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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question Number 126 of 20 April 2011 which indicated the following: The Government commitment under the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland is to publish insolvency reform legislation by Quarter 1 of 2012. The legislative programme for my Department includes a Personal Insolvency Bill that will provide for a new framework for settlement and...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am aware that proposals have been made by industry representatives for the introduction of a nightclub permit. However, I am not aware of any proposals to provide for the payment of special exemption order fees by direct debit. I assure the Deputy that the Courts Service will consider any proposal which would provide an opportunity to improve efficiency.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 20 May, 2010. His asylum application was considered by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of whom concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: If the Deputy communicates privately with me regarding the subject matter of the meeting, I will respond to him expeditiously.

Written Answers — Payment of Fines: Payment of Fines (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Section 14 of the Fines Act 2010, which was commenced from 1 January last, places an obligation on the court to take account of the defendant's financial circumstances before a fine is imposed. Section 15 of the Act, when commenced, will allow a person on whom a fine has been imposed to apply to the court to pay the fine by instalments. If the court is satisfied that to pay in full by the...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) has no application for vetting on hand in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers. In the circumstances I can only suggest that the person contacts the registered organisation involved. A previous vetting application in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was processed by the GCVU and a...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that records exist in my Department regarding the person referred to in the Deputy's question, and that they have contacted him regarding renewing his immigration status.

Written Answers — Garda Status: Garda Status (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I believe it is right that the law recognises the gravity of any attack on a member of An Garda Síochána or the emergency services who are carrying out their duty, serving and protecting the public. The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as amended by the Criminal Justice Act of 2006, specifically provides that any person who assaults or threatens to assault a peace officer...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Question Nos. 279, 289 to 291, inclusive, and 293 together. It should be noted that under the criminal law as it stands at present, it is not an offence, in itself, to sell sex. In general, it is not an offence to purchase sex either. Consequently, neither party to the transaction is currently criminalised. Any proposal to amend the law in terms of criminalising the purchase...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by the Garda authorities and I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by the Garda authorities and I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have requested this information from the Commissioner and I will revert to the Deputy immediately upon its receipt.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Question Nos. 283 to 287, inclusive, together. Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of crime statistics should be taken over by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, from An Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána Act 2005...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Responsibility for the allocation of resources, including personnel, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner in consultation with his senior management team. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the area referred to by the Deputy is covered by Clontarf Garda Station. The personnel strength of Clontarf Garda Station, on the latest date for which figures are readily...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Section 64 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 introduced an amendment to the First Schedule of the Juries Act 1976 which places the emphasis on a person's capacity to perform the duties of jury service and does not automatically exclude any person because of an infirmity. My Department is considering, in consultation with the Attorney General, the High Court judgment in the...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to be able to tell the Deputy that the Government's legislative programme for the current term provides for the publication of a new Spent Convictions Bill. The new Bill will build on the recommendations contained in the Report prepared by the Law Reform Commission. Unlike the 2007 Bill mentioned by the Deputy, it will elaborate the arrangements in a very comprehensive way,...

Written Answers — Court Judgments: Court Judgments (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have no function as Minister in the enforcement of court judgments. Enforcement of the judgments which are in question is the responsibility of the relevant County or City Sheriff who on receipt of an order of the court may seek to enforce it by way of the seizure of funds or assets of the debtor.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the investigation referred to by the Deputy is on-going.

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The commitments under the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland, in so far as they relate to my Department, are · to introduce legislative changes to remove restrictions to trade and competition in the legal profession, establishing an independent regulator and implementing the recommendations of the Legal Costs Working Group and outstanding Competition Authority recommendations...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that there is no formal certificate of imprisonment and consequently no requirement to issue such a document. However, a Prison Governor can provide a prisoner with a written record of his or her imprisonment if requested.