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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Irish Red Cross (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The correspondence referred to was addressed to the Chairperson of the Irish Red Cross Society and, whilst I was provided with a copy, I am satisfied that its contents are entirely a matter for the Society itself. I welcome the significant progress that the Society has made in reforming its financial and accounting procedures over the past two years and I am satisfied that the annual grant...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Summits (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order, including the protection of the internal security of the State, rests with An Garda Síochána. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence (2000) is to provide Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Allowances (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: While the majority of secondary health care for members of the Defence Forces is provided through the public/private health system, some limited in-house secondary health care is currently provided at St. Bricin’s Hospital by Defence Forces Medical Personnel and contracted civilian consultants. The range and availability of medical care provided by St. Bricin’s Hospital strives...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 975 and 976 together. It is not practice nor policy to advise members of the Defence Forces, including recruits, to purchase any item of clothing. I am advised that the Defence Forces carry a range of clothing sizes varying from XXS to XXXXL. Where required, provision is made for an individually sized set of uniforms to be manufactured by the supplier. The...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Chaplaincy Services Expenditure (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Defence Forces Chaplaincy Service, which currently comprises of 16 Roman Catholic chaplains and 1 Church of Ireland chaplain, respects the traditions and practice of those of other faiths and ensures that the integrity of all faith groups within the Defence Forces is respected. While the Defence Forces Chaplaincy Service cares for military personnel and their families who are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that 1,419 fixed charge notices issued in 2012 and 234 notices issued in 2013 (to 31 March) by An Garda Síochána, for the offence of not wearing a seatbelt, committed by adult passengers of vehicles with seats for not more than 8 persons, not including the driver. It should be noted that the figures provided by An Garda Síochána are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda numbers have been reducing due to the moratorium on recruitment put in place by the previous Government as part of its plan to reduce the strength of the Force to 13,000. My objective, despite the enormous financial pressures facing the Government is to ensure that Garda numbers will not fall below 13,000. In that context I intend bringing proposals to Government shortly in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities setting out the current situation on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Where a person has been granted permission to remain by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), the provisions of Section 9 (2)(a) of the Immigration Act 2004 require that person to 'register' with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as soon as possible thereafter. In the context of any application for such registration, the person in question would need to have in their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 to 194, inclusive, together. I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. I can inform the Deputy that the publication of the relevant sections of the report referred to is subject to directions of the High Court under section 38 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and that these proceedings are adjourned until 11 June. Accordingly, I am not free at present to publish the Chapter in question and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The cases referred to by the Deputy encompass a father, a mother and their child. The father was the subject of an individual asylum application while the couple's child was included as a child dependant in his mother's claim meaning that any determination or decision made in her case applied equally to him. Arising from the refusal of their asylum applications, and in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service facilitates requests for certificates of imprisonment received from Government Departments and/or from individuals who require such certificates in order to avail of services such as, social housing, social welfare payments, work visas, etc. The Department of Social Protection's Homeless Persons Unit , in partnership with the Irish Prison Service and the Probation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the mediation service referred to is available in Dolphin House in Dublin, in Naas District Court and in Cork District Court. The service does not have staffing implications for the Courts Service. The Courts Service is happy to support its extension to other venues around the country subject to the availability of on site facilities, e.g. sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the home of the person referred to was searched under warrant pursuant to Section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997. During the course of this search, a number of items were seized. I am advised that the items concerned are being retained in the context of an ongoing Garda investigation and that it is usual for such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána is aware of the matter referred to which is under investigation. I am further informed that Gardaí are continuing to liaise with the complainant.

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013 to the House today. The primary purpose of this Bill is to amend the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 so as to align certain provisions more closely with international standards, in particular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the Report of the Steering Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, which was published last year, contains a broad range of recommendations which seek to address the negative consequences of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harm in this country. The Department of Health is currently developing an Action Plan for submission to the Government in response to the...