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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will further advise the Deputy in this regard when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, I agreed to reflect on the issues which the family in question raised at the meeting referred to, and I can advise him that I expect to contact the persons concerned directly in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of Way Registration (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The following is the general position concerning the registration of easements acquired by prescription as set out in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 and the Registration of Title Act 1964, as amended by Parts 12 and 13 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. Part 8 (Chapter 1) of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 updated the law concerning the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Workers (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the specific information sought by the Deputy from the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána; I will contact the Deputy when the information is provided. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has established a Taskforce on allegations regarding the treatment of workers on Irish Fishing Trawlers. This Taskforce is chaired by the Minister for Agriculture and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Workers (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the specific information sought by the Deputy from the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána; I will contact the Deputy when the information is provided. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has established a Taskforce on allegations regarding the treatment of workers on Irish Fishing Trawlers. This Taskforce is chaired by the Minister for Agriculture and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA) represents Government policy in relation to industrial relations until 2018. As the Deputy will be aware my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has brought forward the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015 to give effect to the Lansdowne Road Agreement. The Bill starts the process of the phased restoration of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is progressed by the Garda Authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), who have the responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I am informed by the Garda authorities that following OPW advice regarding the condition of the station it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that in respect of any offers of shelter from individual families to orphaned children from the Syrian crisis, the Child and Family Agency, Túsla, has primary responsibility under the Child Care Act, 1991 for the care of separated/orphaned or unaccompanied children (i.e. those under 18 years of age) seeking asylum in the State. In that regard, any persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is responsible for the administration of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted. Under the terms of paragraph 6 of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted the Tribunal is obliged to determine applications and to award ex-gratia compensation “on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that I recently announced a series of changes to the licensing of firearms. My announcement followed an extensive consultation process with key stakeholders and hearings by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence on a report from a Joint Garda Síochána/Department of Justice and Equality Working Group published in November 2014. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a decision was made on this visa application on 4th November 2015. The Irish Embassy in Madrid has issued a letter to the applicant informing him of the decision. Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will share my view that the bombing at Belturbet on 28 December 1972 which took two innocent young lives was a tragic and unjustifiable act of brutality. There are no words to describe the suffering and grief that the families have endured. The bombing and two murders in Belturbet were the subject of a thorough investigation at the time by An Garda Síochána, with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cabinet Committee Meetings (10 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: An analysis, based on observations received from the relevant Departments and agencies, of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers has been prepared for the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Sector Reform. One of the key recommendations in the report...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Investment Projects (11 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that the following tables contain details of capital investment projects currently underway or approved for funding by my Department. In the case of the Garda Stations these projects are undertaken jointly with the Office of Public Works. Project values are provided where tenders have been issued/received and contracts signed. In other cases, where procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I have informed the House in response to previous questions on this matter, appointments to the position of Secretary General are a function of Government. The recruitment process is undertaken by the Top Level Appointments Commission (TLAC) through the Public Appointments Service (PAS). An open international recruitment competition for the post of Secretary General was independently run...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Legal Aid (11 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme is a vital element of the criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 provides that free legal aid may be granted in certain circumstances for the defence of persons of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. Under the 1962 Act, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (11 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: A new comprehensive prisoner complaints system was introduced in the Irish Prison Service in November 2012 based on a model recommended by the Inspector of Prisons who has independent oversight of the process. The intention was to have robust procedures in place which would give prisoners access to a credible complaints system that deals with genuine complaints in an open, transparent and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (11 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service. The Act provides that the Service is independent in the performance of its functions, including the provision of information on the courts system. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have made enquiries and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (11 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. Article 38 3. (1) of the Constitution allows for the establishment of special courts in accordance with the law in cases where it is considered that the ordinary courts are inadequate to secure the effective administration of justice. Section 38 of the Offences against the State Act 1939 provides for the establishment of Special...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (12 Nov 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Report of the Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process, including Direct Provision and Supports to Asylum Seekers which was published on 30 June 2015, contains 173 recommendations many of which have implications for a number of Government Departments and services. The Government recommended, when approving the publication of the Report, that it should in the first instance...