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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I presume that the Deputy is referring to PQ 254 of 3 October 2017 wherein I stated that both I and officials in the Irish Refugee Protection Programme were well disposed to working with colleagues in the NGO sector to develop a viable community sponsorship model as a prospective way of furthering Ireland's resettlement programme and fostering links between host communities and new arrivals....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: Recommendation 4.75 from the Working Group Report to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, chaired by Dr. Bryan McMahon (formerly of the High Court) recommended that all families should have access to cooking facilities (whether in a self contained unit or through use of a communal kitchen) in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (12 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, who, unfortunately, cannot be here, I thank Senator Burke for raising this very important issue. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal administers the scheme of compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted. The scheme was established on a non-statutory basis in 1974. The tribunal consists of a chairperson and six members....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (12 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. The tribunal is independent in considering applications and neither the Minister nor the Department has any role in the processing of applications. The length of time taken to process applications can vary widely from case to case. We would like all cases to be progressed to a conclusion quickly but in some cases it is simply not...

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

David Stanton: The position in relation to this matter is as set out in my response to a similar question in recent weeks. The wellbeing of residents in direct provision is an absolute priority for the Reception and Integration Agency, which is the agency of my Department tasked with overseeing the provision of full board accommodation and certain ancillary services to persons in the protection...

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

David Stanton: The National Women's Council of Ireland received €400,000 from the Department of Justice and Equality. The Rape Crisis Network Ireland received €85,000 from the Department of Justice and Equality. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is accountable directly to the Oireachtas and is funded through Vote 25. The final appropriation accounts for 2016 are...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (18 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Deputy for his further input. We are anxious that this Bill be passed as soon as possible. The new section 14AA sets out the factors which a court must take into account when considering whether a victim may give evidence through a live television link, with the use of a screen or through an intermediary. Its purpose has been to provide the court with some guidance in...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (18 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I am informed that there was an effort made to contact Deputy Daly.

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (18 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I move:That the Committee do not agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 30 to the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016. The Government opposed this amendment in the Seanad. It requires a number of bodies, statutory and non-statutory, to report on training provided in accordance with the Bill and the EU directives. We agree that training is fundamental in delivering on the rights...

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (18 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I am very pleased to see this Bill finalised through the Houses. The rights provided for in this Bill will make a very real difference to the experiences of victims in the criminal justice process. The Bill has been drafted and improved upon with the assistance of many people and organisations. I would like to record my thanks and those of the Minister for Justice and Equality to all those...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Emergency Planning (18 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I am speaking this morning on behalf of Minister for Justice and Equality who sends his regrets that he cannot be present due to other official commitments. He is grateful to the Senator for raising this important matter in the House today. We will all have seen the reports which emerged on Monday, while Hurricane Ophelia battered our shores, of a number of persons who took to the sea...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Emergency Planning (18 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, I again thank the Senator for providing the opportunity to discuss this very important issue during this debate today. I am very happy to pass the Senator's comments and suggestions to the Minister and to the other Ministers who have responsibilities in the area of maritime safety and extreme weather. As I said, the best outcome for all...

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

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 pledged to accept a total of 4,000 persons into the State; 2,622 through the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (24 Oct 2017)

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...

Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I am glad to report that the courts and civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is being drafted. The Bill will update and modernise the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 and the Betting Act 1931. The gambling control Bill itself is also being progressed following a great deal of research and detailed work and I hope to have both Bills before the House in the next session.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (25 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: It is important that a clear distinction is made between those who are seeking International Protection and those who, after having exhausted all due process, are issued with a Deportation Order, and by law are obliged to remove themselves from the State. RIA accommodation is offered to those in the protection process (‘asylum seekers’) and it is up to each applicant if...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I am very pleased to be back in the Seanad to discuss this Bill in the names of Senators Ivana Bacik, Kevin Humphreys, Gerald Nash and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. I congratulate Senator Lorraine Clifford Lee on the birth of her little boy. It brings to mind the issue of maternity and paternity leave for politicians, an issue on which we should focus at some stage with a view to...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I thank Senator Ivana Bacik for the work and thought she has put into the Bill. As a matter of interest, I am really taken by the naming and faming idea. As it happens, I was at the signing this morning of the Diversity Charter for companies. Some 51 companies were involved and six more joined this morning. They are talking about having a standard diversity mark for companies which they...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I may bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2017: Motion (26 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I understand that the Seanad has agreed not to insist on the amendment, which means-----