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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. The matter does not arise in respect of Ministers of State as none are remunerated by my Department. I have made no appointments of Special Advisors above Principal Officer level. In my capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality I have appointed Ms Jane Lehane and Mr Thomas Cooney as my Special Advisors. They are both paid at the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: UN peacekeeping operations are deployed on the basis of mandates from the United Nations Security Council. Over the years, the range of tasks assigned to UN peacekeeping operations has expanded significantly in response to shifting patterns of conflict and to best address threats to international peace and security. Members of the Permanent Defence Force serve on missions under Chapter VI...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representation (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence provides annual subventions to support and encourage the two officially recognised veteran groups, the Organisation of National ex-Servicemen (O.N.E.) and the Irish United Nations Veterans Association (IUNVA). O.N.E. receives a subvention of €40,000 per annum and IUNVA receives a subvention of €10,000 per annum from my Department. Representatives of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Adviser Pay (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos.213 and 214 together. I have not appointed any special advisers in my role as Minister for Defence. I have however engaged the services of a personal assistant who assists me in constituency matters. The annual salary attached to this post is €56,060 which is in accordance with Department of Public Expenditure & Reform guidelines concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Bodies Establishment (18 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department has not established any new State bodies since February 2011 nor are there plans in place to establish any new public bodies at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that 1,419 fixed charge notices issued in 2012 and 234 notices issued in 2013 (to 31 March) by An Garda Síochána, for the offence of not wearing a seatbelt, committed by adult passengers of vehicles with seats for not more than 8 persons, not including the driver. It should be noted that the figures provided by An Garda Síochána are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda numbers have been reducing due to the moratorium on recruitment put in place by the previous Government as part of its plan to reduce the strength of the Force to 13,000. My objective, despite the enormous financial pressures facing the Government is to ensure that Garda numbers will not fall below 13,000. In that context I intend bringing proposals to Government shortly in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities setting out the current situation on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Where a person has been granted permission to remain by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), the provisions of Section 9 (2)(a) of the Immigration Act 2004 require that person to 'register' with the Garda National Immigration Bureau as soon as possible thereafter. In the context of any application for such registration, the person in question would need to have in their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 to 194, inclusive, together. I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. I can inform the Deputy that the publication of the relevant sections of the report referred to is subject to directions of the High Court under section 38 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 and that these proceedings are adjourned until 11 June. Accordingly, I am not free at present to publish the Chapter in question and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The cases referred to by the Deputy encompass a father, a mother and their child. The father was the subject of an individual asylum application while the couple's child was included as a child dependant in his mother's claim meaning that any determination or decision made in her case applied equally to him. Arising from the refusal of their asylum applications, and in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service facilitates requests for certificates of imprisonment received from Government Departments and/or from individuals who require such certificates in order to avail of services such as, social housing, social welfare payments, work visas, etc. The Department of Social Protection's Homeless Persons Unit , in partnership with the Irish Prison Service and the Probation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the mediation service referred to is available in Dolphin House in Dublin, in Naas District Court and in Cork District Court. The service does not have staffing implications for the Courts Service. The Courts Service is happy to support its extension to other venues around the country subject to the availability of on site facilities, e.g. sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the home of the person referred to was searched under warrant pursuant to Section 10 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997. During the course of this search, a number of items were seized. I am advised that the items concerned are being retained in the context of an ongoing Garda investigation and that it is usual for such...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (17 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána is aware of the matter referred to which is under investigation. I am further informed that Gardaí are continuing to liaise with the complainant.

Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Referral to Select Committee (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality pursuant to 82A(3)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and paragraph (8) of the Orders of Reference of Select Committees.

Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I thank all Members who spoke. It is particularly remarkable that there is unanimity across the House that this legislation should be enacted. Some speakers, in the course of their contributions, laid different emphases on different issues and indeed, some strayed into a broad range of other areas that I do not seek to enter into this evening. The basic issue is recognising the reality...

Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: However, the likelihood that this State would have had its neutrality respected by a victorious Germany is minimal. I will refer to one of the classic confirmations of this point. Anyone who has had the opportunity to visit the Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem, will discover a map in the memorial that details the numbers of Jewish communities across Europe designated for...