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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: That would be my intention.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending. I thank all the members. We had full attendance, along with additional Members, which indicates the interest in and importance of this area.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Message to Dáil (10 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 and has made no amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I and my colleague Minister Charles Flanagan T.D. have recently approved new standards for direct provision accommodation centres. They were prepared by a Standards Advisory Group, established in 2017 and comprising officials from my Department, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the HSE National Office for Social Inclusion as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: My Department, through the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), has commenced a national procurement programme for accommodation centres for persons entering the state and seeking international protection. This will comprise a series of regional competitions through the Government's procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie . The Department ran a tender competition for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: In 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's Refugee Resettlement Programme.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is ware, responsibility in relation to the actions of local authorities lay with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have sought the relevant information from the Local Government Management Agency. I am informed that all 31 local authorities, under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: The statistical data requested by the Deputy is contained in tabular excel spreadsheets at the following link: The Deputy should note that a further 988 persons are currently accommodated in emergency accommodation in hotels and guesthouses. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: In January and again in September of 2018, the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department published a call in the national press for expressions of interest from potential contractors to meet the increasing demand for accommodation for persons in the protection process. The criteria against which the Department assessed the offers of accommodation were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: While an international protection claim is being examined, the Reception and Integration Agency(RIA) offers accommodation and related services to anyone without means. The Department of Education and Skills provides school places for children resident in the centres. All children in Ireland, including children seeking international protection, can access pre-school, first and second...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: While an international protection claim is being examined, the Reception and Integration Agency(RIA) offers accommodation and related services to anyone without means.  There is no obligation on anyone to accept the offer of accommodation. Accommodation is provided under the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018 which came in to effect in June...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: On that point, I am advised that it is intended that applicants can be represented by both a barrister and a solicitor. Singular references in the Bill can be read to include the plural.

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I thank the Senator for her amendment. Section 4 deals with the Minister's powers to make regulations under the Act. Section 4(3), which, as the Senator has already pointed out, is a standard provision in legislation, provides that if the Minister wants to use any power to make regulations under the Act, he must lay a copy of that regulation before each House and that, if either House is...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I thank Senators Ruane and Black for tabling the amendments. As has been stated, section 12 deals with the circumstances where members of the board are to be removed, disqualified or become ineligible to hold office. Subsection (4) of section 12 provides that a member of the board ceases to be qualified and ceases to be a member of the board if that person is convicted on indictment of an...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: I thank the Senators for a very interesting debate. The Government is very conscious of the position of victims. Several measures have been taken to support the victims of crime in recent years. We do more than just stand up for victims; we actually act. Senators will be aware of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 which gave a myriad of rights to victims of crime. All...

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: One could argue that the system, the parole system, works as the Senator indicated. The perpetrator is not free and has served 40 years. I want to put that on the record in case anyone thinks that they were released earlier. I am sure the Senator will acknowledge that. I thank Senator Bacik for pointing out all the careful and expert consideration that has gone into developing the Bill....

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: We are not really dealing with sentencing in the Bill, and perhaps some of the Senators' points can be explored further in the context of Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell's other Bill, which is on Second Stage before this House. The other Bill is not dead, it is very much alive. Parole is a separate matter, although undoubtedly it is related. Section 24 sets out who is eligible for parole....

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: No standing space.

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: The Senator spoke about society getting more violent. We need to look at the underlying causes of that. The Senator mentioned earlier that she works in disadvantaged areas. Many people who are living in disadvantaged areas are not violent and they are not criminals by any means. I am not suggesting that the Senator suggested that.

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: People from the most well-off areas have committed the most heinous crimes as well. We have to see why it is becoming so violent. Somebody said last week that society is almost immune to violence and just asks where today's murder happened. In the past, it was a rare event and it was front page news for a week. Why is this happening? Much research needs to be and is being done on this....