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Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----that we are open to negotiations. The Deputy talked about culs-de-sac.

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are offers on the table. We want to continue with that discussion. With regard to Deputy McDonald's point about equality, of course the Government is committed to equality. We want to create a new equality that was not possible when the country was bankrupt

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I reiterate that we have laid out a route forward for that. There is a pathway that guarantees as far as is possible that the economic recovery will continue and, indeed, that we will be in a position to pay for what everyone in this House wants to see, which is good wages in the public sector and money available to invest in public services. The route we have outlined in respect of the...

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: -----in order that we can have a success to the Lansdowne Road agreement is the way forward to achieve what the Deputy was speaking about.

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Like the Deputy and other Members of the House, we are all extremely concerned at even one day's interruption to the schooling of our young students, and of course we want to do absolutely everything to avoid this interruption and to avoid any further days of interruption. This is what the Minister, Deputy Bruton, and the Department have been working towards. As the Deputy knows, there has...

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Let me put this in the broader context. The Deputy spoke about trust. Of course trust is important. The Government has managed to negotiate successfully with 23 unions and 300,000 public sector workers who have already come in under the Lansdowne Road agreement. It has managed to reach agreements with the INTO and the TUI. Of course we want to continue to have these negotiations...

Leaders' Questions (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is no doubt but that supervision and substitution are a core part of teachers' work and this has been clearly set out in circulars also. I reiterate the focus of the entire Government has been on finding a pathway, which we have managed to do successfully, as I outlined, with many other unions and which we also want to do with the unions that are currently outside the Lansdowne Road...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will appreciate that the investigation of crimes is a matter for by An Garda Síochána and I, as Minister, have no direct role in relation to the conduct of particular Garda investigations. However, I will of course bring the Deputy's concerns to the attention of the Garda authorities. As the Deputy will be aware, under the Programme for Government the Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of resources among the various Garda Divisions and Districts, and I, as Minister, I have no direct role in the matter. I am assured by the Garda Commissioner that the allocation of resources is continually monitored and reviewed taking into account all relevant factors including crime trends,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Industry Regulation (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together. The matter to which the Deputy refers relates to the execution of a repossession order. As the Deputy is aware, I have no role in relation to executing court orders. The courts are, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of their judicial functions. It is therefore not open to me to comment or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales Legislation (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I had intended that the statutory provisions relating to the sale of alcohol on Good Friday, which have historical origins, would be examined in the context of the forthcoming Sale of Alcohol Bill which will update the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises by repealing the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011, and the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for a Partnership Government recognises that community policing is the embodiment of An Garda Síochána, providing a means of recognising that every community, both urban and rural, has its own concerns and expectations. It commits the Government to ensuring visible, effective and responsive policing in every community, including the most...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Director of Public Prosecutions is independent in the performance of her functions and does not come within the remit of my Department. My Department has not examined any process whereby the courts would have an appellate function in relation to the decisions of the Director of Public Prosecutions and there is no provision in the Government's Legislative Programme for any amendment of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Legal Services Regulatory Authority, which was established earlier this month under S.I. No. 507 of 2016, will be making the reports referred to by the Deputy on the regulation, monitoring, operation and impact of multi-disciplinary practices in the State. The timing and submission procedures for these reports are clearly defined under section 119 of the Legal Services Regulation Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware, on 16 June 2016 I made a referral to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission under section 102(5) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 concerning certain allegations which arose following the publication of the final report of the O'Higgins Commission of Investigation. Obviously I have to be careful not to say anything which might interfere with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that a total of 84 applications were received under the Syrian Humanitarian Admission Programme (SHAP) in respect of 307 family members. Of these applications, 44 were approved in respect of 119 beneficiaries. Detailed guidelines were set down for the Programme including, for example, the key condition that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Regulations (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that I published a new 3-Year Strategic Plan for the Irish Prison Service in June this year. The Strategy is being implemented by developing and progressing four key actions namely - Staff Support; Prisoner Support; Victim Support; and Enhancing Organisational Capacity. The Irish Prison Service is making some changes to the visiting timetable across a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons concerned have been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 14th December, 2016. The decision was conveyed in writing to the persons concerned by letter dated 14th December, 2015. This permission was granted to enable the persons concerned obtain a valid passport or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 13th October, 2016, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them. They were given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Policy (27 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question was registered in the State on 29 November 2016 as a student and currently has permission to be here on Stamp 2 student condition until 21 January 2018 to allow her the opportunity to find a work permit based employment. Under the Family Reunification Policy, the details of...