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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms and Ammunition Security (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: On 8 April 2016, European Commission Regulation 2015/2403 establishing common guidelines on deactivation standards and techniques for ensuring that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable came into effect. The Regulation was introduced as a result of an ongoing review of the Firearms Directive. The Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks and later the Paris shootings involved...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am pleased to say that the British Irish Visa Scheme has been very successful to date in attracting more Chinese and Indian visitors to both Ireland (North and South) and the United Kingdom by enabling both countries immigration systems to work in tandem to promote and facilitate legitimate business and tourism travel. For example, in China the number of short-term visas has increased by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 140 and 142 together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, at the end of June, 2016 the staff allocation to INIS was 636. Staff are deployed across a wide range of activities including the broad areas of asylum and immigration processing, border management and policy areas of the organisation....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the information requested is set out in the table for the number of visas approved from 2013 to 2015. The detailed breakdown of visas granted in 2011 and 2012 requested by the Deputy is not available. However, the total number granted for those years were 74,667 entry visas and 53,480 re-entry visas in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the allocation of resources within An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no direct role in the matter. I am advised by the Garda Authorities that the overtime cost for Garda rank in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division for 2015 and for January-August 2016 is as follows: Garda Overtime (Garda rank) Year Total...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I advised the Deputy in my reply to question 82 on 21 June 2016, the Irish Prison Service published its three year strategic plan 2012-2015 on 30 April 2012. Appended to this document is the Irish Prison Service's strategy for the management of young offenders. I can further advise the Deputy that in regard to younger persons, since December 2013, all boys aged 17 years sentenced to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that there are no plans to amend the current incentivised regime structure. The Incentivised Regimes Programme, introduced in 2012, provides for differentiation of privileges between prisoners according to their level of engagement with services and quality of behaviour. The objective is to provide tangible incentives to prisoners to participate in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Detention Centres (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to inform the deputy that the number of boys detained each month on remand in Saint Patrick's since the enactment of the Children Amendment Bill 2015 is set out in the table. Month Total on Remand April 2015 0 May 2015 2 June 2015 4 July 2015 0 August 2015 3 September 2015 2 October 2015 4 November 2015 1 December 2015 2 January 2016 2 February 2016 3 March...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that, the number of persons between 18 and 20 years of age committed to each prison, in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date is set out in a table. Establishment Name Year 2013 Year 2014 Year 2015 *Year 2016 (to end of August) Castlerea Prison 92 119 98 57 Cloverhill Remand Prison 153 183 181 141 Cork Prison 163 148 139 72 Limerick Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 151, inclusive, together. I am advised that in relation to the average time spent by prisoners on 23 hour lock up and the maximum number of days, this information is not collated centrally and would require a manual examination of a large number of individual files. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: Section 101 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 already allows the courts to impose restriction of movement orders as an alternative to sentences of imprisonment in specified circumstances. However the Strategic Review of Policy Group's final report published by me in September 2014 proposed alternatives to custodial sentences (including detention) as the first choice of sanction for both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that It endeavours to allow prisoners to spend as much time as possible each day out of their cell or room to associate with other prisoners. Rule 27(3) of the Prison Rules 2007 states "In so far as is practicable, each convicted prisoner should be engaged in authorised structured activity for a period of not less than five hours on each of five days...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the Garda authorities to provide information in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy and will revert to him as soon as I have this to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was received by the National Vetting Bureau on 2 September 2016. The application was processed and returned to the liaison person in the registered organisation on 5 September 2015. In the circumstances the applicant is advised to contact the relevant organisation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was received by the National Vetting Bureau on 1 September 2016. The application was processed and returned to the liaison person in the registered organisation on 9 September 2015. In the circumstances the applicant is advised to contact the relevant organisation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The persons referred to in the Deputy's question were among those whose complaint was referred to the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM). The IRM was established for the independent review of certain allegations of Garda misconduct, or inadequacies in the investigation of certain allegations which have been made to me as Minister for Justice and Equality or the Taoiseach or other public...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Office of Public Works has the primary responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation and works closely with the Garda authorities in this regard. I have requested the information referred to in the Deputy's question and will revert to him as soon as I have this to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 161, 163 and 174 together. The Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 makes extensive provision in Part 10 for a new and enhanced legal costs regime that will bring greater transparency to how legal costs are charged along with a better balance between the interests of legal practitioners and those of their clients in this area. Part 10 of the Act is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed that the Department of Education and Skills issued a Circular 31/2016 on May 2016 to all education sectors outlining their vetting obligations. This circular is available at the website of the Department of Education and Skills www.education.ie. As the Deputy will be aware, vetting for teachers is governed by the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children &...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Postal Codes (16 Sep 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: My Department has ensured that Eircode is included in Departmental and agency addresses when new stocks of Headed Paper are ordered. Further, in most cases, application forms for services administered by my Department, both printed and online, have space for individuals to input their Eircode. When corresponding with households my Department endeavours to use an individual’s Eircode...