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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 433 together. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. The CSO publishes statistics on the number of criminal incidents recorded and detected,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have considered these reports and recommendations. The position is that the Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the administration of the system of Direct Provision accommodation. Currently, there are 4,365 asylum seekers being accommodated in 34 accommodation centres throughout the State under contract to RIA. The operation of the Direct...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: My Department, through the Community Programmes Unit of the Irish Youth Justice Service, manages the funding and the delivery of 100 Garda Youth Diversion Projects (GYDP) nationwide and 5 local Drug Task Force (LDTFs) projects. The GYDPs, which are staffed by two youth justice workers, are managed locally by community based organisations working with a local project committee which is chaired...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases that may be or have been the subject of an application under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The procedures for dealing with cases of international parental child abduction involving countries who are party to the Hague Convention are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Legislation (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 and 440 together. The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act was enacted in 2012. However, it has not yet been commenced. Elements of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 relating to the disclosure of convictions are under review at present having regard to a recent judgment of the UK Court of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources to perform this most essential of tasks. In that regard, during 2013 I received sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the redeployment of additional staff from the Department of Agriculture and Food to the Garda Síochána specifically to work in the Vetting unit. I am informed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: There is no record of any citizenship applications in my Department in respect of the persons whose details were supplied.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts Data (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information sought is not readily available. The only manner in which my Department can identify professional services is by reference to the automatic deduction of Professional Withholding Tax which applies to a broad range of services. The list of transactions covered is voluminous and the detailed contract information requested by the Deputy cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice Act 1993 gives the courts a statutory power to order a person convicted of an offence to pay compensation to a person who has suffered personal injury or loss resulting from the offence. Section 6 of the 1993 Act provides that a court may (on application or otherwise) make a compensation order against a person convicted of an offence instead of or in addition to dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission was established under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to provide independent oversight of complaints made against members of the Garda Síochána. The Garda Ombudsman Commission has a hugely important role in ensuring that public confidence in the Garda Síochána is safeguarded and has extensive powers under the 2005...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 and 446 together. As I have outlined previously in my Written Reply to Question number 586 of 28 January 2014, and to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, it is my considered view that, instead of engaging in an extremely cumbersome process of tabling hundreds of amendments to the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill of 2010, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, if the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. At Divisional level it is a matter for the Divisional Officer to determine how best to allocate vehicles so as to ensure the continued delivery of an effective policing service. I am, of course,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (11 Feb 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: There are no plans to introduce legislation in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities and the Courts Service and I will contact the Deputy directly when all of the relevant information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department does not, as a matter of policy, incur advertising expenditure. However, expenditure does arise from time to time on public information notices such as, for example relevant campaigns related to raising awareness on human trafficking, the dangers of fireworks, illegal drug dealing or the bringing into force of new legislation and other statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Social Media Policy (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Justice and Equality Press Office monitors on an ongoing basis media reportage concerning the work of the Department. Such reports typically appear in broadcast, print and online media. In this context, the Department informally notes public commentary that may arise as a consequence of such coverage.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the operation of Garda transport. In that context I am advised by the Garda authorities that, while it is not possible to provide the specific information sought by the Deputy, the table below shows the number of incidents of damage to Garda vehicles for the years 2007 to 2013 and the number of cases where recoveries were made by the State Claims...