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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 is included on the priority 'A' list of Government legislation. I expect to be in a position to publish the Bill, drafting of which is almost complete, very shortly. The Bill will allow former offenders to withhold details of certain qualifying convictions once certain conditions have been met and an appropriate conviction free period has...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443, 450 and 473 together. The Sex Offenders Act 2001 contains a comprehensive series of provisions aimed at protecting children and other persons. Part 2 of the Act makes persons convicted of a range of sexual offences subject to notification requirements. The provisions of the Act also extend to any offenders convicted abroad of the same range of sexual...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the Sex Offenders Act 2001, a convicted sex offender is required to notify his name and home address to An Garda Síochána within 7 days of becoming subject to the notification requirement. This notification period applies whether the person is resident in the State or was convicted of a relevant offence in another jurisdiction and subsequently enters this State. My Department has been...

Written Answers — Illegal Moneylenders: Illegal Moneylenders (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Offences relating to moneylending are provided for in Part VIII of the Consumer Credit Act 1995. Persons who engage in moneylending and who do not hold the necessary licence granted by the Central Bank are committing an offence under section 98 of the Act, which provides for a prohibition on engaging in the business of moneylending without a licence. A person who is guilty of an offence under...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Each year, usually around the time that clocks go forward in March and go back in October, the issue of our summer/winter time arrangements is raised in media or, as in the current case, through the Parliamentary Question system. Of late, the proposal attracting most attention in relation to this matter concerns the Daylight Saving Bill, a Private Members' Bill before Parliament in the United...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: A wide range of actions are currently undertaken to educate children and young people about safer internet use. The Safer Internet Ireland (SII) project, which is funded by the EU's Safer Internet Programme is a consortium of industry, education, child welfare and government partners that provide Safer Internet awareness, hotline and helpline functions in the Republic of Ireland. The National...

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government commits the Government to enhance the role of Ireland in EU Judicial and Home Affairs cooperation. I am determined to play my part in ensuring that Ireland continues to play a full and active role in influencing policy development at EU level. Since my appointment as Minister for Justice and Equality in March 2011, I have attended all scheduled meetings of the...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the statistics referred to directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The following tabular statement sets out the amounts paid by my Department to domestic violence refuges in the years 2009 to 2011, inclusive. Grant Aid to Women's Refuges 2009- 2011. Year 2009 2010 2011 Total Amount €195,000 €226,614 €207,862.75 €629,476.75 Core funding for domestic violence refuges is provided by the Health Service Executive and the Department of the Environment,...

Written Answers — Controlled Drug Sales: Controlled Drug Sales (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: In 2010 following the introduction of further regulation of psychoactive substances under the Misuse of Drugs legislation and the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010, a series of test-purchasing operations was undertaken at so called headshop outlets by the Garda National Drug Unit. These operations resulted in the seizure of a range of products including...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The situation in relation to a Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 remains as outlined in my closing statement for Second Stage of the Bill on 23 February 2012. Although a preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis had been in preparation for the Bill, because of the prescribed time-frame under the EU-IMF-ECB Programme, it did not prove possible to complete it...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team, is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no function in this process. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored and reviewed where necessary, in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within Clontarf Garda sub-District. Local Garda management closely monitor crime trends in the area. Policing measures are in place to address difficulties being experienced by local residents, including in areas that have been designated as "hot-spots" for anti-social behaviour. Local Garda management has directed that...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: In assessing a visa application a visa officer takes into consideration a number of factors before arriving at a decision. Each visa application is considered on its individual merits, the onus resting at all times with the applicant to satisfy the visa officer that the visa should be granted. Regarding the matter of finances and what would be considered sufficient, I can advise that there...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Reviews of the matters covered by the Bill to which the Deputy refers are at an advanced stage and the conclusions arising will allow for the necessary comprehensive assessment of the matters and the development of any necessary measures to address any gap that currently exists in the law in respect of cash for gold and scrap metal trading. My Department is examining the criminal justice...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that there is no record of a family reunification application having been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. I would advise the Deputy that a specific case query may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am taking the Deputy's question to refer to public servants who have retired in the period 1 January 2012 to 29 February 2012 and who benefited from the provisions under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 which provided for the superannuation benefits of public servants, who retired within a 'grace period' which ended on 29 February 2012, to be...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Mar 2012)

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 December, 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 464 together. The Deputy will appreciate that membership of organised crime gangs tends to be fluid and offences committed by members of criminal gangs may or may not be connected with an individual's membership of such gangs. The Garda Síochána Policing Plan for 2012 sets out the continued commitment of An Garda Síochána to pro-actively target...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (13 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide the most up to date figures concerning homicide directly to the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the categorisation...