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

Alan Shatter: I have requested the detailed information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and as soon as it is to hand I will pass it on to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is the responsibility of all non EEA nationals who are resident in the State to ensure that they have an appropriate permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality and the great majority of migrants comply with this condition. Payment of PRSI by a person working illegally in no sense confers legality on their situation, no more here than it would in any other jurisdiction. However...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that under the terms of Paragraph 17 of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted I am at present in the process of appointing a new Tribunal to administer the Scheme. As the Deputy may be aware I have recently appointed a Tribunal Chairperson, Mr. John Cheatle, B.L. I also can inform the Deputy that under the terms of the Scheme the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Road Safety Authority, which is under the aegis of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, is the statutory body responsible for the recording and publication of penalty point information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question, PQ No. 165 of Thursday, 17th October, 2013 - copied beneath. The position in the State of the person concerned is unchanged since then.In April, 2007, the person concerned made an application for residency in the State on the basis of being the spouse of an EU National who was exercising her EU Treaty Rights in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (3 Dec 2013)

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. The current Garda vetting system is delivered in a standard format to each organisation registered with the Garda Central Vetting Unit...

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

Alan Shatter: I have been actively engaged on this issue with my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. As a result of that engagement I am pleased to say that the Garda Commissioner has confirmed to me that there are now 136 whole time equivalent staff assigned to the GCVU, some 41 of whom have been redeployed from elsewhere in the public service since the end of March 2013. Some of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. In accordance with this principle, the approach of the Oireachtas has generally been to specify in law a maximum penalty for an offence, so that a court, having considered all the circumstances of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has informed me that they are at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will recall, the independent examination by Mr. Paul Coffey SC of the case made by the Stardust Victims Committee for a renewed inquiry into the cause of the fire concluded that the original tribunal finding of arson was a hypothetical one only and that no one present on the night can be held responsible. He also concluded that in the absence of any identified evidence as to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Raheny Garda District. I am further informed that Garda data shows a decrease in burglaries in the Raheny area, in line with the national trend. As the Deputy may be aware the latest crime statistics show that the rate of burglary has decreased by 8.9% nationally for twelve months ending 30 June 2013 and this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Remit (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Authority (PSA), an independent agency under the remit of my Department established under the Private Security Services Acts, 2004 and 2011, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the state. I am informed by the Authority that they published an information document entitled Requirements for the Licensing...

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

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) on 10 October, 2013. The application is currently being processed and once completed will be returned to the registered organisation concerned. In general, Garda Vetting applications are processed on a first-come, first...

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

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that 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 are...

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

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that overtime and unsocial hours payments are paid to members of An Garda Síochána up to and including the rank of Inspector. Members are paid these allowances on a 28 day roster basis, in arrears, with the payment process commencing at the beginning of each pay roster period in respect of work carried out during the previous period....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that fees charged in the courts are set by means of Statutory Instrument. Court fees orders are made by myself as the Minister for Justice and Equality with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The fees currently applicable are prescribed in the District Court (Fees) Order 2013 (S.I. 241 of 2013) and in the Circuit Court (Fees) Order 2013...

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

Alan Shatter: The Regulations recently introduced are intended, inter alia, to raise additional funding to be retained by the Board to better fund the provision of services to those in need of them and reduce waiting times for those services. At a time when the State is facing significant demands on its resources, an increase in contributions allows the Board to achieve its objectives without money being...

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

Alan Shatter: The proposal for an incentivised career break for An Garda Síochána is currently under consideration and a decision on the matter will be made shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Discipline Regulations have been updated on a number of occasions since 1923 and most recently in 2007. There is nothing in these Regulations, the Garda Code, nor indeed in the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 which acts as a barrier to members of the Garda Síochána availing of debt resolution mechanisms contained in that Act.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (3 Dec 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act, 1993 sets out the conditions under which, in the interests of the security of the State, authorisation may be granted for interception by the Defence Forces of certain postal packages and telecommunications messages. The capabilities of the Defence Forces in this area are subject to the restrictions and...