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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are no plans for the acquisition of new aircraft for the Air Corps at the present time. This has to be taken in the context of the significant expenditure on the Air Corps fleet in recent years. The provision for the Air Corps in 2012 mainly relates to the maintenance and Power by the Hour contracts set up to keep the Air Corps fleet fully operational with specific maintenance work...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Training (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Air Corps keeps abreast of all developments in modern aviation. It conducts its training in accordance with industry best practices and to the highest standards, referencing European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements, using the most modern methods and equipment available.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that there is a fleet of eight ships available to the Naval Service, six of which are currently in operational service. Both LE Eithne and LE Orla are undergoing scheduled maintenance at present. In order to maintain maximum availability and serviceability, major maintenance for each vessel is planned well in advance and is incorporated into an annual patrol plan for the Naval...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Red Cross (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I welcome the fact that arising from the Chapter on Financial Control in the Irish Red Cross Society that was contained in the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 2010, the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) subsequently dealt in some considerable depth with a wide range of issues relating to weak financial controls in the past and allegations of poor corporate...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (25 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 339 together. It is a matter for the Military Authorities to select candidates based on specific criteria and in accordance with Defence Force Regulations for positions in the Defence Forces. In relation to the specific statistics sought regarding applicants for enlistment in the Permanent Defence Force the Military Authorities have advised that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 1265 of 18 September, 2012 in which I said that the precise details in regard to the regulation of personal insolvency practitioners require further consideration in the final development of the Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 in consultation with the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and relevant professional bodies. I will be bringing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Financial Services Regulation (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 139 together. The regulation of licensed moneylending is a matter primarily for my colleague, the Minister for Finance. The Central Bank of Ireland is the competent Authority in this jurisdiction with regard to licensed moneylending and in overseeing and regulating such activity. Legislative provisions relating to the regulation of moneylending...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Matters (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the High Court judgment to which the Deputy refers has been appealed to the Supreme Court. Consultations between my Department and the Office of the Attorney General regarding the implications of that judgment and more recent High Court judgments concerning the rights of lending institutions are ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Bill (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The matter raised by the Deputy does not form part of the Personal Insolvency Bill and I am unable to assist.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Navan Garda District, which is made up of the Navan, Slane and Nobber Garda Sub-Districts. I am further informed that the area is subject to regular patrols, by uniform and plain clothes units, supplemented as required by local Detective and Traffic Corps...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In turn, at Garda Divisional level, the allocation of Garda vehicles is a matter for the Chief Superintendent who may make and revise arrangements for the deployment of vehicles throughout the Division in response to policing demands. This flexibility in allocating and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Responsibilities (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that Ms. Kathleen Lynch T.D., was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Equality and Mental Health on Thursday 10 March 2011. No statutory powers have been delegated to Minister of State Lynch.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team, is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation, and I have no direct function in the matter. I have asked the Commissioner for an update on the points raised, and on receipt, I will immediately get in touch with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: As I previously advised the Deputy, the Courts Service has put in place arrangements to ensure that summonses issued since May 2012 include wording to advise persons charged with an offence under the Road Traffic Acts to bring their driving licence together with a photocopy of the licence when they are attending court. As the Deputy is aware, the conduct of any case before a court is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: An individual may apply to the Garda Síochána for a disclosure under Section 4 of the Data Protection Act 1988 (as amended) of a copy of the personal data which is maintained by An Garda Síochána. Such a disclosure is made to the individual to whom the data relates. Data Protection disclosures are issued from the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) to individuals for their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that in order to observe equity and fairness in respect of all applicants for Garda vetting, the standard procedure is that all applications are processed in chronological order from their date of receipt. Accordingly, there is no specific protocol in place for the management of vetting applications pertaining to TÚS Programme participants. Any vetting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Offences relating to illegal money lending are currently provided for in Part VIII of the Consumer Credit Act 1995. Persons who engage in money lending and who do not hold the necessary licence granted by the Central Bank are committing an offence under section 98 of the Act, which provides for a prohibition on engaging in the business of money lending without a licence. A person who is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister on whether such status should be granted. If an application for asylum has been made by the persons concerned, the Deputy may be aware that it is not the practice to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Responsibilities (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Minister of State at my Department, Mr. Paul Kehoe, T.D., also performs the role of Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach. No statutory powers have been delegated to Minister Kehoe in his role as Minister of State at the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (26 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The current arrangements in place regarding career breaks are set out in Department of Public Expenditure & Reform Circular 18/98, amended by Letter to Personnel Officers dated 3 March 2008, which are available on www.personnelcode.gov.ie. The career break scheme is subject to the operating requirements of departments not being adversely affected or to undue additional expenditure not...