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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy's question concerns the disclosure, to parents, of information relating to persons on the sex offenders' register. In exceptional circumstances, the provision of appropriate information to the public is already possible. This includes the disclosure of such information to parents. Currently, this is done on an administrative basis but, subject to Government approval, I intend to...

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. The following are the details of expenditure by RIA and occupancy in recent years. Year Expenditure outturn Occupancy at year end...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tourism Visa Applications (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 27 February 2013. Following full consideration, the Visa Officer decided to refuse the grant of the visa on 3 May 2013. The decision to refuse was appealed on 16 May 2013 and was upheld by an appeals officer on 5 June 2013. The visa appeals officer did not consider that the person concerned provided...

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

Alan Shatter: Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence is an executive office of my Department. Cosc's key task is to ensure the delivery of a well coordinated "whole-of-government" response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence against women and men. Cosc carries out its co-ordination functions primarily within the framework of the first National...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Committals (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person referred to by the Deputy was committed to prison for non-payment of a Court ordered fine. I am advised that on the date in question there were 358 prisoners in Castlerea, 58 above the capacity recommended by the Inspector of Prisons. In addition, the person in question had no previous convictions and had received a sentence of 7 days imprisonment. The granting of temporary...

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

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. The programme is progressed in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for capital expenditure in this area. As the Deputy is aware, plans for the provision of a new Divisional Headquarters in Tallaght are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently Drug Free Units operational in 7 closed prisons: Mountjoy (Male), St. Patrick's Institution, Dochas Centre, Wheatfield, Cloverhill, Limerick, and Cork Prison. There is an aggregate total of 417 spaces in these Units, which currently house 380 prisoners with 39 vacancies. The breakdown of these aggregate figures is set out in the table...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the table below outlines the number of prisoners on protection in each prison/institution on the last day of each of the past six months: Total number of Protection Prisoners on the last day of each month - June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 Mountjoy Male 110 116 114 115 112 109 Mountjoy Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Patrick's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: There is extensive legislation on the statute book addressing fraud and organised crime. The efficacy and appropriateness of criminal legislation is kept under ongoing review. Amendments are considered in light of the experience of the Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in operating the legislation and in light of relevant rulings of the Irish...

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

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service provides a wide range of rehabilitative programmes that include education, vocational training, healthcare, psychiatric, psychological, counselling, welfare and spiritual services. These programmes are available in all prisons and all prisoners are eligible to use the services. On committal, all prisoners are interviewed by the Governor and are informed of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department is currently collating reports on progress achieved in relation to Traveller actions which are in the National Traveller/Roma Integration Strategy with a view to updating the strategy. It should be noted that Traveller representatives are active participants on National Committees dealing with policy and, in this way, are involved in the development of policy. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Students (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Irish Third Level Graduate Scheme has been in operation since 2007 with some amendment in 2011. This scheme allows legally resident non-EEA third level graduates to remain in Ireland after the completion of their studies for the purpose of seeking employment and applying for a green card permit or employment permit. Under the current student immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: DNA Database (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I intend to seek Government approval of the text of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill next week with a view to its publication shortly thereafter. The Bill will provide for the establishment of a DNA database to assist the Garda Síochána in the investigation of crime and finding and identifying missing and unknown persons. Pending enactment, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Partnership Legislation (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my response to question number 166 of 9 February 2012, in which I referred to a previous reply as follows: "Responsibility for adoption legislation and policy lies with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs who recently indicated in responding to a similar question (number 235 of 19 January 2012) that 'Under the provisions of the Adoption Act 2010, the only persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Probation Service is structured into 7 operational regions incorporating 5 geographical and 2 national regions. Each region has teams covering geographical areas, within County boundaries in most instances. These operational regions and the staffing deployments are outlined in the two tables beneath. Operational Region Counties Dublin North/North East Dublin North, Meath and Louth...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Agencies Pension Provisions (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information requested in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: There are no mileage or travel expenses claimed by the Minister as he is provided with Garda transport and drivers for security reasons in his capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality. There are no mileage or travel expenses currently paid in respect of Ministers of State from this Department's Vote.

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

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in relation to the detailed management of any criminal investigation and that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the specifics of any criminal investigation or on the evidence obtained by the Gardaí in connection with any such investigation. On a general point, I would remind the Deputy that, shortly after taking up office I...

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

Alan Shatter: In view of the volume of legislation emanating from my Department and the number of amendments tabled in the Houses it would require a disproportionate amount of resources to extract the information sought by the Deputy from Departmental records. The information sought is, in any case, publicly available on the website of the Houses of the Oireachtas which traces the passage of each Bill, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (18 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information the Deputy is seeking is listed in the table beneath. All other main offices used by the Probation Service are managed by the OPW. REGION COUNTY ADDRESS South West Cork 17 Audley Place, Westview House* St. Patrick's Hill *owned by the Department West/North West and Westmeath Cavan Unit 15 Churchview* * leased by the Probation Service