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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am in discussion with my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, regarding recruitment to An Garda Síochána and I intend to bring proposals to Cabinet in the near future. The allocation of all resources, including personnel, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team. Resource levels are constantly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 sets out details for the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. The Deputy will be aware that Camp, Fenit, Abbeydorney, Beaufort, Lauragh, Kilgarvan, Brosna, Valentia Island and Ballinskelligs Garda Stations in the Kerry Division were mentioned in the plan for closure in 2013 and were in fact closed on 31 January 2013. While the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Ireland supports, in principle, the aims and terms of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. It is a detailed Convention with a very broad scope across a number of policy areas with potential policy and legislative implications. The provisions of the Convention and the legislative and administrative arrangements that would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 141 together. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the total strength of the Force on the 31 December 2005 to 2012, and on the 31 April, 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was as set out below. Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 31/04/2013 Strength 12,264 12,954 13,755 14,412 14,547 14,377 13,894 13,424...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Witness Intimidation (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 135 together. The intimidation of a witness or juror is an offence pursuant to Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1999, which specifies the offence as harming, threatening or menacing or in any other way intimidating or putting in fear another person who is assisting in the investigation of an offence by the Garda Síochána, with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Flag (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Justice and Equality have personnel in a wide range of office facilities across the State. The policy of the Department is to fly the national flag on key buildings at all times. Apart from these key buildings, Departmental policy is that the national flag will not be flown on days when buildings would normally be closed, including St. Patrick's Day and Easter, in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question Number 175 of the 25 April, 2013. The status of the person concerned is as set out in that reply. However, if new information or circumstances have come to light, which have a direct bearing on his case and which has arisen since the original Deportation Order was made, there remains the option of applying to me for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a Text Alert crime prevention initiative is being developed under the auspices of An Garda Síochána, Muintir na Tire, Neighbourhood Watch, the Irish Farmers Association and related stakeholders. I am further informed that the initiative is being piloted in a number of locations so as to inform the development of an overall text alert...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 133 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I submitted the General Scheme of the Bill to establish the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence in June 2012 for its consideration and views. I specifically asked for an early response on the proposed selection process for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Haddington Road Agreement Review (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Haddington Road Agreement provides for a review of all aspects of the operation and administration of the Garda Síochána. All factors relevant to the continued delivery of an effective policing service will be taken into account in this review. The terms of the Review are to "encompass all aspects of the operation and administration of An Garda Síochána including: -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons Data (13 Jun 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: Criminal Law (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: A decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the court, which is, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of its judicial functions. There is a constitutional presumption in favour of bail, since, in the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. The provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights also restrict the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that on 12 June 2013, there were 4,225 prisoners in custody against a bed capacity of 4,419 which represented an occupancy level of 96%. The average number of prisoners in custody in Ireland has risen in the last five years, from 3,321 during 2007 to 4,318 during 2012, an increase of over 30%. Likewise, the total number of committals to prison has also risen sharply...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Numbers (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions on the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are matters for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational demands and in light of available resources. In that context, the Deputy will be aware that an additional €3 million was made available towards the end of last year which enabled the force to procure a further 171 vehicles. This brought total...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of An Garda Síochána on 30 April 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 13,330. There are also 1,087 members of the Garda Reserve with a further 172 in training. In relation to recruitment, I am in discussions with my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: An Garda Síochána continues to proactively and resolutely tackle all forms of drug crime in this jurisdiction. The Garda National Drugs Unit, works closely with dedicated Divisional and District Drug Units and other national units, including the Organised Crime Unit, as well as the Criminal Assets Bureau in targeting persons involved in the illicit sale and supply of drugs. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (13 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State under stamp 4 conditions on 6 April 2005 for an initial two year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. The permission was renewed in 2007 and was subsequently renewed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Applications (13 Jun 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 29th October, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised...