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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to sick leave for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 is set out in the table below. Uncertified sick leave is now classed as self certified sick leave. Year Total self certified sick days Average self certified sick days per employee Total certified sick days Average certified sick days per employee Total sick days (certified and self...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Howth Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of the recent burglary incidents referred to by the Deputy and have advised me that a number of targeted proactive measures were put in place in response, and that these have had an immediate impact in terms of reducing the number of such incidents. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Section 19 of the Immigration Act, 2004 (as amended), provides that a fee is to be paid for the issue of a registration certificate by the non-national concerned. There is no link between the fee and the duration of the certificate. The fee is set by regulations made by the Minister for Justice and Equality with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Custody and Access (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: In the General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill, I have proposed a change to provisions governing access to a child where there is a dispute between the adults concerned. The change will allow a relative of a child, such as a grandparent, to apply directly to court for access - this removes the current two stage process under which such a person currently has to apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that 1,369 Deportation Orders were served on the persons concerned in 2011 and 1,353 in 2012. The preliminary figure for 2013 is approximately 1,200. All Deportation Orders are issued to a person's last known address as notified to the Department by applicants. The Department is not always notified of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they are in the process of finalising a response insofar as Garda records enable them to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Breaches of Bail Data (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: In relation to the statistical information sought by the Deputy, 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. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant statistics in relation to offences...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Application Numbers (18 Feb 2014)

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: Criminal Legal Aid Under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid. An applicant for legal aid must establish to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The reply is as follows: Criminal Legal Aid The annual cost of criminal legal aid for the last four years is as follows: Year Total Amount of Expenditure (€ million) 2010 56.5 2011 56.1 2012 50.5 2013 50.9 The Deputy will note that the total expenditure for 2012 is €5.6 million less than that for 2011. This decrease in expenditure is mostly attributed to a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Given that the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, he was, by letter dated 31st October, 2012, notified that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making written representations to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my replies to him in Parliamentary Questions Nos. 363 of 10 December 2013 and 572 of 15 January 2014. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the position remains as set out in those responses as follows."I am informed by the Garda authorities that the incident referred to by the Deputy was fully investigated by An Garda Síochána. I am further informed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to are within the Raheny Garda District. Local Garda management closely monitor all crime trends in the area, including with respect to the number of burglary incidents. In that regard I am further informed that Garda data shows a decrease in burglaries in the Raheny District, in line with the national trend. As the Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Security Checks (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that for obvious reasons it is not the practice to comment on security related matters.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: 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. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: 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. In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that the number of vehicles purchased and decommissioned during the periods referred to by the Deputy is as shown in the following table: YEAR New Vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, I recently secured a further investment of €9 million in the Garda fleet. This investment resulted in the purchase of 305 new Garda vehicles towards the end of 2013, at a cost of €5 million. These were in addition to the 133 Garda vehicles which had already been procured during the year. The remaining €4 million has been made available for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies Establishment (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the information sought in relation to organisations and agencies created under the remit of my Department since 9 March 2011 is set out below.Property Services Regulatory Authority The Property Services Regulatory Authority was established on 3 April 2011 in accordance with the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. The Authority is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 provides for the use of reasonable force by a householder against an intruder entering the dwelling with criminal intent. Section 2 of the Act sets out the criteria whereby the householder must believe that the intruder has entered the dwelling to commit a criminal act and the force used against the intruder must only be such as is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The position with regard to periodic payment orders is that the Government, at my request, approved the drafting of a General Scheme to implement the recommendations contained in the High Court Working Group Report on Periodic Payment Orders in catastrophic personal injuries cases with respect to awards made against the State and agreed that the extension of any such scheme to non-State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in the investigation of alleged offences, which is a matter for An Garda Síochána, nor do I have a role in respect of any internal investigation along the lines referred to by the Deputy within the organisation in question.