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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The High Court has a supervisory role in relation to the execution of an enduring power of attorney. Section 12 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1996 provides that the High Court, on application from the donor, attorney or an interested party, may give direction with respect to, among other things, a personal care decision made or to be made by an attorney. Section 12 also gives the High Court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 907 and 909 together. There is almost certainly a general consensus in the House concerning the need for landlords to engage actively with commercial tenants who are experiencing difficulties because of high rents in order to bring those rents down to a viable and sustainable level. Deputies will recall that the Government made a difficult decision in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 and 952 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Raheny Garda District. Local Garda management is aware of the issues of concern in this regard. I am further informed that current policing plans in the area are designed to address issues of crime and public order offences. A dedicated community policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Emergency Service Personnel (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: There is specific legislation in place to deal with assaults of, or threats to, emergency workers in front line positions, which is contained in section 19 of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) 1994 Act (as amended by section 185 Criminal Justice Act 2006). Section 19 provides that any person who assaults or threatens to assault a person providing medical services at or in a hospital or a...

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

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State for the period to 4 September, 2015. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 4 September, 2012. I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no application for a Certificate of Naturalisation has been received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Separation Legislation (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to repeal the legislation governing judicial separation, that is, the Judicial Separation and Family Law Act 1989 augmented by the ancillary relief provisions in the Family Law Act 1995. Under article 41.3.2.i of the Constitution the spouses must have lived apart for four of the previous five years before divorce proceedings may be initiated. In view of the length of this...

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

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that there is no rank of Detective in the Garda Síochána. Members of the Garda Síochána, at the ranks of Garda to Chief Superintendent inclusive, may be assigned to Detective duties by the Garda Commissioner. The number of Gardai who retired from the force in the last five years, by rank, is shown in the table below. The number of these who may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Status (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State as a student in 2005. His current permission to remain in the State is due to expire on 26 April 2013. A full and favourable consideration will now be made on the humanitarian merits of his case. Queries on the status of individual immigration cases may be made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Summits (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: The British Government's decision to host the G8 Summit in Enniskillen in June of this year is a very welcome one and a clear recognition of the capacity for Northern Ireland to host such a high profile, international event. Naturally, policing and security will be an important element of the planning for this event. I have made the point repeatedly that co-operation between the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: Fixed Charge Notices are provided for under the Road Traffic Act, 2002 and are an alternative to prosecution. They give a motorist the opportunity to acknowledge the offence, pay the fixed charge and, where the offence is a penalty point offence, incur the appropriate penalty points. While the issuing of a Fixed Charge Notice does not constitute commencement of legal proceedings, it...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Complaints Mechanism (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 provision of accommodation and ancillary service to protection applicants in direct provision. RIA is currently providing accommodation for 4,751 persons in 35 centres. Section 5 (1) (e) of the Ombudsman Act, 1980 and section 11(1)...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Temporary Release of Prisoners (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that no application for temporary release has been made by the person referred to. Should such an application be made, my officials will consider same in the normal way.

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

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Authority, an independent agency under the remit of my Department established under the Private Security Services Acts 2004 and 2011, is the regulatory body with responsibility for regulating and licensing the private security industry in the State. There are two types of licence issued by the Authority: 'Contractor Licences' are required by companies, partnerships...

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

Alan Shatter: I have requested the Garda authorities to provide information in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy and I will contact him directly as soon as possible.

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 923, 925, 926 and 927 together. The Deputy will be aware that the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation is the responsibility of the Commissioner. I have no direct function in this matter. This allocation of resources and the assessment of policing needs in particular areas are constantly monitored in the context...

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

Alan Shatter: Decisions regarding 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. The Deputy will appreciate that a degree of flexibility in allocating and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Chaplaincy Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that there are currently three denominations providing pastoral care in the Irish Prisons Service. Requests from other denominations to visit prisoners are facilitated by the Governor of the prison, where possible. The spend for 2011 and 2012 for Chaplaincy services across the prison system is outlined in the following table: - 2011 2012 Roman Catholic...

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 929, 935 and 936 together. There are no consequences for women not registering their interest during the three months Mr. Justice Quirke has been asked to conduct his examination. However registration will facilitate any consultation process undertaken to take women's views into account and will also facilitate such women being kept informed of any...

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

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided that any scheme introduced will only apply to living persons who were in the institutions. It will not extend to the families of persons now deceased.

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

Alan Shatter: The report was published on two websites - www.idcmagdalen.ie and www.justice.ie. While only a limited number of copies were printed, I can assure the Deputy that my Department will do its best to facilitate people with access where possible.