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Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I did not interrupt either Senator. Instead, I listened quietly to their contributions.

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Senator Thomas Byrne said that before the Dunne judgment, the courts had no discretion not to order repossessions. That judgment was made in 2011. In 2009, when Fianna Fáil was in government, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act was passed, but it contained no provision to prevent repossessions. The Senator has accepted that when Fianna Fáil introduced the legislation, it was...

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: There was no provision such as is contained in this Bill that would allow the courts to adjourn proceedings where an application for repossession was made and to afford a period to an indebted individual at risk of losing his or her home to engage with a personal insolvency practitioner with the possibility of concluding a personal insolvency arrangement. Neither had Fianna Fáil enacted...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy McDonald for raising this important matter and for the opportunity to speak in the House here today on this issue. The Deputy knows that when I took up office, I was determined that we would address the issue of the Magdalen laundries and the position of the former residents. My Government colleagues were fully briefed by me on today's matter at our Cabinet meeting this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Auctioneering Licences (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: In accordance with the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, the Property Services Regulatory Authority is responsible for the regulation and licensing of property service providers - auctioneers/estate agents, letting agents and property management agents. I am advised by the Authority that the company referred to by the Deputy does hold a current licence.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Practitioners (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: No Personal Insolvency Practitioners have yet been authorised by the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI). The ISI has received over 90 applications from potential practitioners since the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (Authorisation and Supervision of Personal Insolvency Practitioners) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 209 of 2013) were published in late June. These applications are being assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Following areview of the training for recruit gardaí, a revised training programme has been introduced in the Garda College. In light of this and in view of the fact that the existing Garda recruitment panel is now approximately five years old, it is unlikely that the existing panel will be used in any future recruitment. I believe it is important for an organisation such as the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 421, 422 and 430 on 9 July 2013 in which I indicated as follows: I am aware that the Convention on the Constitution published its third report, on its recommendation in relation to amending the Constitution to provide for same-sex marriage, on 2 July 2013. Following receipt of the Convention's reports by the Oireachtas, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention Officers (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the Crime Prevention Officer position in the Tipperary Division has been vacant since 2010. I have been informed by the Commissioner that, notwithstanding this, the crime prevention function of An Garda Síochána has not been adversely affected as crime prevention and personal security advice is being provided by appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned has been instructed by his local registration officer, An Garda Síochána to make a written application to the General Immigration Division, INIS regarding his request for further permission to remain in the State. In the meantime, and to give the person time in which to make this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Where sections 6A and 6B of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, are applicable, a child born in the island of Ireland on or after 1 January 2005 has an entitlement to Irish citizenship if, at the time of the birth of the child, one of his or her parents had, during the period of four years immediately preceding the person's birth, been resident in the island of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 4 February 2005 for a two-year period, under the revised arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish parents of Irish-born children born in the State before 1 January 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 31...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned, and her two dependant children, were granted permission to remain in August 2007 for an initial three-year period, valid to 14 August 2010. This permission was renewed for a further three-year period in August 2010, valid to 14 August 2013 in each case. In the decision letters issued to the persons concerned, dated 4 August 2010, they were advised of the conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 30 May 2013, I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no new application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship if and when they are in a position to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, the courts are independent in the matter of sentencing as in other matters regarding the exercise of their judicial functions. A presiding judge is responsible for the administration of his or her court. The decision reached in any case and the factors taken into account in determining a case are matters for the presiding judge who is subject only to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 865 to 873, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The function of the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) is to conduct Garda vetting checks in respect of Garda vetting applications submitted by registered organisations and to issue Garda vetting disclosures to such organisations. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the organisation referred to is not registered with the Unit for Garda vetting. Furthermore, in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought is detailed in the table below. Report Title Description Cost (€) Date of Commission Date of Publication Name of Consultant Review of the Implementation of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence 2010-2014 A mid-term review of progress in the implementation of the National Strategy on Domestic,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 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. In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that the number of Garda vehicles assigned to each county on the dates referred to by the Deputy was as outlined in the table below: COUNTY Fleet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (16 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 877, 880 and 900 together. Ireland supports, in principle, the aims and terms of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. The provisions of the Convention and the legislative and administrative arrangements that would be necessary to allow signature and ratification of the Convention by...