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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided to accept my recommendation that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force will be maintained at 9,500. I believe this is the optimum strength required to fulfill all roles assigned by Government. The Military Authorities have advised that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 31 January 2013, the latest date for which details are available, was 9,313...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Military Authorities have advised me that boots are issued to members of the Reserve and there is no requirement for members of the Reserve to purchase these at their own expense. Nor are Reservists obliged to purchase water for personal consumption when engaged in military duties. The recently published Value for Money Review of the Reserve Defence Force recommended that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy as this is an individual decision by an Irish citizen taken following naturalisation. Under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1935, if a citizen of the State, aged 21 years or over, became a citizen of another country they ceased to be a citizen of the State. The 1935 Act was repealed by the Irish Nationality and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September, 2012. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in September, 2012. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Agencies (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 189 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I am on record regarding my concerns in relation to the disproportionate cuts made to the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission in the past. I consider the fact that the provision for 2013 in the budget for the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission of €4.409m is a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel and transport, throughout An Garda Síochána and I have no direct function in the matter. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of Greystones, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow and Arklow Garda Stations on 31 December 2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Commissioner is responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel and transport, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 to 180, inclusive, together. In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the personnel strength of Kilgarvan Garda Station in each of the years from 2002 was 1. Kilgarvan was one of the Garda Stations listed for closure in the Policing Plan for 2013 and closed on 31 January 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The arrangements made for the provision of services at Garda stations is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In addition, the Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda operating cost statements are maintained at District Headquarters level rather than at individual station level. Consequently, the information sought by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Legislation (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, I have no role in relation to the interpretation of the law. I am, however, informed that the relevant provisions are set out in section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, as amended by section 7 of the Road Traffic (No.2) Act 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5 December 2012, sets out details of the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. On 31 January 2013, the 10 Garda stations in Galway mentioned in that plan closed. There are no plans to change these decisions. The objective of modernising and re-calibrating the Garda station...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the 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 Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Harristown House is a 22 roomed two storey property constructed circa 1920 which is located just outside of the boundary wall of Castlerea Prison. It was most recently used for accommodating persons who were under the care of the Probation Service. The property has been in disuse for the past four years and it suffered significant water damage as a result of burst pipes in the Winter of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The decision to close 100 Garda stations in 2013 was the result of a comprehensive operational assessment carried out by the Garda Commissioner over a 12-month period and proposed in the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 which I laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Policing Plan contained the Commissioner's proposals for the continued reorganisation and consolidation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in June, 2011. The application is being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation, such as good character and lawful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The current legislation governing the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme is the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 and a series of regulations made thereunder. The Act provides that an applicant for criminal legal aid must establish to the satisfaction of the Court that his/her means are insufficient to enable him/her to pay for legal representation him/herself. The Court must also be satisfied...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Further to a public procurement process, a Central Agreement was signed between the Department of Finance and Tetra Ireland in 2008 for the provision of nationwide digital radio services for voice and data purposes to all non-commercial public bodies in Ireland. Subsequently, An Garda Síochána committed to roll out the National Digital Radio Service to the Force. The roll-out was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (21 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my answer to his previous Parliamentary Question wherein I stated that I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a letter issued to the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy on 22nd January 2013 and that a reply to that correspondence was still outstanding. I am further informed by INIS that in respect of all...