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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide the statistical breakdown, as requested, as this would require the manual examination of thousands of individual prisoner records. This exercise would entail the diversion of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time which could not be justified in current circumstances. All sentenced prisoners serving a sentence in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: A breakdown of the number of persons imprisoned solely for non-payment of fines for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 is set out in the following table. Year Number of Persons 2008 2,343 2009 4,350 2010 5,995 2011 6,727 2012 7,476 I can advise the Deputy that the number of such persons held in custody at any one time is a tiny fraction of the overall prisoner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide the information without a manual examination of records. This exercise would entail the diversion of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time which could not be justified in current circumstances. However, I can advise that in 2012 there were a total of 8,304 committals to prison for non-payment of a Court ordered...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The provision of the new Galway Garda Divisional Headquarters was included in the special Government stimulus package announced in July 2012. It is intended that the relevant projects will be delivered by means of a Public Private Partnership and work is being undertaken by the relevant agencies in the light of the Government announcement. As the arrangements to be put in place for Public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate the question relates to a matter which is the subject of ongoing investigation and in such circumstances it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on this matter. More generally, with regard to the destination of monies collected by the Criminal Assets Bureau, I can inform the Deputy that all such monies are returned to the Exchequer in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I set out below details of all Commissions of Investigation established since the enactment of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 in respect of which the Minister for Justice was specified as responsible for matters under section 3(3)(b) of the Act. Name of Commission of Investigation Date of Establishment Date of Conclusion Cost in Millions (€) Dublin Archdiocese...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tribunals of Inquiry (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As requested by the Deputy, the following are details of all Tribunals of Inquiry established under the remit of my Department from 1997 to date. Name of Tribunal of Inquiry Terms of Reference Date Established Date Concluded Cost in Millions (€) Smithwick Tribunal of Inquiry To enquire into suggestions that members of the Garda Síochána or other employees of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Forms (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 and 552 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that form CT(68) is an internal collision report generated as a result of information contained on the Garda PULSE system and which serves An Garda Síochána for operational purposes and the Road Safety Authority for statistical purposes. I am further informed that An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the application is currently being considered by the Northern Irish Prison Service Authorities (NIPS). I am to inform the Deputy that this application cannot progress any further until such time as the decision of NIPS is received by my officials.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: Work on the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill is ongoing at my Department. The Bill, which I propose to introduce this year, should substantially simplify and streamline the existing arrangements for asylum, subsidiary protection and leave to remain applications. It will do this by making provision for the establishment of a single procedure, so that applicants can be provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555 and 558 together. From the information available, two organisations which are substantially or entirely migrant-led applied under the European Integration Fund and two under the European Refugee Fund. These applications were not successful. However, many organisations which are not migrant-led would have had migrant involvement, including in key...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that agency staff supplied by Eircom have been used by my Department for the purpose of answering and transferring calls on a switchboard and in some cases providing receptionist duties. These staff are located in 7 locations with 14 Service Operatives assigned to 12 posts. Agency staff were also engaged in another two locations but these services were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No 177 of 18 December, 2013 wherein I informed the House that following investigation by An Garda Síochána, a report in relation to the case has been forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. As the Deputy will appreciate, such reports are not published and in the circumstances it would not be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 27th February, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel, including Community Gardaí, among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The criteria that apply to the consideration of an application for a visa for the purposes of family reunification from a de facto partner are set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification which I published on 31 December 2013. The document is available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie). The criteria which are in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: On commencement of their training in the Garda College, a student Garda will be provided with full board and lodgings and an allowance of €184 per week. After that initial training period of 32 weeks and on attestation, a probationer Garda will go on to the first point of the Garda pay scale which is €23,171 per annum. That scale rises by a number of increments to €45,793...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (15 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563, 571, 583, 601 and 602 together. I was very pleased to announce the commencement of a Garda recruitment campaign on 12 December 2013, the first such recruitment since 2009. The closing date for applications was 9 January 2014, and some 25,000 applications were received by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) through their website . New Garda trainees,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (15 Jan 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (15 Jan 2014)

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...