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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I see that Deputy McGrath, having made his single transferable contribution has now departed.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The five states engaged in this are Austria, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Ireland. If others wanted to engage I doubt they would be prevented from engaging, but the five mentioned are the ones who have decided it is appropriate to engage. In the context of the EDA, we often see arrangements which involve only some member states and not others, particularly in the context of niche skill areas....

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I remind the Deputy that the nature of these courses means that the individual members of the Defence Forces who participate in them will become our future trainers. They will have the necessary qualifications and skills which will be updated and upgraded to carry out future training in the very areas in which they will receive training on foot of this proposal. Apart from the benefit of...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I will be happy to convey the Deputy's views, with which I identify totally. We are straying a little, but I am sure the Chairman will give me a moment's latitude. Members may be interested to know that as part of the current process of recruiting additional members of the Defence Forces, I have asked that particular attention be paid to efforts to improve the gender balance within the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Defence Forces: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Chairman has indicated, the following motion was placed on the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann: That Dáil Éireann approves the participation by Ireland in a European Defence Agency Category B Project on Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Manual Neutralisation Techniques pursuant to section 2 of the Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.In commending the motion,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I would emphasise to the Deputy that Ireland does not offer citizenship in return for investment. The Immigrant Investor Programme facilitates residency in Ireland for those foreign nationals who wish to invest here. The Immigrant Investor Programme was approved by Government in early 2012 and has been accepting applications since April 2012. The Programme offers residency in Ireland to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the sale of property which is subject to a mortgage normally requires the consent of the lending institution concerned. Where the proceeds of such a sale exceed the outstanding balance of the mortgage, consent is normally given by the lending institution concerned without undue delay. In such cases, it is usual for the vendor to obtain the required consent prior to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that a vetting application in respect of the person referred to has been received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit. However, further enquiries are being made. Once completed the application will be returned to the registered organisation concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations, as required by operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commission of Inquiry (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I requested a report from the Garda Commissioner on the allegations raised in relation to the person referred to. While a report has been received I have sought clarification from the Commissioner on a number of points. When the additional information is to hand I will be in a position to further review the matter and consider what action is appropriate. I have an entirely open mind in that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sports Fraud (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together. There are no criminal offences specific to match fixing and fraud within the area of sport, however, when investigating and prosecuting such behaviour the Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions have available to them a range of fraud and corruption offences under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Legal Aid Board has been piloting a ‘triage’ approach to service delivery and this approach is operative in most of its centres at this stage. The pilot is in response to lengthening waiting times. The aim of the ‘triage’ approach is that every applicant gets to see a solicitor within a period of one month for the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fixed Charge Processing System (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 183, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that the Criminal Justice (Fixed Charge Processing System) Working Group has been established to oversee and facilitate the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate into the Fixed Charge Processing System. In doing so, the Group will have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons referred to are the subject of transfer orders to the United Kingdom where they had previously made asylum applications. These orders were signed on 14 November, 2013. The persons concerned have since been evading their transfer and are now illegally resident in the State. Should they...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Copyright Infringement (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: Plagiarism is the taking of another's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. It is a matter of particular concern in an educational setting. While plagiarism per se is neither a criminal offence nor a tort, it can infringe upon intellectual property rights. Depending on the circumstances in which material is plagiarized and is used, e.g. where it is sold in contravention of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The initial request for information from the Deputy was made by way of Parliamentary Question Number 150 of 30 January 2014. The Deputy's question specifically asked for "the fee rate for each fee type for senior counsel, junior counsel and solicitors ...". The question did not specify that what was requested were fee tables from the payments systems. Following on from the reply to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The preservation of Garda superannuation benefits was agreed with the Garda Representative Bodies at the Garda Conciliation and Arbitration Council in December 1978. Agreed Report 218 records this agreement and sets an effective date of 1 October, 1976. The Agreed Report did not make provision in respect of members who resigned prior to 1 October, 1976. There are no proposals to amend the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Applications (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to refer the Deputy to the Civil Legal Act 1995 and the Civil Legal Aid Regulations 1996 - 2013 which set out the basis concerning financial eligibility for civil legal aid. Information concerning financial eligibility is also available on the Legal Aid Board's website and may be accessed via the following link. .

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided to set up a statutory Commission of Investigation into the recording of telephone calls in certain Garda stations. In this context the Government have agreed that the Commission of Investigation should examine all matters of public concern relating to the issue of taping of conversations in Garda Stations. The Government have also decided to appoint Mr. Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (2 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Irish Prison Service does not record calls made by any prison-based staff or officials based in its headquarters. The Irish Prison Service phone system keeps a log of all landline calls made to and from individual prisons and headquarters but this is a log only, containing data such as the number dialled from, number dialled, date and time of call, and...