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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The statistical information requested by the Deputy is not currently available in the detail required. Due to the complexities in gathering the statistics of ‘duration of stay’ for RIA residents by individual centres, due in part to the constant inflow and outflow of said persons, these details are only compiled on an annual basis.  The most recent information available...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As I said in Dáil Éireann on 28 September 2017 when I spoke during the Statements on the Report by the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis, the Government is committed to providing protection to those who are most vulnerable.  Priority is given to family groups and unaccompanied children.  Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The Migrant Integration Strategy, which was published on 7 February 2017, offers a blueprint for the Government's action to promote the integration of all migrants legally in the State, including refugees, for the period to 2020.  It sees integration as a two-way process involving action by migrants and non-migrants alike.  The Strategy comprises 76 specific actions under a number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: Work on the National LGBTI Inclusion strategy has already commenced. While I am not currently in a position to give details of the exact timeframes, the next phase will be to consult with key groups and stakeholders. A comprehensive public consultation process will play a key role in producing a strategy that is fit for purpose and resonates with members of the LGBTI community in Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the National Traveller and Roma Strategy was launched in June this year. Subsequent to the launch I chaired a meeting of the NTRIS Steering Group in August at which updates on the NTRIS actions and progress-to-date were discussed. I can report that already progress is being made on a wide number of the actions contained in the Strategy and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. All services for protection applicants or refugees residing in State provided accommodation are delivered under the Government policies of direct provision and dispersal. This system of direct provision is the system whereby State services are delivered directly to protection applicants through the relevant Government Department or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I wish to inform the Deputy that Community Sponsorship models are being examined by officials in the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) as a prospective way of furthering Ireland's resettlement programme and fostering links between host communities and new arrivals.  Both I and officials of the IRPP have met with NGOs who are working on proposals in this area and I have made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 256, 257 and 260 together. The implementation of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) for resettling Syrian refugees requires a high level of coordination among service delivery agencies at the local level, with support from the IRPP. The IRPP is embedded within the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration (OPMI). My Department is mobilising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Migrant Integration (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The development of integration policy at the local community level is the focus of Action 52 of the Migrant Integration Strategy - A Blueprint for the future which was published by Government on 7 February 2017.  This action requires local authorities to update the integration strategies for their respective local authority areas - including rural areas - over the lifetime of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Oct 2017)

David Stanton: The Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the migration crisis that had developed on the southern shores of the European Union. Under this decision, a programme office was established in my Department to oversee the operational aspects of the programme, which aims to bring in 4,000 vulnerable migrants to...

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: Again, I thank the committee for the report and for bringing forward this debate. I also want to recognise the people in the Public Gallery, many of whom I know. I want to focus on the recommendations in the report, although the debate has gone far and wide into other issues, including global issues, and rightly so, and I am not being critical of that. I will go through the report's five...

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: Can he speak before me so that I can hear his contribution?

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: No. The problem is that I cannot respond to what Deputy Durkan has to say.

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: I never said that.

Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin for his presentation and I am pleased to discuss this important report. When I chaired the committee myself, we issued a similar report. I thank the members of the committee for their careful consideration of these matters, which are critical in ensuring we respond in the most positive way to the challenges of the migration crisis. We are a welcoming...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: Firearms certificates are a matter for An Garda Síochána. I am advised by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and An Garda Síochána that rangers within the NPWS are licensed individually by An Garda Síochána to hold specified firearms for use in their duties.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: All services for protection applicants (either those in State provided accommodation or those who live in the community) are delivered under the Government policies of direct provision and dispersal. This system of direct provision is the system whereby State services are delivered directly to protection applicants through the relevant Government Department or Agency – for...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: As I said earlier, this is groundbreaking legislation which represents a new dawn for victims. It has been about four years in the making and there has been huge engagement on it with various victim support organisations, including the Victims Rights Alliance and others, which I thank for their work. We included a lot of their suggestions in the legislation, although not all. We are...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: Maybe I did not explain things properly and I am sorry if I came across a bit indistinct. I am informed that training is provided to all State solicitors, the staff of the DPP, the Garda, prosecutors nationwide, the Irish Prison Service and the Courts Service. That covers most of what is in the amendment. Training is already happening. Not only that, but three of the bodies - the Garda,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (27 Sep 2017)

David Stanton: No, I was not.