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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I take it that the Deputy is referring to statutory provisions concerning the registration of easements in the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, as amended by the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. The position is that Part 8 (Chapter 1) of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 updated the law concerning the acquisition of easements, including rights of way,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that an application for funding has been received by my Department from the organisation referred to and is currently under examination.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware the provision of legal aid falls within two separate categories, i.e criminal legal aid and civil legal aid. Details in respect of each category are as follows: Civil Legal Aid The Civil Legal Aid Act (as amended) does not place a limit on the number of times a person may avail of civil legal aid. The granting of civil legal aid is the responsibility of the Legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the information sought by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the management and allocation of all Garda resources is a matter for the Commissioner and one in which I have no function. These allocations are continually monitored to ensure that the best possible service is provided across all communities. In developing his policing plan for 2013, the Commissioner determined that the Garda stations in Ballinahowan,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no function in relation to any inquiries carried out by the Health Service Executive in this regard. In relation to the matters under investigation by An Garda Síochána, I am informed by the Garda authorities that a report in relation to the case has been forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In these circumstances,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy raises two matters. First, it alleges breaches of the criminal law in a foreign jurisdiction. As the Deputy will understand, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the allegation. The second matter, however, is one I am addressing by way of new legislation, namely the regulation of gambling, including remote gambling. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned entered the State on 8th July, 2006 and was granted permission to remain until 28th November, 2012, on student conditions. The person concerned has remained in the State since that latter date without permission. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 11th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that An Garda Síochána provides full support to communities in relation to all policing issues and that matters such as the very serious one referred to by the Deputy are thoroughly investigated. I have requested a report on the specific matter referred to from the Garda Commissioner and I will contact the Deputy directly when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Financial Services Regulation (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I am sure the Deputy will appreciate the question posed raises issues that would need to be considered in the context of the regulation of financial transactions. The issue might therefore be more appropriate for consideration in the first instance by my colleague the Minister for Finance. I can, however, inform the Deputy that I have no proposals in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Remuneration (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: In my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality I have appointed two Special Advisors. They are both paid at the Principal Officer standard scale. I have made no requests for salary increases for either individual and the only changes to their salaries have been by way of normal incremental progression. The salaries of my Special Advisors are in accordance with the applicable pay scales...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Section 114 of the Defence Acts 1954 - 2011 provides that any member of the Defence Forces, who consider themselves to have been wronged in any matter, may make a complaint and have it investigated. Where a wrong is proven, redress is offered to the complainant. In the event that the complainant is unhappy with the internal military investigations or with the proposed redress, he or she can...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Much of the information relevant to the answer to this question has already been given by me last Wednesday in the Dáil in answering your similar question. As I stated in my reply, I am informed by the military authorities that risk assessments are carried out for all mission areas and suitable control measures are put in place to minimise identified risks. Where a health risk is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Remuneration (18 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have not appointed a programme manager or special advisor in my capacity as Minister for Defence. I have engaged the services of a personal assistant who assists me in constituency matters. The annual salary attached to this post is €56,060 which is in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure & Reform guidelines for Ministerial appointments.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the Garda National Model of Community Policing operates in Garda Districts nationwide and the community policing team in each District is headed up by a Sergeant, with clear objectives such as high visibility in the community, ease of contact by members of the public, and enhanced support for crime prevention strategies such as Neighbourhood Watch, Community Alert...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 provides that a personal insolvency practitioner shall advise a debtor of his or her options for addressing his or her financial difficulties. Such advice shall include other option(s), such as bankruptcy, which may be available to the debtor and the general effect of such option(s). Such advice is given in the context of the appropriateness for the debtor to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that there are a total of 94 Personal Insolvency Practitioners (PIPs) currently authorised by the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI). Details are set out in the Table. As I have previously indicated, the number of Practitioners authorised, along with a breakdown of the geographic location of each Practitioner is publically available on the Register of Personal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I advised last week, the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) has indicated that in the interest of confidentiality it will not be providing details or breakdowns of the numbers of applications for the various debt relief solutions received or being processed at this time. The ISI fully intends to provide quarterly statistics once a statistically meaningful number of applications have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts, the various Garda national units and of course Garda Headquarters. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the following is the recorded staffing figures attached to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Questions No 448, 449, 453, & 455 of 17 December 2013 which sets out the position in relation to the issues raised. Reply to Parliamentary Questions No 448, 449, 453, & 455 of 17 December 2013. I am familiar with the ongoing campaign in this area but at present my Department have no plans to introduce any form of a...