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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: United Nations Conventions (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that a number of bodies in this jurisdiction already have responsibility for inspecting places of detention. The Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture (OP-CAT) provides for a system of inspections of places of detention at UN level, and at national level by what the optional protocol refers to as National Preventative Mechanisms. The Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. A subsequent application for Subsidiary Protection was also refused and a Deportation Order was made in respect of the person concerned on 3rd October, 2011. This Order was served by registered post dated 11th October, 2011 which placed a legal obligation on the person concerned to leave the State and to remain out of the State. Further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Point System (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Fixed Charge Notices for speeding offences are classified into 'intercept' and 'non-intercept' detections. 'Non-intercept' offences are recorded by fixed and mobile speed cameras, which include speed cameras operated by Go Safe as well as Garda mobile speed detection 'Robot' vehicles. These are distinct from 'intercept' speeding offences which are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: It has always been a matter for the courts to determine liability for costs and the general rule, with limited statutory exception, is that costs follow the event. The courts may of course, in exceptional circumstances, direct otherwise and have done so in the past where significant issues of public interest have been raised and they continue to have that discretion. I am, therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inspector of Prisons (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that the Inspector's Report was published by me on 24 January 2013. The Action Plan contained a number of recommendations requiring action by the Irish Prison Service and my officials in the Prison Service are giving the matter urgent consideration. I have been assured by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that action has already been taken by prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49, 163 and 164 together I share the public concern about the extent to which offences continue to be committed by persons on bail. As the Deputy will be aware, the criminal law takes a serious view of offences committed by persons on bail. Section 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 provides that any sentence of imprisonment passed on a person for an...

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

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 62 together. I am informed by An Garda Síochána that the outsourced safety camera network commenced operations in November, 2010. The objective of the network is to reduce the number of speed related collisions and so save lives, as excessive or inappropriate speeding is a major factor in road traffic collisions and fatalities. A targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The number of civilian staff in the Garda Síochána has increased in recent years to just over 2,000 full-time-equivalent staff in the Garda Síochána. These staff provide vital services in a wide range of areas, such as human resources, training & development, IT and telecommunications, finance and procurement, internal audit, research and analysis, accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. A subsequent application for Subsidiary Protection was also refused and a Deportation Order was made in respect of the person concerned on 3rd October, 2011. This Order was served by registered post dated 11th October, 2011 which placed a legal obligation on the person concerned to leave the State and to remain out of the State. Further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Inspections (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Inspector of Prisons has been established on a statutory basis since 2007 by virtue of Part 5 of the Prisons Act, 2007 and is independent in the performance of his functions. I believe it is an important role ensuring an effective independent oversight of our prison system which has my full support in carrying out its remit. As Minister, I am obliged to publish all of the Inspector's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 14th August, 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following the consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee...

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

Alan Shatter: A Government decision has approved, in principle, the preparation of a general scheme of a Criminal Justice (Corporate Manslaughter) Bill. This will be complex legislation with wide implications and an inter-Departmental working group is currently preparing a Regulatory Impact Analysis, including consultations with key stakeholders, to assess the costs, benefits and impacts associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: As I indicated in my Press Release of 19 December, 2012, it is difficult to ascertain the likely demand on the new Insolvency Service. The tentative estimate of applications for the two main debt resolution processes - the Debt Settlement Arrangement and Personal Insolvency Arrangement - is roughly 15,000 applications plus a further 3,000 to 4,000 applications for Debt Relief Notices in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or Malpractice) Regulations 2007 provide for the appointment, and functions, of a Confidential Recipient to whom members of the Force can report, in confidence, instances where they believe there may be corruption or malpractice within the Force. The Confidential Recipient is required to transmit each report to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: Following a report by the Inspector of Prisons to the Minister for Justice and Equality in March 2012, regarding the introduction of a new complaints model in the Irish Prison Service which meets best practice and our international obligations in this regard, a new complaints model is being introduced in the Irish Prison Service on a phased basis. The model which is being introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dissident Republican Activity (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: I meet frequently and have ongoing discussions with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford, and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, with regard to the security situation and ongoing efforts to combat threats from criminal terrorists, the so-called ‘dissident republican’ groups. The threat which these groups present is a matter of shared...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Feb 2013)

Alan Shatter: At the end of 2013 there will be 564 Garda stations in the State. By comparison with other similar jurisdictions this is still a high number. By way of comparison, there are 83 police stations in Northern Ireland for its population of 1.4 million and 340 stations in Scotland for its population of 5.2 million. In the London Metropolitan area, 66 police stations are due to close, leaving 73...

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

Alan Shatter: The Report of the Committee is very comprehensive and tells a complex story about Magdalen Laundries. Approximately 10,000 women were admitted to the Magdalen Laundries in the period 1922 to 1996 and over 60% of them spent less than a year in these institutions. Much of the information in the Report has never previously been made public and it provides an extraordinary insight not only...

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

Alan Shatter: I am happy to say that there is close and ongoing co-operation between the Garda Síochána and the PSNI on all aspects of policing. The Garda Commissioner and the Chief Constable of the PSNI who are responsible for operational policing co-operation have repeatedly emphasised that the close and high quality co-operation between their forces has been instrumental in preventing attacks,...

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

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation around the country is progressed by the Garda authorities working in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that while there are currently no plans for upgrade works at the Garda...