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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Traveller-Roma Integration Strategy (5 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) Steering Group has been tasked with the development and oversight of the implementation of the actions contained in the strategy. Since the launch of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy in June 2017, the NTRIS Steering Group has met five times - on 2August 2017, 18October 2017, 13 December...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (5 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The number of persons that have some form of a permission to remain in the State and still residing in RIA accommodation at the end of June 2018 was 586. My Department cannot definitively state the individual reason(s) why a person or family may remain in accommodation centres.  Anecdotally it is known that some families may not move house during the school terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (5 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Department of Justice and Equality, through the Reception & Integration Agency (RIA), has always facilitated and encouraged the registration of and voting by protection applicants in local elections. The general policy in relation to local elections has been to allow candidates to drop off election leaflets which could be placed in a common area in the centre where they could...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (5 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: My Department, through the Reception & Integration Agency (RIA), is responsible for the provision of accommodation and related services to protection applicants while they await a decision on their claim for international protection. The standard of accommodation provided to residents is regularly reviewed. The Government has invested in improving the standard of accommodation...

Pathway to Redress for Victims of Convicted Child Sexual Abusers: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I acknowledge that this is an important debate and that Fianna Fáil used its Private Members' time to table the motion for debate. I also draw attention to the Government's countermotion, which includes a number of points, of which the final four merit attention. The amendment notes the appointment of an independent assessor to hear the appeals under this scheme, and this has been...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, will return shortly. He had to leave to take some business in the other House.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: Some business.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I understand we are dealing now with amendments Nos. 6 and 110.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: My apologies, it is amendments Nos. 7 and 110.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: Will the Cathaoirleach clarify if amendments Nos. 7 and 110 are grouped and being taken together?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: Will the Cathaoirleach clarify to what amendment I am responding?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I wanted to ensure that we would not be precluded from speaking on amendment No. 110 when we get to it. I would like to deal initially with Senator Noone's points regarding lay members. The stipulation of "lay" is not in any way intended to cast any aspersions on persons in the legal profession. The Bill provides for both to be represented on the commission. The objective is to achieve a...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The particular skills and experience required of the lay members are set out in section 12 of the Bill, a section to which many amendments will be discussed during Committee Stage. On amendment No. 7, this is a substantive amendment and we thank the Senators for it. Subsection (1) of the amendment seeks to insert a new section 7 in Part 2. The thrust of the amendment is to make provision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that, Government, on 10 January, 2018, approved the updating of the 2013 General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill. The proposed updating follows on from the review work undertaken in the Department of Justice and Equality and consultations with interested stakeholders. Changes to the Scheme will be subject to further consultations with the Office...

Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of vocational training places) Order: Referral to Joint Committee (3 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of vocational training places) Order 2018,a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 26th June, 2018, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, in accordance with Standing Order 84A(4)(k), which, not later than 12th...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Jul 2018)

David Stanton: At the outset, I wish to inform the Deputy that I have no responsibility to the Dáil for housing matters, which fall under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy I set out below the general processes that apply in the Irish resettlement model. With regard to the EU relocation programme,...

Bail (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, and I have listened to the debate with some interest. Earlier, the Minister agreed that an unacceptable amount of crime is being committed by people who have been charged with other offences and who are out on bail. However, the Government has already introduced changes to the bail laws to tackle this problem. The Minister argues that we need to give these...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: I am here on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who sends his apologies. I thank Senator Devine for raising this important issue. Direct provision is the system by which the Government offers support and services to persons seeking international protection in Ireland. Such persons are claiming protection on the basis that they are fleeing persecution - persecution on the basis...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Direct Provision System (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: Again, I reject out of hand the terms "incarceration" or "open prison". They are populist, inflammatory and wrong. I ask colleagues not to use those terms. I have visited almost all direct provision centres in the country, some of them on a number of occasions, and I can say that the Senator's contention is completely wrong. I challenge colleagues to tell me what the alternative is. What...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (27 Jun 2018)

David Stanton: Section 4 of the Firearms Act 1925, as amended, provides the conditions to be satisfied prior to an issuing person granting a firearm certificate. Further information may be sought from an applicant by an issuing person, including the names and addresses of two referees who may be contacted to attest to the applicant's character, under Section 4(3) of the Act. I...