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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I indicated in response to Parliamentary Question No. 522 of 12 February 2013, the Programme for Government commitment - to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides protection to victims - will be progressed as soon as possible having regard to the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: This question relates to the issue surrounding the allegations concerning the cancellation of Fixed Charge Notices. Fixed Charge Notices are provided for under the Road Traffic Act, 2002 and are an alternative to prosecution. They give a motorist the opportunity to acknowledge the offence, pay the fixed charge and, where the offence is a penalty point offence, incur the appropriate penalty...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought is outlined in the following tables. Censorship of Publications Board and Censorship of Publications Appeal Board Entity Vacancies Date vacancies arose Censorship of Publications Board 5 9 November 2011 {Positions advertised on 1 March 2013} Censorship of Publications Appeal Board 5 [Chairman must be a judge or solicitor or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 671 of 5 February 2013 in which I said the following: "Drafting of the Bill is being finalised with a view to meeting the commitment in the Government Legislation Programme which indicates that the Bill is expected to be published in the current session. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce a Bill that is in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Both my Department's and the Garda Siochana's procurement of services is regulated by E.U. and Irish Law and follows procedures issued by the National Procurement Service. Both organisations, as public bodies, are concerned that employees rights are protected. When tendering for services both organisations makes use of standard templates issued by the NPS prepared by the Office of the Chief...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 50 and 50 together. I know the Deputies will appreciate that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. In accordance with this principle, the role of the Oireachtas has been to specify in law a maximum penalty and a court, having...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: In November, 2009 a contract was concluded for the provision of an outsourced safety camera network to An Garda Síochána. The outsourced safety camera network commenced operations in November 2010. The service provider, Go Safe, provides 6,000 speed monitoring hours and 1,475 traffic survey hours per month across the country and is contracted to provide the service for five years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council Legislation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government undertakes to “legislate to establish a Judicial Council, with lay representation, to provide an effective mechanism for dealing with complaints against judges” and this commitment is being given expression in the form of the proposed Judicial Council Bill. As well as providing for the establishment of a Judicial Council and Board that will promote...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed by An Garda Síochána in co-operation with the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for capital expenditure in this area. I understand from the Garda authorities that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government has asked the Retired High Court Judge and current President of the Law Reform Commission, Mr. Justice John Quirke, to undertake a three month review and, taking into account the findings of the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries, to make recommendations as to the criteria that should be applied in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department has received correspondence on behalf of a number of the families in question in which a range of issues are raised and in connection with which the Department has been put on notice of the possibility of legal proceedings. My Department has recently responded to this correspondence to the effect that it does not accept the conclusions arrived at in the correspondence and that...

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

Alan Shatter: Work on the details of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010 is ongoing at my Department pursuant to current Government policy which is committed, under the Programme for National Recovery, to "introduce comprehensive reforms of the immigration, residency and asylum systems, which will include a statutory appeals system and set out rights and obligations in a transparent way"....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department, is responsible for the accommodation of persons while their applications for international protection are being processed. As of 17 February 2013, there are 4,819 residents in 35 direct provision accommodation centres contracted to the RIA throughout the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI and their respective forces have responsibility for operational policing co-operation. There is in place a joint Cross Border Policing Strategy which the two police forces operate. This strategy covers the range of policing areas of mutual interest to the two forces and the co-operation activities which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The murder of Garda Richard Fallon was a terrible tragedy for his family and I want to, again, express my deepest sympathy to them. On top of that personal tragedy, his murder was also an event that can only be described as a heinous crime carried out by ruthless individuals. As the Deputy will be aware, this case is currently being reviewed by An Garda Síochána’s Serious...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Fixed Charge Notices are provided for under the Road Traffic Act, 2002 and are an alternative to prosecution. They give a motorist the opportunity to acknowledge the offence, pay the fixed charge and, where the offence is a penalty point offence, incur the appropriate penalty points. While the issuing of a Fixed Charge Notice does not constitute commencement of legal proceedings, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: In accordance with the provisions of the Garda Síochána Acts, proposals to change Garda District geographical boundaries are a matter in the first instance for the Garda Commissioner, in the context of his Annual Policing Plan. The Garda Policing Plan for 2013 sets out the Commissioner's proposals to amalgamate a number of Garda Districts, including the Gorey and Enniscorthy...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed by An Garda Síochána in co-operation with the Office of Public Works which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Capital funding for significant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Drugs Strategy (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Drug misuse in our communities is a complex social problem and one which is very often linked to issues of social exclusion. The national response to the problem of drug misuse is set out in the National Drugs Strategy for the period 2009-2016. The Strategy provides a co-ordinated and comprehensive response to the problem and is founded on a partnership approach. Under this partnership...

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

Alan Shatter: Garda numbers have been reducing due to the moratorium on recruitment. My objective, despite the enormous financial pressures facing the Government is to ensure that Garda numbers will not fall below 13,000. I have informed my Cabinet colleagues that I am reviewing the position regarding Garda strength in light of an estimated reduction to just over 13,000 by the end of 2013, and, in this...