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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that there is no rank of Detective in the Garda Síochána. Members of the Garda Síochána, at the ranks of Garda to Chief Superintendent inclusive, may be assigned to Detective duties by the Garda Commissioner. The number of Gardai who retired from the force in the last five years, by rank, is shown in the table below. The number of these who may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Status (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State as a student in 2005. His current permission to remain in the State is due to expire on 26 April 2013. A full and favourable consideration will now be made on the humanitarian merits of his case. Queries on the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Summits (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The British Government's decision to host the G8 Summit in Enniskillen in June of this year is a very welcome one and a clear recognition of the capacity for Northern Ireland to host such a high profile, international event. Naturally, policing and security will be an important element of the planning for this event. I have made the point repeatedly that co-operation between the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (16 Apr 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: Asylum Complaints Mechanism (16 Apr 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 provision of accommodation and ancillary service to protection applicants in direct provision. RIA is currently providing accommodation for 4,751 persons in 35 centres. Section 5 (1) (e) of the Ombudsman Act, 1980 and section 11(1)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Temporary Release of Prisoners (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that no application for temporary release has been made by the person referred to. Should such an application be made, my officials will consider same in the normal way.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Industry (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Authority, an independent agency under the remit of my Department established under the Private Security Services Acts 2004 and 2011, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. There are two types of licence issued by the Authority: 'Contractor Licences' are required by companies, partnerships...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the Garda authorities to provide information in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy and I will contact him directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 923, 925, 926 and 927 together. The Deputy will be aware that the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation is the responsibility of the Commissioner. I have no direct function in this matter. This allocation of resources and the assessment of policing needs in particular areas are constantly monitored in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Numbers (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions regarding the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. Responsibility for the efficient deployment of official Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational circumstances. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility in allocating and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Chaplaincy Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that there are currently three denominations providing pastoral care in the Irish Prisons Service. Requests from other denominations to visit prisoners are facilitated by the Governor of the prison, where possible. The spend for 2011 and 2012 for Chaplaincy services across the prison system is outlined in the following table: - 2011 2012 Roman Catholic...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 929, 935 and 936 together. There are no consequences for women not registering their interest during the three months Mr. Justice Quirke has been asked to conduct his examination. However registration will facilitate any consultation process undertaken to take women's views into account and will also facilitate such women being kept informed of any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided that any scheme introduced will only apply to living persons who were in the institutions. It will not extend to the families of persons now deceased.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The report was published on two websites - www.idcmagdalen.ie and www.justice.ie. While only a limited number of copies were printed, I can assure the Deputy that my Department will do its best to facilitate people with access where possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Advocacy for Institutionalised Persons (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The regulation and inspection of homes for the elderly or persons lacking full decision making capacity does not fall within the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality. In respect of individuals requiring assisted decision making the proposed Assisted Decision - Making (Capacity) Bill will replace the Wards of Court system with a modern statutory framework to support persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 940 to 942, inclusive, together. The maintenance of records relating to deaths and burials and the question of upkeep and access to graves, whether in private or public graveyards, do not fall within the remit of my Department. The general position regarding the graves of those who were in Magdalen institutions is addressed in Chapter 16 of the Report of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in October, 2010. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant a certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: In preparation for the appointment of a new Board, I sought Expressions of Interest for membership on the Board through the websites of my own Department and that of the Public Appointments Service. As the Deputy will appreciate, while it can be a time consuming process completing the necessary formalities, I expect to be in a position to confirm the names of the new Board members in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit provides employment vetting for approximately 20,000 organisations in Ireland, registered with the Unit for this purpose, which employ personnel to work in a full-time, part time, voluntary or student capacity with children and / or vulnerable adults. The Unit processed approximately 328,000 vetting applications on behalf of these organisations in 2012. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána is aware of an incident of antisocial behaviour which occurred in the Temple Bar area on 26 March 2013. I am further informed that Gardaí attended the scene and order was quickly restored.