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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area in question is within the Clontarf Garda Sub-District. I have communicated the concerns referred to the Garda authorities and any incidents of public disorder or anti-social behaviour which are reported to the Gardaí will be fully investigted. I understand that a Community Garda assigned to the area attends local Neighbourhood Watch...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 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 13th September, 2005, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 was published on 17 July last. The Bill proposes a new statutory framework to support people with impaired capacity to make decisions, to retain autonomy over their decisions to the greatest extent possible and to exercise their basic rights in this regard. Passage of the Bill in due course will represent a key step towards Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 13th March, 2006. 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: Garda Strength (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the strength of An Garda Síochána, as of the 31 August 2013, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 13,190. While it is difficult to predict with any certainty the number of Garda members who will retire in any year, given that members with 30 years service may retire on full pension after the age of 50, a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: A vetting disclosure is made in response to a written request and with the permission of the person who is the subject of that request. Garda vetting disclosures are issued to specified organisations registered with the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) for that purpose in respect of a particular post or employment. The Unit processed approximately 328,000 vetting applications on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (18 Sep 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. I am informed that the Courts Service has communicated with the judiciary to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am, of course, anxious to facilitate the commencement of the provision in question by my colleague the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport at the earliest opportunity. The Deputy will be aware that a working group was established earlier this year under the aegis of the Courts Service to examine various operational aspects of the penalty points system. Since my last response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that I share the concern about incidents of speeding and anti-social driving behaviour and the impact it has on local communities. Effective roads policing is central to the Garda Policing Plan 2013 and road traffic enforcement is high throughout the country. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to by the Deputy are located in the Raheny...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1089 and 1111 together. The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 passed Committee Stage in Dáil Éireann on 20 March 2013, having previously passed all stages in the Seanad. However, before the Bill was taken at Report Stage, a judgment of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales was published which has necessitated a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: On taking up office, I had substantial concerns that no appropriate arrangements existed to give proper recognition to the importance of a person being granted Irish citizenship. Under then existing arrangements a local district court clerk arranged for a person granted citizenship to take an oath before a District Court Judge and the new citizen subsequently received their Certificate of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The number of applications approved in 2011 was 13,000, with 23,000 approved in 2012 and 24,000 so far this year. Those refused or deemed ineligible amounted to 1800, 1,600 and 700 respectively. There has been an enormous increase in the volume of applications for a certificate of naturalisation in recent years. In 2008 the number of valid applications made was just over 9,000 whereas the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the treatment of sex offenders is centred in Arbour Hill where sex offenders undertake the Building Better Lives programme (BBL). The programme comprises group interventions in three modules and allows responsive and flexible delivery of rehabilitation services which take account of individual risk, needs and capacity. The programme is provided by a team of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: Work on the details of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill is ongoing at my Department. The Bill provides, inter alia, for the introduction of a single application procedure for the investigation of all grounds for protection and any other grounds presented by applicants seeking to remain in the State and also provides for a Protection Review Tribunal. At the same time, in keeping...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Capital Programme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: There have not been any Capital Projects funded by my Department over the past 5 years, for the areas specified in County Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce a series of post-imprisonment restraint orders for sexual offenders to include electronic tagging and other restrictions which may be imposed at the time of sentencing. My Department has been conducting a wide-ranging examination of the law on sexual offences and a review of the Sex Offenders Act 2001, including a public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Daylight Savings (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, the Dáil debated Deputy Broughan's Private Members - Brighter Evenings Bill 2012 on 5 July, 2013. During the course of the debate Deputy Broughan accepted my proposal that the matter be adjourned and the issues raised by his Bill be considered by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. Consequently, in my letter of 25 July, 2013 to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I advised the Deputy in my responses to previous Parliamentary Questions, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the incident in question, which occurred in 1989, was the subject of a thorough investigation at the time. Complaints were also made to the Garda Síochána Complaint Board who further investigated the matter and found no evidence of an offence or breach of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that there is no waiting period associated with the granting of criminal legal aid as under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of legal aid on the applicant's appearance in Court. In relation to civil legal aid, it should be noted that demand for legal services from the Legal Aid Board...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Age Identity Cards (18 Sep 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Age Card is a voluntary proof of age card currently issued to persons 18 years and over under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (Age Card) Regulations 2010. The purpose of the card is to verify a person's age in relation to matters referred to in the Intoxicating Liquor Act, as provided for in section 40 of the Act. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table...