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Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: As I explained previously, the difficulty arises in the cases of people who are unsuccessful in their applications. There is a benefit to one when one's application is successful. As matters stand, successful applicants essentially meet the expenses incurred by the State in determining the applications of unsuccessful applicants. It would be unfair to charge an unsuccessful applicant the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 19: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: "PART 16 FAMILY MEDIATION SERVICES 48.—In this Part— "Agency" means the Family Support Agency; "Board" means the Legal Aid Board; "family mediation services" has the same meaning as it has in the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (inserted by section 53 of this Act).".

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 20: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: 49.—On the coming into operation of this section the functions of the Agency relating to family mediation services shall be transferred to and be a function of the Board.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 21: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: 50.—(1) The Agency shall, as soon as practicable following receipt by it of a direction from the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in that regard, transfer such land as may be specified in that direction to the Board. (2) A direction referred to in subsection (1) shall be made with the consent of the Minister...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 22: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: 51.—(1) The Agency shall, as soon as practicable following receipt by it of a direction from the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in that regard, transfer such rights and liabilities as may be specified in that direction to the Board. (2) A direction referred to in subsection (1) may be made by reference to...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 23: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: 52.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, such officers and members of the staff of the Agency who are designated by the Minister for the purposes of this section shall stand transferred to the Board on such day as may be specified for the purpose by the Minister. (2) The designation of staff and the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 24: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: 53.—With effect from the coming into operation of section 49 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 is amended: (a) in section 1, by the insertion of the following definition: "'family mediation services' means services designed to assist persons involved in the process...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 25: In page 46, after line 47, to insert the following: 54.—Section 4 of the Family Support Agency Act 2001 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the deletion of paragraphs (a) and (b), and (b) in subsection (2), by the deletion of paragraph (a).

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Amendments Nos. 26 to 28, inclusive, proposed by Deputies Ó Snodaigh and O'Brien relate to attempts to delete or amend the practical proposal in regard to immediate publication on the Internet of Bills in one of the official languages on enactment while we wait for several weeks for the translation in the other official language to become available. I oppose these amendments. I have given...

Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Order for Report Stage (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now." Question put and agreed to.

Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank Members opposite for their assistance in completing the passage of the Bill through this House. This is a short but important Bill and if it completes its passage through the Seanad next week, the effect will be to ensure the courts will be in a position to implement it on their return in September after the summer vacation. In a case in which someone is convicted of a criminal...

Written Answers — European Conventions: European Conventions (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, an executive office within my Department, actively contributed to all stages of the drafting process in relation to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. Cosc is currently considering the steps which need to be taken to pave the way...

Written Answers — Coroner Service: Coroner Service (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the Dublin City Coroner's Office does not record referrals on a district or area basis and that the collation of such information would require a disproportionate use of available resources. I can however advise the Deputy that the number of deaths reported to the City Coroner for each of the years 2006 to 2010 was as follows: 2006 - 2,417; 2007 - 2,646; 2008 -...

Written Answers — Course Accreditation: Course Accreditation (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has been in contact with the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland with regard to the application by the college referred to by the Deputy, a private US establishment, to be included on the Internationalisation Register (a list of approved courses for non-EEA students). I understand from those discussions that the college is not eligible for...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of Tuesday 17 May, 2011 in relation to this person. The situation remains unchanged since that response. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I understand the Deputy's question to refer to the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 which entered into force on 23 July 2009. The primary purpose of this Act is to provide for additional measures with respect to the combating of organised crime. I am informed by the Garda authorities that since the enactment of the legislation until 30 June this year, the provisions have been used on 127...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that issues in relation to the management of sex offenders in the community were considered in detail in two documents published by my Department. Both documents - The Management of Sex Offenders (January, 2009) and Summary of views received on the Management of Sex Offenders (October, 2010) - are available on the Department's website at www.justice.ie.

Written Answers — Gender Discrimination: Gender Discrimination (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I should make the point at the outset that the Report is necessarily brief, as we were limited to a maximum of 10,700 words, or approximately 20 pages. The wide range of issues arising therefore are perforce covered in a concise style. The prohibition in our laws against discrimination on a range of grounds – including on gender, civil status and family status grounds – is referenced in...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that my Department did not receive any funding from the National Lottery during the years in question.

Written Answers — Small Claims Procedures: Small Claims Procedures (21 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I would draw the Deputy's attention to my responses on 29 June last to his Questions (No. 175 and No. 176) on this matter. The small claims procedure of the District Court is an alternative method of dealing with a civil proceeding in respect of a small claim. The majority of claims are dealt with by administrative staff in the local District Court offices. Typical claims are: - a claim in...