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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 442 and 447 together. I am, of course, conscious of the distress and continuing impact on family and friends where a person goes missing. I have received a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the two missing person cases referred to by the Deputies and am assured that the cases remain under active investigation. The cases are the subject of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 does not require the disclosure of court proceedings where a person has been acquitted. Information which is automatically disclosed under the Act relates only to a person's criminal record which is defined in section 2 as "(a) a record of the person's convictions, whether within or outside the State, for any criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 445 together. As the Deputy will be aware the courts are, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of their judicial functions, and the conduct of any case is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. I can inform the Deputy that relevant rules of the District Court, Circuit Court and Superior Courts (SI Numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of staff of my Department seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is set out in the following table. Posts Grade/Start Date/Term Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels (5 Officers). Principal Officer (Sept 2010, 3 years +possible 1 year extension). Assistant Principal (Sept 2010, 3 years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency, RIA, is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. The person referred to in the details supplied has not previously applied for a change of accommodation, nor have any medical documents been referred to RIA to support such an application. Applications for transfer to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda vetting is conducted by the Garda central vetting unit, GCVU, for organisations registered with the Unit for that purpose. The unit processed approximately 328,000 vetting applications on behalf of these organisations in 2012. I am informed by the Garda authorities that checks conducted at the GCVU in respect of the application of the person concerned indicated a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, that the person concerned submitted an application on 8 April 2013 requesting permission to reside in the State as person of independent means. I am informed by INIS that the application for residency on behalf of the person mentioned by the Deputy is at the final stage. Correspondence issued to the applicant on 18 June...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application for a permanent residence card to the EU treaty rights unit on 5 April, 2013. This application is currently under consideration and a decision will issue in the matter shortly. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that no transfer request has been received from the person referred to. Applications submitted by prisoners to transfer to an alternate facility within the prison estate are considered taking a number of factors into consideration, including the recommendation of the Prison Governor. As a guiding principle, the Irish Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (25 Jun 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Official Engagements (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I met with the US Attorney General, Eric Holder, in Dublin on 13 and 14 June in the context of the EU–US JHA ministerial meeting. The issue of the Boston College oral history project did not arise in our discussions. The topics we discussed over the course of our meetings included security and surveillance issues, enhancing Irish-US cooperation in combating serious crime and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the total expenditure for the Garda Air Support Unit, excluding staffing costs, for each of the years 2010-2012 is outlined in the table below. 2010 2011 2012 €2,033,954 €1,901,701 €1,380,161

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: Achieving progress on the European Commission's proposals to update the Union's data protection standards has been a priority of the Irish Presidency and I am, therefore, pleased to say that substantial progress has been achieved on key aspects of the reform package. High data protection standards are essential in order to build the required levels of citizen trust and confidence in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, the Courts and Civil Law Miscellaneous Bill 2013, which is currently before the Seanad, proposes the introduction of new monetary jurisdiction limits for both the District and Circuit Courts, thus increasing the lower threshold for the High Court.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department has no record of correspondence of the kind referred to by the Deputy. I have asked An Garda Síochána for the position insofar as they are concerned and I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the response is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. It is important to note that RIA itself has no function in determining whether someone should stay or not in its accommodation. Its function is to provide accommodation and related services to those who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Topical Issue Debate (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the Oireachtas website www.oireachtas.ie. The information he has requested is readily available here.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Proofing of Policies (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The difficult financial position of the State required me to achieve expenditure reductions across my Department, which impacts on all parts of the Justice and Equality sector, including in the equality area. I took the view that in so far as possible, that front line services such as policing and security, should be maintained. The 2013 budget allocation on positive actions for gender...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Offensive Weapons (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: While I share the Deputy's concern regarding the offences referred to, I would call his attention to the fact that the most recent official crime statistics from the Central Statistics Office show that assault and related offences were down 10.3% in 2012 over 2011 and the figure for weapons and explosives offences, including knife and other offensive weapons, was down 13.6%. I can assure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (25 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) does not provide ‘Garda Clearance’. The function of the GCVU is to conduct Garda Vetting checks in respect of Vetting applications submitted by Registered Organisations and to issue Garda Vetting disclosures to such organisations. Garda Vetting disclosures are made to registered organisations following the signed authorisation of a vetting...