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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: United Nations Conventions (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Inter-Departmental Committee on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under the chairmanship of my Department comprises representatives of the Departments of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Defence; Health; Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation; Education and Skills; Transport, Tourism & Sport; Environment, Community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30th May, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the provision of legal aid falls within two separate categories, i.e civil legal aid and criminal legal aid. Details in respect of each category are as follows: Civil Legal Aid In respect of civil legal aid, state funding of €32.922 million was allocated to the Legal Aid Board in 2012 and this level of funding has been maintained for this year. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The revocation of a declaration of refugee status is governed by section 21 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) and section 11 of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006. Since becoming Minister on 9 March 2011, refugee status has been revoked in the cases of 57 individuals. While grounds for revoking an individual's refugee status can vary from case to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 was signed into law on 26 December 2012. This Act will require that persons providing work experience to children must be vetted. The Act defines a "child" as a person under 18 years of age. Schedule 1 to the Act sets out the types of activities which would constitute 'relevant work or activities relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Section 15A of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant the application for a Certificate of Naturalisation to the non-national spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen if satisfied that the applicant has, inter alia, had a period of one year's continuous residence in the State immediately before the date...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 811 and 812 together. As the Deputy may be aware, 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, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Killarney Garda Sub-district. Local Garda management is aware of a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour at the location referred to. The incidents in question are receiving appropriate Garda attention. A Garda is assigned to liaise with the community and the Residents' Association in the area and I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 814 and 818 together. I wish to refer the Deputy to pages 94-101 of the 2012 Revised Estimates for Public Services which can be accessed via the following link . A number of non-statutory bodies, which are under the remit of my Department, received direct funding from Vote 24 during 2012, for example, the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation. 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 optimum use is made of Garda resources and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The bombing at Belturbet on 28 December 1972 was a senseless act of violence in which two young people tragically and needlessly lost their lives. I am informed by the Garda authorities that a thorough investigation into the bombing was carried out at the time by the local Gardaí. They were assisted in this by experts from Garda Headquarters and from the Army. The Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, 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, including 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 Service has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: A strategy for the replacement of Naval Service Offshore Patrol Vessels is currently in train. A contract was signed in October, 2010 with Babcock Marine in the United Kingdom for the provision of two new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV’s). The acquisition of these modern new vessels, combined with a continuous process of refurbishment and repair on the other vessels in the fleet, will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Budgets (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department funds Civil Defence operations at local authority level to a maximum of 70% of approved expenditure. The balance of 30% is funded by the local authority. Despite cuts in funding across many Departments and State Bodies I have succeeded in maintaining overall funding for Civil Defence in 2013 at the same level as in the previous two years. Consequently it has been possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: There have been no Regulatory Impact Assessments carried out by my Department in the past twelve months. The Department of Defence is not a regulatory authority as commonly understood. The Defence Acts and Regulations made thereunder are for the most part, focused on the Defence Forces only and do not apply to the ordinary citizen or to business. Notwithstanding this, the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of my Department when the Government took office were the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The Civil Defence Board is the only body under the aegis of my Department which was identified in the Public Service Reform Plan as a body to be abolished. The Civil Defence Board was established in 2003 following the enactment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Subhead A5, formerly Subhead D, of the Defence Vote is entirely devoted to the Reserve Defence Force (RDF). This subhead included the provision for RDF training, gratuities, allowances and grants paid into unit funds. The annual provision and outturn for Subhead A5, as per the Revised Estimates, for the years 2002 to 2012 is set out in the tabular statement below: SUBHEAD A5...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The JobBridge National Internship Scheme is a key part of the Government’s Jobs Initiative and has been set up with a view to giving job seekers the opportunity to take part in a quality internship with a host organisation. Since the launch of the National Internship Scheme the Defence Forces have identified 66 internship opportunities, and 4 have been identified on the civil side of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 825 and 826 together. The following non-statutory organisations are partially funded by my Department: ORGANISATION 2012 GRANTS TO VETERAN ASSOCIATIONS Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA) €10,000 Organisation of National Ex-servicemen and women (ONE) €40,000 GRANTS TO REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATIONS Permanent Defence Force...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licences (17 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I presume the Deputy is referring to the facility whereby the holder of an on-licence or theatre licence under the Licensing Acts in respect of premises to which a licence under the Public Dance Halls Acts 1935 to 2003 is also attached, may obtain special exemption orders from the District Court which permit late opening of the premises concerned for special occasions. The position is that...