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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Text Alert Scheme, which was developed with the support of Muintir na Tíre, Neighbourhood Watch and the Irish Farmers Association, was introduced in September 2013 and there are now in excess of 500 local groups involving over 100,000 subscribers. The scheme provides an additional and effective means for Gardaí to distribute crime prevention information and advice and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my reply to him in Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 14th January, 2015. I understand from the Garda authorities that the installation of the relevant CCTV system has been undertaken in partnership with Cork City Council which has financed the scheme and, accordingly, the expenditure involved has not been charged to the Garda Síochána. I have also been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court of Appeal Establishment (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Courts Service is responsible for the management and administration of the Courts. The scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the Presidents of the courts and the presiding judge who are under the Constitution independent in the exercise of their judicial functions. The Judges of the Court of Appeal have developed new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, Mr. Dominic McGinn, Senior Counsel, was appointed to carry out an independent examination of the report of the Serious Crime Review Team relating to the Garda investigation into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy. I can inform the Deputy that I will be publishing Mr. Dominic McGinn's report today, subject to a number of redactions made following consultation with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy was processed by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) and returned to the Authorised Signatory in the registered organisation concerned on 9th March, 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown on a daily basis and this information is available on the Irish Prison Service website . I can inform the Deputy that on 30th March, 2015, there were 3,748 prisoners in custody as compared to a bed capacity of 4,126. This represents an occupancy level of 91%. A full breakdown to include,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware the Irish Prison Service collates and publishes the prisoner population breakdown on a daily basis and this information is available on the Irish Prison Service website www.irishprisons.ie. A breakdown by prison establishment of those on temporary release is set out in a table. I will write further to the Deputy in relation to statistics on the other matter raised by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is the Garda Commissioner who is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions and Districts, the various Garda national units and of course Garda Headquarters. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Gardaí on sick leave as at 27 March 2015 was 480 members. The number of Garda members who may retire, having completed 30 years service and who are at least 50 years of age in the period between 27 March 2015 and 31 December 2015 is 1,457. I have asked the Commissioner for the number who may be in a position to retire in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the Garda Regions, Divisions and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. The Deputy will also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 422 dated 24 March 2015 . It remains my intention to make a formal announcement of details of the €2.8 million additional funding to tackle youth crime shortly, following the completion of some technical procedures linked to the Dormant Accounts Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Owners Management Companies (31 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The primary purpose of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is to establish a statutory framework governing the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and to facilitate the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs) which are the bodies established for the management of such areas. These are companies registered under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms and Ammunition Security (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 to 87, inclusive, together. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report in relation to this matter and will write to the Deputy when I have further information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by officials from the Irish Prison Service that there is no information to hand regarding any audit of the NCAD scheme in prisons. I am further informed that records of prisoner participation in National College of Art and Design courses are not maintained in such a way as to provide the specific information sought by the Deputy. The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned have been in the State without permission since 30th December, 2006. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the persons concerned were notified, by letter dated 19th June, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the three year period ending 21st August, 2017. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 4th September, 2014. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 27 November, I published the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2014 which includes two new offences of purchasing, in the context of prostitution, sexual services. The first is a general offence of purchasing sexual services which carries a penalty of a fine of up to €500 for a first offence and fines of up to €1000 for a second or subsequent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the CSO has previously indicated that it is carrying out a detailed analysis of certain issues raised by the Garda Inspectorate in relation to the recording, classification and reclassification of crime, to see whether and to what extent they may have implications for the crime statistics which that Office produces.This process is currently ongoing and the CSO has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Numbers (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 to 95, inclusive, together. The number of non-EEA nationals registered as per the latest snapshot of the Garda National Immigration Bureau registration system taken in February 2015 who have permission to remain in Ireland as students (on immigration permission stamp No. 2) is approximately 35,400. This figure does not include non-EEA students who are in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Registration of Title (1 Apr 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will...