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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is the Government's intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disabilities Services Funding (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The role of my Department is to provide a focal point for co-ordination of disability policy, it does not have a role in the provision of funding for services for people with disabilities. It is my understanding that the Deputy has also raised this matter with the Department of Health and that they have referred the matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy in due course on the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to persons who applied for asylum in this State and were subsequently returned to the UK in accordance with the relevant Regulations. Applications for asylum are examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC). In some cases, following ORAC's examination it transpires that individuals have previously made asylum applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and as soon as it is to hand I will pass it on to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The allocation of all resources, including personnel, within the Force rests with the Garda Commissioner, in consultation with his senior management team and I have no direct function in that matter. The Commissioner has informed me that the current personnel strength of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI) is 86. Of these, 70 are members of the Garda Síochána, 2 are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: A specialist Bureau with An Garda Síochána, the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI), is charged with investigating serious and complex fraud matters and has the resources and expertise to carry out this function. In light of this I have no plans to establish a task force or other agency with responsibilities in this field. The Bureau is staffed by specialist Garda and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The issues raised by the Deputy are ones which are appropriately dealt with by An Garda Síochána. In this regard I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is the policy of An Garda Síochána to deploy personnel to establish a highly visible and accessible service to communities to tackle crime, the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour. In the absence of specific...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: A decision has been made to name the two new ships. The first of the two ships scheduled for delivery in January 2014 will be named L.E. Samuel Beckett. The second ship scheduled for delivery in early 2015 will be named L.E. James Joyce. The naming of the new ships after world renowned Irish literary figures will facilitate greater recognition of the ships when they visit foreign ports and...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to introduce the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013 to the Seanad and I look forward to hearing the contributions of Senators. This is a short Bill which is designed to deal with the legal uncertainty which has arisen as a result of several High Court judgments concerning lending institutions' remedies in cases of mortgage default. I want to emphasise at the outset...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Senator knows he is only play-acting given that it was his party that destroyed the economy and put tens of thousands of people in difficulties in their homes.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: A little humility from the Senator might do a lot.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: You created this mess in the first place.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

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Business of Dáil (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: This is an issue Fianna Fáil would not address for 14 years.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been listening with great interest all day to this debate. When I was not in the Chamber I had it on in my room. A number of things strike me about it in the context of the amendments we are dealing with and going back to first principles might help. The first principle is that the X case involved a 14 year old rape victim who was suicidal. Many of those who oppose section 9 in the...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The courts deliver decisions on a regular basis.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Some of the decisions the courts deliver make Governments uncomfortable. Litigants litigate. Citizens litigate against the State and win. Are we to say in this Parliament or in government, "Oh well, they got it wrong, we will ignore it"? That is not the way the separation of powers works. The separation of powers works on the basis that we respect the decisions delivered by the courts....

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----our commitment was to examine what needed to be done following the A, B and C case and the X case and we are delivering on that commitment. We need to get on with enacting this legislation and let it settle down. There are people outside this House, even some inside it, who are suggesting this will lead to abortion on demand or is the thin end of the wedge, or that this is a...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Second, the legislation recognises the rights of the unborn and the rights of the mother and seeks to have the balancing of rights that Article 40.3.3o prescribes, but, ultimately, it seeks to ensure that where the life of a mother is at real and substantial risk, a required intervention can take place. Some new Deputies have only come to this issue in recent weeks and have been at the...