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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: A total of 65 persons resident in the centre concerned currently have leave to remain in Ireland.  This total consists of 17 single adults and 13 family units comprising of a total of 17 adults and 31 children.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: To date in 2018, two Accommodation Centres for persons in the protection process have closed. Georgian Court, Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 closed in February 2018 and Watergate House, Dublin 8 closed in June 2018. The Contractor for Georgian Court  was Old George Limited and the Contractor for Watergate House was Maison Builders Limited. In both cases, the contracts reached the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The following table provides a detailed breakdown of the start and end dates and the value of each contract pertaining to the premises in question. Contracts are not generally made for periods matching a calendar year and can span a number of years or simply a number of months. The table reflects this. The Deputy will also note that the table shows all information from 2006, when...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: There are currently 157 adults and 91 children resident in the centre in question. A total of 65 persons resident in the centre currently have leave to remain in Ireland.  The Department has been informed by the contractor for the centre by letter received on the 3rd October 2018 that they will not be seeking to renew the contract which expires in December 2018. The...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: This amendment relates to the requirement for a designated person to monitor customers with whom he or she has a business relationship. The words to be inserted make it clear that the monitoring is to be done only to the extent that it is warranted by the risk in a particular case of money laundering or terrorist financing. This is in line with the directive which mandates a risk-based...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: This measure relates to customer due diligence measures for politically-exposed persons. In general these measures must be carried out before a customer opens an account. However, a bank can allow an account to be opened without first carrying out the measures as long as no transactions are carried out. This amendment extends that exception to all financial institutions in line with the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: These are technical amendments. They relate to the conditions under which a designated person can rely on a third party to carry out anti-money-laundering measures on his or her behalf. Under the current requirement the person must be satisfied that the third party will provide him or her with relevant documents or information. These amendments clarify that it is not necessary if certain...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The purpose of these amendments is to remove a requirement to report to An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners all transactions relating to what is known as a high-risk third country. Such a country is not considered to have adequate controls for money laundering purposes. This requirement is considered to be unnecessarily broad when complying with the new European...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I am not fully sure what Senator Ó Donnghaile is getting at. There is a general requirement to report any transaction that is suspicious in any event. Almost 25,000 reports were received by An Garda Síochána last year under this requirement. The Bill has an obligation to apply enhanced due diligence in respect of consumers from high-risk countries. Adequate safeguards are...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: This amendment relates to the power of An Garda Síochána to direct that documents and records are kept beyond the normal five-year retention period. It inserts the safeguard that the direction must be given in writing.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: This amendment is to transpose part of Article 37, namely, the second paragraph of the fourth money laundering directive. The provision requires that managers and beneficial owners and providers of gambling services are fit and proper persons. The amendment inserts five new sections. It requires that anyone who is a person directing a private members' gambling club or a beneficial owner of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I am informed that bookmakers are already subject to fitness and probity under the Betting Acts. On the other issue of gambling, I agree and am disappointed that we have not been able to make more progress on it. Before the end of this session I hope to have the miscellaneous provisions (lotteries and raffles) Bill produced. It is extraordinarily complicated and this area is changing by...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: The purpose of these amendments is to correct a cross-reference.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I thank the Members of the House for facilitating this early move to Report and Final Stages in this very important legislation with a view to concluding scrutiny of the Bill in this sitting of the Seanad. The support and engagement on this Bill from the Senators has been vital in bringing it so close to completion. I thank the Members.

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for introducing the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) (Amendment) Bill 2018. He has raised a number of important points. The Government and the Minister for Justice and Equality share his aim of providing greater supports for victims of crime. The Government is committed to ensuring victims of crime are given the information and supports they require....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (16 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: My Department was informed by the contractor for the centre, by letter received on 3rd October 2018, that they will not be seeking to renew the contract which expires in December. Residents at the centre were all formally informed by personal letter delivered last Friday morning, 12th October 2018, that it had not proved possible to secure an extension of the contract to 30th June 2019...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (17 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: My Department was informed by the contractor for the centre, by letter received on 3 October 2018, that it would not be seeking to renew the contract, which expires in December. My Department and the contractor have had a number of discussions in recent days, but, unfortunately, it has not been possible to agree an extension to the contract that would comply with public procurement...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (17 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: Funding was also granted to the Jesuit Refugee Service and the Peter McVerry Trust under Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund Ireland 2017 to 2019 to provide asylum seekers in transition with housing and support, the PATHS project. In addition, funding has been granted to South Dublin County Partnership for a two year housing and integration programme, a key part of which is assisting...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (17 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I have been in contact with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, on this issue. He and his people are very aware of it and also assisting where they can. There is, however, a public procurement process under way covering the area within which the premises is located. It is a matter for any contractor, including the contractor involved, to make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Gambling Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

David Stanton: I am happy to update the Deputy on developments to reform our legislation in the gambling sector as far as the Department of Justice and Equality is concerned. First, the Government has prepared amendments to update the current Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. These changes will ensure the better promotion and regulation of the various gaming and lottery type activities which take place,...