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Parole Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: During my period as Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence in the past five years a subgroup of the committee produced a report on penal reform, with which I am sure Deputies are very familiar. While focusing on the need to address overcrowding in prisons, one of the recommendations made concerned the need to place the Parole Board on a statutory footing....

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: I am grateful to the House for its consideration today and yesterday of the proposed renewal of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. I thank Deputies from all sides of the House for their contributions on both motions. I welcome in particular the speeches in support of the renewal of these provisions in the law. As...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: I move:That Dáil Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2016 and ending on 29th June, 2017.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh. I wish you well in your role and I congratulate you and the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I also wish the new Leader of the House and the other Members of the Seanad well in their deliberations. I am in the House on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to discuss the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. The House will recall that...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (15 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: I thank the Senators for their welcome and their kind words, I hope it lasts. I am grateful to the Seanad for its consideration of these matters today. I thank Senators on all sides for their contributions to the debate on both motions. Naturally I welcome the support expressed by a number of speakers for continuing these provisions. I also appreciate the shared commitment that exists in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: As I outlined in my previous reply to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 97 and 112 of 8 June 2016, programme refugees are provided with intensive supports in the first year post arrival in Ireland. These include the provision of accommodation, access to health and education services and the provision of social welfare payments. A dedicated resettlement support worker is employed in each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (21 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: The Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI) in my Department continues to have responsibility for promoting the integration of migrants into Irish society. Details of its activities are to be found on its website www.integration.ie. OPMI chairs a Cross-Departmental Group which is tasked with preparing a Draft Migrant Integration Strategy, having engaged in a public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (21 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: The Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration, an Office operating under the ambit of my Department, has a cross-Departmental mandate to develop, lead and coordinate migrant integration policy across other Government Departments, agencies and services. This Office is currently engaged in a review of the approach to the integration of migrants with a view to the preparation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (22 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: The issue of Traveller ethnicity is being considered within the context of discussions on the new National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy. The final phase of a three phase consultative process in terms of the development of that Inclusion Strategy is currently underway at a cross-Departmental level under the coordination of my officials. There will be a further round of public...

Topical Issue Debate: Personal Injury Claims (28 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: I thank Deputy Jim Daly for raising this subject, which affords me, on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, the opportunity to inform the House of recent developments in this area. The Minister has asked me to make it perfectly clear at the outset of this debate that the courts are subject only to the Constitution and the law, and are independent in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Personal Injury Claims (28 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: I am dealing with this issue on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, and I again thank Deputy Jim Daly for raising it. I have taken note of the three questions he asked and will forward them on and try to get the information to the Deputy as soon as possible. I pointed out that the civil liability (amendment) Bill is currently being drafted and should make a difference, the Legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (29 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: The General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill was published in July 2013 following approval by the Government and is currently in drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The Bill, as proposed, will update all existing laws on the regulation of gambling, including betting and gaming but excluding the National Lottery. It will provide for the licensing of all forms of on-line...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: I thank Senators across the House for the welcome. I recognise the passion, zeal and research that has gone into this debate. It has been a very good debate so far. I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House and respond on behalf of the Government to the Bill. Unfortunately, due to other commitments the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality could not be here...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: In this regard, Senators should be aware that in agreeing the European impact on immigration and asylum at the European Council in October 2008, member states made specific commitments to use only case-by-case regularisation, rather than generalised regularisation, under national law for humanitarian or economic reasons. The political commitment among member states then and now is clearly...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: The application of the proposed regularisation framework to persons seeking international protection, as compared with persons whose presence in the State is irregular, is considered to be inappropriate. Persons seeking international protection status are not irregularly present in the State as such persons are legally present until such time as their protection application is finalised, at...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

David Stanton: That was a slip up.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (6 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: The General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill was published in July 2013 following approval by the Government and is currently in drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The Bill, as proposed, will update all existing laws on the regulation of gambling, including betting and gaming but excluding the National Lottery. It will provide for the licensing of all forms of on-line...

Topical Issue Debate: Debt Collection (7 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, who cannot be here this evening due to official business, I thank the Deputies for raising this matter on the floor of the Dáil. Deputies should be careful in rushing to judgment about this case or operating on the assumption that the various agencies involved - the official assignee, the Defence Forces, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Debt Collection (7 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter and I acknowledge the concerns expressed by them. We are all concerned that cattle should be treated humanely. Some inaccurate comments in circulation have undoubtedly contributed to the level of public concern about this. I underline, however, that it is clear from the facts that this is a very exceptional case, where five cattle from a herd...

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2016)

David Stanton: I thank Senator Ivana Bacik for her contribution on the amendment. The Bill, as initiated, contains sufficient safeguards for affected persons against any potential abuse of the new seizure and detention powers. Persons can apply to the court to have an authorisation revoked and to do so need only undermine any one of the four grounds on which the Chief Bureau Pfficer must rely. It is also...