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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 to 545, inclusive, together. There is only one allocation of funding in the Justice and Equality Vote for Traveller Initiatives. The budget heading concerned was traditionally called "Equality Monitoring / Consultative Committees". In 2012 the budget heading was changed to "Traveller Initiatives". The table below details the allocation and outturn for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report on this matter and I will write to the Deputy when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Policing Strategy (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I indicated to the Deputy in my reply of 6 February 2013, operational policing co-operation is the responsibility of the Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI and their forces. The Cross Border Policing Strategy which the two forces operate covers the range of policing areas of mutual interest to the two forces. The Garda Síochána maintains a close working...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: On 17 January 2013, the Council of the European Union established the European Union Training Mission (EUTM Mali), which will provide military training and advice to the Malian Armed Forces to improve their military capacity and their effectiveness in guaranteeing the country's territorial integrity. Training will also be provided in international humanitarian law, the protection of...

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am sharing my time with Deputies Catherine Byrne, Seán Kenny, Michelle Mulherin, Arthur Spring, Jerry Buttimer, Anne Ferris and Regina Doherty. Before the debate on this motion began last night, Deputy Niall Collins issued the following statement: "This motion gives all members of the Dáil the opportunity to put politics aside". Deputy Collins and his party knew well that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (13 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: Garda Operations (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Duleek Garda Sub-District which is under the control of the District Officer, Ashbourne. I am further informed that the area is subject to regular patrols by local uniformed personnel, augmented by patrols from Regular Units and Detective Units from the District Headquarters of Ashbourne, together with the Divisional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Custody and Access (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under section 11 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, an unmarried father of a child, whether or not he is a guardian of the child, may apply to the court for an order giving directions on any question affecting the welfare of the child including the question of access to the child. In making such orders the court has to regard the welfare of the child as the first and paramount...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Since the launch of the Immigrant Investor Programme and the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme in April 2012, the Evaluation Committee have examined nineteen applications under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and five applications under the Immigrant Investor Programme. Approval has been given to eleven applications under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and three applications under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (13 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 31st January 2013 and the remaining 5 will be closed in the coming months. Neither Templemore nor Roscrea Garda Stations are listed for closure in 2013. While the Policing plans for 2014 and 2015 have not yet been prepared, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will recall my announcement in September 2011 that the Government had approved my proposals for new legislation on the regulation of gambling. The new legislation will give priority to the protection of consumers, especially the more vulnerable. Work on the preparation of the Heads of a new Bill is nearing completion in my Department. I hope to be able to bring the Heads to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to provide a figure for the overall number of roadside checkpoints carried out by Gardaí. Gardaí who are on duty would frequently have occasion to engage and interact with various road users and such interactions may not necessitate further action or be recorded. All members of An Garda Síochána are tasked...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. Such decisions are made on the basis of ongoing analysis of An Garda Síochána's operational requirements. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the Garda Traffic Corps for the Dublin Metropolitan Region is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gun Dealer Licences (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm that an application has been received by my Department and will be processed in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Management (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The perceived advantage of a separate authority is that it interposes an additional layer of independent accountability between the political process and the management of An Garda Síochána. Where there is a single national police force, the case for the setting up of a policing authority to act as a link between democratic institutions and the day to day responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: In 2012, over 88,000 visa applications for travel to Ireland were processed, of which 91% were approved. Of that total, around 39,700 applications (49%) were for "Visit Visas", which include short-term visas for those who wish to visit family/friends as well as those who wish to visit as independent holiday makers. Just under 35,000 of these (88%) were granted. It is important to note that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The question relates to the spending and procurement policy of the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, which is responsible for the accommodation of persons while their applications for international protection are being processed. Currently there are 4,836 persons accommodated throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I would like to state at the outset that Ireland's National Traveller/Roma Integration Strategy is envisaged to be a living document and as time goes on there is nothing to prevent the development and inclusion of new actions in any of the sectors; therefore the necessity for a revised strategy as suggested by the Deputy does not arise as such at this point. The Commission’s...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: This question concerns two issues. Firstly, it concerns the welfare and protection of children and vulnerable adults living in direct provision asylum seeker accommodation centres under contract to the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. Secondly, it concerns the remit of the independent inspections by a Galway based firm, QTS Limited contracted by RIA to carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: RIA is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, responsible for the accommodation of persons while their applications for international protection are being processed. Currently there are 4,836 persons accommodated throughout the State in 35 centres under contract to RIA. Expenditure on the direct provision accommodation services in...