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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Adoption Legislation (19 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, Section 6 of the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 provides for an entitlement to 24 weeks adoptive leave for an employed adopting mother or a sole male adopter. Following adoption of the 34th amendment to the Constitution and its subsequent legislative changes, my Department identified a lacuna in the Adoptive Leave Act 1995 that prevents male same-sex married couples from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (19 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: Accommodation centres under contract to the Department have a limited number of rooms for single adults and most single adults share rooms.  The capacity of each room is entirely dependent on the size of the room as per building regulations. The number of persons actually allocated to the room will depend on that capacity.  Currently, the numbers allocated to individual rooms...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (21 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI) is the primary entity within my Department responsible for resettling refugees.  It has overseen the humanitarian resettlement programmes run by Ireland since they were established in 2000.  The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was subsequently established in September 2015 and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (21 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) commenced in September 2015 with the first significant tranche of protection applicants only arriving in Ireland under in June 2016, due largely to delays in the establishment of hotspots and related arrangements overseas by the beneficiary States.  Large scale resettlements in counties therefore...

Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: I welcome the contributions of Members to the important debate we are having this evening. The SNA scheme is one of the main components of the overall support structure for children with special educational needs which is provided by the Department of Education and Skills. In 2011 the Department spent some €1.247 billion on special educational needs. This year the Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy (26 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: The National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) Steering Group has been tasked with the development and oversight of the implementation of the actions contained in the strategy. Since the launch of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy in June 2017, the NTRIS Steering Group has met four times - on 2August 2017, 18October 2017, 13 December 2017...

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, and I have listened to the debate with some interest. Earlier, the Minister agreed that an unacceptable amount of crime is being committed by people who have been charged with other offences and who are out on bail. However, the Government has already introduced changes to the bail laws to tackle this problem. The Minister argues that we need to give these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: Section 4 of the Firearms Act 1925, as amended, provides the conditions to be satisfied prior to an issuing person granting a firearm certificate. Further information may be sought from an applicant by an issuing person, including the names and addresses of two referees who may be contacted to attest to the applicant's character, under Section 4(3) of the Act. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: The Report of the Working Group to Report to Government on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers, also known as the Justice McMahon report, was published in June 2015. Its recommendations have implications for a number of Government Departments and services. My Department has since published three progress...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: I am here on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who sends his apologies. I thank Senator Devine for raising this important issue. Direct provision is the system by which the Government offers support and services to persons seeking international protection in Ireland. Such persons are claiming protection on the basis that they are fleeing persecution - persecution on the basis...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: Again, I reject out of hand the terms "incarceration" or "open prison". They are populist, inflammatory and wrong. I ask colleagues not to use those terms. I have visited almost all direct provision centres in the country, some of them on a number of occasions, and I can say that the Senator's contention is completely wrong. I challenge colleagues to tell me what the alternative is. What...

Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of vocational training places) Order: Referral to Joint Committee (3 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of vocational training places) Order 2018,a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 26th June, 2018, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, in accordance with Standing Order 84A(4)(k), which, not later than 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: At the outset, I wish to inform the Deputy that I have no responsibility to the Dáil for housing matters, which fall under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy I set out below the general processes that apply in the Irish resettlement model. With regard to the EU relocation programme,...

Pathway to Redress for Victims of Convicted Child Sexual Abusers: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I acknowledge that this is an important debate and that Fianna Fáil used its Private Members' time to table the motion for debate. I also draw attention to the Government's countermotion, which includes a number of points, of which the final four merit attention. The amendment notes the appointment of an independent assessor to hear the appeals under this scheme, and this has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that, 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...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, will return shortly. He had to leave to take some business in the other House.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: Some business.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I understand we are dealing now with amendments Nos. 6 and 110.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: My apologies, it is amendments Nos. 7 and 110.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: Will the Cathaoirleach clarify if amendments Nos. 7 and 110 are grouped and being taken together?