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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Internship Scheme Data (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that no JobBridge Interns were taken on by my Department in County Louth in the period specified. The Deputy may wish to note that, with the exception of Probation and Welfare offices in Drogheda and Dundalk, my Department has no offices in County Louth.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no direct role in the administration of the fixed charge notice system which is a matter for An Garda Síochána. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the payment of a fixed charge in respect of road traffic offence is a discretionary option for the recipient of a fixed charge notice following their detection for the offence in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware from my response on 1 October, 2013, as set out below, that I brought his concerns surrounding this location to the attention of the Garda authorities. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to by the Deputy is in the Ballymun District. The Deputy will appreciate that roads policing is principally an operational matter for the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 580 together. As I have previously indicated, nothing I have seen in the extensive correspondence from the Stardust Victims Committee to date would be grounds for my taking a different view to the conclusions set out in the Independent Examination by Mr. Paul Coffey, and endorsed in both Houses. That is, in the absence of any identified evidence,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Management Companies (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, I cannot comment on individual cases or provide an interpretation of law in response to a parliamentary question. However, by way of general information, I can say that the primary purpose of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is to reform the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and to facilitate the fair,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: Information as requested by the Deputy is illustrated in the table below. These figures reflect the age profile of female prisoners as at 27 January, 2014. - 18 to < 21 21 to < 25 25 to < 30 30 to < 40 40 to < 50 50+ Total Mountjoy Prison (Female) 3 13 33 51 22 11 133 Limerick Prison (Female) 1 6 8 8 8 2 33 Total 4 19 41 59...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (28 Jan 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. In that context,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy's question quite rightly highlights, in order for illicit drug markets to exist, there must be demand. In addressing drug demand, the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016, which seeks to address all of the harm caused to individuals and society by drug misuse, provides a framework for tackling the problem in a partnership approach in relation to drugs supply reduction, education...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Government approved the drafting of a wide-ranging Sexual Offences Bill last December. The General Scheme of the Bill includes provisions for the electronic monitoring of sex offenders in specific circumstances. It is not possible to indicate at this stage when the Bill will be published and the legislation enacted.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware under the terms of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual applications for compensation under the Scheme. However, in order to be of assistance in the matter I have had enquiries made with the Tribunal on his behalf. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the principle reasons persons are refused permission to land are as follows: - that there is reason to believe that the person intends to enter the State for purposes other than those expressed by the non-national concerned; - the person is not in possession of a valid Irish visa and is not exempt...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that 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. The Garda authorities have indicated that the motorcycles attached to the Garda Traffic Corps play an important role in An Garda Síochána's strategy of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As I have outlined previously 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 would be much more efficient to publish a new and enhanced text. This proposition has been broadly welcomed by the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that this tragic case was the subject of an independent examination by a Senior Counsel who reported in 2007 and whose conclusions were accepted by the then Minister. The Deputy will also appreciate that I have no function in relation to the direction or initiation of criminal investigations, which are a matter for the Garda authorities. I understand that issues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Expert Group's Report was published on my Department's web site on 14 January. It contains the information sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The question of consideration of leave to remain does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. As the Deputy is aware, if the person concerned 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 Operations (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: The legislative basis for the taking of fingerprints in respect of foreign nationals who enter the State is provided for as far back as the Aliens Order of 1946. This Order imposed, subject to a small number of exceptions, a registration requirement on foreign nationals which included a requirement to provide fingerprints when so required by a registration officer. The limited number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to semi-State bodies who have a significant element of commercial or trade activities within their remit. The bodies and agencies attached to my Department provide public services in the broad Justice area, and, as such, do not engage in any significant commercial activity.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 and 594 together. Discrimination on the basis of an individual's personal characteristics is prohibited in respect to nine specified grounds in the access to and supply of goods and services, including housing, by the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2012. These grounds are gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability,...