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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is the policy of An Garda Síochána not to publish the details under which members retire due to health related matters, as doing so may compromise the privacy of any individual given the relatively small number of members who retire on these grounds.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Industrial Relations Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and as soon as it is to hand I will pass it on to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Compensation (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda Commissioner and as soon as it is to hand I will pass it on to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: While it is difficult from the question to ascertain specifically what the Deputy has in mind here, I can assure her that my Department is continually assessing means by which technology can improve its performance and how it interacts with the public. I would also remind the Deputy that the Government has an eGovernment strategy in place for some years, which all Departments follow and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that 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: Peace Commissioners (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516 and 517 together. Peace Commissioners are appointed under section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924. It is open to anyone to seek nomination to this office and all such requests for appointment are considered by me. The Garda authorities may also request an appointment in the public interest when they believe there is an essential need for a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Presidency Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Presidency successfully concluded negotiations with the European Parliament on the Regulation establishing the European border surveillance system (EUROSUR). It is expected that formal adoption of the Regulation will take place in time for the system to come into effect by the end of the year. The aim of EUROSUR is to reinforce the control of the Schengen external borders. In...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Schengen Agreement (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Schengen Agreement was incorporated into the framework of the European Union under the Treaty of Amsterdam. The relevant Protocol recognised the fact that Ireland and the United Kingdom were not parties to the Schengen Agreement and made provision to allow those Member States to accept some or all of its provisions. The Schengen Information System is the mechanism through which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under the Irish Presidency, the EU Council and the European Parliament, as co-legislators, reached agreement on the Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the rights to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate, while deprived of liberty, with third persons and consular authorities....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (18 Jul 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 available resources. All Garda vehicles are assigned on an operational basis. I am advised by the Garda authorities that on 30 June 2013 the Garda Fleet comprised 2,473 vehicles and that on the same date the number of new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Arising from concerns in relation to lack of transparency in relation to residential property sales prices and the terms of commercial leases, the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 provides for the establishment and maintenance by the Property Services Regulatory Authority of a Register of Residential Sales Prices and a Commercial Leases Database. The Residential Sales Price Register...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the provision and the deployment of Garda equipment. Within this framework every effort is made to ensure that all Garda resources are fully utilised and that they contribute towards the overall effectiveness of the Force to the maximum extent possible. The Deputy will appreciate that a very broad range of equipment is in service within An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 529 together. The Government has facilitated a new arrangement in the form of a Working Group chaired by the Chief Justice and comprising the Presidents of the Courts and other representative judges. The Attorney General, who has traditionally acted as the formal link with the Judiciary, also attends the Group accompanied by the Secretary General to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, the Property Services Regulatory Authority does not have any responsibilities in relation to rent prices in the private residential rented sector. In relation to that sector, the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which comes under the aegis of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Arrangements are in place in my Department to process applications for payments under the scheme from the women involved. A copy of Mr Justice Quirke’s report and an application form was posted to all women who had already registered an expression of interest with the Department. In excess of 672 applications forms have issued to date and 259 completed forms were returned for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies Establishment (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 and 536 together. In April this year I announced the appointment of members designate of the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. At that time I explained that the independent Selection Panel, which was established to carry out this task, had confirmed to me that it had not proved possible to recruit a Chief Commissioner at that time. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 to 532, inclusive, together. The Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) hopes to be in a position to accept applications from debtors in August. It is important to note that all of the necessary elements must be in place before the ISI can begin to receive applications. These elements include: the authorisation of Practitioners; finalisation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Constitution, judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government. Further to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 13 June 2013, in which I indicated that the Government had nominated six persons for appointment by the President as a Specialist Judge of the Circuit Court, I can confirm that these appointments were made by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their application for protection is being processed. I assume the question refers to a recently published article by the Ombudsman on asylum seekers. The Ombudsman says in her article...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides protection to victims. Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, is currently considering a wide range of proposals...