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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, is responsible for the accommodation of persons under the Government system of Direct Provision. While accommodation services are provided by RIA, other State supports are provided by the appropriate Government Department or agency, i.e., health services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, is responsible for the accommodation of persons under the Government system of Direct Provision. While accommodation services are provided by RIA, other State supports are provided by the appropriate Government Department or agency, i.e., health services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, including the provision and maintenance of accommodation for court sittings. As I informed the Deputy in my reply to Question No. 453 on 12...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The only body under the aegis of my Department is the Army Pensions Board. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act 1927. The main functions of the Board are to investigate applications for pensions, allowances and gratuities. The Act specifies that the Board shall consist of a chairman and two ordinary members. The two ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Transport (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: In accordance with a Government Decision of 15 March 2011, I retain a State car and Garda drivers in my capacity as the Minister for Justice and Equality. The cost of this service is funded from the Vote for an Garda Síochána. The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence, Deputy Paul Kehoe, was assigned two civilian drivers in May 2011....

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Acting Chairman. I am pleased to present the Courts Bill 2013 to the House. This is a relatively short Bill which contains two important and long overdue court reforms. The first of these is a proposal to change the long-standing in camera rule in family law and child care proceedings. The in camera rule provides that family law and child care proceedings should be held...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Senators for their contributions, some of which were very wide-ranging. The benefit of this sort of engagement is that it allows us to reflect on the provisions of a Bill and look at the issues that may need to be addressed or teased out further. It also gives an opportunity to Senators to raise other issues of relevance to the courts system. Senator Walsh raised the issue of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Defence Forces Properties (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that Lahinch military camp comprises a military barracks and Sluagh Hall on 5.19 acres. The camp was used up until 2012 by the Permanent Defence Force, PDF, and the Reserve Defence Force, RDF, for training purposes. The RDF is currently undergoing a major reorganisation. This is consistent with the recommendations of the recently published value for money review. The new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the committee for making time available to discuss the motion. It relates to the exercise by the State of the option to adopt and apply the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings. The legal basis for the Commission proposal is to be found in Title V of Part Three of the Treaty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Do you, Chairman, want me to take individual questions or to answer a number of questions at a time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will do whatever suits.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: One of the issues addressed is bankruptcy tourism. It is fair to say that at the meeting we had of Ministers for justice, a general view was expressed by most of those present that there is a need for greater uniformity in the interpretation of the concept of centre of main interest. I do not wish to refer to an individual case. We did discover in the context of some bankruptcy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I do not have statistics on that matter. Those statistics would be maintained by the HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the United Kingdom. Certainly statistics on the number of bankruptcies are published annually in the United Kingdom. I do not recall that those statistics contain information detailing the past residential locations of people who have made applications. They may well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: If there is to be a cross-European register, as described, I anticipate that in Ireland the new Insolvency Service will maintain it. The Insolvency Service is putting in place the necessary software in order that there will be a domestic register of individuals who are availing of the various mechanisms provided for in the Personal Insolvency Act. I anticipate that the register should be up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Essentially this is an EU-wide regulation to address issues of insolvency and bankruptcy and to ensure mutual recognition across Europe of not just court orders for bankruptcy but of hybrid debt resolutions mechanisms. That is important in the domestic context where the debt relief notice, the debt settlement arrangement and the personal insolvency arrangement will protect individuals who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I understand it relates primarily to corporate or insolvency related companies as opposed to individuals. My colleague, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, is the appropriate person to whom questions on that issue should be directed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the members of the committee for their co-operation. To embarrass him, I inform the committee that Mr. Brendan McNamara, who is accompanying me, is chairing the group meetings in Europe during the Presidency on this measure. He is doing a very good job which is much appreciated by my European colleagues. Four meetings have been held to date on a measure that was published only in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I was very disappointed with that. I was hoping to get some more questions.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: That is untrue.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Is that the issue of the day?