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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State in January 2004 and applied for asylum. He was deemed not to be a refugee by the Refugee Applications Commissioner. This decision was upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. He was subsequently determined not to be eligible for subsidiary protection and following consideration of his case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to are within the Store Street Garda District and that a proactive approach is being applied to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in these areas with the emphasis being placed on known locations associated with this type of behaviour. Policing measures are in place to address difficulties being experienced by local residents...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: All organisations registered with the Garda Central Vetting Unit are aware of the processing time frames for the receipt of Garda vetting and have been advised to factor this into their recruitment and selection processes. The current average processing time for Garda vetting is approximately 11 weeks. However, particular factors such as seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Law Society Complaints Mechanisms (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, the complaints mechanisms within the Law Society, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and the Office of the Independent Adjudicator are the main avenues of redress for clients of solicitors who allege they have received inadequate professional services. As Minister, I have no power to intervene in any decision made by these statutorily independent bodies. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 395 together. At the outset, it is my solemn duty as Minister when deciding whether or not a person is granted naturalisation to consider if s/he is of good character. Moreover, that is a statutory obligation for all applicants. This requirement is established by various checks with An Garda Síochána and other agencies as appropriate and as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The current average processing time for Garda vetting is approximately 11 weeks. However, seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek additional information on particular applications can result in this processing time being exceeded on occasion. All organisations are aware of the processing time frames for the receipt of Garda vetting and have been advised to factor this into their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Resilient Threat Management Conference on 6th March, 2013, was organised by the European Defence Agency and in conjunction with the Irish Presidency of the European Council. Ireland has been a member of the European Defence Agency since 2004. The most pertinent issue facing our troops serving on Peace Support and crisis management operations overseas is Force Protection, and one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Traffic Legislation (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Circular which issued in January last entitled “Guidance on Inter-Agency Co-ordination at Emergency Incidents on Motorways and Dual Carriageways” arose out of a high level guidance document being developed by the National Steering Group for the Framework for Major Emergency Management in the Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government. The purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Honours (20 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The relevant Defence Force Regulation [A10 (New Series) – Ceremonial and Funerals – Part III, Paragraph 5 (c) and (d)] provides that a Military funeral may be accorded to a member of the Reserve Defence Force in the following circumstances: “5. On such occasions as the exigencies of the service allow, and where the relatives so desire, a military funeral may be accorded...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. I am informed by the Garda authorities that PULSE was integrated with other Garda information technology systems in 2006 to form a new combined system which is referred to as the Garda Information System (GIS). Accordingly, from 2007 onwards it is not possible to identify spending specific to PULSE. However, the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Redline aims to target public disorder, drunkenness, loitering and thefts on the Luas Red Line and at Luas stops and their environs, with a particular emphasis on the city centre. I am further informed that to date, there have been three joint operations implemented in conjunction with Veolia Transport, STT Security, and An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Company Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the primary purpose of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is to reform the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and to facilitate the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Act which are established for the management of such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government decision of 19 February relates to Magdalen Laundries which were examined by the Inter-Departmental Committee set up to establish the facts of State involvement. There were a wide variety of institutions which had laundries run by different religious congregations and no decision has been made to include them all within the scope of the Magdalen Scheme. As regards the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (21 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: Magdalen Laundries Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government decided on 19 February 2013 to establish a scheme of supports for women who had been in Magdalen laundries and requested Mr Justice Quirke to make recommendations in this regard. No decision on the details will be made until after his recommendations have been received but it is intended to apply to all women who were in Magdalen laundries even if they no longer reside in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that I welcome the Report of the Legal Aid Task Force and would like to commend the Task Force for their work in this very important area of public policy. There are a number of specific recommendations in the report about the services provided by the Legal Aid Board and I will address these in my reply. Having regard to the significantly increased demand for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Maternity Leave (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Gardaí who availed of maternity leave in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 is as set out in the table hereunder: Year Paid Maternity Leave Unpaid Maternity Leave 2011 273 123 2012 330 121 2013 88 23

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Sick Leave (21 Mar 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Total expenditure on criminal legal aid for the years referred to by the Deputy was as follows: 2011 €56.1 million 2012 €50.5 million The Deputy will note that total expenditure for 2012 represented a reduction of 10% over 2011. This reduction in the annual expenditure is the largest ever recorded and represents a fall of approximately €10 million, or 16%, over the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 to 194, inclusive, together. The Department's ICT Shared Service which provides services to the Department and numerous agencies in the Justice sector is currently scoping the possible provision and implementation of unified communications, including IP telephony across the Department and related agencies. The intention is to drive additional...