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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Regulator that this issue has been brought to the Regulator's attention. While it is primarily a matter for the Revenue Commissioners, I understand that the Regulator is prepared to liaise with the Revenue Commissioners and Department of Finance to examine this further, if necessary.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 21 January 2001. The person concerned had permission in the State on stamp 1 basis until 19 May 2011. After this date the person concerned had no legal status within the State and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the Deputy that there is no question of a generalised delay in the processing of applications for persons who require Garda vetting. I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the current average processing time for vetting applications is four weeks. The primary purpose of the Garda employment vetting service is to seek to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Charities Regulatory Authority ('Charities Regulator') has the power to appoint additional charitable trustees under Section 43 of the Charities Act 1961 as amended by Section 14 of the 1973 Charities Act. The Deputy will be aware that I recently signed the Commencement Order to bring Part 4 of the Charities Act 2009 into effect from 5 September 2016. When Part 4 of the Act comes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 to 163, inclusive, together. The Deputy will appreciate that management of particular Garda investigations, including the allocation of resources, and the identification of lines of inquiry, are matters in the first instance for the Garda authorities and I have no direct role in this regard. I can, however, assure the Deputy that I am aware of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Common Travel Area (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are no immediate implications for the Common Travel Area (CTA) arising from the UK referendum result. People can still travel as normal between Ireland and the UK, including Northern Ireland. The Common Travel Area has been in existence since 1922. It is an important feature of the close relationship between Ireland and the UK with long-established benefits for trade and tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Communications Centre in the Dublin Metropolitan Region is responsible for the management of all emergency calls received to the emergency line-999 within the DMR. The following table represents the number of incidents recorded in the Communications Centre for the Coolock and Raheny areas between 1st January, 2015 and 1st July, 2016: -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have asked the CSO to forward the available statistics in relation to the information requested directly to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that the service works in collaboration with a range of key statutory and community services to facilitate the effective and safe transition of prisoners from custody to community. The Irish Prison Service works with the Irish Association for the Social Integration of Offenders (IASIO) to provide two prison based operational services, the 'Gate'...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Drug Treatment Services (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service (IPS) that the objective of healthcare within the IPS is to provide prisoners with access to the same quality and range of health services as available to persons entitled to General Medical Services in the community. Any person on committal to prison providing a history of illicit substance misuse and testing positive for opioids is offered...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that decisions in relation to Garda station opening hours are a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I have however, been advised by the Garda authorities that Templemore Garda Station operates on a 24-hour basis and is not closed at night time. Local Garda management keeps under continuous review the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, the Defence Forces carried out the humane cull of five animals on a farm in Co. Monaghan. It is not correct, as has been alleged, that the cattle were treated inhumanely or that this case involves the operation of debt collectors. This operation was carried out at the request of the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy who is responsible for the herd of cattle on that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: In my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality, I have responsibility for equality legislation, which provides for retirement ages in line with the relevant EU Directive provision that differences of treatment on the grounds of age are permissible if, within the context of national law, they are objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim including legitimate employment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that section 5(1) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 states that the principle function of the Legal Aid Board is, inter alia, to provide legal aid and advice in civil cases to personswho satisfy the requirements of the Act. The Board has always interpreted the word ‘persons’ to mean natural persons only and not to include legal persons. Section 29(1) of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Coroner for the coronial district of Limerick South East, will be retiring on December 29, 2016, in accordance with Section 11 of the Coroners Act, 1962. As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 98 of 5 July 2016 consideration is now being given to amalgamating the coronial district of Limerick South East with the coronial district of Limerick, in consultation with Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of the official recorded crime statistics, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I am advised that the relevant categories of recorded crime are not disaggregated in the manner sought by the Deputy and therefore this information is not available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Charities Regulatory Authority ('Charities Regulator') published a model constitution for companies limited by guarantee on 26 May 2016. The Regulator is currently at an advanced stage of drafting a model constitution for unincorporated entities. It is expected to be published in the autumn. In addition, a number of other organisations working to support the charity sector have already...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources. The specific information on the number of detectives in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources, including personnel, among the various Garda Divisions and Districts. Garda management keeps this distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the optimum use is made of these resources. The specific information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputies are aware, I have no role in relation to executing court orders. The courts are, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of their judicial functions. It is therefore not open to me to comment on or intervene in any way in the conduct or decision of a particular court case which is a matter entirely for the presiding judge. The County...