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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: Last month there were in the region of 500 persons with some form of status in the process of transiting to accommodation in the community. There are currently just over 460 persons in that position. Statistical analysis shows that just over 220 persons moved out of State provided accommodation in November. RIA make an offer of accommodation to persons within the protection process...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 140 and 206 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was approved by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 in response to the migration crisis which has developed in Southern Europe, and as an act of solidarity with other Member States. Under this decision, the Government confirmed that Ireland will take in up to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: The number of children residing with their parents or guardians in State provided accommodation over the last five years are set out in the table below: Year: Number: 2011 1,771 2012 1,791 2013 1,666 2014 1,452 2015 1,212 2016 1,131 It is important to note there is a constant ebb and flow of persons entering and leaving the State provided accommodation system and this is true for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was approved by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 in response to the migration crisis which has developed in Southern Europe, and as an act of solidarity with other Member States Under this decision, the Government confirmed that Ireland will take in up to 4,000 persons over the next two years in order to give...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is an operational section of my Department and is responsible for contracts for the provision of accommodation and related services to those seeking international protection. First of all I want to state categorically that the claim that the photographs supplied are of the water used for cooking and washing at the centre is not true. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. The underspend in the allocation under the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals 2007 to 2013 (but with the eligibility period ending on 30 June 2015) was mainly due to an insufficiency of suitable projects with the required level of matching funding. This Fund, together with the European Refugee Fund and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, refugees in Roscommon will be temporarily accommodated in the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROC) to be located in Ballaghaghaderreen. As the name suggest, an EROC is largely about reception and orientation for those who are to be subsequently resettled. The overwhelming majority of persons being relocated to Ireland are Syrian. The services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Culture (18 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As I have indicated previously, the question of recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group in Ireland is being considered in the context of the development of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy. In September 2015, my predecessor brought a paper to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social Policy on the question of recognising Travellers as a distinct ethnic group within Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (19 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy may be aware, an Irish refugee resettlement programme has been in operation since 2000. 1,717 vulnerable persons from 27 different countries, including Iraq and Syria, have been resettled under this programme in Ireland to date. Refugees have been resettled in 39 different communities throughout Ireland and in all four Dublin local authority areas to date. The key elements...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (19 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Tánaiste announced her intention to make fundamental long term reforms of firearms licensing by establishing a new Firearms Assessment and Appeals Authority. The primary function of the Authority will be to determine, on the basis of an objective assessment of all the issues, with safety of the public being paramount, whether particular forms of firearms may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (24 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As I have indicated previously, the question of recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group in Ireland is being considered in the context of the development of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy. There is no requirement for legislation and no proposals for legislation on this issue. In September 2015, my predecessor brought a paper to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Centre Services (24 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, a number of persons are to be temporarily accommodated in the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centre (EROC) to be located in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, under the relocation strand of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). As the name suggests, an EROC is largely about reception and orientation for those who are to be subsequently resettled. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 107 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Women's Strategy (24 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: The National Women's Strategy 2007 to 2016 has concluded. A public consultation on a new National Women's Strategy for the period from 2017 to 2020 is under way and will close on 31 January. Three public consultation meetings have been held in Cork, Athlone and Dublin and applications are still being accepted to attend a further meeting on the morning of 31 January in the Sligo Park Hotel....

Establishment of Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Tragedy: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Members on the opposite side of the House, in particular Deputy Thomas P. Broughan, for raising this matter and for the contributions made to the discussions this evening. The appalling circumstances of the tragedy at the Stardust have been recounted with very strong emotions; even after all these years the emotion still comes through. The magnitude of the event and its legacy...

Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage (25 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (25 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to introduce this Bill to the House on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, who regrets that she is unable to be present. The Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016 is a relatively short but significant piece of...

Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Second Stage (25 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the House for giving time to this Bill. As I said earlier, this is significant legislation. I thank Deputies for their contributions and general support for the Bill. It is clear that there is a shared determination to combat cybercrime by bringing our laws up to date. The Bill focuses on protecting information systems, and the data they contain, from unauthorised access or...

Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee (25 Jan 2017)

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).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (25 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, 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...