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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Family Clinics (8 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to change the decision to discontinue the services provided at the Curragh Families Clinic. The Families Clinic currently provides free GP and pharmacy services to the families of enlisted military personnel who are resident within the Curragh camp and surrounding areas. The service dates back to a time where the provision of medical services for the families of enlisted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that, to date, there have been four prisoners resident in Harristown House, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. None of the four residents have breached the terms of their temporary release to this facility.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Telecommunications Services Provision (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that while I do not have any responsibility for the introduction of a three digit 24/7 non-emergency contact number for the various bodies or indeed the policy areas set out in his Question, I do understand and have sympathy with the thrust and intent of his Question. I am informed that the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in Department of Public Expenditure...

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 to 169, inclusive, together. As I indicated to the Deputy in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 1 October, the function of the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) is to conduct Garda vetting checks in respect of vetting applications submitted by registered organisations, including applications from the childcare industry and to issue Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána is currently investigating a complaint made by the person referred to by the Deputy. As this matter is under investigation it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that allegations of crimes committed by any individual, regardless of their profession, are fully investigated by An Garda Síochána.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (3 Oct 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 23 September 2013. The application is currently being processed and once completed will be returned to the registered organisation concerned. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the current average...

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

Alan Shatter: By way of background to the Deputy's question, I wish to advise that the number of vetting applications received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) each year has risen from 187,864 in 2007 to 327,903 in 2012 and it is expected that there will be upwards of 350,000 applications this year. It is essential that the GCVU has the resources required to perform this most critical of roles...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that a comprehensive and robust legal framework is in place with respect to knife crime including heavy penalties for breaches of the laws concerned. In recent years the maximum penalty for possessing a knife in a public place without good reason or lawful authority has been increased from one to five years, and An Garda Síochána also now have an extended...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deed Poll (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The tradition whereby some women change their surnames on marriage to use their husband's surname is not governed by statute. There is no barrier preventing a husband from commencing to use his spouse's surname should he choose to do so. A person may also change name by means of deed poll: the purpose of this is principally to provide documentary evidence that the person has adopted a new name.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, Garda vehicles are required for a wide variety of policing requirements and, accordingly, the Garda fleet comprises different models of vehicles produced by a number manufacturers. In the circumstances I understand that it would not be practicable to provide a precise figure for the purpose referred to by the Deputy. Overall, the Deputy will be aware that an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In turn, the deployment of Garda vehicles is kept under on-going review by the Garda authorities and revised in response to policing demands. This flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles, so as to best match the allocation of resources with priorities, is crucial to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In turn, the deployment of Garda vehicles is kept under on-going review by the Garda authorities and revised in response to policing demands. This flexibility in allocating and re-allocating vehicles, so as to best match the allocation of resources with priorities, is crucial to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is already aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 182 together. Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of policing resources, including Garda transport, are an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner. As the Deputy will be aware, earlier this year the Garda authorities indicated that they proposed to provide a number of mobile Garda offices. At this stage, however, I...

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

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below outlines the total pay and overtime costs for the Garda organisation in the years 2007 - 2013 (January - September). - 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(Jan - Sep) - €000 €000 €000 €000 €000 €000...

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

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the number of Irish visas granted to Chinese nationals in 2010, 2011 and 2012 was 8,066, 8,822 and 9,342, respectively. In 2013 to date (30 September) some 7,700 visas have issued. The number of visas granted each year to Chinese nationals has increased significantly since 2010, with 15% more visas...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. The Irish short-stay Visa Waiver Programme for holders of certain categories of UK visa, which commenced in July 2011, is a demonstration of the Government's determination to maximise, to the greatest possible extent, the economic potential of the Common Travel Area (CTA). The Visa Waiver Programme allows persons from seventeen...

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

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 24th October, 2005. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. The person concerned initiated judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in her case. As these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: A person is an Irish citizen from birth if at the time of his or her birth either parent was an Irish citizen and an application for an Irish passport may be made to the Passport Office at any stage. It is open to the parents of a child born in the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005, who did not, at the time of the child's birth, have the necessary residence in Ireland for their...