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Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Provision for dealing with preliminary matters is set out in section 79, subsections (3) and (3A) of the Employment Equality Acts. It should be noted that it is only used in cases where the preliminary issue is detachable from the substantive issue and where it would save the parties the need to go to full investigation on that issue. In all cases, where an application is made by the parties...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that when a visa application is received from an applicant, it is routine practice for the Visa Office or Irish Mission concerned to record on the visa page of the applicant's passport the fact that a visa application has been made. Only in circumstances where the visa is granted will a visa sticker be affixed in the passport over this record. There is no...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the construction of a new Garda Station in the area referred to by the Deputy...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the following non-commercial State agencies are under the aegis of my Department: Censorship of Publications Board Courts Service Criminal Assets Bureau Equality Authority Equality Tribunal Forensic Science Laboratory Garda Síochána Complaints Board Garda Síochána Confidential Recipient Garda Síochána Inspectorate Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Irish...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Further to the commitment in the Programme for Government to modernise and reform aspects of family law, I have asked officials in my Department to review the operation of the in camera rule. I am aware that, as facilitated by provisions in the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 on the reporting of family law cases, the Family Law Reporting Project carried out between 2007 and 2009 provided...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Fees and expenses incurred by NAMA are recovered through the operating activities of the agency. They are published in the quarterly reports of NAMA, which are laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas and published on the NAMA website. The second quarterly report for the period ending 30 June 2011, accompanied by financial statements for the second quarter, was submitted to me as required...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Garda authorities have estimated that in 2010 expenditure on overtime arising from the attendance of Garda personnel in court amounted to approximately €13.5m. As I am not responsible for the payment of legal fees on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions I do not have the other details referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that all non-commercial State Agency employees under my Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer.

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Government has charged the inter-departmental committee with clarifying any State interaction with the Magdalen institutions and producing a narrative detailing such interaction. There are presently no plans to expand its brief beyond those institutions. Magdalen institutions are not a particularly Roman Catholic phenomenon. Many such institutions were founded by lay people in the 19th...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received, from the person referred to by the Deputy, in July 2007. Applications are processed individually and it is not possible to give an indication of how long it will take to finalise a particular case. The application from...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Dublin Bridewell Garda District. I am also informed that local Garda management advise that no incidents of the type referred to by the Deputy have been recorded in the area. I am further informed that the area is the subject of regular foot patrols by uniform personnel, supplemented by District and Divisional...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 369 on 11 October, 2011. The position remains as stated. The person referred to in the Deputy's Question applied for a certificate of naturalisation in September 2011. This application was considered under the provision of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended and it was decided to refuse same. The reason for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that, for the most part, the legal services sought by my Department are coordinated and paid for by the Office of the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitor's Office. These services are typically sought in the context of the preparation of legislation, legal advice in respect of policy issues and in the management of litigation including judicial reviews. In...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406, 407 and 420 together. Firstly, I should say that there has been no ruling that Ireland is in breach of Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights for not having legislation to criminalise forced labour. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 criminalises the trafficking of persons for the purposes of labour exploitation (including forced...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The annual licence renewal cost in respect of 2011 for the CorePay software system amounted to €98,065.68, which covers the payroll systems for the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, the Courts Service, the Property Registration Authority of Ireland, the...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 421 together. The wide range of matters raised by the Deputies have been noted in my Department, insofar as they are matters for which I have responsibility. As the Deputies are aware, family law proceedings in the courts are held in camera. The making of any false allegations of child sexual abuse would of course be a serious matter, and any person...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that local Garda management is aware of the issues affecting certain city centre areas where drug treatment services are provided through clinics. The Deputy will, of course, appreciate that while the overall aim of the Health Service Executive is to have patients treated in their local communities, wherever this is possible, this is not always feasible...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department is currently finalising a report on criminal justice aspects of the 'Cash for Gold' trade and I can inform the Deputy that this report will be submitted to me shortly for consideration. Following consideration of the report I will make an assessment as to what, if any, action, legislative or otherwise, may be required. I will, in due course, make known the report's findings...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978 already contains a statutory scheme whereby any person may, at reasonable cost, acquire the fee simple in his or her dwellinghouse. The scheme is operated by the Property Registration Authority and since it was introduced in 1978, over 80,000 applicants have availed of it to acquire the freehold title to their property. I...