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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Management Companies (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is 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, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). These are companies registered under the Companies Act, the members of which are the owners of residential...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Table as follows: Year Number Reasons(s) 2011 1 Failed to comply with Temporary Release conditions - did not return to prison on date specified on Temporary Release form and was subsequently unlawfully at large. Refused a further period of Reviewable Temporary Release because of the risk of not complying with temporary release conditions. 2012 1 Refused a further period of Reviewable...

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

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the current average processing time for applications is now approximately 7-9 weeks from date of receipt. However, seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek additional information on particular applications can result in this processing time being exceeded on occasion. Nonetheless, this is a significant improvement on the processing time of 14...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Current expenditure on the Defence Vote is lower than profiled at the end of October 2013. However, there are significant spending commitments for the remainder of the year. In addition, the Army Pensions Vote will require a supplementary estimate of some €10m. It is expected that this will be offset by savings on the Defence Vote. Overall, it is not expected that, when taken...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The variance between profiled and actual capital expenditure within the Defence Vote at the end of October 2013 is largely due to some of the more significant works projects not progressing as originally scheduled. The factors which led to the initial delays have been addressed and the projects are now underway. Progress on capital projects is reviewed on an ongoing basis and, where...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Currently both competitions are ongoing and are now at the interview stage of the selection process which should be completed by the end of November. The successful candidates will be inducted once medical and security clearance procedures have been completed for them. No date has been set for their induction but I expect the whole process to have been completed in respect of both groups...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The former Reserve Defence Force post in question was vacated in March of this year and is now surplus to military requirements. In accordance with normal procedure for the disposal of State property my Department invited Government Departments and other Public Bodies to identify any interest in acquiring this property. No interest was expressed by any of those bodies. Meath County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Agreements (12 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Ireland is not currently a party to the Antarctic Treaty. Consideration of any such treaty is a matter in the first instance for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as such any questions in relation to this matter should be addressed to my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and I understand that the deputy has addressed a similar question to him.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (7 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 details of a 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 Vetting of Personnel (7 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: Visa Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Each visa application is considered on its individual merits with the onus resting on the applicant to satisfy the visa officer as to why the visa sought should be granted. As every visa applicant and their family circumstances are unique, it is not possible to be completely prescriptive about the circumstances which would result in a visa application being approved for a dependent family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that according to the most recent snapshot of the prisoner population taken on Thursday 31 October, 2013 there were 591 prisoners held on remand throughout the prison system. On the same date in 2012 there were 637 prisoners held on remand. The 2013 figure has a decrease of 46 or 7% on the 2012 figure. A detailed breakdown of the location of all remand prisoners is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are robust mechanisms already in place in legislation to deal with discrimination, hate speech and racist crime. The Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2012 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011 prohibit discrimination on nine grounds in the supply of and access to goods and services and in the field of employment. This legislation is kept under ongoing review by my Department. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Indexation (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Part 2 of the Fines Act 2010, which was commenced on 4 January 2011, provides for the indexation of fines contained on the statute book up to the time of its enactment. All new legislation providing for the imposition of fines on summary conviction refer to a category of fine (Class A, B, C, D or E) which corresponds to a monetary value set out in the Act. There is no provision in the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: Section 36 of the Defamation Act 2009 concerns publication or utterance of blasphemous matter and the related Section 37 concerns seizure of copies of blasphemous statements. These sections replaced section 13 of the Defamation Act 1961 which provided for the offence of blasphemous libel punishable by monetary and prison penalties - a term of up to 2 years imprisonment was possible. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, I referred the correspondence in question to the Garda Commissioner for his observations and he has directed the Assistant Commissioner Traffic to examine the issues raised and to provide a comprehensive report on the matter. As soon as I have received the Commissioner's response I will be in further contact with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 29 December, 2005, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 24 April, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: The parents of the person concerned were granted temporary permission to remain in 2000, under the arrangements then applicable to non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January, 2005. I am informed that the person concerned registered with his local immigration officer for temporary permission to remain in the State, under stamp 2A conditions, from 8 October, 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Issues (7 Nov 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to claimed asylum (along with her son) as a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Information received from the United Kingdom immigration authorities indicated that this person is in fact of Angolan nationality and her case was considered on that basis. The person in question is...