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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for permission to remain from the person concerned is currently being processed. The person was living in the State for a period of almost 20 months without permission to remain before making the application. I understand that a decision will issue to the person shortly. Queries in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 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 December, 2011. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and the applicant will be informed of my decision in due course. There is no record of an application for family-reunification having...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy did not specify what services were covered by the term "outsourced security services" or indicate a specific period of time with regard to the information sought in her question. Accordingly, my Department has interpreted the question as relating solely to outsourced security personnel employed by my Department (and not agencies of the Department) in the calendar year 2012, not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The amount spent on cleaning services from my Department's Vote was as follows, 2011 €228,300.26; 2012 €189,943.19 and to the end of January 2013 €11,143.17. These figures contain payments made in respect of cleaning services, janitorial supplies and other incidental cleaning costs. Following an EU procurement exercise a Cleaning Services Framework was established to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that the Defence Forces have no plans to transfer NCOs from Parkgate, Dublin to Newbridge, Co Kildare. However, I am advised on foot of plans for the Director of Public Prosecutions to fully occupy the office accommodation at Parkgate, it will be necessary to relocate Defence Forces personnel currently based there to McKee Barracks.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As a result of a number of incidents since their closure, additional security measures have been put in place at Rockhill House, Donegal and Columb Barracks, Mullingar. For obvious reasons it is not my Department’s policy to go into specific detail in relation to those measures but I can say that the effectiveness of the security measures are being continuously monitored. Approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The table sets out the costs for 2012 incurred by my Department for outsourced cleaning services. Service Provider for Newbridge, Co. Kildare Costs 2012 ALLPRO Cleaning Services € 84,000 Service Provider for Renmore, Co. Galway Noonan’s Cleaning Services € 41,500 Service Provider for Civil Defence, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary ALLPRO Cleaning Services €...

Magdalen Laundries: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am sharing my time with Deputies Catherine Byrne, Seán Kenny, Michelle Mulherin, Arthur Spring, Jerry Buttimer, Anne Ferris and Regina Doherty. Before the debate on this motion began last night, Deputy Niall Collins issued the following statement: "This motion gives all members of the Dáil the opportunity to put politics aside". Deputy Collins and his party knew well that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Duleek Garda Sub-District which is under the control of the District Officer, Ashbourne. I am further informed that the area is subject to regular patrols by local uniformed personnel, augmented by patrols from Regular Units and Detective Units from the District Headquarters of Ashbourne, together with the Divisional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Custody and Access (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under section 11 of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, an unmarried father of a child, whether or not he is a guardian of the child, may apply to the court for an order giving directions on any question affecting the welfare of the child including the question of access to the child. In making such orders the court has to regard the welfare of the child as the first and paramount...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Since the launch of the Immigrant Investor Programme and the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme in April 2012, the Evaluation Committee have examined nineteen applications under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and five applications under the Immigrant Investor Programme. Approval has been given to eleven applications under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme and three applications under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013 sets out details for the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country. 95 of these stations were closed on the 31st January 2013 and the remaining 5 will be closed in the coming months. Neither Templemore nor Roscrea Garda Stations are listed for closure in 2013. While the Policing plans for 2014 and 2015 have not yet been prepared, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will recall my announcement in September 2011 that the Government had approved my proposals for new legislation on the regulation of gambling. The new legislation will give priority to the protection of consumers, especially the more vulnerable. Work on the preparation of the Heads of a new Bill is nearing completion in my Department. I hope to be able to bring the Heads to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to provide a figure for the overall number of roadside checkpoints carried out by Gardaí. Gardaí who are on duty would frequently have occasion to engage and interact with various road users and such interactions may not necessitate further action or be recorded. All members of An Garda Síochána are tasked...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. Such decisions are made on the basis of ongoing analysis of An Garda Síochána's operational requirements. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the Garda Traffic Corps for the Dublin Metropolitan Region is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gun Dealer Licences (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I can confirm that an application has been received by my Department and will be processed in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Management (13 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The perceived advantage of a separate authority is that it interposes an additional layer of independent accountability between the political process and the management of An Garda Síochána. Where there is a single national police force, the case for the setting up of a policing authority to act as a link between democratic institutions and the day to day responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Urban Centre Management (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am aware of the initiative referred to by the Deputy and I understand that there are plans to introduce it in a number of local authority areas in this jurisdiction. I do of course welcome any appropriate initiatives to help contribute to crime reduction, the management of the night time economy and community safety generally. The Gardaí already engage extensively with local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Apology (12 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Government is committed to playing its full part in a healing and reconciliation process with a view to bringing closure for the women concerned. When we have a full debate in the House next week, the Deputy can be assured that An Taoiseach, who has been meeting some of the women involved, will be responding to the significant issues identified in the McAleese Report in a fair and...