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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (24 Apr 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (24 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: My Department avails of funding under the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to fund activities to support the integration of migrants who have come to Ireland. In 2016 the EU Funds Unit was established, within the Asylum Services, Integration and Equality Division of my Department, to ensure, in cooperation with all the agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (24 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: The Government established the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) in September 2015 as part of the State’s humanitarian response to the EU migration crisis and  agreed to accept up to 4,000 asylum seekers and refugees into Ireland under EU relocation and Resettlement programmes. Ireland voluntarily opted into the two EU Council Decisions on Relocation (2015/1523) and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (24 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: The Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI), an Office of my Department, allocates public funding for migrant integration projects on the basis of competitive selection processes carried out in a fair, open and transparent way. This gives a wide range of community and voluntary organisations the opportunity to bid for government funding for projects to support the integration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (26 Apr 2018)

David Stanton: The Parental Leave Act 1998 came into operation on 3 December 1998 for the purposes of creating an entitlement to Parental Leave from a person’s employment where they are the natural or adoptive parent of a child. Section 6 of the Act, as originally drafted, contains the key provision, entitling an individual to 14 weeks of unpaid Parental Leave to be taken before the relevant child...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2018)

David Stanton: The Third and Final Progress Report on the Implementation of the Report of the Working Group to Report to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports for Asylum Seekers, which was chaired by Dr. Bryan McMahon was published in June 2017. The Report showed that 133 of the recommendations contained in the McMahon Report were fully...

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

David Stanton: I am pleased to be here on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, who asked me to convey his apologies. He was here earlier for quite a while on Second Stage of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill. The Government considered this Bill at its meeting this morning and agreed to the Minister's recommendation not to oppose the Bill but to accept the merits...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

David Stanton: The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, cannot be here and sends his apologies. He has asked me to make a statement on his behalf in terms of the Corporate Manslaughter (No. 2) Bill that has been introduced by Senators Mark Daly, Robbie Gallagher and Lorraine Clifford-Lee. I thank the Senators for providing me with an opportunity to restate again the Government's...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

David Stanton: I believe so. I thought they were with the ushers.

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

David Stanton: It might be worthwhile at this stage to summarise the key issues as outlined in a letter to Senator Mark Daly. The Bill creates a new offence of corporate manslaughter and a new offence of grossly negligent manslaughter causing death. The expert legal advice confirmed that the following main issues would need to be clarified and addressed: the range of public bodies to which the Bill would...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

David Stanton: I thank Senators for their contributions. I take the opportunity to acknowledge the presence of Senator Ian Marshall and congratulate him on his election to the House. I wish him well in his time here and look forward to working with him. I welcome the opportunity to make a statement on this important issue of ensuring undertakings and the individuals who work for them that have been...

Gambling Control Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 May 2018)

David Stanton: I thank Fianna Fáil colleagues for giving us all the opportunity to participate in the debate on this significant issue. The Government is not opposing the Private Member's Bill sponsored by Deputies O’Callaghan, Jack Chambers and Rabbitte. However, we are debating a Government general scheme of a gambling control Bill, published in 2013, which the proposers have essentially...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (15 May 2018)

David Stanton: I take it the Deputy is referring to the proposal in relation to a Call for proposals with respect to the future provision of Garda Youth Diversion Project (GYDP) services. I am very conscious that GYDPs deliver valuable services for young people who have committed a crime or may be at risk of offending as well as providing important support for An Garda Síochána at local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (15 May 2018)

David Stanton: The organisation referred to received funding of €1.385 million per year from my Department in 2016 and 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (15 May 2018)

David Stanton: The organisation concerned received €1,212,133.40 in funding for 2016 and €1,333,346.75 for 2017 from the Vote of the Department of Justice and Equality subhead D.7 Traveller Initiatives.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Accommodation Provision (15 May 2018)

David Stanton: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have no responsibility to the Dáil for housing matters. Such matters are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. The Irish Refugee Protection Programme falls under the ambit of the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI) within my Department and this office has a coordinating...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

David Stanton: I thank the Chair. It is good to be back here again. I am happy to have the opportunity again to discuss the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017. I would like to make a few remarks before we discuss the individual sections and the amendment put forward by Deputy Shortall.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

David Stanton: I will go through some of it anyway. There is not a lot there. I think we are all agreed that this proposed legislation impacts on a number of important policy areas, including childcare, gender equality issues and other areas. Once one starts bringing forward legislation in this area, it impacts on other policy areas. It is good practice, as the Chairman himself said, to invite...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

David Stanton: As I was saying before the division in the House, this is important legislation which impacts on significant policy areas, including childcare and gender. I am surprised and a bit disappointed, therefore, that we have had no opportunity to consult with the stakeholders who will be impacted in both positive and negative ways. It is one of the issues with Private Members' Bills which I have...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)

David Stanton: I agree with Deputy Shortall's proposal to extend the qualifying age from eight years to 12 years. The Government will not oppose the amendment and in fact supports it. I mentioned earlier that the Government intends to bring amendments forward on Report Stage, and this is one that we had prepared. We are in sync with the Deputy on that one. As every member of the committee will accept,...