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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State for three years, under stamp 4 conditions in 2008. This permission was renewed for a further three years in 2011, until 29 December, 2014. However the person concerned failed to register this permission to remain with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) at this time. I am informed that on 8 July,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (5 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service records indicate that the person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. She then proceeded to lodge an application for subsidiary protection. This application must next be considered. In relation to the determination of applications for subsidiary protection, the Deputy may wish to note that I recently signed into law a Statutory Instrument to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (5 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a sibling of an Irish born citizen child of non-EEA parents, born in the State prior to 1 January, 2005, whose mother was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 24 January, 2006 under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. The person concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Adoption Legislation (5 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, if the placement of a non national child has been affirmed by The Adoption Authority of Ireland with a person or persons, then it may be possible for that person or persons to seek an Immigration Clearance Letter from the INIS. An Immigration Clearance Letter is a process whereby prospective...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Staff (5 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The budget provision allocated to the Property Services Regulatory Authority in 2013 is €848,000. In relation to staff, there are currently over ten full time equivalent posts assigned to the PSRA's Headquarters in Navan. In both 2012 and 2013, these resources were supplemented by seven temporary clerical officers working in the Navan offices for up to three months to deal with the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Reports (5 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence and Defence Forces Annual Report 2012 was published earlier this year. The report is available on the Department of Defence website at . The

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Deputy for his remarks. The Deputy himself dealt with the matter in a responsible and correct way, following on from the Smithwick report. I assumed the Deputy was alluding in his question to the comments made recently by the Northern Ireland Attorney General, Mr. John Larkin, QC, in which he spoke about drawing a line, set at the time of the Good Friday agreement in April...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy has raised a series of issues of importance. I will do my best to respond to as many of them as I can. First, the Minister for Justice, David Ford, MLA, and I are in regular contact. My most recent meeting with him was in Brussels on Thursday of last week. We also met briefly on Friday. On Thursday we had some substantive discussions of a preliminary nature arising out of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy is asking me again what he previously asked me, and I am going to repeat what I previously said, that is, I do not believe it would be helpful for me to comment on Mr. Larkin's proposals which were made in the context of ongoing consideration on how to address the past. Dr. Richard Haass has been asked to do that. Everyone across the floor of the House may have views in respect...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Law Reform Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is unfortunate that the Deputy continues to defend murder and assassinations. If we want to deal with the truth of what happened in the North, we should confront the reality of conduct in which people were engaged.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Law Reform Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: However, the Deputy appears to have greater insight into the area of prostitution than the conflict that took place on this island for 30 years. In respect of the Deputy's question on this area, no policy decisions have been taken in this matter as yet. The Deputy will be aware the joint committee published its report on hearings and submissions on the review of prostitution legislation on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Law Reform Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Obviously, the Deputy has greater insight into this area than that with which Members were dealing earlier.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Law Reform Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have treated the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality with great seriousness. As the Deputy is aware, the Department held its own detailed one-day seminar on this particular issue some considerable time ago now. Some issues arise from the report, including issues relevant to the Department of Health, based on the approach taken to this issue by the World Health...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Law Reform Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I hope to receive observations from the Department of Health, as well as legal clarification from the Attorney General's office, early in the new year after which my Department will be in a position to bring matters for final consideration.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Law Reform Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have dealt with the Deputy's questions. Robust legislation is in place that addresses organised prostitution and human trafficking for sexual exploitation, including the prostitution and trafficking of children. It is sometimes forgotten that such legislation is in place. I need to get the responses we have sought from the Department of Health and Children and from the Attorney General...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am looking forward to the day when Deputy Wallace tells the House what work of the Garda Síochána he supports. It would be an interesting revelation.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Significant protest activity over a number of years has occurred in the north Mayo area connected with the development of a very important natural resource. This has necessitated the temporary redeployment of large numbers of gardaí, including specially trained personnel, from throughout the western region into the Belmullet district. It is deeply regrettable that so much Garda...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy still has not told us if he can identify a single action of benefit that An Garda Síochána do in the public interest. Regarding the specific allegations concerning the supply of alcohol, I am informed by the Garda authorities that on 19 September the allegations were referred by An Garda Síochána to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The role of the gardaí with regard to Corrib is to preserve law and order. The role of the gardaí is to facilitate a lawful engagement in the development of that resource and its utilisation. The role of the protestors is to disrupt and sabotage and the gardaí have a very specific role.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Some of the protestors who visit are tourist protestors. They turn up in the summer when the weather is good and then they disappear again. I regard it as a scandal that €16 million of taxpayers' money has been utilised to maintain law and order so that people can engage in lawful business engagement in that location. It is a waste of public money and Garda resources. Does Deputy...