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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Mr Justice Quirke has been asked to advise on the establishment of a scheme for the benefit of those women who were admitted to and worked in a Magdalen Laundry and to examine how best to operate, as part of that scheme, necessary supports for women who have been in a Magdalen Laundry. It is a matter for Mr Justice Quirke to decide independently how he will carry out his examination. He was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Corruption (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or Malpractice) Regulations 2007 provide for an independent Confidential Recipient to whom members of the Force can report, in confidence, instances where they believe there may be corruption or malpractice within the Force.The Confidential Recipient is required to transmit each report to the Commissioner but, in doing so, is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The strength of the Force has been reducing due to the moratorium on recruitment introduced by the previous Government and the strength, as of the 31 March 2013, is 13,366. While it is difficult to predict with any certainty the number of Garda members who will retire in any year, given that members with 30 years service may retire on full pension after the age of 50, a retirement rate in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 47 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel and armed response units, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government commitment - to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides protection to victims - will be progressed as soon as possible having regard to the need for consultations and other legislative priorities. In addition, the Law Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am happy to inform the House that there is close and ongoing co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the PSNI on all aspects of policing. In 2010 the two police forces put in place a joint Cross Border Policing Strategy which has as its aims to improve public safety throughout Ireland, to disrupt criminal activity and to enhance the policing capability of both police services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State in September 2005 and claimed asylum. Before arriving in the State he had applied to study at Trinity College. He claimed that he had applied for this course from Mali. The person concerned is a national of Cameroon. He states that he left Cameroon around 1998 and was granted refugee status in Nigeria. He subsequently moved to Mali, where he also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Work on the details of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010 is ongoing at my Department pursuant to current Government policy which is committed, under the Programme for Government, to "introduce comprehensive reforms of the immigration, residency and asylum systems, which will include a statutory appeals system and set out rights and obligations in a transparent way". As I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan Issues (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Department has been engaged in a wide ranging consultation process with Government Departments and with the disability stakeholders group in the preparation of the National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (NDSIP). The aim of the NDSIP is the engagement with the Disability sector and to build on the traditional problem solving and constructive approach of the community and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees Remit (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that there is ongoing liaison between my Department, the Garda authorities and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the operation of Joint Policing Committees (JPCs). The Programme for Government makes a commitment to build on existing community policing partnerships and forums to enhance trust between local communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) will be in a position to receive and process applications for the three new insolvency arrangements at the end of June 2013. The ISI will be processing Debt Relief Notice applications in July, once Approved Intermediaries are authorised and, subsequently, Debt Settlement Arrangements and Personal Insolvency Arrangements once Personal Insolvency...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Numbers (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Immigrant Investor Programme and the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme were opened for applications in April 2012. Since then, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service have received 27 applications for the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and 10 Applications for the Immigrant Investor Programme. Fourteen applications have been approved under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: For many years my Department has provided funding for the Community Alert programme which is operated by Muintir na Tíre in partnership with the Garda authorities and which supports the operation of over 1,300 local groups. Funding is provided in relation to the employment and associated costs of a National Coordinator and Development Officers which I believe is the best use of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The murder of Garda Richard Fallon was a terrible tragedy for his family and I want to, again, express my deepest sympathy to them. On top of that personal tragedy, his murder was also an event that can only be described as a heinous crime carried out by ruthless individuals. I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that the Serious Review Crime Team met with members of the Fallon family on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: As part of the review referred to by the Deputy, in June 2012, I published a discussion document on the future direction of legislation on prostitution. The purpose of the discussion document is to facilitate a public consultation process. On its publication, I referred the discussion document to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. The joint committee is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 38 together. I can inform the Deputy that during 2012, a total of thirty-seven investigations were initiated by An Garda Síochána into allegations of human trafficking; of these, thirty-one investigations were into allegations of human trafficking for sexual exploitation. To date in 2013, (29 April 2013), a total of fourteen investigations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 40 together. I am happy to inform the Deputy that there is close and ongoing co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland on all aspects of policing. The Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI are responsible for operational police co-operation and they have repeatedly emphasised the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government contains a commitment that we will promote policies which integrate minority ethnic groups in Ireland, and which promote social inclusion, equality, diversity and the participation of immigrants in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities. A significant level of activity is taking place in pursuit of this commitment. A number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Numbers (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational demands and in the light of available resources. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the strength of the Garda fleet over the period referred to by the Deputy was as outlined in the table. YEAR FLEET TOTAL 2006 2,184 2007...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (2 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the average processing time for Garda vetting applications for the years 2011 and 2012 was approximately 8 weeks. The current average processing time for applications is approximately 12 weeks from date of receipt, which was the average processing time for applications in 2010. However, seasonal fluctuations and the necessity to seek additional...