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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Vetting procedures in this country are in place to protect children and vulnerable adults. As such they demand rigorous procedures to ensure their integrity and to maintain the highest level of confidence by the public and organisations availing of them. A full vetting check is conducted for each new application received to ensure that the most recent data available is taken into account....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Operation Fiacla was established by the Garda Commissioner to coordinate a sustained national drive against those involved in burglary, aggravated burglaries and related offences. It is an intelligence driven national operation and specific burglary initiatives have been implemented in each Garda Region to target suspected offenders. As of 31 March, 8,687 persons have been arrested and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that there are currently 132 Personal Insolvency Practitioners and 32 Approved Intermediaries (representing 75 responsible persons) authorised by the ISI. The ISI recently published its Quarter 1 statistics for 2014. The geographic spread of insolvency applications by county, up to 31stMarch 2014 is set out in the table below. The ISI has advised that statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Garda by rank who have retired in 2013 and as of the 31 March, 2014, the latest date for which figures are available, was as set out in the table below: Rank 2013 2014 Commissioner 0 1 Deputy Commissioner 1 0 Assistant Commissioner 1 0 Chief Superintendent 12 1 Superintendent 16 0 Inspector 13 3 Sergeant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (16 Apr 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 (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that 'Operation Yard' is an active road traffic enforcement initiative targeting unofficial public motoring events in the Garda Western Region with the overall objective of reducing incidents of anti-social driving behaviour and the impact it has on local communities. Arising from this focussed Garda operation, 8 persons have been arrested and charged...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that there has been, is, and will continue to be excellent cross-border co-operation between An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and the Revenue agencies, North and South. The Garda Síochána has a strong and productive relationship with the PSNI in taking actions to counter the security and other crime threats which face this island, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Apr 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. The latest figures published by the CSO, and on which I commented recently, show that burglary was down 7.2% nationally for the full year in...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Correspondence (16 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am satisfied that there are statutory and administrative procedures in place in my Department to address any reports of allegations of wrongdoing.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 187 together. It will be recalled that the Government made the difficult decision in December 2011 not to proceed with the commitment in the Programme for Government to abolish upward only rent reviews in so called "legacy leases", i.e., those entered into before 28 February 2010. There was a substantial concern that any legislative scheme involving...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (17 Apr 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: Gender Recognition Issues (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Proposals in relation to recognition of gender identity are being progressed by my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection, who published the General Scheme of a Gender Recognition Bill in July 2013. With regard to equality legislation, the Equality Tribunal and the Courts have interpreted the existing provisions prohibiting gender discrimination as applying also to the situation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy had failed to report for a supervised departure from the State on 05 December 2012. On the 17 February 2014 the Garda Naturalisation Immigration Bureau (GNIB) wrote to INIS requesting that an intention to deport letter be issued to the person concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 10153/14 of 27th February 2014. The situation is unchanged since then. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of her asylum claim.I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that since 2010, An Garda Síochána has contracted a service provider ‘GoSafe’ to operate safety cameras on its behalf. This service encompasses both speed detection and speed survey sessions. In that regard, GoSafe conducts regular speed surveys at locations identified by An Garda Síochána as having the greatest propensity for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have been assured by the Garda Commissioner that the Garda Síochána does not engage in data gathering or data mining of individuals or groups with regard to race, colour, language, religion, nationality, national or ethnic origin, ethnicity or membership of the Traveller Community. I, however, have asked the Garda Commissioner to examine the allegations which are the subject of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. The killing of Seamus Ludlow in May 1976 was a callous act of violence for which there can be no justification. It was, above all, a tragedy for Seamus Ludlow's family. As the Deputy will be aware the late Mr. Justice Henry Barron carried out a lengthy and detailed inquiry into a number of brutal atrocities committed in the State in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am aware of the issues which have been raised concerning the off-road use of the vehicles referred to, in locations such as parks and other open spaces, and in particular in the context of the recent debate in this House on the Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill 2012. Arising from this I have sought a report from the Garda authorities and will consult further with other relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm that 731 applications have been received to date, with 366 letters of formal offer issued. So far, 305 of the applicants have accepted the formal offer and 277 payments have issued at a cost of €10.3 million. A provisional assessment on the applicant's length of stay in a relevant institution has been made in a further 65 cases. The remaining cases require further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (17 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. I can confirm that 103 applications have been received relating to St Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope Street. Twenty have received their lump sum payment and a further 8 have received letters of formal offer. Provisional assessments of the applicant's length of stay in St Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope Street have been made in a...