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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, on the 25th June 2013 the Government approved the immediate implementation of a cash lump sum payments scheme based on duration of stay in laundries recommended by Judge Quirke and tasked an Interdepartmental Group with giving further detailed consideration to the steps necessary to implement the other recommendations. some of which are complicated and will require...

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 to 515, inclusive, together. As I have publicly stated on a number of occasions, there has been a change in approach to the regulation of solicitors’ accounts since the publication of the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011. I have been persuaded by the view that the regulation of accounts, including the investigation of possible acts of fraud and...

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

Alan Shatter: The Coroners Bill 2007 is before the Seanad having been restored to the Order Paper on my initiative. The Bill, as published, provides for the comprehensive reform of the existing legislation and structures relating to coroners and provides for the establishment of a new Coroner Service. The Bill incorporates many of the recommendations made by the Coroners Review Group in 2000 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that members of An Garda Síochána enforce the law on pedal cycling as part of their normal duties. In addition to day to day enforcement of the relevant provisions of the Road Traffic Acts, breaches of the legislation are regularly targeted by way of specific Garda operations which take into account the interaction of cyclists, pedestrians and vehicular...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessment Numbers (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: The tabular statement below sets out details of all 17 Regulatory Impact Assessments which were carried out on Bills in my Department since the current Government took office on 9 March 2011. Year Bill 2011 Criminal Justice (Community Service) Bill 2011 Criminal Justice Bill 2011 2012 National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 Criminal Justice (Search...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As of 30 September 2013, Ireland is contributing approximately 564 Defence Forces personnel to 14 different missions throughout the world. Full details of all personnel currently serving overseas are listed in the tabular statement attached. The main overseas missions in which Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed are the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with 359...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: All Branches of the Department of Defence have been made aware of the Official Languages Act and the responsibility for the implementation of its legislative requirements rest with each Branch in accordance with its functional responsibilities. The Department continually seeks to maintain a high level of compliance with the requirements of the Act in relation to signage throughout its...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Proposed Legislation (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are no Acts or specific provisions of Acts awaiting commencement under my Ministerial area of responsibility.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Directives (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that there are no non-compliance issues arising in the Department of Defence and there are no current fines resulting from non-compliance or potential fines resulting from present non-compliance.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Events (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: As part of the Defence Forces contribution to “The Gathering Ireland 2013” initiative, a Ceremonial Military Guard parade was held at the site of the National Memorial to members of the Defence Forces in Archbishop Ryan Park, Merrion Square, Dublin on Saturdays during the months of July and August this summer. Units from the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service participated in the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (1 Oct 2013)

Alan Shatter: There have been no Regulatory Impact Assessments carried out by my Department since this Government took office to date. The Department of Defence is not a regulatory authority as commonly understood. The Defence Acts and Regulations made thereunder are for the most part, focused on the Defence Forces only and do not apply to the ordinary citizen or to business. Notwithstanding this, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (26 Sep 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. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the current average processing time for applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The outstanding statistics sought as well as updated ones already provided in my answer on 25 June, 2013 will be provided to the Deputy by the end of next week. The delay in collating this is regretted.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are assessed at first instance by the statutory independent Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and on appeal by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT). At the end of August 2013 there were 239 asylum applications pending in ORAC and 533 appeals pending in RAT. While the current median processing time from date of initial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: A detailed manual on Garda policy and procedures in relation to the use of incapacitant spray has been developed by the Garda Commissioner and is published on the Garda website. The manual sets out the detailed considerations which must always be taken into account by a member of the Garda Síochána before using incapacitant spray. Any use of incapacitant spray, as with any use of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that applications for a certificate of naturalisation have been received from the persons referred to by the Deputy. The applications are being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful residence, and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The recruitment competition for the Garda Síochána, for which I recently secured the approval of my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, will be run by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Garda Commissioner.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Marriages of Convenience (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Freedom of movement was one of the four freedoms guaranteed with the establishment of the European Community in 1952. While the original objective of free movement was to facilitate labour mobility the focus of Community law has since shifted towards family reunification which dominates more recent secondary legislation and jurisprudence of the Court of Justice in this regard. However, our...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: In addition to arrangements within the European Union, Ireland currently has bilateral extradition agreements with the United States of America, Australia and Hong Kong. Negotiations on agreements are at varying stages of progress with Argentina, Canada, Chile and Mexico. Ireland and Brazil recently agreed to commence negotiations on an agreement. I have no plans for further agreements at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Recovery Frameworks (26 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are a number of statutory frameworks which could potentially apply in the circumstances outlined by the Deputy. The question of which particular framework might apply can only be considered by reference to the particular circumstances including whether it is the State who might take action or a foreign jurisdiction through international cooperation mechanisms or whether it is civil...