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Written Answers — Ministerial Expenditure: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the necessary information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy once it has been compiled.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The following amounts were paid to Local Authorities by my Department during the periods in question: Charge 2011€'000 1st June 2011 – 31st May 2012€'000 Water 740 692 Refuse 10 3 Fire Brigade 4 7 In addition, the Civil Defence Board which operates under the aegis of my Department is responsible for the payment of certain annual grants to Local Authorities. These grants cover the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Advisers: Ministerial Advisers (18 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 289 together. I have not appointed any political advisors in my role as Minister for Defence. The political advisors appointed by my predecessors are set out in the table below: Minister Tony Killeen, T.D. (March 2010 to January 2011) Name Job Title Mr. Declan RyanMs. Derval Monahan Special AdvisorSpecial Advisor Minister Willie O'Dea, T.D. (June...

Seanad: European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I would like to thank Senator Van Turnhout for raising this matter, as well as thanking Senator Bacik for her comments. I also wish to thank the solicitor, James McGill, who presented a very interesting paper on this issue, a copy of which Senator Van Turnhout kindly gave to me. I read it with great interest. I have a great deal of sympathy with the proposal. It may well be that this is a...

Seanad: European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Given the obligations on the Government to deliver certain legislation within set timeframes as prescribed by the troika, there is a limit to the amount of legislation that can be dealt with at a particular time. There is a human limit in that regard. I pay tribute to Attorney General and those in her office. The amount of legislation we have been able to produce, for example, through the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Siberia is a very cold place.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: No one takes that remark seriously.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy has given up on The Independent.

Government Response to Mahon Tribunal Recommendations: Statements (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Mahon tribunal report exposed the insidious and corrupt behaviour of some in Irish public life, behaviour that has done inestimable damage to our economy, our environment, our international reputation and, perhaps most of all, to the trust of Irish people in officeholders and public officials. The tribunal made a series of recommendations for changes in the law on corruption and its...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 559 together. I can inform the Deputy that Section 86 of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 provides that the Property Services Regulatory Authority shall prepare and maintain a register of residential property sales prices in the State. I am advised by the Authority that it expects to publish the register by the end of September 2012. It is...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557, 558 and 566 to 568, inclusive, together. The position is that I launched a public consultation process on the EU Commission's Proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation in March in order to inform the negotiations on the proposals at EU level. Submissions were received from a range of bodies and are being examined in my Department at present. The...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the details requested by him are not recorded by my Department in a manner as would enable me to readily provide him with such information. It is not possible to disaggregate the details of every person deported for the last 10 years to ascertain, in consultation with the Health Service Executive (HSE), whether such persons had ever been in the care of the...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Several pieces of legislation have implications in terms of mandatory reporting of child protection concerns. The Criminal Justice (Withholding of information on offences against children and vulnerable adults) Act 2012 which is due to be commenced shortly will make it an offence for a person to fail to notify the Garda Síochána if they know or believe that a serious offence has been...

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (19 Jul 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 October, 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such...

Written Answers — Garda Policing Plan: Garda Policing Plan (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is currently engaged in an assessment of the potential for improved efficiencies in the structure and organisation of the Garda Síochána as part of the preparation of the draft policing plan for 2013, which under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 is due to be submitted to me by the end of October this year. While I expect that the policing plan for 2013 will contain...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Set out in the table below is the most recently available data, as provided by the Garda authorities, in relation to the information requested. The table sets out details of the drug type, quantity and estimated street value of drugs seized in the Cork city and county areas for the period 1 January 2007 to 1 April 2011. The information has been compiled on the basis of cases reported to the...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána. The programme is progressed in co-operation with the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for capital expenditure in respect of Garda accommodation. I am informed by the Garda authorities that a contract for repair works in respect of Ballygar...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 574 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that one former member of An Garda Síochána applied to join and joined the Garda Reserve.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (19 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that under the Garda Síochána Acts 2005 - 2007, the Commissioner is required to submit, before November of each year, a policing plan for the forthcoming year. Any proposals for the closure of Garda stations or the altering of Regional or Divisional boundaries must be set out in that plan. While the Policing Plan for 2013 has not yet been submitted to me, I expect...