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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Recognition (14 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection holds primary responsibility for transgender policy.  This Department has not prepared specific written guidelines for staff or the public in dealing with transgender matters. Staff are trained to deliver an appropriate level of customer service and this training includes detailed training on all...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (14 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: The Government established a Taskforce in September 2015 to manage and coordinate the logistical aspects of resettling people in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). Minister Charles Flanagan T.D. and I participate in the Taskforce which is composed of key Government Departments, State Agencies and non-State actors. Concern was expressed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (15 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Partnership Government includes a commitment to increase paid parental leave during the first year of a child’s life, as research shows that parental care is of particular importance in the first year of life. To further this commitment, the Government has established an interdepartmental working group to develop proposals to give effect...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (20 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 in 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (22 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, Parental Leave is provided for in the Parental Leave Act 1998, as amended by the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2006, and further regulated by the European Union (EU) Parental Leave Directive 2010/18/EU which was transposed into Irish Law on 8 March 2013. Section 7 of the Parental Leave Act 1998 stipulates that Parental Leave may consist of a continuous...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (27 Feb 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has approved drafting of a Family Leave Bill, which will consolidate all existing family leave legislation such as parental leave, carer's leave, maternity leave and adoptive leave into one Act while making necessary amendments and improvements.  There will be an opportunity for any anomalies, such as the one that the Deputy has...

Provision of Cost-Rental Public Housing: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: Housing access and affordability is a key topic and it is good that it has been debated and discussed here in the House this evening. It is a topic that every elected representative is confronted with almost every day of the week. The situations people are in as an overhang of the economic downturn can be very difficult. We all see it. The most challenged are those on the lowest incomes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (6 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, I launched the Communities Integration Fund in 2017 which provides small grants for community groups to assist in promoting the integration of migrants. 131 projects were grant-aided across the country last year under this initiative. I plan to announce this year's call for applications for funding under this grant scheme later this month. I hope that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (6 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: I wish to advise the Deputy that Statutory Instrument 646 of 2017, entitled Firearms (Storage of Firearms and Ammunition by Firearms Dealers) Regulations 2017, was recently signed into law by me and has recently been circulated to firearms dealers. These Regulations give effect to minimum standards for the safe and secure storage of firearms and ammunition in the premises of firearms...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (6 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: 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 and consultations with interested stakeholders. Changes to the Scheme will be subject to further consultations with the Office of the Attorney General and...

Criminal Law (Recruitment of Children to Engage in Criminal Activity) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: No. It is an important topic to debate and we are aware of the Greentown study in particular. I look forward to the debate on the Bill.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: It is not being opposed and we look forward to debating the Bill.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: To clarify, we are not taking each section?

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: The amendment only. Are we discussing the sections one by one?

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: First of all, the situation has not changed since the last time that we were here. The Government opposes the Bill in its entirety in line with its decision to refuse to grant the money message for the Bill. This is being done because of the impact that the Bill will have on the already small amount of accommodation available for those fleeing conflict whom we have committed to house under...

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: I did not say it was inaccurate or accurate. I am making the point that it was not prepared by the Department of-----

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: It is not part of the parliamentary question response. I want to make that clear.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: In the official response, the Minister clearly states that, in some cases, only one family member might have applied or in some cases there might be a much wider dispersal of family members. It also does not include the figures for applications for family members who were outside the scope of the legislation and were therefore rejected at first instance. They were, however, received as...

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: Yes, if that is in order. I am not fully au faitwith the procedures in the Seanad.

Seanad: International Protection (Family Unification) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2018)

David Stanton: Thank you very much, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I wanted to be clear on that. I spend a lot of my time working with asylum seekers and refugees. In fact, I have spent almost all day today on this particular area dealing with people on the ground so I am very aware of the pressures, problems and issues that arise, as are colleagues here. I respect the genuine concern Senators have, in...