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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote and I have been informed by the Garda authorities that financial cost statements are maintained at District Headquarters level rather than at Garda station level. In the circumstances the Deputy will appreciate that the specific financial information he has sought is not readily available and I understand that the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that while the Prison Service as an organisation forms part of the general Civil Service, its grade structure has developed over time in response to the demands peculiar to the role of the Prison Service as one of the security arms of the State operating within the unique prison working environment. This has given rise to a grade structure not replicated elsewhere...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda stations is based on accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. The programme is advanced in close co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. I am advised that the necessary legal requirements are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave Provisions (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department is currently working on proposals to transpose the Parental Leave Directive (2010/10/EU) into national law by 8 March 2013 as part of the wider Bill to consolidate all of the various family leave legislation (maternity, adoptive, parental and carer's leave) into one Act.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2013, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5th December 2012, sets out details of the closure of 100 Garda stations throughout the country, the future opening hours of other stations in Cork and Dublin and a number of District amalgamations. It is important to remember that while some Garda stations are listed for revised opening hours from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that on 19 June 2012 I published a report on the criminal justice aspects of the cash for gold trade which was prepared by my Department. I have formally asked the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence to consider the content of the report, to consider holding hearings on the issues raised in the report, to obtain the views of all relevant interested...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Council Meetings (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The relevant Council is the Justice and Home Affairs Council. From 9 March 2011 to date, there have been 14 meetings of this Council. This includes three informal meetings of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs. I have attended 13 of the 14 meetings and my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, attended an extraordinary meeting of the Council in May 2011. Officials...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit provides employment vetting for approximately 20,000 organisations in Ireland that are registered with the Unit and which employ personnel to work in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or student capacity with children and or vulnerable adults. The current average processing time for vetting applications is nine weeks. However, seasonal fluctuations and the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Vetting is carried out in response to written requests made through registered organisations on behalf of the individual who is to be vetted. In the context of the applications referred to in the Deputy's question, I am informed by the Garda authorities that it is not possible to check the status of these applications in the absence of details such as the names of the individuals and their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Consultation Process (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: In June of this year, I published a discussion document on the future direction of legislation on prostitution. The purpose of the discussion document is to facilitate a public consultation process. On its publication, I referred the discussion document to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. The joint committee is conducting the consultation process and will report back...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (18 Dec 2012)

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. I brought forward those proposals because I recognised that the current law had not kept pace with technological innovation. I also saw the opportunity to improve our prospects of benefiting from the investment opportunities associated...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that Garda management closely monitors the allocation of all resources in the context of crime trends, policing needs and other operational strategies in place on a District, Divisional and Regional level, to ensure optimum use is made of Garda resources, and the best possible Garda service is provided to the public. With regard to the specific incident referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I presume the Deputy is referring to the cancellation of Fixed Charge Notices in respect of road traffic offences. As I have set out recently, there can be circumstances where a Fixed Charge Notice may be cancelled in accordance with Garda procedures drawn up in the light of legislative exemptions and prosecutorial guidelines. Termination or cancellation occurs where it is believed the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Prison Service that an application (details supplied) for a transfer to a prison in this jurisdiction, under the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, was received in my Department in July 2011. In the process of considering the application, my officials were concerned that it was incomplete and did not comply with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 was published on 2 May 2012 and passed Second Stage in the Seanad on 13 June 2012. The Bill provides for the non-disclosure of certain convictions in certain circumstances. However, anyone convicted of a sexual offence or who was sentenced to imprisonment for more than 12 months must continue to disclose their convictions, as must anyone...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The functions and powers of Joint Policing Committees (JPCs) are set out in the Garda Síochána Act 2005, which requires each local authority and the Garda Commissioner to establish a JPC in each local authority area. The Act also provides that JPCs operate under guidelines issued by the Minister for Justice and Equality after consultation with the Minister for the Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was first registered on 27 April 2005 and has permission to remain in the State on Stamp 3 conditions until 11 May 2013. An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person concerned in October, 2011. The application is being processed with a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (18 Dec 2012)

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: Garda Resources (18 Dec 2012)

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: Garda Transport (18 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Decisions in relation to the provision and deployment of Garda transport are matters for the Garda Commissioner. Responsibility for the efficient deployment of Garda vehicles in each Division is assigned to the Divisional Officer, who may allocate vehicles between stations as required by operational circumstances. I have been advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by...