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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (25 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Charities Regulatory Authority is not currently accepting applications for charitable registration from education bodies within the meaning of the Charities Act 2009 and this has been signalled on the Authority's website, www.charitiesregulatoryauthority.ie. I am advised that the Authority will be meeting with the Department of Education in the near future to discuss future...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (25 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, I have requested the Director General of the Irish Prison Service to provide me with a full report on all of the circumstances surrounding the escape of the prisoner (details supplied) during a hospital appointment at Tallaght Hospital on 17th February 2015. I will carefully consider this report when I receive it, including any recommendations it may make in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (25 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that there is a standard operational procedure in place to ensure that upon committal, all offenders are assessed and accommodated appropriately according to their needs and specific security status. Dedicated committals units have been established in all committal prisons for this purpose. I can further advise the Deputy that once a prisoner is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (25 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 112 together. I can advise the Deputy that on 18 February 2015 there were 55 committals to custody for the non-payment of a fine. Of this, 49 were released on temporary release on that day. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 was signed into law by the President on 16 April 2014. The aim of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Registration Legislation (25 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy may be aware, the law on marriage contains provisions regarding certain 'prohibited degrees of relationships in marriage'. I am aware that certain case law in the area has pointed to the need to examine this complex issue further. My Department is liaising in this regard with the Department of Social Protection, which has responsibility for civil registration legislation.

Children and Family Relationships Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: That is not true.

Children and Family Relationships Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Many Government Deputies are speaking on the Bill.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I would like to begin by thanking the many Deputies, approximately 60, who contributed to this Second Stage debate on the Bill. I welcome the broad support that has been expressed here for what I believe is landmark legislation for children and families. Most Deputies who have spoken recognise that the legislation deals with the diversity of family situations in which children live....

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence pursuant to 82A(3)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and paragraph (8) of the Orders of Reference of Select Committees.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 100 together. As the Deputy will be aware there is considerable concern across Europe following a number of recent terrorism-related events in Europe and given the rise in Iraq and Syria of ISIS with the related potential threat to European security from foreign fighters and violent radicalisation. These events show that all States must remain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Registration of Title (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 replaced 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that responsibility for the compilation and publication of crime statistics is a matter for the Central Statistics Office, as the independent national statistical agency. The CSO has previously indicated that it is carrying out a detailed analysis of certain issues raised by the Garda Inspectorate in relation to the recording, classification and reclassification of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I hope the Deputy will appreciate that I have no official responsibility in relation to the identification of the persons referred to by the Deputy, or in relation to enforcement of court orders in respect of these matters. As I previously informed the Deputy, Gardaí attended the address referred to following telephone requests from both the tenant and landlord. On arrival at the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The number of persons sentenced for non payment of a court ordered fine since 2012 prior to the enactment of the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014, which was signed into law by the President on 16 April 2014, is set out in the table. I wish to advise the Deputy that the aim of the legislation is to seek to effectively eliminate, in so far as is possible, the need for judges to commit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) was formally established on 3 April 2012 pursuant to the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. One of the main statutory functions of the PSRA is the licensing of Property Service Providers, i.e. auctioneers, letting agents and property management agents. The Authority is independent in the performance of its functions. The 2011 Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Ireland has shown itself to be a country that is open to migration. This is clear from the census and from our citizenship ceremonies. At EU Level, the Member States, in agreeing the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at the European Council in October 2008 made specific commitments "to use only case-by-case regularisation, rather than generalised regularisation, under national...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have forwarded the Deputy's enquiry to the CSO for attention and for the provision of relevant statistics. The Deputy may be aware that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parking Regulations (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no direct role in the enforcement of road traffic legislation which is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána, nor do I have any responsibility for parking facilities at the location in question. I have, however, brought the Deputy's concern to the attention of the Garda authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 to 112, inclusive, together. As the Deputy may be aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes statistical data on a monthly and a quarterly basis. This information is available on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. According to the snapshot of the prison population taken on 31 January, 2015 there were 3,706 prisoners in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (26 Feb 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 114 together. As the Deputy may be aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes statistical data on a monthly and a quarterly basis. This information is available on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. According to the snapshot of the prison population taken on 31 January, 2015 there were 3,706 prisoners in custody. Of...