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Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that civil legal aid in Ireland is delivered through the Legal Aid Board's 29 law centres and a small number of specialist units. The service is complemented through the use of private solicitors on a case by case basis. The Deputy might wish to note that in a more general context the last four years has seen a considerable increase in demand to the Board for...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that my Department is in consultations with the Office of the Attorney General regarding the implications of the High Court judgment concerned. The action to be taken is dependent on the outcome of those discussions.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The law contains a number of provisions to ensure that payments are made by spouses in support of their dependent spouses and children. These include enabling powers for the courts to order attachment of the earnings of a debtor spouse, to order the securing of payments to the maintenance creditor, to order the payment of lump sums and to order arrears of maintenance to be paid by...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person concerned does not meet the required criteria for a stamp 4 residency permission. The person concerned is a dependent of a person who holds long term residency in the State. He is engaging in studies and was granted the appropriate residency permission stamp (stamp No. 2 ) for that purpose on 10 November, 2011...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that details of remuneration being paid to former Secretaries General in respect of Board membership are as follows: Mr. Kevin Bonner Mr. Bonner as Chairperson of the National Traveller Monitoring and Advisory Committee (NTMAC) receives an annual payment of €8,978. Mr. Jimmy Farrelly Mr. Farrelly as Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Audit Committee receives an...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the application has entered the final stage of processing. The person concerned has been asked to re-submit 2 recent passport photographs and, upon receipt of these, an invitation to a citizenship ceremony will issue to him. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned entered the State on 12th September, 2004 and was subsequently granted permission to remain in the State until 30th September, 2009. He has remained unlawfully in the State since that date. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 26th April, 2010, that the then Minister...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications (includes naturalisation applications): Citizenship Applications (includes naturalisation applications) (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 21st March, 2006, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications (includes naturalisation applications): Citizenship Applications (includes naturalisation applications) (8 Dec 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 September, 2009. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Equality Authority office in Roscrea is among the Decentralisation Programme projects which are to be reviewed under the Government Public Service Reform Plan published on 17 November 2011. This review is taking place in the context of the planned merger of the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission. As the Deputy will be aware, I have established a Working Group to advise me...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that In the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, there were approximately 7,500, 11,000, 28,000, 26,000, and 23,000 (to end Oct) applications received and 1,500, 3,000, 4,500, 6,500 and 11,000 (to end Oct) certificates of naturalisation issued respectively. The nature of the naturalisation process is such that for a broad...

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that while members of the force are paid their salary on a weekly basis, the mechanism for payment of certain allowances and overtime is on the basis of the 13 four-week Garda roster periods in each year. Thirteen such payments are made every year, including this year, to members of An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: An Garda Síochána does not comment on matters of security, including matters pertaining to the safety, security and welfare of protected persons.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: There were no retirements at Secretary General level in the Department of Defence between January 2008 and March 2012.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010 aims to bring clarity to the law on the use of force in defence of the dwelling. It reflects the special status of the home in our common law tradition and in the Constitution and strikes the correct balance between the rights of the occupier and those of an intruder. I am sure every Member of this House deplores the actions of criminals...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence of the Dwelling) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank everyone who contributed to the debate. I thank Members of the Seanad for the support they have given to the Bill. It is an important measure, which has had a long gestation period. Colleagues from my party produced two Private Members' Bills to address the issue earlier this decade and, as was rightly noted by Senator O'Donovan, we then had the Bill produced by a former Minister...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence of the Dwelling) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Organisations such as Women's Aid, Advic and the Rape Crisis Centre are all engaged in providing assistance to individuals, many of whom are women, who are the victims of crime. Domestic violence does not only give someone an entitlement to seek a domestic protection order in the courts, be it a barring order or safety order, it is an assault. It is a criminal offence to physically assault...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount paid by my Department to external consultants during each of the past six years, the names of the consultants and the type of work they were contracted to do is contained in the tabular statement. This information excludes the Defence Forces. The data relating to the Defence Forces is currently being compiled and will be...

Written Answers — Emergency Planning: Emergency Planning (13 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 66 together. My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capacity of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible. I am satisfied that the Defence Forces will continue to have the necessary resources to fulfil all roles assigned to them by Government including provision of assistance to the civil...