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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department oversees the provision of accommodation for applicants for international protection while their application is being processed. The Agency oversees the provision of accommodation for applicants for international protection while their application is being processed. Not every applicant takes up the offer of that accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Equality (16 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: This year, my Department is paying grants of €500,000 to the National Women's Council and €1,405,239 to the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks.  These amounts are set annually. The following table gives details of the other funding administered by my Department in the areas mentioned in the question.  These grants were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: I welcome the report, Roma in Ireland - A National Needs Assessment, which provides very useful information and enhances our understanding of the experiences of some members of the Roma community. The Department of Justice and Equality funded this research following a recommendation made by Ms Emily Logan, the then Ombudsman for Children in her Report of the Special Inquiry (the...

Seanad: Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017: Second Stage (23 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: I am taking this Private Members' Bill on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, who, unfortunately, must be in the Dáil at this time. I thank Senator Swanick and the other proposing Senators for bringing the Bill before the Seanad and highlighting the consequences that can result from vandalism to life-saving equipment. Having listened to previous...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (24 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the proposed Gambling Control Bill. The Government, on 10 January, 2018, approved the updating of the 2013 General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill. The proposed updating follows on from the review work undertaken in the Department of Justice and Equality over the past year and consultations with interested stakeholders. Changes...

Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am very pleased to have the opportunity to introduce the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017, the objective of which is to remove restrictions on the sale of intoxicating liquor on Good Friday. This Bill began its journey as a Private Members' Bill in the Seanad. During Second Stage discussions there, I made it clear that the...

Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: I thank Deputies for their contributions and for their broad support for this Bill. The passing of all Stages today will ensure that the legislation will be in place in advance of the busy Easter period, and this is why it has been brought forward. Deputy O'Callaghan and others made reference to the Government's Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, which passed all Stages in the Seanad last...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: There are three hours of speaking time left this evening and 80 people have spoken so far during 17 hours of debate. I have waited here to sum up the debate and if there are no more speakers, the normal way to do business is for the Minister to sum up. I do not understand why people are not here and have made arrangements to come back next week when they feel like it. That is not good...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: It is only 5.45 p.m..

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: My job this evening was to wrap up the debate and there are no other speakers offering. I am at a loss to know when the debate is to conclude or how we decide when the statements conclude. There will not be time scheduled next week for statements - perhaps the week after, I do not know. To be helpful, I will give my wrap-up speech now so that people will know the Government's position in...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: On a point of order, and not to be in any way argumentative, which is not my forte, how will we know when the debate is concluded?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: This was to be the closing speech and it may yet be the closing speech. Certainly, I am somewhat confused on matters. I heard it said earlier that there might not be time next week, the following week or the week after that again. Looking at the business schedule for today, it states: "Statements re. Report the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (resumed, if not...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

David Stanton: I thank the Members of the Dáil who have contributed to the debate today. I recognise that there are deeply held views on all sides of the Oireachtas and throughout the country. In taking the next steps as a Parliament and as a Government, we must respect and hear them all. That is what most people have said here. It is most important that we accept that no matter what divides us,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (1 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, refugees have been allocated to individual counties pro-rata based on the overall population of the county in order to ensure equity in terms of distribution. Under this system 90 refugees have been allocated to Monaghan County Council for resettlement. This number comprises 22 women, 46 children and 19 men. A...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National LGBTI Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: Like all sides of the House, I want to build on Ireland’s favourable record in LGBTI equality matters in recent years and to harness momentum from the Marriage Equality Campaign. Some preliminary work has commenced in my Department in relation to the development of a National LGBTI Strategy but I do not have an indicative timescale yet. Officials of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (6 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: I wish to inform the Deputy that while the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) is overseen at national level by my Department, all service provision is mainstreamed.   The Department of Education and Skills has put in place, through local Education and Training Boards (ETB), interim arrangements for education.  This includes, for example, English Language training for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disabilities Data (6 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 to 245, inclusive, together. The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015 – 2024 was launched in October 2015. The strategy sets out a ten-year approach to ensuring that people with disabilities who are able to and want to work are supported and enabled to do so. It is underpinned by a cross-government approach that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Care Services Provision (6 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that as no appropriate childcare facilities are available in the Ballaghaderreen area, a new childcare facility is being developed at Abbeyfield Emergency Reception and Orientation Centre to provide a childcare service for to the significant number of children living with their parents in the Centre. My...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (6 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: I wish to inform the Deputy that the number of persons admitted to Ireland under the EU asylum seeker relocation programme in each year from 2015 to 2017 is as set out in the following table: Year  Number 2015 0 2016 240 2017 515 A further 259 asylum seekers will arrive from Greece under the relocation programme in the first three months of 2018.  It should also be...

Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (7 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: I am responding on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. I thank Deputy Burton for raising this important and interesting issue. As we all know, vetting in respect of certain employment is carried out by An Garda Síochána, primarily in accordance with the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012....