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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Records (17 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner has informed me that all members including former members, who wish to apply for a complete record of their sick leave held in An Garda Siochana must do so under Section 4 of the Data Protection Acts, 1988 - 2003. They must complete the Data Protection Access Request form (F20) and submit the application together with a small fee to the Data Protection Office, Garda Central...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Human Resources Division of my Department manage a very substantial number of staff transfers across my Department and other Civil Service Departments and Offices each year. Such transfers arise for a variety of reasons one of which may be a request from a staff member to transfer to another area of my Department or to another Department/Office. There may be a range of different...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: My Department currently has expressions of interest on file from 2 staff who are seeking transfers from the Department of Defence in Newbridge, Co. Kildare to a Dublin based Department. The following table sets out details of staff who requested and obtained transfers from the Department of Defence to other locations in 2012. Staff Numbers From Location To Location 2 Newbridge, Co....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Balance Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 727 and 735 together. Following a number of largely unsuccessful non-statutory initiatives and a public consultation, the European Commission submitted its formal proposal for a Directive on improving the gender balance on company boards to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers on 14 November 2012. The content of the proposed Directive will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Act Implementation (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Disability Act 2005 is a positive action measure designed to support the provision of disability-specific services to people with disabilities and to improve access to mainstream public services for people with disabilities. All sections of the Act have been commenced and its implementation is ongoing. Many of the provisions are implemented on an ongoing basis, for example, Government...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accident Statistics (16 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.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Counterfeit Goods (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The lead role in combating counterfeit goods in this jurisdiction primarily rests with the Revenue Commissioners (Customs Service), in the context of the investigation of revenue offences which occasion significant financial losses to the Exchequer. Having said that, both the Revenue Customs Service and An Garda Síochána continue to make significant efforts, separately and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland Issues (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I meet frequently and maintain ongoing contact 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 efforts to combat threats from criminal terrorists, the so-called ‘dissident republican’ groups. The ongoing threat which these groups present is a matter of shared...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that a total of seven Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIA) were carried out by my Department in the past 12 months concerning the following: -Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information On Offences Against Children And Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 -Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 -Criminal Justice (Search Powers) Act 2012 -Criminal Justice...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (16 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. This allocation of resources is constantly monitored in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: In the interests of clarity, what is referred to as 'an application for leave to remain' refers to the submission of written representations to the Minister for Justice and Equality against the making of a Deportation Order, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). In all such cases, before a final decision is made, consideration is given to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (16 Jan 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. My Department has since then been preparing the heads of a new Bill. I hope to be able to bring the heads to Government shortly for its approval and agreement to proceed to formal drafting. I can say, subject to the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Redeployment (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that 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, the future opening hours of other stations and a number of District amalgamations. It is important to remember that while some Garda stations are listed for revised opening...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that no such application for a transfer to a prison here, has been received in respect of the person referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Reform (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I presume that the Deputy is referring to Government agencies falling under the remit of my Department. The term "quango" is an acronym which stands for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations. No non-governmental organisations fall under the remit of my Department. As the Deputy is aware, the radical streamlining of State bodies is a key deliverable of the Public Service Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: Under section 3 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as inserted by section 6 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007), any person who intentionally meets, or travels with the intention of meeting, a child, having met or communicated with that child on two or more previous occasions and does so for the purpose of sexual exploitation of the child, is guilty of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in November, 2009. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Matters (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 26520/12 which was answered on 6 of June 2012. The summary summons procedure is one whereby civil proceedings can be commenced in the High Court and those proceedings are heard on affidavit without pleadings and with or without oral evidence. The special summons procedure is one that may be adopted where there is no other procedure...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 743, 755 and 758 together. Section 1 (1) of the Probation of Offenders Act 1907 allows a court of summary jurisdiction, in a case where the court thinks the charge is proved but it is inexpedient to inflict any punishment, to release the offender on probation without proceeding to a conviction and make an order dismissing the charge or discharging the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (16 Jan 2013)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 744 to 748, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána uses the “Facebook”, “Twitter” and “Flickr” social media sites to disseminate information, including crime prevention advice and traffic advice during major events. In addition, the sites are used to promote...