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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in March 2011. On examination of the application submitted, it was determined that the application be returned in its entirety to the person concerned for further attention on 16 March, 2011. In order to be fair to all applicants,...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (29 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that there are currently twenty-six dogs attached to the Garda Dog Units in the Dublin Metropolitan Region and the Southern Region. The cost of purchasing dogs varies between €1,000 and €3,000, depending on the breed involved. The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, in line with his identified operational...

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (29 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: The allocation of Garda resources is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, in line with his identified operational needs and priorities. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that there are currently twelve horses attached to the Garda Mounted Unit and that plans to increase this number are being progressed. The approximate cost of purchasing a horse for the Garda Mounted Unit is €6,000.

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy's party did not do it for 14 years.

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: It must be the first one the Deputy ever accepted.

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: There is no credibility to the Deputy's moral indignation. He ignored everything Mr. Justice Moriarty said about his party's former leader, Charles Haughey.

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is difficult to find greater hypocrisy.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to share time with fellow Ministers, Deputies Quinn and Hogan and with Deputies Jed Nash and Michael McCarthy. Within 24 hours of its publication the Moriarty report was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Garda Síochána, who are the bodies responsible for the investigation and prosecution of criminal offences. The report is being studied by the Garda Síochána...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I believe, Sir, I started late and have at least another minute from my recollection.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: When subsequently learning of the origins of these moneys, Mr. Bruton for a second time rejected them. Only the late David Austin could have known why he conducted matters in this way and sought to furnish funds to the Fine Gael Party a second time that had already been rejected by the then leader of my party. It is grossly dishonest of Deputy Martin to turn the probity of John Bruton and...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I will conclude in a moment. His conduct on this issue is proof that despite his promise of new politics from Fianna Fáil nothing has really changed. This is starkly further illustrated by his choosing to besmirch the good conduct of the Fine Gael Party and to ignore the morally reprehensible conduct of his own party yet again referred to in the Moriarty report on which he has remained...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: What Deputy Martin has attempted falsely and wrongfully to accuse Fine Gael of doing, one of his own former party leaders barefacedly did with impunity.

Written Answers — Stardust Disaster: Stardust Disaster (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: Following the recommendation made by Mr. Paul Coffey, SC in this regard, consultation took place with the Victims Committee's legal advisor with a view to identifying the level of demand for access to ongoing counselling and medical services. As this process failed to gather sufficient information to allow arrangements to be made, and so as not to interfere in the privacy of any of the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in September 2008. The application is being processed in the normal way with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for...

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011 was enacted on 2 February. The legislation was necessary as the High Court had found that the old law, dating from 1847, was unconstitutional. I am informed by the Garda authorities that since the enactment of the Act there have been 177 arrests under its provisions. The offence of causing or procuring a child to beg is contained in section 247...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the moratorium on Public Service Recruitment continues to apply to An Garda Síochána, no date has been fixed for future intakes into the Garda College or for the commencement of a recruitment competition. A decision on when recruitment will re-commence will take into account the rate of retirement in the Garda Síochána and Government targets for reductions in public service numbers....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in February 2011. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by management of An Garda Síochána that the transfer application to which the Deputy refers is one of a large number of similar applications for assignment to locations within County Cork. It is Garda policy that all transfer applications are kept under review and are considered within the overall context of the needs of Garda Divisions throughout the country.

Written Answers — Stardust Disaster: Stardust Disaster (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform that Deputy that the independent examination in question made no reference to the previous directions of the Director of Public Prosecutions in this regard and did not recommend that any matters be brought to his attention. Accordingly, I do no not propose to refer the report to his office.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that Operation 'Kelso' was undertaken by personnel from the Garda National Drugs Unit in Limerick City between August 2010 and February 2011. The operation targeted on-street drug dealing. During the operation approximately 40 'street-deals' of drugs, principally heroin, were purchased. The operation resulted in an arrest operation in February...