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Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The last one was unsuccessful.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Mental Capacity Bill and I refer him to my response to Question No. 467 of 20 November 2012 in which I said the following:"The Programme for Government includes a commitment to introduce a Mental Capacity Bill that is in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The proposals in the Scheme of the Bill, as published, have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the application for a certificate of naturalisation received from the person referred to by the Deputy is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in January, 2009. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration in my Department has channelled significant funding for the promotion of migrant integration to local authorities, national sporting bodies and other national organisations in recent years. This funding is continuing but on a limited scale because our resources are reduced in line with public expenditure generally. There is unfortunately...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The requirement to report a death to a coroner and whether to subsequently conduct an inquest is set out in sections 17 and 18 of the Coroners Act 1962. Under Coroners' Rules of Practice, as outlined on the Coroners website www.coroners.ie, all maternal deaths relating to childbirth are required to be reported to the coroner. The Coroners Bill 2007, confirms this by providing, inter-alia, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the Coroners Act, 1962, a Coroner is a statutory officer exercising quasi-judicial functions in relation to which he/she is independent and neither I nor my Department has any role in individual cases. However, to be of assistance to the family in question, inquiries have been made and it is understood that this case is with the Dublin Coroner. I understand that the Coroner has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 504 and 505 together. There were no staff in my Department or in any of the agencies or bodies that fall under its aegis whose annual salaries at 31 December 2011 were in excess of €200,000. At the end of 2011 there were 16 individuals in positions across the Justice Sector with annual salaries of between €150,000 and €199,000 the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 507 to 510, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to are in the Navan Garda District. I am further informed that the areas are subject to regular patrols by local uniformed and plain clothes personnel, augmented by the Detective Unit and Community Policing Unit, together with the Divisional Traffic Unit and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my responses to Dáil Questions No 171 of 25 October and 8 November 2012 in which I set out the circumstances of the person referred to by the Deputy. The most recent reply is attached below. The person concerned availed of the 'Timed Out' Student transitional measure introduced under the New Regime for Students in January 2011 as a concession to those student...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which includes the provision of accommodation for court sittings. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and have been informed that the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that I expect to receive the report before the end of this year but I do not have an exact date. When the report is received it will be submitted to Government and then published.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the Courts Service is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and have been informed by the Courts Service that if the judge makes a compensation order as part of an overall fine order then the money will be payable to the Courts...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State on 11 July 2003 on foot of a student visa. The permission was subsequently renewed until 30 June 2005 with no further renewals thereafter. By letter dated 29 November 2005, the person concerned was notified that he had no current permission to remain in the State. By letter dated 30 November 2005, the person was notified that theMinister proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cyberbullying Offences (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I take the opportunity presented by the Deputy's question to set out generally the legislative provisions relating to the investigation and prosecution of offences which may arise from cyberbullying. Bullying in any form, including cyberbullying, may amount to harassment and may therefore be an offence under section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997, as amended. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Registration (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Dáil Questions Nos. 153, 155, 156 & 157 of the 22 November (below) which deals with the recent increase in fees for the issue of a Certificate of Registration under the Immigration Act, 2004. Section 9 of the Immigration Act, 2004 provides that a register of non-nationals who have permission to be in the State (in general for a period of three...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is within the Coolock Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware that the road concerned, which runs adjacent to a local shopping centre, attracts a high volume of traffic, particularly in the period approaching Christmas. I am further informed that the area referred to is patrolled by uniform and plain-clothes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Procedures (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda vetting certificates for employment purposes are provided for those seeking employment in Ireland with organisations registered with the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) where the employment involves substantial unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults. Criminal history vetting for general employment purposes, here or abroad, is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 to 523, inclusive, together. The Immigrant Investor Bond is one of the investment options available to potential candidates for the Immigrant Investor Programme which has been open for applications since April of this year. Details of the bond can be viewed in the guidelines for the programme which are available from the web page of the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (27 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.