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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (23 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: I have agreed that the remit of the Offices of the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children should be extended to allow them to receive complaints from persons residing in State provided accommodation. The necessary logistical and administrative steps are being put in place to allow this to be introduced in the coming weeks and full briefing will be provided by both offices to residents and...

Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: Second Stage (22 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: I am representing the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, who cannot be here. On my behalf and that of the Minister, I would like to thank Senators Marie-Louise O'Donnell, Craughwell and Humphreys who are co-sponsors of the Bill. I also want to recognise those in the Gallery whose relatives have been the victims of murder. Murder is the taking of...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (22 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: I thank the Chairman and members for their continued support of the Bill which is a necessary response to the High Court's intervention. The amending legislation ensures there will be an opportunity to lodge an appeal against a conviction or a sentence for a triggering offence prior to consideration of the revocation of a suspended sentence. The Bill makes a number of other procedural...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The main purpose of the Bill is to give effect to the provisions of Directive 2013/40/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 August 2013 on attacks against information systems which replaces Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA. For this and related purposes, the Bill also amends the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Bail Act 1997 and the Criminal Justice Act 2011. The Bill...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 1:In page 10, line 19, to delete “31.” and substitute “30A.”. This is a technical drafting amendment to section 15 of the Bill which amends Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice Act 2011. It relates to the numbering of the new paragraph 32 which should be corrected to read 30A as a paragraph 31 had already been inserted into the 2011 Act by the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: I thank Deputies for their support for the Bill which is short but nevertheless important legislation. It will facilitate transposition of an EU directive on attacks against information systems and also implement key provisions of the Council of Europe convention on cybercrime. There is a clear need for international co-operation in the area of cybercrime and the harmonisation of national...

Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The Government is committed to driving an ambitious reform programme designed to modernise the public sector and improve service delivery. Public procurement is seen as a key element of this programme not only in terms of the potential to deliver much needed public services in a more efficient manner but also as a platform to facilitate policy in areas such as employment, training and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (21 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The situation in regard to the proposed gambling control legislation remains as I have outlined in my Written Reply to Question No. 101 of 14 February 2017 which I will, therefore, largely reiterate on this occasion. The General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill was published in July 2013 following approval by the Government and is currently in drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (21 Feb 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: Refugee Resettlement Programme (21 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The Deputy may be aware that an Irish refugee resettlement programme has been in operation since 2000. 1,723 vulnerable persons from 27 different countries, including Iraq and Syria, have been admitted as "programme refugees" for resettlement purposes under this programme. 519 persons were admitted between August 2015 and December 2016 and a further 520 persons are expected to arrive during...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (21 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: In my reply to Parliamentary Questions 198 and 199 on 17 January last, I outlined the funding available under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the objectives on which it is to be spent. I also stated that there is provision for switching allocations between objectives depending on where a greater need might arise and that I was confident that our national allocation will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (21 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy will be aware, parental leave is unpaid. There is no reporting obligation on employers in the legislation, as it was considered that this would impose a disproportionate burden on employers, and consequently there is no central repository of statistics on take up. Qualitative assessments of take up by gender and within different employments might best be obtained via the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (16 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: In my role in the Department of Justice and Equality, I have responsibility for equality legislation which provides for retirement ages in line with the relevant EU Directive provision that differences of treatment on the grounds of age are permissible if, within the context of national law, they are objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim, including legitimate employment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (16 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: As I have indicated previously, the question of recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group in Ireland is being considered in the context of the development of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy. In September 2015, my predecessor brought a paper to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social Policy on the question of recognising Travellers as a distinct ethnic group within Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (16 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The Deputy will be aware that, in 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, the Government established the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP), and pledged to accept 4,000 persons into the State under resettlement and relocation programmes. At least 1040 of the 4000 will...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (15 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: While I have a lead and coordinating role, it is a matter for each Minister to ensure that each State board under his or her aegis has the appropriate gender balance. From the information provided to my Department, in August 2016 43.0 per cent of State boards had met the target of 40 per cent representation of each gender. Overall 37.8 per cent of places on State boards were held by women....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Initiatives (15 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The Programme for a Partnership Government, published in May 2016, states that we will hold a referendum on Article 41.2.1 of the Constitution regarding a “woman’s life within the home”. The Tánaiste will in due course bring forward proposals for the Government's consideration regarding the proposed approach to the referendum.  Once approved by Government, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (14 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: As I have indicated previously, the question of recognition of Travellers as an ethnic group in Ireland is being considered in the context of the development of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy. In September 2015, my predecessor brought a paper to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social Policy on the question of recognising Travellers as a distinct ethnic group within Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (14 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: The General Scheme of the Gambling Control Bill was published in July 2013 following approval by the Government and is currently in drafting by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. The Bill, as proposed, will update all existing laws on the regulation of gambling, including betting and gaming but excluding the National Lottery. It will provide for the licensing of all forms of on-line...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (14 Feb 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, a number of persons are to be temporarily accommodated in the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centre (EROC) to be located in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, under the relocation strand of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP), in early March. It is not intended to move relocated asylum seekers from their EROC accommodation at Mosney to the EROC in...