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

Alan Shatter: The decision to amalgamate the two Garda Districts referred to by the Deputy was one of the results of a comprehensive assessment carried out by the Garda Commissioner over a 12 month period and contained in his Policing Plan for 2013, which I laid before the House last November. It is an operational matter for the Garda Commissioner to make a decision on the date for the amalgamation. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 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: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: At the request of the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in June 2005 a draft Irish language scheme under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003 was prepared by this Department. That draft Scheme was prepared following consideration of submissions received from interested parties outside of this Department and an internal consultation process. It was submitted to the...

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

Alan Shatter: 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 understand from the Garda authorities that they have decided not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Following clarification from the Deputy I have interpreted the question to refer to Bills which have been enacted since the current Government took office on 9 March 2011. Details of the information sought is outlined in the table below: Acts/Provisions of Acts Not Yet Commenced Proposed to make a commencement order Yes/No When commencement order will be made Charities Act 2009 (No. 6...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Insofar as my areas of responsibility are concerned, Ireland is not subject to any fines arising from non-compliance with European Union Directives and does not have any overdue Directives yet to be transposed. Within my areas of responsibility, Ireland is currently the subject of two letters of formal notice by the European Commission under Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of...

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

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. The allocation of Garda vehicles is monitored and reviewed on an on-going basis. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is as shown in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her 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 27th February, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the specific circumstances referred to by the Deputy and I will reply directly when the report is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a detailed report from the Garda authorities on the issue raised. The Deputy will be aware that certain aspects of this issue are addressed in the recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General insofar as they relate to the operation of the fixed charge notice system, including the circumstances in which it may not prove possible to serve a summons, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department 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. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 made it an offence to traffick a person for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The definition of sexual exploitation includes prostitution. A person found guilty of this offence is liable to life imprisonment.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Courts Service has put in place arrangements to ensure that summonses issued since May 2012 include wording to advise persons charged with an offence under the Road Traffic Acts to bring their driving licence together with a photocopy of the licence when they are attending court. In the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1086 of 18 September 2013, I provided...

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

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the current average processing time for applications is approximately 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. In the interest of fairness and equity, Garda vetting applications are processed...

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 506 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5th December 2012, sets out details of the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country, the future opening hours of other stations in Cork and Dublin and a number of District amalgamations. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (1 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: Judicial Appointments (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The referendum on the proposed Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill will be held on October 4th. The establishment of the Court of Appeal will require the enactment of an “Implementation Bill” that will deal with many practical issues in regard to the new Court of Appeal, such as the formal establishment and membership of the Court of Appeal; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Bench Warrants (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The correspondence sent to the Deputy concerns the recent report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality on hearings and submissions on the current review of prostitution legislation. The Joint Committee published its report on 27 June last. The position is that I have written to the Chairman seeking clarification of recommendations made by the Joint Committee. I have also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned, a failed asylum applicant, has sought a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. I am advised that the consideration of this latter application is nearing completion and a decision should issue shortly. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the...