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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 140 and 206 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was approved by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 in response to the migration crisis which has developed in Southern Europe, and as an act of solidarity with other Member States. Under this decision, the Government confirmed that Ireland will take in up to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: The number of children residing with their parents or guardians in State provided accommodation over the last five years are set out in the table below: Year: Number: 2011 1,771 2012 1,791 2013 1,666 2014 1,452 2015 1,212 2016 1,131 It is important to note there is a constant ebb and flow of persons entering and leaving the State provided accommodation system and this is true for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) was approved by Government Decision on 10 September 2015 in response to the migration crisis which has developed in Southern Europe, and as an act of solidarity with other Member States Under this decision, the Government confirmed that Ireland will take in up to 4,000 persons over the next two years in order to give...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is an operational section of my Department and is responsible for contracts for the provision of accommodation and related services to those seeking international protection. First of all I want to state categorically that the claim that the photographs supplied are of the water used for cooking and washing at the centre is not true. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. The underspend in the allocation under the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals 2007 to 2013 (but with the eligibility period ending on 30 June 2015) was mainly due to an insufficiency of suitable projects with the required level of matching funding. This Fund, together with the European Refugee Fund and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Jan 2017)

David Stanton: As the Deputy is aware, refugees in Roscommon will be temporarily accommodated in the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROC) to be located in Ballaghaghaderreen. As the name suggest, an EROC is largely about reception and orientation for those who are to be subsequently resettled. The overwhelming majority of persons being relocated to Ireland are Syrian. The services...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: That has nothing to do with this amendment. That is an abuse of this House.

Other Questions: Gambling Legislation (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: The general scheme of the gambling control Bill was published in July 2013 following approval by the Government and is currently being drafted 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 online...

Other Questions: Gambling Legislation (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: Advertising will only be permitted where the service or product is available to persons in the State where the operator has a licence for the service or product in question. If the service or product is not available to persons in the State but is available in another state, including an EU member state, advertising will only be permitted where the operator holds a licence in that other...

Other Questions: Gambling Legislation (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: The Deputy is correct on this matter. That is why we commissioned research in the area which will be available at the end of the month. Since the initial publication of the general scheme, technology has moved on. I have come across issues of grooming of children for gambling at a young age. Fantasy gambling and other things like that are going on and it is a very complex issue. The Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: Persons who arrive in Ireland seeking international protection are offered shelter and accommodation in State provided accommodation to meet their immediate needs. This includes mainstream access to health, education and social protection services. While the operation of this system is kept under continual review, there are no plans to replace it with any other system at present. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: While the operation of the system of State provided accommodation and the direct delivery of services such as education and health to residents therein is kept under continual review, there are no plans to replace it with any other system at present. This is a system which facilitates the State in providing the essential and necessary accommodation and related services to all in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: 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 pledged to accept a total of 4,000 persons into the State by the end of 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: My Department is in discussion with the Office of the Attorney General and the Offices of the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children with a view to extending their remit to allow them to receive complaints from persons residing in State provided accommodation. The extension of the remit of these Offices will require legislative amendment and full and detailed consideration is being given...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (16 Dec 2016)

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. The new legislation will have consumer protection...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: Last month there were in the region of 500 persons with some form of status in the process of transiting to accommodation in the community. There are currently just over 460 persons in that position. Statistical analysis shows that just over 220 persons moved out of State provided accommodation in November. RIA make an offer of accommodation to persons within the protection process...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: At the outset, on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, I thank the House for facilitating early discussion of this short and rather technical Bill. The original intention of the Bill was to address the implications of a Court of Appeal ruling in July last. In that case, the court ruled that where property such as domestic dwellings or agricultural land is...

Seanad: Courts Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: I thank the Senators for their brevity and their words on the Bill. On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, I thank the House for facilitating an early discussion of this short rather technical Bill. As I stated, the Bill now before the House contains important provisions relating to court jurisdiction and the rateable valuation system. Moreover, a number of important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: I thank the Chairman for his welcome. It is strange for me to sit over here because I sat for five years in the Chairman's chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Immigration and Refugee Crisis: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

David Stanton: I welcome the opportunity to engage with the joint committee. I know at first hand the important contribution the committee makes to the development of policy on justice issues. If I or my office can assist the Chairman and his colleagues in the committee in any way with the work they are doing, they should feel free to call on us. Furthermore, I would very much welcome the views and...