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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Succession Act (4 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 120(1) of the Succession Act 1965 provides that a sane person who has been guilty of the murder, attempted murder or manslaughter of another shall be precluded from taking any share in the estate of that other, except a share arising under a will made after the act constituting the offence and shall not be entitled to make a claim under section 117 of the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Given that the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was, by letter dated 20th June, 2011, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Diversions (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought from the Director General of the Irish Prison Service and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is not possible to provide the number and proportion of prisoners that have served their full sentence in custody in the past 5 years as this would require the manual examination of records. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort and could not be justified in current circumstances where there are other significant demands on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Legislation is required in order to implement Judge Quirke's recommendation with regard to the provision of medical services to the women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries, St Mary's Training Centre Stanhope Street and House of Mercy Training School, Summerhill, Wexford. My Department, in consultation with the Department of Health is working on the preparation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department will only cover the cost of membership of professional bodies' fees on behalf of staff where that membership has a direct relevance to the individual's role, or can be considered to have a benefit to the work of the Department. The cost of these payments for 2013, to date, is approximately €8,400.00. My Department does not cover the cost of any other form of club...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is committed to supporting a continuous learning and development environment in which staff are presented with opportunities to improve their skills and qualifications so as to better equip them to make a positive and dynamic contribution to the business needs of the Department. Financial assistance is offered to staff pursuing a variety of courses in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (3 Dec 2013)

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. The time limits with respect to accepting payments in respect of Fixed Charge Notices issued are set out in legislation and no discretion is permitted with regard to extending these time periods. Where a fixed charge notice relates...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Mobile Telephone Seizures (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Section 36 of the Prisons Act, 2007, which was brought into operation on 1 May, 2007, makes it an offence for prisoners to have unauthorised possession of or use of mobile telecommunication devices. Under the Act it is also an offence to supply such a device to a prisoner. The penalties for such an offence, on summary conviction, include a fine not exceeding €5,000 or imprisonment for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: Regulations required to facilitate the commencement of the remaining sections of Part 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 are currently at an advanced stage of drafting. I hope to have these regulations finalised and to commence the relevant sections of the Act as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa (join partner) application referred to by the Deputy was lodged at the Irish Embassy Office in Canberra on 13 November 2013. Due to the nature of the application, it cannot be processed by the Embassy under the delegated sanction given by my Department to the Department of Foreign Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 provides that free legal aid may be granted, in certain circumstances, for the defence of persons of insufficient means in criminal proceedings. Under the Act, the grant of legal aid entitles the applicant to the services of a solicitor and, in certain circumstances, up to two counsel, in the preparation and conduct of their defence or appeal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions Data (3 Dec 2013)

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: Residency Permits (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: In my reply to PQ number 164 dated 21 November 2013, in relation to the person mentioned by the Deputy, it was stated that a letter issued to the person on 7 November 2013 explaining his requirements as a student in the State. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cash for Gold Trade (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I published a report in June, 2012 on the criminal justice aspects of the cash for gold trade. The Report prepared by my Department is available on www.justice.ie. I requested the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence to consider the content of the report, to ensure that it obtains the views of all relevant interested parties and that it makes such report and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána (Admissions and Appointments) (Amendment) Regulation 2006, expressly provided that the Public Appointments Service would take into account any satisfactory service by a person as a reserve member of the Garda Síochána when they were applying to join the full time force. These same provisions for Reserve members are being incorporated into the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm for the Deputy that steady progress continues to be made towards the enactment of the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 which remains a priority under both the Programme for Government and as an ongoing structural reform being delivered under the EU/IMF/ECB Troika programme. As I have previously conveyed to the House, the Bill it is set to provide for the establishment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: EU Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law requires the Member States to criminalise incitement to hatred, hatred being defined by reference to race, colour, religion, descent, or national or ethnic origin. The discriminatory grounds in Ireland's Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the first instance, I would like to inform the Deputy that existing statutory protections against all types of violence, both physical and sexual, apply equally to all persons in the State regardless of their immigration status. In the case of illegal migrant workers who may be the victims of human trafficking for the purposes of labour exploitation, the Criminal Law (Human...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Presidency Agenda (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: During Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union issues regarding the tackling of racism and xenophobia were central to my agenda. Last January’s Informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers held in Dublin Castle afforded me the opportunity to put this important issue on the agenda of Justice Ministers. At this meeting, I tabled a paper for discussion on EU...