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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Deployment (20 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I assure the Deputy that the Commissioner notes what happens in these Houses as it relates to the Garda Síochána. His management team is concerned about any requests made here and takes them into account. I also assure the Deputy that working with communities to tackle public disorder and reducing anti-social behaviour remains a key priority for the Garda Síochána....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has policy responsibility for general consumer protection legislation, while the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has overall responsibility for the enforcement of general consumer protection legislation. The 2013 General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill contained a number of provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Detention Centres (21 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I have requested this information from the Garda authorities will contact the Deputy as soon as this information is received.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (21 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: The statistical data the Deputy requires is detailed in the following table. The figures are representative of a particular point in time. This data is from 10th February 2019. Number of persons accommodated in counties Limerick and Clare County Location Current contracted capacity Current Occupancy Clare Knockalisheen 250 237 King Thomond 115 113 Limerick Hanratty's 118 114 Mount...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (26 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. The Deputy will be aware that as part of Budget 2019, the Government announced the introduction of a new social insurance based paid parental benefit scheme. This new scheme will support parents during the first year of the child's life by providing two weeks of paid leave to both parents, and will allow parents more flexibility in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Policing Authority, which was established to provide independent oversight of policing, continues to keep this matter under examination. I am advised by the Garda authorities that an external validation process is on-going in relation to the Garda review of youth crime 2010-2017. Therefore the Deputy will appreciate that finalised figures are not available. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, who is appearing before a committee this morning, sends his apologies. I welcome the opportunity to address the position regarding the recent special scheme for non-EEA national students. In October 2018, a new scheme to allow certain non-EEA nationals to apply for permission to remain in the State was launched, as...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: There are a number of ways in which people can regularise their status. I will arrange for those methods to be transmitted to the Senator so that she can ascertain if there is a way for this person to receive status. I repeat that students who came to Ireland prior to 2005 have already had access to a scheme to regularise their immigration status. That has been done. I understand that...

Seanad: Gambling Legislation: Motion (27 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: I am very happy to have the opportunity to participate in the debate on this significant issue. I thank the Senators who brought forward the motion which the Government is not opposing as it is broadly in line with Government policy. The debate provides me with a welcome opportunity to report to Seanad Éireann on the efforts made to review and enhance the original Government proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (28 Feb 2019)

David Stanton: The statistical information requested by the Deputy is available in the table. Total number of persons: Total number of households: Total number of Adults: Total number of Children: Total number with status/permission to remain: Total number in the International Protection Process: 245 152 167 78 70 175 In relation to the information the Deputy requires on the procurement process for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of the Department of Justice & Equality has no official role in the collation of statistics on deaths of asylum seekers living in State Provided Accommodation.  All records of deaths in Ireland are held in the General Register Office, which is the central civil repository for records relating to Births, Marriages...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (6 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: I am happy to update the Deputy on my plans to update the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956. I hope to publish the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill, early in the current Oireachtas session. This will be an interim reform measure, pending the bringing forward of comprehensive gambling control legislation.  The amendments proposed under the  Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, I have strongly condemned the arson attacks on possible sites for direct provision centres which have damaged property and could have led to injury or loss of life for residents and staff.  Following the recent fires in Moville, Co. Donegal and Rooskey, Co. Leitrim, officials from the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) have been liaising with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: The improvements to living conditions for applicants for international protection have been significant over recent years. These include the implementation of self- or communal catering arrangements in a number of accommodation centres. As a result of this initiative, approximately 2,000 residents in nine centres have now moved to the independent living model.  In parallel with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: Following the completion of the assessment of tenders received following a public procurement process, the Department of Justice & Equality has formed a framework for centres within a 40km radius of Newbridge to provide accommodation and ancillary services for persons seeking protection through the international protection process.  The Hazel Hotel was one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Government has agreed to introduce two weeks of paid parental leave to support the parents of children under one year. Work is well advanced on the General Scheme of legislative proposals to provide for two weeks paid parental leave. These proposals will be brought to Government for approval shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: While the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 comes under the auspices of the Minister for Justice and Equality, the provisions in Part III of the Act relate wholly to the responsibility of a local authority, the District Court and the Revenue Commissioners to take certain actions or not with regard to the licensing of gaming machines. I have no role or responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: Through my previous responses to the Deputy on this matter, he will be aware of the work of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Future Licensing and Regulation of Gambling, established as a result of the Government Decision to review the 2013 General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill and all relevant developments since.  The Group's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: On 10 September 2015, as part of Ireland's response to the migration crisis in central and southern Europe, the Government established the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). Under this programme, the Government committed to accepting up to 4,000 people into the State, primarily through a combination of the EU Relocation Programme and the UNHCR-led refugee Resettlement Programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Payments (12 Mar 2019)

David Stanton: In January and again in September of last year, the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department published a call for expressions of interest in the national press for premises to meet the increasing demand for accommodation for persons in the protection process.  This accommodation is for those seeking international protection, namely asylum seekers. This call...