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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Achievements of Irish Presidency and EU Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: -----but this is the first occasion we have had an opportunity to raise it in this committee and it has been one of great importance for some time. At European Justice and Home Affairs meetings, bilateral meetings between individual Ministers are often held. This issue has been the subject of bilateral discussions between me and my UK counterparts and the Secretary of State for Justice,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Achievements of Irish Presidency and EU Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will deal first with the British opt-out. I have engaged in various discussions with my counterparts in the UK, including the Home Secretary, Ms Theresa May MP, the Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on this matter. I had discussions with them when the British Government first announced it was going to pursue this issue. That was prior to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Achievements of Irish Presidency and EU Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Justice and Equality (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy Niall Collins for the entertainment while I was shaving this morning. At least we are not debating the Seanad referendum at this meeting. I am grateful to the joint committee for the invitation to brief members on both the recent Irish Presidency of the EU from a justice and home affairs perspective and on the matters that have been tabled for discussion at the EU Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. However, the person concerned has made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish national. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Expenditure (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, the purchase of a premises for a new Garda station for Glanmire is currently the subject of legal proceedings. In the circumstances, it would not be appropriate for me to comment in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have sought the relevant information from the Garda authorities and I will contact the Deputy further in relation to this matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (2 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 details of the Garda non public duty costs associated with the policing of the 2013 All Ireland Finals at Croke Park have not yet been finalised. These costs are met by the GAA. The table below has been provided by the Garda authorities and it outlines the monies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Repossessions (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 133 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, abolished the sheriff's power to seize a tenancy under a writ of fieri facias except where the land is used wholly or partly for business purposes. Section 131 provides that the term "business" has the same meaning as in the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1980....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219, 220 and 221 together. The resources provided to the Criminal Assets Bureau in terms of budget and staffing numbers for the period 2008-2013 inclusive are set out in table 1 below. Available data on the numbers of orders obtained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 and 2005 and on the number of cases taken under the Revenue and Social Welfare remit of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 11 March 2005. The Deportation Order was made following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and of his application to remain temporarily in the State. He has been evading his deportation since 19 May 2005 and should he come to the notice of the Garda authorities, he would be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain statutory conditions are fulfilled. They are, inter alia, that the applicant must - be of full age - be of good character - have had a period of one year's continuous residency in the State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána has no record, or knowledge of any complaint or investigation arising from the BBC programme referred to.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that in the period 1 January 2013 to date my Department has not contracted any consultants to advise on the possible sale of assets.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Department has engaged Dominic Daly and Co. to oversee the sale, by public auction, of the decommissioned naval service vessel LE Emer. The costs involved will be determined by the selling price achieved at auction.

Mortgage Restructuring Arrangement Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I hope to conclude after 20 minutes and I will then share my time with Deputies Seán Kyne and Joe Costello. Deputy Collins and the Technical Group have provided us with a further opportunity to discuss the plight of persons in mortgage arrears. This is evidenced by the Private Members' Bill being discussed which proposes the creation of a further new debt resolution mechanism. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Penalty Points System (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Higgins should be assured that nobody has been victimised.

Topical Issue Debate: Penalty Points System (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: There is no basis for alleging that anybody has been victimised. The allegations that were made were taken very seriously. They included claims that a number of road accidents in which people lost their lives were a consequence of fixed-notice charges being cancelled. That was established, on a very detailed basis, to be untrue. Those allegations could have caused a great deal of distress...

Topical Issue Debate: Penalty Points System (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I will respond to both Deputies but, on the last issue raised by the Deputy who just spoke, I am not privy to the background circumstances of the termination of anyone's employment with Independent Newspapers and I am certainly not going to comment in any way on that issue. I welcome the opportunity to comment on the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General in his report on the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to report to the Deputy that steady progress is being made towards the enactment of the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 which remains a priority under both the Programme for Government and the EU/IMF/ECB Troika structural reform programme. The Bill it is set to provide for the establishment of a new Legal Services Regulatory Authority that will be independent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, I have secured the approval of my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, for a recruitment competition for the Garda Síochána. There are a number of procedural issues that need to be finalised prior to the formal commencement of that competition and these are expected to conclude in the coming weeks. The competition will be run by the...