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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412, 414 and 415 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of applications received at the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) between March 2012 and June 2013 is as set out in the following table. Month No. March 2012 24,264 April 2012 21,183 May 2012 26,393 June 2012 24,284 July 2012 23,105 August 2012 17,807 September 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (9 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: Data Protection (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have indicated to the House previously I, of course, fully understand the concerns which have arisen in the wake of recent media reports about the PRISM programme. These concerns mainly centre on data privacy rights not being adequately respected. I raised these concerns with the US Attorney General Eric Holder at my recent meetings with him in Dublin. At these meetings, the US...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Membership (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Private Security Authority (PSA), an independent agency under the remit of my Department, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. Contractors operating in the Cash-In-Transit, Door Supervisor, Security Guarding and Installer of Security Equipment sectors of the private security industry...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Banking Sector Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I have stated previously in this House I share the widespread concern that the criminal investigations into the former Anglo-Irish Bank be resolved as soon as possible. However, my overriding concern is that nothing be said which would in any way risk the possibility of prejudicing any criminal proceedings. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the investigation into the former...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation is not at present conducting a criminal investigation into the institution referred to by the Deputy, but the Deputy will appreciate that any investigations being carried out by regulatory bodies would not be a matter for my Department. The Deputy will also appreciate that it would not be normal practice to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421, 422 and 430 together. 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 Government has four months in which to respond to any recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prosecution of Sexual Offences (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is my intention that this issue will be addressed in the forthcoming Sexual Offences Bill, which is at an advanced stage of preparation in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the person referred to by the Deputy in January 2013. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to this matter and I will further advise the Deputy in this regard when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (9 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. Applications are dealt with by the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board established pursuant to the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995. Details of the nominations made in each Court in 2013 are set out in the following table. These nominees will be formally...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I would like to inform the Deputy that serious consideration is being given to this issue which remains ongoing, with a view to ensuring that full analysis of all aspects of the granting of ethnic status to Travellers is available to Government when coming to a decision on the matter. I would like to remind the house that Travellers in Ireland have the same civil and political rights as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The decision not to participate in the recast Asylum Procedures Directive was taken in September 2011. That decision was informed by the fact that, had we decided to opt in to the measure, we could have faced the very real possibility of being bound by an outcome which would have been contrary to our fundamental interests in relation to the national asylum system. Several elements of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is the Government's intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disabilities Services Funding (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: The role of my Department is to provide a focal point for co-ordination of disability policy, it does not have a role in the provision of funding for services for people with disabilities. It is my understanding that the Deputy has also raised this matter with the Department of Health and that they have referred the matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will write to the Deputy in due course on the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Policy (9 Jul 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to persons who applied for asylum in this State and were subsequently returned to the UK in accordance with the relevant Regulations. Applications for asylum are examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC). In some cases, following ORAC's examination it transpires that individuals have previously made asylum applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 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.