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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the Garda Reserves is approximately 1,108 Garda Reserves with a further 138 in training. The moratorium on recruitment and appointments in the public service does not apply to the Garda Reserve, as members are volunteers and do not draw a salary. The Commissioner has carried out an internal review of the Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Policing Plans (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 165 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that organised crime, by its very nature, is constantly evolving and diversifying in both its structures and activities so as to exploit opportunities for criminal gain. I can assure the Deputy that addressing such criminality remains a key ongoing priority for both the Government and for An Garda Síochána and these priorities are clearly reflected in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility capital expenditure in this area. I am informed by the Garda authorities that plans for the provision of a new Divisional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, throughout the organisation and I have no direct function in the matter. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of demographics, crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I indicated in response to Parliamentary Question No. 522 of 12 February 2013, the Programme for Government commitment - to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides protection to victims - will be progressed as soon as possible having regard to the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: This question relates to the issue surrounding the allegations concerning the cancellation of Fixed Charge Notices. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought is outlined in the following tables. Censorship of Publications Board and Censorship of Publications Appeal Board Entity Vacancies Date vacancies arose Censorship of Publications Board 5 9 November 2011 {Positions advertised on 1 March 2013} Censorship of Publications Appeal Board 5 [Chairman must be a judge or solicitor or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 671 of 5 February 2013 in which I said the following: "Drafting of the Bill is being finalised with a view to meeting the commitment in the Government Legislation Programme which indicates that the Bill is expected to be published in the current session. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce a Bill that is in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Both my Department's and the Garda Siochana's procurement of services is regulated by E.U. and Irish Law and follows procedures issued by the National Procurement Service. Both organisations, as public bodies, are concerned that employees rights are protected. When tendering for services both organisations makes use of standard templates issued by the NPS prepared by the Office of the Chief...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39, 50 and 50 together. I know the Deputies will appreciate that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing, as in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. In accordance with this principle, the role of the Oireachtas has been to specify in law a maximum penalty and a court, having...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: In November, 2009 a contract was concluded for the provision of an outsourced safety camera network to An Garda Síochána. The outsourced safety camera network commenced operations in November 2010. The service provider, Go Safe, provides 6,000 speed monitoring hours and 1,475 traffic survey hours per month across the country and is contracted to provide the service for five years...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Council Legislation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government undertakes to “legislate to establish a Judicial Council, with lay representation, to provide an effective mechanism for dealing with complaints against judges” and this commitment is being given expression in the form of the proposed Judicial Council Bill. As well as providing for the establishment of a Judicial Council and Board that will promote...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed by An Garda Síochána in co-operation with the Office of Public Works, who have responsibility for capital expenditure in this area. I understand from the Garda authorities that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Report (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government has asked the Retired High Court Judge and current President of the Law Reform Commission, Mr. Justice John Quirke, to undertake a three month review and, taking into account the findings of the report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen Laundries, to make recommendations as to the criteria that should be applied in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department has received correspondence on behalf of a number of the families in question in which a range of issues are raised and in connection with which the Department has been put on notice of the possibility of legal proceedings. My Department has recently responded to this correspondence to the effect that it does not accept the conclusions arrived at in the correspondence and that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: Work on the details of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010 is ongoing at my Department pursuant to current Government policy which is committed, under the Programme for National Recovery, to "introduce comprehensive reforms of the immigration, residency and asylum systems, which will include a statutory appeals system and set out rights and obligations in a transparent way"....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA), a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department, is responsible for the accommodation of persons while their applications for international protection are being processed. As of 17 February 2013, there are 4,819 residents in 35 direct provision accommodation centres contracted to the RIA throughout the State....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI and their respective forces have responsibility for operational policing co-operation. There is in place a joint Cross Border Policing Strategy which the two police forces operate. This strategy covers the range of policing areas of mutual interest to the two forces and the co-operation activities which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (6 Mar 2013)

Alan Shatter: The murder of Garda Richard Fallon was a terrible tragedy for his family and I want to, again, express my deepest sympathy to them. On top of that personal tragedy, his murder was also an event that can only be described as a heinous crime carried out by ruthless individuals. As the Deputy will be aware, this case is currently being reviewed by An Garda Síochána’s Serious...