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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: DNA Database (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Government is committed to the early establishment of a DNA Database to assist the Garda Síochána in the investigation of crime. The Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill, which will provide for the establishment and operation of the database, is currently being drafted and I expect to be in a position to publish the Bill this session with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Time Zones (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has not held discussions with either our British or other European counterparts in relation to changing our time zone since June 2011. I can further inform the Deputy that a report entitled Review of the scope, quality and robustness of available evidence regarding putting the clocks forward by one hour, the year round, in the UK was prepared...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they are currently reviewing the report referred to by the Deputy. I also understand that the question of roadside impairment testing of drivers for drug use is currently under examination within the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport who have responsibility for road traffic legislation. There is ongoing liaison between my Department, An...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: While the incidence of crime is generally lower in rural than in urban areas, I am very conscious of the deep distress which burglary and similar crimes can cause to householders in rural areas, and the broader impact it can have in terms of fear of crime in our communities. I also share the widespread outrage at incidents of aggravated burglary in rural areas and am confident that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Bill (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I appreciate the sentiments behind the Deputy's proposal in seeking to consider the best approach to the duration of the debt resolution arrangements to be provided under the Personal Insolvency Bill 2012. However, I could not consider at this point, such a radical shortening as the Deputy proposes of the various durations of the debt resolution arrangements as contained in the Bill. I do...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: EU nationals enjoy Free Movement Rights in Ireland and no quotas apply.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parking Regulations (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location is a residential road within the Clontarf Garda Sub-District in which the majority of houses do not have a driveway and avail of on-street parking. I am further informed that local Garda management have received no specific complaints in respect of the vehicles referred to by the Deputy and there is currently no issue of concern...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in July, 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a non EEA national married to an EU citizen is registered with a stamp 4 EU FAM. A non EEA national married to an Irish national is registered with a Stamp 4. The non-EEA spouse of an EU citizen exercising EU Treaty rights in accordance with the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department does not have a unit that deals exclusively with North-South issues. Work in relation to North-South co-operation, which arises primarily in the context of criminal justice co-operation, is carried out across a range of Divisions in my Department depending on the nature of the work involved.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Garda stations closed under the 2012 Garda Síochána Annual Policing Plan form part of the portfolio of State properties owned and maintained by the Office of Public Works. Accordingly, it is for that Office to decide on the future of these properties and I do not have a role in relation to the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Appeals Tribunal (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Disputes about entitlements under the Maternity Protection Acts, the Parental Leave Acts and the Adoptive Leave Acts are referred in the first instance to a rights commissioner. Decisions of a rights commissioner are subject to appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. There is no further appeal other than to the High Court on a point of law. Decisions of a rights commissioner or a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 to 191, inclusive, together. As I have said before in response to previous Questions, the Irish Prison Service provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes are available in all prisons and all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Where a young person under the age of 18 comes into conflict with the law the principles of the Children Act, 2001 apply. It requires the various authorities within the youth justice system to apply incrementally a series of measures, ranging from diversion to community sanctions, and with detention as a last resort. The first measure is the Garda Diversion Programme. The objective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 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: Crime Prevention (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 200 and 201 together. I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner about all aspects of serious crime and the Gardaí will continue to bear down heavily on the activities of those involved in gang and gun crime. Specifically, the Garda Síochána Policing Plan sets out key actions aimed at tackling organised crime with a continued...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 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: Community Policing (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan for 2012 includes a number of key actions which underline the Garda commitment to respond as effectively as possible to community concerns. These actions include reducing public disorder and criminal damage through pro-active responses, including the designation of public order hotspots and deployment of appropriate resources, as well as improving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 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: Criminal Assets Bureau (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to strengthen the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau in relation to the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime. In this regard, an Expert Group established under the auspices of my Department is engaged in a comprehensive review of the Proceeds of Crime legislation with a view to identifying possible improvements which would serve to...