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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Numbers (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The forthcoming Sale of Alcohol Bill, which will repeal the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011 and the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008 and replace them with updated provisions, will provide an opportunity to review the eligibility criteria for the grant of various categories of alcohol licences and the conditions for the sale and consumption of alcohol in premises with such licences.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charity Clothes Bank Thefts (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda Commissioner on the issues surrounding the theft of clothes from charity clothes banks. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy should be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have no function or responsibility in relation to the matter raised. Under the terms of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, as passed by the Oireachtas, the Legal Aid Board is independent in the operation of its functions and decisions on individual cases are a matter for the Board. As the Deputy is aware from the case that he has raised, a person who is refused...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda management is not aware of any new evidence along the lines referred to by the Deputy, and that the incident in question, which occurred in 1989, was the subject of a thorough investigation at the time and also gave rise to complaints to the Garda Síochána Complaints Board.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that the Garda authorities are not aware of any ongoing Garda investigation into fraud at Coillte Teo.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Preliminary work is underway in my Department on the preparation of a general scheme of the Official Secrets Act (Amendment) Bill to amend the Official Secrets Act 1963 to reflect the Programme for Government commitment. It is not possible to indicate at this stage when the Bill will be published.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Staff (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The expected staffing level of the Insolvency Service of Ireland is 91. It is anticipated that recruitment for the Service will be completed during the second quarter of 2013 and is being carried out as expeditiously as possible. It is not possible at this juncture to definitively indicate the number of cases the Service will deal with on a monthly basis. As I have previously indicated to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Staff (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 192 together. The management and administration of the courts including responsibility for the provision of information is a matter for the Courts Service. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that a total of 74 tipstaff are employed by the Courts Service in the grades...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Questions No. 54456 of 4 December 2012, No. 2999 of 22 January 2013, No. 4077 of 5 February 2013 and No. 10664 of 27 February 2013. As I explained in response to these previous questions, the Government has undertaken in its Programme for Government to ensure that people of non-faith or minority religious backgrounds and publically identified...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 gives legislative expression to the commitment in the Programme for Government to "establish independent regulation of the legal professions to improve access and competition, make legal costs more transparent and ensure adequate procedures for addressing consumer complaints". Furthermore, as a sectoral objective under the EU/IMF/ECB Troika Memorandum...

Seanad: Charities Regulation: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank those who tabled this motion. It is an important one. As we discuss and debate these issues and travel the road of putting in place what I hope will be a regulatory system, it is right that we ensure transparency in what we are doing. I am, of course, very familiar with the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation. I met Senator O'Brien's husband, Mr. Jonathan Irwin, before I met...

Seanad: Charities Regulation: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Fundraising is another area in which sector-driven efforts to spread best practice can play an important part and the Government continues to support certain initiatives in this area, including the development and promotion of a statement of guiding principles for charitable fundraising that has been developed by the charities sector under the leadership of the voluntary charity umbrella body...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I would like to thank the members of the joint committee for making the time available today to discuss the motion, which relates to a proposal for a new Directive on the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting. The proposed Directive is a criminal law measure under Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The objective of this new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will take those questions in a different order from that which the Deputy asked them. He raised a question about violent crimes, particularly murder. Murder in this country will result in an automatic life sentence. There was a time about 30 years ago when the average life sentence in this country worked out as serving a jail sentence of about eight or nine years, except in particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will describe the way these things work in practical terms. There are what I would describe as "headline" meetings at which Ministers discuss at European Council level a proposal from the Commission. During the course of these meetings individual Ministers may raise issues about a particular article of a directive or regulation. If there is general agreement on the principle of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: This is not a particularly complex measure. Unless something unexpected happens, it should be adopted before the end of the Lithuanian Presidency. I would be surprised if it took any longer to implement it. In 2014 the Parliament will be substantially focused on the forthcoming parliamentary elections. If this measure is to be successfully transposed, the legislative process should take...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: As it is a directive, normally one has to translate it into domestic law. Much of what is included in this measure is already reflected in the 2000 framework and domestic legislation. We have substantially covered much of what is included in the directive. That is why it would be distinctly odd for us not to be a party to it.