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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under the Sex Offenders Act 2001, a convicted sex offender is required to notify his or her name and home address to the Garda Síochána within 7 days of becoming subject to the notification requirement. This notification period applies whether the person is resident in the State or was convicted of a relevant offence in another jurisdiction and subsequently enters the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Judge Quirke stated specifically, with regard to the scheme he proposed, that "it does not contemplate payments to persons who may have been indirectly or otherwise affected by the admission of those women to and their work within a designated laundry." (report para. 3.12). In his 7th Recommendation - eligibility and qualification process - he made it clear that he only contemplated one...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to make the Garda Síochána an independent policing authority. The perceived advantage of a separate authority is that it interposes an additional layer of independent accountability between the political process and the management of An Garda Síochána. Where there is a single national police force, the case for the setting up of a policing authority to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, I have secured the approval of my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a recruitment competition for the Garda Síochána. There are a number of procedural issues that need to be finalised prior to its formal commencement, which is expected in the coming weeks, with the first students expected to enter the Garda College in Templemore,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is currently drawing up policy proposals for my consideration in relation to the consolidation and reform of domestic violence legislation. This is in pursuance of the Programme for Government commitment to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence , threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on hearings and submissions on the Review of Legislation on Prostitution was published on 27 June last. The report is being examined.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Standard (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government is committed to the elimination of slopping out in all prisons and places of detention. This will be delivered through the Irish Prison Service 40 month Capital Plan, published in April 2012 as part of the Prison Service Three Year Strategic plan 2012 - 2015. Consideration is currently being given by the Irish Prison Service to refurbishment works at Portlaoise Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 421, 422 and 430 on 9 July 2013 and No 857 on 16 July 2013 in which I indicated as follows: "I am aware that the Convention on the Constitution published its third report, on its recommendation in relation to amending the Constitution to provide for same-sex marriage, on 2 July 2013. Following receipt of the Convention's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that there is close and ongoing co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the PSNI in tackling criminal activity in the border region which is reflected in the Cross-Border Policing Strategy already in place between both forces in addressing crime and terrorist activities in all its manifestations. Inter agency co-operation is a key factor in combating...

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50 and 163 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Courts Service is responsible for the management and administration of the Courts. The scheduling of court cases and the allocation of court business is a matter for the Presidents of the courts and the presiding judge who are under the Constitution independent in the exercise of their judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Sep 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. However, I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are currently three hundred and twenty Garda Ethnic Liaison Officers (ELOs) appointed to work with minority communities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that this case was examined by the Garda Síochána Serious Crime Review team, who forwarded a report to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The DPP subsequently advised that, on the basis of the papers provided, there be no further prosecution in this matter. In the circumstances, I have only recently received a detailed report from the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Ireland was in the first group of countries to sign the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities when it opened for signature on the 30th of March 2007. It is the Government's intention to ratify the Convention 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 to 57, inclusive, together. The Omagh Support and Self-Help Group presented a report which it had compiled to the Irish and British Governments last year setting out matters relating to the atrocity at Omagh which it considered of concern and calling for a public inquiry. The House will appreciate that my discussions in this matter with the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (25 Sep 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. The Garda Síochána continue to work closely with local communities to enhance community safety through a wide range of measures, including the Neighbourhood Watch and Community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service places a strong emphasis on the provision of vocational training and educational activities for prisoners. Training activities are chosen to give as much employment as possible in prison and to provide opportunities to acquire skills which assist in accessing employment on release. The Irish Association for the Social Integration of Offenders (IASIO) which is...

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

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate and would be contrary to public interest for me to comment on matters related to security or intelligence. However, the Deputy will be aware that the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 provides the legislative basis for the carrying out of surveillance by An Garda Síochána. The Act is subject to judicial oversight....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will appreciate, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and an honour which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Discrimination on the basis of an individual's personal characteristics is prohibited in respect to nine specified grounds in the access to and supply of goods and services, including housing, by the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2012. These grounds are gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, and membership of the Traveller community. The...

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

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998 management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, which include the provision of accommodation for court sittings. However, in order to be of further assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and have been informed by the Courts...