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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is probably aware, there are a number of international and EU instruments which provide for the return of children who have been wrongfully removed from one contracting State to another, or wrongfully retained in another contracting State. Through these instruments, a network of Central Authorities have been established in Contracting States to facilitate applications for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 882 and 883 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the specific arrangements made by An Garda Síochána in relation to firearms are, as operational matters, dealt with by the Garda Commissioner. In that area the Commissioner determines the appropriate measures to be put in place, including the specific firearms to be deployed, without reference to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the Report of the Steering Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, which was published last year, contains a broad range of recommendations which seek to address the negative consequences of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harm in this country. The Department of Health is currently developing an Action Plan for submission to the Government in response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the first place I should mention that the Report makes clear that the requests in question relate to criminal requests from law enforcement agencies or courts either by way of sub poena, court order or warrant, in other words in accordance with either statutory or court authority. The Deputy will appreciate that a wide range of statutes provide for the gathering of evidence by An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, is responsible for the accommodation of persons under the system of direct provision while their applications for international protection are being processed. RIA itself has no function in determining whether someone should stay or not in its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000 made provision for the upgrading of restricted licences under certain conditions, including a condition that applications to the Revenue Commissioners for such upgrading be made within one year of the entry into force of the Act. I understand that a small number of restricted licences remain in existence and I intend to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rights of Way Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Rights of way can be created either through grant by deed between the owner of the subject land and the owner of the land intended to benefit from the right, or alternatively a right of way can be shown to have been acquired by prescription. Prescription is the acquisition of such rights by the user as of right over a substantial period of time. Applications for registration of a Deed of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 889 and 934 together. The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department. RIA is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers while their application for protection is being processed. These questions refer to an anonymous letter of complaint dated 26 March,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: 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: Human Trafficking (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Over the past number of years strong legislative, administrative and operational measures have been put in place to combat and prevent trafficking in human beings. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008, with penalties of up to life imprisonment for human trafficking, has greatly strengthened the law in this area and further legislation to extend the categories of exploitation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases that may be the subject of an application under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Such applications are facilitated by the Central Authority for International Child Abduction which is part of my Department. Decisions on the outcome of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 893, 897 and 918 together. The first of these questions specifically refers to a letter written to the Deputy by a constituent who was concerned about what he had read in an Irish Times opinion article on 23 March, 2013 about children residing in the 35 asylum accommodation centres currently under contract to the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 894 and 895 together. The position is that the Government Legislation Programme provides for publication of the Sale of Alcohol Bill in late 2013. It is intended that the Bill will modernise the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol in licensed premises and registered clubs, including the statutory provisions relating to times when...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused at first instance on 12 November, 2012 and an appeal against this decision was received in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) Dublin on 17 December, 2012. Following a full re-consideration by the Appeals Officer, the original decision to refuse was upheld on 4 March, 2013, as the finances available to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Numbers (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions on the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. Responsibility for the efficient deployment of official Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational circumstances. In that overall context, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 899 and 900 together. 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. Section 47 of the Act of 2005 places an obligation on An Garda Síochána to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a vetting application on behalf of the person concerned was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) on 26 February 2013. The application is being processed and will be returned to the registered organisation once completed. All organisations registered for Garda Vetting are aware of the processing time-frames for the receipt of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 902, 903, 930, 931, 937 and 939 together. 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 Judge...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Private Security Authority Fees (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Authority (PSA), an independent agency under the remit of my Department, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. Currently contractors operating in the Cash-In-Transit, Door Supervisor, Security Guarding and Installer of Security Equipment sectors of the private security industry are subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that a request has been received from the Northern Ireland Prison Service seeking some form of personal contact between the two persons referred to. I am informed by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that discussions are taking place to establish whether a video link-up can be arranged. Both organisations are currently examining their own video...