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Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the migrant integration strategy, which the Government launched on 7 February 2017. I have arranged for copies of the strategy to be made available to Senators in the Seanad anteroom. The strategy is intended to help us to chart a way forward along the path of successful integration, building on the positive outcomes we have already achieved and setting...

Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: I have five minutes but I would need five hours to respond to the very good points made by Senators. I would love to engage longer on many points with Senators. Perhaps I will be able to do so individually at a later stage. I thank all Members for their contributions on this very important subject. The integration strategy committee will shortly be established. It will set out clear...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the House for its public consideration of this legislation and the opportunity to take Committee and Remaining Stages of the Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill today. It is a relatively short Bill but it is important legislation designed to counter cybercrime, in particular that involving information systems and their data, and the timeframe and offences...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: Section 3 is extremely broad.It covers interference with information systems without lawful authority. Section 3(b) refers to "transmitting, damaging, deleting, altering or suppressing, or causing the deterioration of, data on the system" and so on. The provision is already broad. What the Senator has referred to has been covered because the provision is so broad. In any event, I thank...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: Yes.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: The Senator is correct in identifying that this is timely legislation, especially this week. We can see the potential damage that could be caused to Government agencies, Departments, State agencies, health systems and God knows what else through unlawful interference with those systems. We were well prepared for it in Ireland and it has not impacted on us to the same extent as it has in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: The Bill provides that a person may be tried in the State for an offence under sections 2 to 6, inclusive, if that offence is committed by a person inside the State in respect of an information system outside the State or if it relates to offences committed inside or outside the State in respect of an information system in the State. Legal jurisdiction extends to the commission of such an...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: I thank Senators for giving their time to consider this relatively concise but significant Bill. This is the first time legislation has been introduced in this jurisdiction which is specifically dedicated to combating cybercrime. The general and strong support for the Bill shows the Legislature is committed to dealing with cybercrime. It will prove of immense benefit to An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: The recommendations in the Working Group Report, also referred to as the McMahon Report, in relation to standards in State provided accommodation are under examination by a sub-group comprising representatives from my Department, other State agencies and representatives from the NGO sector. The work of this group is still progressing. This is alongside other major projects, such as improved...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was established by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 as a direct response to the humanitarian crisis that developed in Southern Europe as a consequence of mass migration from areas of conflict in the Middle East and Africa. Under this programme, the Government has pledged to accept a total of 4,000 persons into...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: Following from the McMahon Report and in accordance with the Programme for a Partnership Government, improvements in facilities are being implemented across all family centres. One of the key recommendations in the McMahon report was in relation to the capacity of families to cook for themselves and it is to this end that the system in Mosney was introduced. Rather than a simple,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Payments (16 May 2017)

David Stanton: The introduction of independent living in Mosney has no impact on the payment of any allowances and I am not aware of any change to the payment of any allowances to any person resident in Mosney accommodation centre. Of course, the payment of such allowances is, in the first instance, a matter for the Minister for Social Protection. Following from the McMahon Report and in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (11 May 2017)

David Stanton: While Ireland works closely with the UNHCR in relation to resettling refugees here, the policies adopted by the UNHCR in seeking to carry out its vital work are of course a matter for that organisation. I understand, however, that the UNHCR strives to identify the people most in need of resettlement, and that it generally prioritises refugees for resettlement based on vulnerability criteria,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (11 May 2017)

David Stanton: As I have previously conveyed to the House, it remains the intention to proceed with gambling legislation at the earliest opportunity including under the powers of the Minister for Justice and Equality under the gaming and lotteries legislation which have been delegated to me as Minister of State. The preparation of a Gambling Control Bill, and of a number of related early measures for...

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, who cannot be here this evening, l am very pleased to bring the Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill before this House and I look forward to our discussion of its provisions. The primary purpose of this Bill is to empower the courts to make...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: This was a very interesting debate and I have listened to most of it. There were some very positive and worthwhile contributions. On the morning after 23 June last year most of us woke to get the news that Brexit was going to happen, as the British people had voted. Many people were in a state of shock and had not expected it to happen. The polls had been totally opposed to that. On 29...

Ireland and the Negotiations on the UK's Withdrawal from the EU: Statements (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: Come on.

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Senator for raising this issue, which was discussed and debated during the preparation of this legislation. As the Senator knows, the purpose of this Bill is to provide part of the legislative framework necessary for the introduction of a third payment option for road traffic offences in respect of which a fixed-charge notice may be served under Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: A few things arise. The option of registering the post was considered. It was felt that it would not improve the payment rate significantly, as many people would be reluctant to accept or call to the post office for a registered letter if they believed it contained a fixed-charge notice. Just because it is registered does not mean that people have to accept it, if they think there is...

Seanad: Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 May 2017)

David Stanton: I respect what the Senator has said and he is right to bring it up. It is a very important issue. We all acknowledge that An Post has a very good record of delivering mail. If mail is posted it gets delivered and very little of it gets lost. This brings us to two questions, namely, whether it was posted in the first place and whether it was ignored after it arrived. We accept that An...