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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Southern Europe as a consequence of mass migration from areas of conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Under this programme, the Government has pledged to accept a total of 4,000 persons into the State by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (18 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138, 141 and 142 together. The functions of the former Equality Tribunal, both in relation to discrimination regarding employment and in the provision of services, became the function of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on the merger of the Equality Tribunal and other bodies to form that Commission. I regard as appropriate that the WRC should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (18 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Southern Europe as a consequence of mass migration from areas of conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Under this programme, the Government has pledged to accept a total of 4,000 persons into the State by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (18 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI), the Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department has contracted two Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROCs) for the accommodation of refugees during their initial orientation period of approximately 12 weeks. The two centres are the Hazel Hotel in Monasterevin and the Clonea Strand Hotel in...

Seanad: Judicial Council: Motion (19 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: I thank Senators for their welcome. I thank Senators Boyhan, McDowell and Craughwell for tabling the motion and raising this matter. I am here on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality who, unfortunately, cannot be here today. She sends her apologies. I acknowledge that the motion raises a very important and significant issue. I have listened carefully to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (25 Oct 2016)

David Stanton: All children living in direct provision accommodation are in the company of their parents or legal guardians - there are no unaccompanied minors in direct provision accommodation as they are the legal responsibility of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. These parents and guardians have the primary responsibility for the care and welfare of their children who reside with them and in that...

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: I have only five minutes to respond to a two hour debate. First, I acknowledge the emotion, sincerity, frustration and anger of colleagues here this evening to what we have seen on our television screens. This is the issue of our age, namely, 65 million people that we know of displaced across the world and, so far, 4,000 people that we know of who have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. Our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Workplace Relations Commission (2 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: I would refer the Deputy to the amendments to the Equal Status Act 2000 made by the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015, which prohibit discrimination on the basis outlined in the Question as a stand-alone provision within the Equal Status Acts. I am informed by the Workplace Relations Commission that 40 complaint applications have been lodged since August 2016 under the Equal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (2 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Southern Europe as a consequence of mass migration from areas of conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Under this programme, the Government has pledged to accept a total of 4,000 persons into the State by the end of...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: Drugs.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality and on my own behalf, I thank the Members for their contributions to the debate on this legislation. Dealing with such a range of issues in a single Bill is challenging, as Deputies have pointed out, but I believe the debate demonstrates the determination of this House to ensure the necessary measures are in place to combat...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice and Equality pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1)of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Workplace Relations Commission (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: As indicated in my previous to the Deputy's Question (Question 138 of 18 October last), the functions of the former Equality Tribunal (both in relation to discrimination regarding employment and in the provision of services) became the functions of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on the merger of the Equality Tribunal and other bodies to form that Commission. I regard as appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) has never threatened to evict any persons from its accommodation centres who have been granted leave to remain or any other form of status. In terms of the number of persons in RIA accommodation who have been granted some form of status, there are in the region of 500 such persons among the 4,200 residents across the system. This number fluctuates...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43 and 44 together. The Deputy will be aware that the State has a solemn obligation to protect the identity of those in the protection process as set out in Section 19(1) of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended). Providing the level of detail that has been requested by the Deputy could lead to individuals in the protection process being inadvertently identified...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (3 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: The specific information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of current second level students or the number who may have completed second level education while availing of State provided accommodation is not readily available. However at the end of October 2016, there were 163 children aged between 13 and 17 availing of accommodation provided by RIA. The education of these...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Districts (8 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Tánaiste, who cannot be here today, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. The Government has, in its programme for a partnership Government, recognised community policing as the embodiment of An Garda Siochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Districts (8 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: Once again, on behalf of the Tánaiste, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter in the House. As I mentioned, the Policing Authority has, in accordance with section 117(2) of the Garda Siochána Act 2005, formally requested the Garda Siochána Inspectorate to examine the dispersal and use of resources available to the Garda Siochána in the delivery of policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (8 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (9 Nov 2016)

David Stanton: When a person makes an application for international protection, they are offered accommodation in State provided accommodation. Whilst there is no obligation on them to accept this offer, approximately 50% of applicants avail of the accommodation offered. They are not obliged to remain in this accommodation and can leave and indeed return as they so require. In addition, those who refuse...