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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 174 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 17 November 2011. The position is unchanged since then. I am aware that there have been proposals of this nature and of course my Department will give due consideration to the issue. However great caution should be exercised before embarking on such a project. A...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that information on the average cost of an available staffed prison space is contained in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report for 2010 and on the Prison Service's website www.irishprisons.ie. The average cost of an available staffed prison space during the calendar year 2010 was €70,513 (€77,222 in 2009), a decrease on the 2009 cost of €6,709 or 8.7%. The...

Written Answers — Prison Population: Prison Population (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is not possible, in the time available, to provide a full breakdown of the information sought by the Deputy. My Department is in the process of collating this information which will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Prison Population: Prison Population (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is not possible, in the time available, to provide a full breakdown of the information sought by the Deputy. My Department is in the process of collating this information which will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Prison Population: Prison Population (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table (as of 21 November, 2011). Prison/Place of Detention Number in custody on 18 - 20 hour lock up Number in custody on 20 - 22 hour lock up Number in custody on 22- 23 hour lock up Number in custody on 23 hours or more lock up Arbour Hill 0 0 0 0 Castlerea 0 0 0 25 Cloverhill 0 0 3 0 Cork 20 0 0 1 Dóchas Centre 0 0 0 0...

Written Answers — Prison Population: Prison Population (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the total number of persons under 21 years of age in prison custody on 28th October, 2011 was 357. This figure is made up of 343 males and 14 females. The locations in which they are held is set out in the table. Establishment Number in custody Castlerea Prison 17 Cloverhill Prison 21 Cork Prison 26 Limerick Prison (Male) 34 Limerick Prison (Female)...

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Education Units Actual spend - 2008 Allocation - 2011 Arbour Hill 29,282 23,000 Castlerea 71,529 51,000 Cloverhill 30,398 26,000 Cork 75,174 40,000 Dóchas 48,868 38,000 Limerick 51,784 49,000 Loughan House 50,906 31,000 Midlands 181,458 76,000 Mountjoy 64,690 51,000 Portlaoise 120,695 60,000 Shelton Abbey 36,148...

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that the number of workshop and work training posts were agreed in 2005 as part of the Proposal for Organisational Change in the Irish Prison Service. Based on that Agreement, there are a total of 258 posts of which 175.5 are currently filled. A number of posts are also filled on a temporary or acting up basis. Details are set out in the tables....

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Library facilities are available in all prisons. The majority are managed by qualified staff from the Local Authority Library Services whose salary costs are refunded by the Irish Prison Service. Prison staff assist the librarians and operate library services in some prisons. The information requested is set out in the table in relation to ten prisons. Prison Scheduled Opening Hours...

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that the filling of vacancies in the Irish Prison Service, in common with the rest of the public service, is governed by the moratorium on public service recruitment. I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that a Governor attached to the Regimes Directorate within Prison Service Headquarters is responsible for Work and Training while there are no plans at this...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Prison Service that it is currently in the process of enhancing its website. The provision of more detailed statistical information generally including details on the numbers in custody is being considered as part of this re-design which will be completed next year.

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Visiting Committee is appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality to each prison under the Prisons (Visiting Committees) Act, 1925 and Prisons (Visiting Committees) Order, 1925. There are currently 14 Visiting Committees - one for each institution. I announced plans some time ago to strengthen the independent oversight of our prisons. Under new legislation to be prepared, I intend to...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, the current civil jurisdictional limits were set in 1991 at €38,092 and €6,384 for the Circuit and District Courts respectively. Although Sections 13 and 14 of the Courts and Court Officers Act 2002 provided for substantial increases in these limits, these were never commenced by previous Governments. This matter is under review at present in my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: On 17th November the Government announced its intention to rationalise 48 State agencies by the end of 2012 with a further 48 such agencies to be critically reviewed by 2012. The three agencies mentioned in the Deputy's Question fall into this latter category and it is proposed to critically review by the end of June 2012 the merger of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland and the Valuation Office...

Written Answers — Ground Rents: Ground Rents (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978 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...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions which includes management of court venues and designation of court areas and I have no role in the matter. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that in the...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister to provide legal advice in response to a Parliamentary Question on a particular case. However, I can indicate the following by way of general information. One of the principal objectives of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is to ensure transfer of common areas of such developments to the owners' management companies...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy has indicated, a referendum is necessary to establish a Court of Appeal. It is my intention to finalise examination of the detail and to progress the matter at the earliest suitable opportunity. A decision remains to be taken by Government as to when such a referendum will take place in the context of other future referenda. However, I do not anticipate that the holding of a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am currently in the process of appointing members to the Legal Aid Board. I expect that the new Board will be in place in the coming weeks. Members will be appointed in accordance with section 4 of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995. In making these appointments I will be mindful of the requirements of the Board and select members who will bring a balance of...

Written Answers — Public Liability: Public Liability (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: While there is no legal obligation on residents to clear snow and ice from public footpaths outside their homes, the Government encourages community groups, residence associations and individuals to do so in order to help to alleviate the effects of severe weather. The legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General to the Office of Emergency Planning is that if a footpath is cleared in...