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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Over the past number of years strong legislative, administrative and operational measures have been put in place to combat and prevent trafficking in human beings including for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 provides for penalties of up to life imprisonment and, at the discretion of the court, a fine for persons who traffick or attempt to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (13 Nov 2013)

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 Vetting Applications (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that no vetting application has been received in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers. In the circumstances, I can only suggest that the person contacts the registered organisation involved.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the working group established earlier this year under the aegis of the Courts Service has met on a number of occasions and is due to report in the near future. I am further informed, by the Garda authorities, that the technical and administrative arrangements required to bring the provision in question into effect remain under careful evaluation.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission requires the members of the Commission and all staff, on an annual basis, to submit a declaration in relation to any conflict of interest which may arise in the course of the performance of their functions or duties for inclusion in a Register of Interests. This declaration is separate from any declaration required under the provisions of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The eligibility criteria for each of three debt resolution processes contained in the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 are set out in sections 26, 57 and 91. These are reasonable and proportionate and were extensively discussed during the Oireachtas debates. I believe that the provisions of the Act can be of great assistance to persons struggling with debt problems to reach agreed and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Section 157 of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 concerns the introduction of a much shorter discharge period from bankruptcy of three years. I expect to be in a position to commence this section and the relevant Parts of the Personal Insolvency Act and, the further refinements to bankruptcy law contained in the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013, later this month. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to check the status of the application referred to in the absence of the individual's date of birth. If the Deputy will provide the additional information, I will have further enquiries made in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission informs me that GSOC's Case Management System, which is under constant internal review, provides GSOC with comprehensive data and statistics (as can be seen in its various statutory reports that can be found on its website www.gardaombudsman.ie). However, responses to very specific queries can involve compilation of data over many years that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the matter referred to by the Deputy relates to an ongoing civil dispute and that there is no criminal investigation ongoing in relation to this matter. The Deputy will appreciate that I have no function in relation to the issue which he has raised.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Funding (13 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware my Department has responsibility for the management and development of Civil Defence at national level. Civil Defence is the principal statutory volunteer based organisation in Ireland with over 4,600 active volunteers who are based in each local authority area. The role of Civil Defence is to provide second-line support to the frontline services in responding to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, this issue has been extensively discussed in the Seanad in the context of two Private Members Bills. I consider that the operation of section 37 needs to be reviewed to ensure that it in practice operates to ensure a more appropriate balance between freedom of religion, the rights of individuals and the obligations of the state to vindicate those rights in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charity Sector Remuneration (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Setting the levels of remuneration of charity employees is a matter for individual charities themselves. This will remain the case when the Charities Act 2009 comes into force. Though it should be noted that charity trustees cannot be remunerated for carrying out their duties as trustees. The reporting requirements that will apply to charities once the Act is in force will increase...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Annual Report of the Committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the Diversion Programme under Part 4 of the Children Act 2001, as amended, includes details of the number of incidents of youth crime and the number of individual children referred to the Programme each year. This information is broken down by Garda Region and Division and not by every county. The reports for period...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The signage referred to has been placed without prior approval and thus no income accrues.  Signage has been removed from time to time but has reappeared within a short period.  No decision has been made regarding the future use of the property. 

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 and 301 together. As the Deputies are aware, I requested the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to provide me with a full report in relation to this and another related case. I have now received these Reports. I have already indicated my intention to refer these reports to the Ombudsman for Children in the context of my proposal to appoint...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Racial Profiling (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 302 together. My Department does not engage in any form of discriminatory ethnic or racial profiling. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the Garda Síochána does not engage in discriminatory ethnic or racial profiling, and specifically that it does not engage in data gathering or data mining based upon discriminatory profiling in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 27 April 2006. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and this decision was upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 305 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts, the various Garda national units and of course Garda Headquarters. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Regulations (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that under section 36 (1) of the Prisons Act, 2007 it is a criminal offence for a prisoner to be in possession of a mobile phone without the permission of the prison governor. Only a small number of prisoners in Shelton Abbey Open Centre have the permission of the governor to be in possession of mobile phones, in keeping with its minimum security status. Further,...