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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed Circuit Television Systems (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: A State supported Community CCTV Scheme was first launched in 2005, with a second round being advertised in 2007. Under the Scheme, two types of grant were available: A pre-development grant of up to €5,000 to assist local communities to develop proposals for a CCTV system and a substantive grant of up to €100,000 to assist with the capital cost of establishing a Community CCTV...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: When I came into office in March 2011 one of my immediate priorities was to address the large backlog of citizenship applications for naturalisation pending a decision that had built up over several years. At that time there were approximately 22,000 applications awaiting decision, many of which had been waiting for 2-3 years or longer. Over the past 22 months there has been a major...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 to 193, inclusive, together. As the Deputy may be aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 and 196 to 200, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware it is proposed to construct a new prison in Cork on a site adjacent to the existing prison facility there. The new facility in Cork will be built on a site immediately adjacent to the existing prison and will house 275 prisoners and have a maximum capacity of 310 prisoners. Prior to giving my...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that I published a strategy entitled "Unlocking Community Alternatives – a Cork Approach" in February 2012. The strategy comprises two essential elements: - firstly exploring the feasibility of replacing the existing prison through the construction of a new prison with all related and support ancillary services, on the adjacent prison car park site and -...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will recall from previous replies on this issue, the Garda authorities have advised that despite numerous attempts by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to generate DNA profiles from the remains recovered off the South-East coast, all attempts to date have proved unsuccessful. I am also advised that Garda enquiries with the FSL indicate that further tests outside the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The names of the Garda Stations which closed in 2012 have already been provided to the House in the Policing Plan for An Garda Síochána which I lodged with the House in December 2011. For ease of reference for the Deputy I am circulating, with this answer, a table containing the names of the stations which closed in 2012. To-date no stations have been closed in 2013. Region...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, arising from the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure in 2011, the Government decided to stabilise the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 9,500 personnel. Following that decision it was decided that it was not viable to retain a three brigade structure within a strength ceiling of 9,500 personnel and accordingly, a major re-organisation encompassing a reduction...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Custume Barracks is now part of the 2nd Brigade. The barracks continues to function as an operational military installation. There are no plans for a change in its current use.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Maintenance (23 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that the military authorities are unable to find any details of complaints in relation to the road in question or the meeting referred to by the Deputy. If the Deputy supplies me with contact details of the parties who have made the complaints the Department will together with the military authorities ensure that the complaints are investigated.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Upward Only Rent Reviews (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: As set out in my reply to Question No. 769 of 16 January, the Deputy will recall that following extensive consideration of this matter, the Government announced in December 2011 that it had decided not to proceed with such legislation. There was a substantial concern that any legislative scheme involving interference in the contractual relationships of private parties would find it extremely...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Section 9 of the Immigration Act, 2004 places an obligation on non-Irish nationals, subject to the following exemptions listed, who have entered the State to present at their local registration office for the purpose of being placed on a register of non-nationals who have permission to reside in the State. It is important to note that EEA nationals, of which many thousands reside in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 471 and 472 together. 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. I have however been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of each Garda Station in the Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8 areas, on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The deployment of Garda transport is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In that context, I am informed that the Garda vehicles which were purchased towards the end of last year are currently being rolled out. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the proposed allocation of the new vehicles is as outlined in the following table. A more detailed breakdown is not currently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Immigrants (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the principle reasons persons are refused permission to land are as follows: – that there is reason to believe that the person intends to enter the State for purposes other than those expressed by the non-national concerned; – the person is not in possession of a valid Irish visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Point System (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a total of 341 incidents of driving while intoxicated were detected during the period 21 December, 2012 to 2 January, 2013. The provisions of the Road Traffic Act 2010 include a graduated system of penalties, including a new fixed charge option for lower level offences for first time offenders. Other categories of driving while intoxicated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that sixstations in the Dublin Garda Region have access to live scan machines. The Garda stations concerned are Ballymun, Finglas, Pearse Street, Ronanstown, Store Street and Tallaght. I am further informed that while there are currently no plans to increase the number of Garda live scan machines in the Dublin Region the situation is being kept under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The most recent crime statistics were published by the Central Statistics Office on 21 December 2012 and cover the period to the end of the third quarter of 2012. Full details are available from the Central Statistics Office or on their website (www.cso.ie). These latest figures show a welcome reduction in 12 of the 14 crime groups for which figures are given, compared with the previous 12...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (22 Jan 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. Operation Stilts has been ongoing since 2009 in the Dublin Metropolitan Region North Central Division with the aims and objectives of intensively policing identified areas including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: 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.