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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492, 493, 495 and 497 together. Under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, free legal aid may be granted by the court in certain circumstances, for the defence of any person of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. An applicant for legal aid must establish to the satisfaction of the court that his/her means are insufficient to enable him/her to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (12 Feb 2013)

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. The application was processed and returned to the registered organisation involved on 8 February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The financial provision in the Garda budget for the purchase and fit-out of Garda transport in 2013 is €5 million. The funding will enable An Garda Síochána to obtain a significant number of new vehicles and it is a matter which is under active consideration by Garda authorities. At this stage, however, the specific details involved have yet to be finalised but the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Opening Hours (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 sets out details for the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. 95 of these stations were closed on the 31 January 2013 and the remaining 5 will be closed in the coming months. Rathcoole Garda Station is not listed for closure. Any decision on the opening hours of Garda stations throughout the country is an operational one for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Execution of Warrants (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the number of outstanding warrants in the Garda R District as of 31 January 2013. Warrants Outstanding in the Garda R District Warrant Type Outstanding as of 31 January 2013 Penal 4,729 Bench 597 Local Garda Management is satisfied that every effort is being made to execute warrants in the R District in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the total number of visa applications from Russia and Turkey in 2011 amounted to 12,634 and 3,506. The corresponding figures for 2012 amounted to 13,504 and 3,911 respectively. The Visa Office in Moscow accepts applications from residents of the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 sets out details for the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. 95 of these stations were closed on the 31 January 2013 and the remaining 5 will be closed in the coming months. The Garda Commissioner has stated that the revised structures will continue to support the Garda community philosophy through the clustering of services at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that applications are dealt with in chronological order and that the time taken to process an application can depend on a number of factors including the overall level of applications, the complexity of the case, the submission of the necessary documentation in a timely manner and the cooperation of the applicant in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the number of such persons held in custody at any one time is a tiny fraction of the overall prisoner population. On 11 February, 2013, there were no female prisoners in custody which fell into this category.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: At present, the regulation of solicitors takes place under the Solicitors Acts 1954-2008. Barristers are not regulated by similar legislation but under the aegis of the Bar Council. Under Section 2 of the Code of Conduct for the Bar a barrister has an overriding duty to the court to ensure in the public interest that the proper and efficient administration of justice is achieved and he/she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout An Garda Síochána 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 District, Divisional and Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 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. The Unit processed approximately 328,000 vetting applications on behalf of these organisations in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Her asylum claim was considered by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of whom concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the Report of the Steering Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy which was published last year contains a broad range of recommendations which seek to address the negative consequences of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harm in this country. The Department of Health is currently developing an Action Plan for submission to the Government in response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department funds 100 Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDPs) nationwide. They are community-based, multi-agency crime prevention initiatives, which seek to provide focussed and effective interventions to young people coming to the attention of An Garda Síochána who are at risk of or who have become involved in offending behaviour. They operate as a support to the Garda Diversion...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Originally launched in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) in 2003, Operation Quest targets brothel keeping and organised prostitution. The Operation has been expanded, with liaison officers appointed in each Garda division within the DMR and also on a Regional basis, with a Detective Superintendent, within the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, having the national remit as the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The individuals referred to currently have visa applications under consideration. The visa applications were received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 5 November 2012. They were referred to the Visa Office in Abuja for processing, as the individuals concerned are currently resident in Nigeria. Preliminary assessments of the applications have been completed and the reference in Ireland has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The report was published on two websites - www.idcmagdalen.ie and www.justice.ie. While only a limited number of copies were printed, I can assure the Deputy that my Department will do its best to facilitate people with access where possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (12 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: Immigration Status (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I would like at the outset to make it clear that the men concerned were not deported from the State nor were they detained at any time but were returned to their country of origin to be reunited with their families as they themselves had requested. In this regard, when the people concerned were located by An Garda Síochána, a spokesman on their behalf alleged that they had been the...