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Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Ross referred to the Taoiseach's return from the Heads of State meeting in June as being like Neville Chamberlain coming back to England in 1938. I cannot think of a more despicable, unacceptable analogy to use in describing the extraordinary work that has been undertaken by this Government, led by the Taoiseach and, in particular, the work done by him in bringing about the...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Referral to Select Committee (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Finance pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that formal complaints have been made to An Garda Síochána in relation to circumstances surrounding the closure of the college referred to by the Deputy. As an investigation is ongoing in this matter it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Numbers (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The whole-time equivalent (FTE) staffing level of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) which includes the asylum determination and direct provision agencies of the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC), the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) and the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) stands at 565. The corresponding FTE figure at the end of 2008 was 740...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Discipline (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service records do not differentiate between compensation paid out to sentenced or remand prisoner. In addition, the vast majority of compensation claims are managed by the State Claims Agency. The compilation of such information, as requested, would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort to prepare and could...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Chairperson of the Property Services Regulatory Authority is paid a fee of €8,978 per annum and ten ordinary members of the Authority are paid a fee of € 5,975 per annum. The cost of the Authority in 2012 is estimated at €738,000. It should, however, be noted that under section 25 of the 2011 Act, the Authority is required to be self-financing. It is anticipated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, which established the Property Services Regulatory Authority, provides at section 63, that any person may make a complaint in writing to the Authority alleging that improper conduct by a licensee has occurred or is occurring. Where the Authority receives such a complaint it shall cause it to be investigated unless it is satisfied that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Records in relation to payments prior to 2003 are not readily available due to the implementation of new financial systems in 2003. Payments made to the Town Councils in question over the period 2003 to 2012 were as follows: Period Ballina Town Council Castlebar Town Council Westport Town Council Total - € € € € 2003-2012 0 3,298 0 3,298 These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Acts provide that a member of the Garda Reserve is a volunteer and does not perform his or her functions under a contract of employment. Members of the Garda Reserve receive an allowance of €1,000, to contribute towards expenses incurred, if they complete 208 hours of duty in a twelve month period and the administrative function of paying the allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána at the end of each year from 31 December 2000 to 31 December 2011 was as set out in the following table: The Deputy will appreciate that these figures are compiled on an end of month basis. Year Strength 2001 11,815 2002 11,895 2003 12,017 2004 12,209 2005 12,264 2006 12,954...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 4 October, 2012 which is set out below. The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 2002, under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and is valid...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Review (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Steering Committee undertaking the Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force have completed their deliberations and I understand that their report will be submitted to me and to the Secretary General in the next day or two. I look forward to receiving the report and considering its recommendations. In line with the process outlined in the guidelines for the conduct of Value for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the context of the production of the first White Paper on Defence (2000), the issue of deploying the Air Corps assets on peace support operations was considered. It was decided at that time that, given the resources of the Air Corps and the demands on their services at home, that the Air Corps would not be deployed on overseas operations. However, that decision did not preclude...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is a matter for the Military Authorities to select candidates based on specific criteria and in accordance with the Defence Force Regulations for positions in the Defence Forces. In relation to Cadetships in the Defence Forces, applications may be rejected for the following reasons: - A candidate may be outside of the established age parameters. - A candidate may not meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The implementation of the reorganisation of the Defence Forces is currently in the early stages and, as such, the extent to which it will be necessary for personnel to move from their current geographic locations is not yet fully apparent. As part of the implementation process, personnel have been given the opportunity to indicate their preferred options in relation to relocation and these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: There was no money allocated by my Department to the Town Councils in question. The only payments made by my Department to these bodies during the relevant period were in respect of waste collection to Castlebar Town Council (total €17,250 for the years 2000 to 2006).

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: There was no money allocated by my Department to the Town Councils in question. The only payments made by my Department to these bodies during the relevant period were in respect of waste collection to Castlebar Town Council (total €17,250 for the years 2000 to 2006).

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Airports (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the cost to An Garda Síochána of security for Shannon Airport from 2004 to September 2012 is €16,316,547.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The matter the Deputy is referring to is the Conveyancing Conflicts of Interest Regulation which was adopted by the Council of the Law Society on 7 September 2012 with a view to it coming into effect on 1 January 2013. The Law Society is the independent statutory body for the regulation of the solicitors profession in the State. Section 5 of the Solicitors Act 1954 provides for the Society...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Registration of Title (16 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 and 477 together. 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 replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is...