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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in October 2012. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and the applicant will be informed of my decision as expeditiously as possible. As well as being a significant event in the life of its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested an updated report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter in question. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that prisoners accommodated in Harristown House will not be permitted to access the town other than to avail of therapeutic services such as Alcoholics Anonymous, as is currently the case. I can also inform the Deputy that no prisoners convicted of a sexual offence will be accommodated at the facility. In relation to prisoners convicted of murder, no decision has yet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The development of prisoner programmes forms a central part of the Irish Prison Service's three-year strategic plan from 2012 to 2015. There is a clear commitment in the strategy to examining the possibility of introducing, on a pilot basis, restorative justice practices in a prisons context. A multidisciplinary steering group was set up to explore and identify potential restorative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Government Programme for National Recovery 2011-2016 provides that the Government will establish a new model of financing social interventions, called Social Impact Investment, that focus on outcomes for particular target groups and attract private capital to support social provision. The Programme gives a commitment under the Justice and Law Reform heading to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Detention Centres (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that as part of the Irish Prison Service's three-year strategic plan from 2012 to 2015, the Prison Service is devising a specific strategy for the management of young offenders to ensure the regime for young offenders is age-appropriate and best practice is observed. Central to this strategy is a review of the overall approach taken to the placement of 17 to 21 year...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may be referring to the recent launch of the Community Support Scheme in Mountjoy Prison and The Dóchas Centre. This pilot initiative has been set up in response to the overcrowding problems and in an attempt to address the recidivism levels of those serving sentences of under 12 months. The Community Support Group will consist of a number of prison-based personnel as well...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the opening of the new block is taking place over a phased basis. On 21 May 2013, there were 726 prisoners in custody in the Midlands Prison. Of these, 197 prisoners were occupying cells in the new block across four of the six wings. Plans to open the remaining wings are progressing and are dependent on the finalisation of the joint Task Review reports for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of prisoners occupying the B wing in Mountjoy Prison on 21 May 2013 was 117. The overall bed capacity of Mountjoy Prison is 540. This bed capacity has not changed during the months of February, March and April 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that refurbishment of the Harristown House development is nearing completion and is expected to be ready for accommodating low risk prisoners by early June, 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service advises me that no significant development works are either underway or planned at either Cloverhill Prison or Loughan House Open Centre during 2013. However a range of smaller projects being undertaken at Loughan House this year comprises a bundle of small works that was put together in order to achieve economies of scale. Essentially the projects involve the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the refurbishment project in Mountjoy, which forms part of a 40-month Capital Plan, published in April 2012 as part of the Prison service Three Year Strategic Plan 2012-2015, includes the installation of in-cell sanitation to all cells in Mountjoy Prison. You will be aware that the C and B wings were completed in 2012. Refurbishment of Mountjoy "A" wing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that there are dedicated committal areas in all committal prisons at present with the exception of the female Dochas Centre in Mountjoy Prison. Work is currently underway on this project and a Unit is expected to be operational later this year. Portlaoise does not have a designated committal area as it only receives a small number of committals directly from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Welfare (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service is implementing an Integrated Sentence Management (ISM) initiative within the prison system. ISM involves a new orientation in the delivery of services to prisoners and an emphasis on prisoners taking greater personal responsibility for their own development through active engagement with both specialist and non-specialist services in the prisons. The end result is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the Joint Task Review of Healthcare in the Prison Service is an essential component of the overall programme of review and reform being undertaken in accordance with the terms of the Public Service Agreement 2010 – 2014. The Joint Task Review of Healthcare involves an in-depth analysis of the numbers of medical staff in each prison, and the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person mentioned by the Deputy was registered in the State on 19/9/2006 as a student until 30 November 2012. I am advised that this case is being assessed on its merits and will be decided upon in the coming weeks. All non-EEA students resident in the State are subject to the student immigration rules set out under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) on the 3rd of April 2013. The application is being processed and will be returned to the registered organisation concerned in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (23 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: Charities Regulation (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Charities Act 2009 provides for an integrated system of mandatory registration and proportionate regulation and supervision of the charities sector in Ireland. The various sections of the Charities Act are subject to implementation through commencement orders. Sections that it was possible to commence in advance of the establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority, as provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (23 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am unclear as to the basis of the Deputy's expectation of an influx of new migrants to Ireland in 2014. I am of course aware of the debate in the UK regarding removal of the labour market restrictions in respect of Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2014 and the impact this could potentially have in terms of EU citizens from those countries exercising their rights of free movement to come...