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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that countering the threat posed by organised criminal groups and terrorist groups remains a key ongoing priority for both the Government and An Garda Síochána. In counteracting these groups and their activities An Garda Síochána undertake a range of targeted activities designed to disrupt and dismantle their activities. In doing so, An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (6 Feb 2013)

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.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant statistics directly to the Deputy. An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan for 2013 reflects the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (6 Feb 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 State funding of €32.9 million was allocated to the Legal Aid Board in 2012 and this level of funding has been maintained for this year. This covers funding for civil legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no responsibility to the Dáil for legal costs incurred by the State in respect of cases brought before the Courts on constitutional grounds. My responsibility is restricted to cases which come under the aegis of my Department. As the Deputy may be aware, where such cases are taken they are managed by each individual Department with the advice of the Attorney General's Office...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner about all aspects of serious crime and the Gardaí will continue to bear down heavily on the activities of those involved. Specifically, the Garda Síochána Policing Plan 2013 sets out key actions aimed at tackling organised crime, with a continued focus on drug trafficking, and identifying and targeting organised crime gangs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including the deployment of personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that I am very conscious of the distress which burglary can cause to householders and the impact that property crimes have on businesses. The Garda authorities monitor these and all other crime trends carefully and the Garda Commissioner is deploying the substantial resources available to him in a targeted approach to confront those engaged in burglaries, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware from my replies to previous Parliamentary Questions that the statistics requested are not centrally recorded by the Irish Prison Service and to provide such information would require the allocation of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and resources. The Irish Prison Service provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes that include...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons Numbers (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that all outstanding serious crime incidents remain under investigation until brought to a conclusion. In this regard, Garda Management closely monitors the allocation of all resources 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is assumed that the Deputy is seeking details of retired public servants who on occasion are engaged mainly on a short term basis to carry out specific projects or functions such as to serve on boards, committees, commissions, interview boards, investigations etc. There are currently 13 retired public servants who fall into these categories in respect of my Department. The fees payable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The qualifying criteria for a Defacto partnership is fully detailed on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service website, (www.inis.ie). In the circumstances set out in the Deputy's Question, the Irish national and her non-EEA national partner must demonstrate that they are in a relationship for two or more years to quality for defacto status. If granted this would give the non-EEA...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda vetting certificates are issued to specified organisations registered with the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) for that purpose in respect of a particular post or employment. A vetting disclosure is made in response to a written request and with the permission of the person who is the subject of that request. I should emphasise that the certificate is a disclosure to the requesting,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting for approximately 20,000 organisations in Ireland which employ personnel to work in a full time part time, voluntary or student capacity with children and or vulnerable adults and who are registered with the Unit for this purpose. There has been a substantial increase in the volume of vetting applications received by the GCVU...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have previously informed the House, the type of abuse outlined by the Inspector of Prisons in his report on St. Patrick's Institution is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. The Deputy will be aware that following the publication of the Inspector's Report in October last year, I published the Irish Prison Service's Action plan for implementing the Inspector's recommendations. A new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will recall, Mr. Paul Coffey SC was appointed to carry out an independent examination of the case made by the Stardust Victims Committee for a renewed inquiry into the Stardust fire. The Victims Committee had a full opportunity to participate in that independent examination. Mr. Coffey's report was published in January, 2009 and one of his conclusions was that to establish a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Overtime (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that in August 2005, an agreement was reached between the Irish Prison Service and the Prison Officers' Association on the Proposal for Organisational Change in the Irish Prison Service. A key element of the agreement was the elimination of overtime working and its replacement with an additional hours system. Since the introduction of the additional hours system,...