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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 200 and 201 together. I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner about all aspects of serious crime and the Gardaí will continue to bear down heavily on the activities of those involved in gang and gun crime. Specifically, the Garda Síochána Policing Plan sets out key actions aimed at tackling organised crime with a continued...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan for 2012 includes a number of key actions which underline the Garda commitment to respond as effectively as possible to community concerns. These actions include reducing public disorder and criminal damage through pro-active responses, including the designation of public order hotspots and deployment of appropriate resources, as well as improving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to strengthen the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau in relation to the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime. In this regard, an Expert Group established under the auspices of my Department is engaged in a comprehensive review of the Proceeds of Crime legislation with a view to identifying possible improvements which would serve to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am conscious of public concern about the extent to which offences continue to be committed by persons on bail. I share that concern. As the Deputy will be aware, the criminal law takes a serious view of offences committed by persons on bail. Section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 provides that any sentence of imprisonment passed on a person for an offence committed while on bail...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Commissioner in the context of his operational requirements. At Garda Divisional level, it is for the Chief Superintendent to make appropriate arrangements for the distribution of vehicles throughout the Division in response to policing demands. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have written to the FAI on a number of occasions responding to these queries. I have pointed out to the FAI in my previous correspondence that the obligation to obtain vetting disclosures for sports coaches or trainers working with children is a requirement of the Children First Guidelines and the Irish Sports Council Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics has been in place since the year...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department does not have a North South Cooperation Unit.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the civilian maintenance employees of the Department attached to Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa in Galway. There are no plans to introduce mandatory relocation for the employees in question in the context of the current reorganization of the Permanent Defence Force.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: All applicants for entry to the Permanent Defence Force must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect, abnormality, physiological condition, or past history of serious illness likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his/her duties in accordance with Defence Force Regulations. Each individual’s medical condition is looked at taking into...

Seanad: Amendment to Terms of Reference of Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: This motion proposes to amend the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry into suggestions of collusion by members of An Garda Síochána or other employees of the State in the murder by the Provisional IRA of RUC Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and RUC Superintendent Bob Buchanan in March 1989. The tribunal, as Members know, was established by the Oireachtas in 2005 and it is chaired...

Seanad: Amendment to Terms of Reference of Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank all those who spoke for their support for this motion. It is important that the tribunal be allowed to complete its work to get to the real truth of the allegations that have been made, and quite clearly, in circumstances in which there is a crucial witness whose health has deteriorated to the extent he is not in a position to give evidence, it was inevitable the chairman of the...

Seanad: Amendment to Terms of Reference of Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: This motion proposes to amend the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry into suggestions of collusion by members of An Garda Síochána or other employees of the State in the murder by the Provisional IRA of RUC Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and RUC Superintendent Bob Buchanan in March 1989. The tribunal, as Members know, was established by the Oireachtas in 2005 and it is chaired...

Seanad: Amendment to Terms of Reference of Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank all those who spoke for their support for this motion. It is important that the tribunal be allowed to complete its work to get to the real truth of the allegations that have been made, and quite clearly, in circumstances in which there is a crucial witness whose health has deteriorated to the extent he is not in a position to give evidence, it was inevitable the chairman of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (25 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, Garda vetting certificates for employment purposes are only provided for those seeking employment in Ireland with registered organisations where the employment involves substantial unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults. In that regard, the Garda Central Vetting Unit currently provides vetting services to approximately 20,000 of these organisations with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Seizures (25 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide data of the detail being sought in the time available for reply. I have requested the Garda authorities to provide data as requested as soon as it becomes available and I will arrange for all available information to be forwarded to the Deputy upon receipt.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (25 Oct 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the judiciary are independent and subject only to the Constitution and the law, it would be inappropriate for a member of the Executive to make any comments connected to a judgment in an individual case, particularly where the sentence is or could become the subject of an appeal. More generally, legislation relating to sexual offences usually provides for the maximum sentence to be...