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Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 18:In page 8, after line 25, to insert the following: “Offences 24. (1) A person who fails to comply with a direction to which he or she is subject shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable-- (a) on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or (b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Navan Garda District. The area includes the District and Divisional Headquarters, which is open on a 24 hour basis. There are regular patrols by the local uniform and plain clothes crime prevention patrols which are augmented as necessary by the Detective Unit, the Community Policing Unit together with the Divisional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that he regrets it has not been possible in the time available to collate the figures requested by the Deputy, however, I will write to the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 19th April, 2012, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 sets out details for the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. Moville Garda Station was not listed for closure. While the Policing plans for 2014 and 2015 have not yet been prepared, I understand, from discussions with the Garda Commissioner, that the current consolidation process will be largely completed by the end of this year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have asked for the information in the detailed format sought by the Deputy and I will write to him as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: 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: Citizenship Applications (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in October, 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: A proposal for the development of a register of domestic violence offenders would require careful consideration. One consideration would be as to whether disclosure of information would be restricted to criminal convictions of violence only or would include information on domestic violence orders made under the civil law Domestic Violence Acts 1996 and 2007. As domestic violence orders are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalene Laundries Fund (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Mr Justice Quirke was invited in February to submit his report within three months. He has not indicated a date by which he will submit his report

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalene Laundries Fund (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Mr Justice Quirke has been asked to advise on the establishment of a scheme for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in a Magdalen Laundry and to examine how best to operate, as part of that scheme, necessary supports for women who have been in a Magdalen Laundry. It is a matter for Mr Justice Quirke to decide independently how he carries out his examination. No...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory target, currently set at 3%, for the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. My Department annually compiles data relating to the number of staff who have a disability. For the year ending 2012 a total of 122 staff indicated that they had a disability. This represented 5.93% of staff working in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Corruption (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am aware of the allegations contained in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. The correspondence in question was received in my Department recently and has been forwarded to the Garda Commissioner for his attention. I am informed however by the Garda authorities that these allegations were previously made to the District Officer at Belmullet in December 2011 and that enquiries...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Bills (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. However, in order to be of assistance I have had enquiries made with the Courts Service and have been informed that Circuit Court Rules (Order 11) provide for the stamping of Civil Bills before they are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Costs (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that the average cost of an available, staffed prison space is published annually in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report. The most recent figures which are available are contained in the 2012 Annual Report which is available on the Prison Service's website www.irishprisons.ie. The average cost of an available, staffed prison space during the calendar year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Service Orders (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Probation Service is currently undertaking an updated study of community service costs which will include identifying the average hourly and daily costs. However, based on 2010 figures, I can inform the Deputy that the average cost of a Community Service Order was €2,200. The average number of hours worked was approximately 150. It should be noted that the maximum number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Service Orders (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of statistics. However, in order to be of assistance to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that there were 13,526 committals under sentence to prison in 2012 compared with 12,990 in 2011. The table below shows the sentence length of those committed under sentence in 2012 and 2011. Sentence Length 2012 2011 <3 Months 8,837 8,070 3 to <6 Months 1,734 1,786 6 to <12 Months 1,273 1,358 1 to <2 Years 461 636 2 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the number of committals to prison for non-payment of a court order fine in 2012 was 8,304. The 2011 figure was 7,514 . It is not possible to provide the amount of the fines involved or the length of sentence for each case, as this would necessitate a manual search of each record and would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (22 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have sought the relevant information from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy further in relation to this matter as soon as possible.