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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Let me firstly say that I want to, again, express my deepest sympathy to the family of Garda Fallon. His murder was a dreadful tragedy and can only be described as a heinous crime carried out by ruthless individuals. As the Deputy will be aware, this case is currently being examined by An Garda Síochána’s Serious Crime Review Team. I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government commitment - to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides protection to victims - will be progressed as soon as possible having regard to the need for consultations and the need to dispose of urgent legislative matters in my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Inspector of Prisons recognised that in certain areas prisons will not be able to comply with all of his recommendations in the short term. As long as there is overcrowding and limitations on resources, there will be difficulties in achieving full implementation of those recommendations. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Irish Prison Service must accept all prisoners committed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reform and modernise aspects of family law. In this regard on 31 October 2012 the Government approved my proposals for the preparation and enactment of a Courts Bill which amongst other matters will amend the in camera rule to allow press access to the courts in family law and child care proceedings subject to a strict prohibition on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Article 4 of the ECHR provides that no one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour. International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 29 of 1930 defines forced labour as "all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the person has not offered himself voluntarily". Although forced labour covers a diverse range of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Bill, which is being finalised with a view to publication early in the New Year, will include extensive provisions with respect to the management of the financial affairs of a person whose decision-making capacity is impaired. It is envisaged that the financial arrangements referred to by the Deputy will fall within the scope of these provisions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 3 of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011, which came into effect on 1 April 2011, provides that a residential unit in a new multi-unit development, i.e. a development in which no such unit had been sold prior to 1 April 2011, may not be sold unless an owners' management company (OMC) has been established at the expense of the developer concerned and ownership of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Killings (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I share the widespread outrage at the type of criminality to which the Deputy refers. The brutal nature of these crimes is a stark reminder to us of the mentality of those involved in organised criminality and the danger which they pose to our society. I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner about all aspects of serious crime and the Gardaí will continue to bear down...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Charities Act 2009 was enacted with the objective of strengthening the regulation of charitable organisations and increasing their transparency and accountability in order to maintain and enhance public confidence in the sector. The Act provides for the financial reports of registered charities to be made publicly available. However, these provisions are contingent on the establishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 15 November, 2012, which relates to the same person. The position in relation to the application referred to by the Deputy remains the same. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question Number 54977/12 of 6th December, 2012. The situation is unchanged since then. ''Following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum applications in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996, (as amended) on the prohibition of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 28th January, 2008. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned initiated Judicial Review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in her case. As these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum applications in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996, (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement the persons concerned were informed that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of them. Their respective applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I expect to be in a position to write directly to the Deputy in the coming days, enclosing the relevant information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Property Services Appeal Board may be contacted via the Secretary to the Property Services Appeal Board, c/o Dept. of Justice & Equality, 51 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 or by email at propertyservicesappealboard@justice.ie. Section 74 and Schedule 5 to the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 set out the provisions governing the operation of the Property Services Appeal Board....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Questions 52766/12, 52767/12, 52768/12 and 52769/12 and include the relevant extract from these replies below for the Deputy's information. On foot of recommendations from the Evaluation Committee meeting of 9 August 2012, I have approved immigration permissions for one successful applicant under the Immigrant Investor Programme and two...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in December and October 2010 respectively. The applications are at an advanced stage of processing and will be submitted to me for decision in due course. As well as being a significant event in the life of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have no function or responsibility in relation to the matter raised. Under the terms of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, as passed by the Oireachtas, the Legal Aid Board is independent in the operation of its functions and decisions on individual cases are a matter for the Board. Under Section 7(3) of the Act, I am precluded from exercising any power or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the person concerned was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit on 20 November 2012. The application is currently being processed and it is anticipated that a response will issue to the registered organisation involved in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Building Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The construction of new prison facilities at Thornton Hall is now not possible in the short to medium term due to economic constraints. However, the recently published Irish Prison Service 3-Year Strategic Plan contains a commitment to implement a 40 month capital plan to provide in-cell sanitation in all cells and radically improve prison conditions in the older parts of the prison estate....