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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy will require some time to collate. I will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy will require some time to collate. I will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act, 2011 provides for begging related offences and Gardaí make full use of these and other relevant provisions. Section 2 of the Act of 2011 provides that a person who, while begging, harasses, intimidates, assaults or threatens any other person or persons, or obstructs the passage of persons or vehicles, is guilty of an offence. There is also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: All public cash collections must be held in accordance with a collection permit granted in respect of that collection under the Street and House to House Collections Act 1962. Under the 1962 Act, a Chief Superintendent may attach to a collection permit granted by him such conditions in relation to the conduct of the collection authorised by the permit as are, in his opinion, necessary or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy will require some time to collate. I will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy will require some time to collate. I will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy will require some time to collate. I will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ground Rents Abolition (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 2 of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 1978 introduced a prohibition on the creation of new leases reserving ground rents on dwellings. As regards existing ground rents, Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (No.2) Act 1978 contains a statutory scheme whereby a person may, at reasonable cost, acquire the fee simple in their dwelling. To...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 420, 452 and 453 together. In July 2012 the Government announced a stimulus package which includes seven courthouse projects in Wexford, Mullingar, Waterford, Limerick, Cork, Letterkenny and Drogheda. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. The Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and, in that context, I have been informed that the option of leasing vehicles has been examined. However, the Garda authorities have concluded that the current arrangement whereby Garda vehicles are purchased through an open...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Garda CCTV systems are planned and implemented on the basis of An Garda Síochána's identified operational requirements. Accordingly, decisions in relation to the introduction or extension of such systems are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that they are currently examining the installation of a Garda CCTV system in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that there are twenty-six (26) Ministerial Drivers assigned to the Ministerial Pool and Ministerial Relief Pool. Garda drivers are assigned to An Taoiseach, An Tánaiste, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, the Chief Justice and the Director of Public Prosecutions. Garda drivers may also be assigned to former Taoisigh and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424 and 425 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 of crime...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 17th July, 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pathologists (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 450 together. The project in question envisaged the building of a morgue, sophisticated autopsy facilities, secure on-site storage and office accommodation for the Office of the State Pathologist and the Dublin Coroner. The facility was to be built on a site owned by Dublin City Council in Marino, Dublin 3. A contract was awarded and the project...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that an application was received for permission to remain in the State from the person mentioned on 18 December 2012. An examination of this case indicated that this person arrived in Ireland on 17 August 2006 and was registered in the State as a Student until 30 November 2012. There are no undue...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Matters (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report in relation to this matter and will communicate further when this is available.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned arrived in the State illegally. As a result, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was notified, by letter dated 15th April, 2008, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislation on Prostitution (26 Mar 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: Foreign Conflicts (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: My visits to Lebanon, Israel and Palestine were organised in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and in particular with the help and advice of the Irish Embassy in Tel Aviv and the Representative Office in Ramallah. In Israel I held meetings relating to my responsibilities as Minister for Defence, and for Justice and Equality, including sharing experiences on...