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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Copyright Infringement (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Plagiarism is the taking of another's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. It is a matter of particular concern in an educational setting. While plagiarism per se is neither a criminal offence nor a tort, it can infringe upon intellectual property rights. Depending on the circumstances in which material is plagiarized and is used, e.g. where it is sold in contravention of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The initial request for information from the Deputy was made by way of Parliamentary Question Number 150 of 30 January 2014. The Deputy's question specifically asked for "the fee rate for each fee type for senior counsel, junior counsel and solicitors ...". The question did not specify that what was requested were fee tables from the payments systems. Following on from the reply to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The preservation of Garda superannuation benefits was agreed with the Garda Representative Bodies at the Garda Conciliation and Arbitration Council in December 1978. Agreed Report 218 records this agreement and sets an effective date of 1 October, 1976. The Agreed Report did not make provision in respect of members who resigned prior to 1 October, 1976. There are no proposals to amend the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to refer the Deputy to the Civil Legal Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 - 2013 which set out the basis concerning financial eligibility for civil legal aid. Information concerning financial eligibility is also available on the Legal Aid Board's website and may be accessed via the following link. .

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided to set up a statutory Commission of Investigation into the recording of telephone calls in certain Garda stations. In this context the Government have agreed that the Commission of Investigation should examine all matters of public concern relating to the issue of taping of conversations in Garda Stations. The Government have also decided to appoint Mr. Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service does not record calls made by any prison-based staff or officials based in its headquarters. The Irish Prison Service phone system keeps a log of all landline calls made to and from individual prisons and headquarters but this is a log only, containing data such as the number dialled from, number dialled, date and time of call, and...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Chairman has indicated, the following motion was placed on the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann: That Dáil Éireann approves the participation by Ireland in a European Defence Agency Category B Project on Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Manual Neutralisation Techniques pursuant to section 2 of the Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.In commending the motion,...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I remind the Deputy that the nature of these courses means that the individual members of the Defence Forces who participate in them will become our future trainers. They will have the necessary qualifications and skills which will be updated and upgraded to carry out future training in the very areas in which they will receive training on foot of this proposal. Apart from the benefit of...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I will be happy to convey the Deputy's views, with which I identify totally. We are straying a little, but I am sure the Chairman will give me a moment's latitude. Members may be interested to know that as part of the current process of recruiting additional members of the Defence Forces, I have asked that particular attention be paid to efforts to improve the gender balance within the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I will deal with the last question first. The member states interested in the project are those with particular concerns in this area and whose own forces do not provide skill set training in these areas. The project is the coming together of particular member states in a manner that is economically wise and co-ordinated to ensure their individual defence forces either acquire or maintain...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: They are armaments. I think we are going somewhat beyond the subject.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I see that Deputy McGrath, having made his single transferable contribution has now departed.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The five states engaged in this are Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Ireland. If others wanted to engage I doubt they would be prevented from engaging, but the five mentioned are the ones who have decided it is appropriate to engage. In the context of the EDA, we often see arrangements which involve only some member states and not others, particularly in the context of niche skill areas....

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to report to the committee on Defence Forces' participation in United Nations' missions in 2013. The report for 2013 was laid before Dáil Éireann on 11 March 2014 and the following motion has been placed on the Order Paper: That Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: If the Deputy puts his questions to me I will respond to him within a few days.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Historical Records (3 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not hold any lists of victims who disappeared during the War of Independence or the Civil War. As the Deputy will be aware I have previously advised him in a reply to a Parliamentary Question by him on the 21st January that if he has any information relating to such issues it should be brought to the attention of An Garda Síochána...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy was written to on 12 November 2013 in reply to his application. However, from the details given by the Deputy it would appear that this person has changed address in the meantime and failed to comply with his obligation to inform his local immigration officer or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Services (3 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: There are two areas within my Department where payment by credit and debit card is accepted for services provided. There are different merchant agreements in place in both cases neither of which have a definite expiry date. In relation to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, when it began to accept on-line debit and credit card payments in 2006, it was decided to use the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (3 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Government Legislation Programme provides for future publication of a Sale of Alcohol Bill which will update the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011, as well as the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008, and replacing them with provisions more suited to modern conditions. The Bill will provide an...