration Authority (PRA) in Roscommon Town have opened and that 77 staff have been accommodated into the building. I am informed that the PRA is not currently in a position to assign further staff to Roscommon, due to the necessary staff recruitment and promotion restrictions that apply generally as well as to changing business...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is not the practice to provide documentation of the kind outlined by the Deputy, which has been acquired in the course of a criminal investigation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Children (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that An Garda Síochána has put in place Child Rescue Ireland (CRI) Alert, to enable the Gardaí seek the assistance of members of the public in circumstances where a child has been abducted and there is a reasonable belief that there is an immediate and serious risk to the health or welfare of a child. The system was launched by myself and the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my response to PQ No 518 of 21st February 2012, as follows, which outlines the overall removals from the State in 2011, including those referred to by the Deputy. In 2011, the number of persons removed from the State on foot of Deportation Orders made under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 was 280. These persons included those whose applications for asylum were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the person concerned was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit. The application was processed and returned to the registered organisation involved on 2 November 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that there are currently 50,000 applications held by the Garda Central Vetting Unit. Over 270,000 applications have been processed so far this year. Over the past few years the numbers of cases has risen from 218,404 in 2008 to 315,100 in 2011. The expected out turn for 2012 is 350,000. The current average processing time for vetting applications is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Aughrim commenced on 18 June, 2012. This initiative is designed to ensure a focused and consistent approach in targeting criminals involved in committing theft and robbery from the person in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) with a particular focus on the city centre districts of Pearse Street and Store Street. The operation includes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there is no legal requirement for members of An Garda Síochána to use marked vehicles when conducting speed enforcement, or that the vehicles be visible to on-coming traffic. As a matter of Garda policy, safety camera vans operated by the service provider, GoSafe, are fully marked. Garda safety vans are used both overtly and covertly....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department, through the Probation Service, provides funding to three restorative justice initiatives based in Tallaght, Nenagh, and Limerick. Further information is set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 5 on 24 October last, which is as follows.The Probation Service, in partnership with community based organisations, is engaged in the promotion, development and delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tobacco Smuggling (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the lead role in combating cigarette smuggling in this jurisdiction rests with the Customs Service, in the context of the investigation of revenue offences which occasion significant financial losses to the Exchequer. Revenue has adopted a comprehensive tobacco strategy which is published on Revenue’s website www.revenue.ie. The strategy includes a number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The procedures employed to assess an application for naturalisation are set out on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, www.inis.gov.ie. Upon receipt, an initial examination of each application is carried out to determine if the statutory application is completed fully. Valid applications are examined to determine if the applicant meets the statutory residency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mobile Telephone Seizures (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Section 36 of the Prisons Act, 2007, which was brought into operation on 1 May, 2007, makes it an offence for prisoners to have unauthorised possession of or use of mobile telecommunication devices. Under the Act it is also an offence to supply such a device to a prisoner. The penalties for such an offence, on summary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that my Department is not aware of any instance in which the pension related deduction is not properly applied. The provisions for pension related deductions from the remuneration of Public Servants are set out under Section 2 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill, 2009 which states that such deductions apply to existing Public Servants with effect...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (6 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under section 29 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 a court can impose a post-release supervision order as part of a sentence. Indeed, when considering the sentence to be imposed on a sex offender, the court is obliged by section 28 of the Act to consider whether to include post-release supervision. The court is required to have regard to the need for such supervision, the need to protect the...