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Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together. The Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) is primarily provided by the Gulfstream IV and Learjet 45 aircraft, which were specifically acquired for that purpose. The CASA maritime patrol aircraft have been used infrequently for Ministerial Air Transport missions where no MATS aircraft has been available for operational or technical...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Company Sergeant (CS) Felix Grant (RIP) lost his life in the Congo on 3 October 1960. His death is particularly significant as he was the first serving member of the Defence Forces to die on overseas service. Following his death a memorial plaque was erected by his comrades in the 12 Infantry Battalion on the wall of Our Lady of the Rosary Garrison Church in Kickham Barracks Clonmel. On 9...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to present to the House this very important legislation. I commence by highlighting the purpose of the legislation, the primary aim of which is to close an existing loophole in the law. Under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998, it is an offence to withhold information in respect of a serious criminal offence. However, that provision of the 1998 Act...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Senators for their contributions and for their broad support for what is a very important item of legislation. I also want to thank them for their comments with regard to the procedure we have adopted. One of the first occasions on which that procedure was used was in July of last year, when the heads of the Bill were published and then referred to the Joint Committee on Justice,...

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: This is coming from the €10 billion man.

European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to introduce the Bill, the main objective of which is to apply the provisions of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 to states other than EU member states. It also makes procedural and technical amendments to the 2003 Act and the Extradition Acts from 1965 to 2001, and gives effect to an EU framework decision, 2009/299/JHA, on...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the specific information requested regarding the issue of licences for small public service vehicles to certain categories of people according to their immigration status is not available and would necessitate a disproportionate deployment of Garda time and resources to collate.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 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 October, 2009. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (15 May 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 statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Charitable Organisations: Charitable Organisations (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Charities Act 2009 provides for an integrated system of mandatory registration and proportionate regulation and supervision of the charities sector in Ireland. The various sections of the Charities Act are subject to implementation through commencement orders. A number of sections have already been commenced. Those sections that require charities to provide financial information to a...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 385 together. 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 respect of goods or services purchased from somebody selling them...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am aware that the Article 29 Working Group, the European Data Protection Supervisor and other interested parties have submitted views on aspects of the Commission's proposals to update the Union's data protection standards. Both the Chairman of the Working Group and the Supervisor have already presented their views to member state representatives in the relevant working group. Their...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September, 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in March, 2012. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the Courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of criminal legal aid. An applicant for legal aid must establish to the satisfaction of the court that his/her means are insufficient to enable him/her to pay for legal representation him/herself. The Court must also be satisfied that, by reason of the gravity of the charge or...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the Policing Plan for 2012, the Garda Commissioner proposed the closure of a number of Garda stations, including Whitehall Garda Station, after a detailed review of all aspects of the stations and a careful analysis of the potential for the more efficient deployment of Garda members in the areas concerned. Commenting on the closures in the Policing Plan, the Commissioner said that "these...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Ireland signed the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination in 1968 and ratified it in January 2001 whereupon it became binding on Ireland in international law. Ratification occurred after the enactment of the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000. Once the Treaty obligations have been legislated for, those legislative provisions are binding in...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (15 May 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 statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing as they are in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. The decision reached in any case or the sentence imposed, including the factors taken into account, are matters for the presiding judge. Statistics on reports of racially motivated crime are...