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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The deployment of Garda vehicles is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational requirements. I have no role in this area and, accordingly, I am not in a position to indicate the stations to which the new vehicles will be allocated. At Garda Divisional level, it is for the Chief Superintendent to make appropriate arrangements for the distribution of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: At the outset I would like to draw the distinction between funding from my Department for Disability Organisations which took the form, during this period of time, of once-off grants for innovative projects capable of being mainstreamed, and the continued funding of disability organisations to administer their organisations which has always been funded and is still funded via other...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced a substantial investment in Garda transport, with funding of approximately €3 million being made available for the purchase of new vehicles. In that regard arrangements for the provision of 170 vehicles are currently being made and it is anticipated that they will begin to come on stream in the coming weeks. In addition, a further...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Staff (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy may be aware, my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for the pay and pensions of the judiciary. The salary payable to a District Court Judge appointed prior to 1 January 2012 is €136,124. Judges' pensions are calculated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in accordance with the relevant legislative provisions and paid...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that many prisons including Limerick, Wheatfield, Dóchas, St. Patrick's Institution, the Training Unit, Loughan House and Shelton Abbey have designated areas to facilitate family visits for family occasions such as confirmations or communions. In addition temporary release (depending on security concerns) for access/visits to children for family occasions is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (11 Dec 2012)

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). all such cases, before a final decision is made, consideration is given to the eleven...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government recently approved the drafting of the Fines (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Scheme of which is available on my Department's website (www.justice.ie). The Scheme provides, inter alia, for the introduction of attachment of earnings to recover unpaid fines from a person's earnings. The Scheme also recasts a number of the key provisions in the Fines Act...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 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 Operations (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the general movement of traffic is dependant on traffic volume, road design and traffic signals. An Garda Síochána works in close partnership with the relevant local authorities who have responsibility for these matters. While one of the primary responsibilities of the Garda Traffic Corps is traffic management, all Garda resources...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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 offence committed while on bail must be consecutive on any...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Let me firstly say that I want to, again, express my deepest sympathy to the family of Garda Fallon. His murder was a dreadful tragedy and can only be described as a heinous crime carried out by ruthless individuals. As the Deputy will be aware, this case is currently being examined by An Garda Síochána’s Serious Crime Review Team. I am informed by the Garda authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government commitment - to introduce consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation to address all aspects of domestic violence, threatened violence and intimidation, in a way that provides protection to victims - will be progressed as soon as possible having regard to the need for consultations and the need to dispose of urgent legislative matters in my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Inspector of Prisons recognised that in certain areas prisons will not be able to comply with all of his recommendations in the short term. As long as there is overcrowding and limitations on resources, there will be difficulties in achieving full implementation of those recommendations. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Irish Prison Service must accept all prisoners committed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to reform and modernise aspects of family law. In this regard on 31 October 2012 the Government approved my proposals for the preparation and enactment of a Courts Bill which amongst other matters will amend the in camera rule to allow press access to the courts in family law and child care proceedings subject to a strict prohibition on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights Issues (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: Article 4 of the ECHR provides that no one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour. International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 29 of 1930 defines forced labour as "all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the person has not offered himself voluntarily". Although forced labour covers a diverse range of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Bill, which is being finalised with a view to publication early in the New Year, will include extensive provisions with respect to the management of the financial affairs of a person whose decision-making capacity is impaired. It is envisaged that the financial arrangements referred to by the Deputy will fall within the scope of these provisions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 3 of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011, which came into effect on 1 April 2011, provides that a residential unit in a new multi-unit development, i.e. a development in which no such unit had been sold prior to 1 April 2011, may not be sold unless an owners' management company (OMC) has been established at the expense of the developer concerned and ownership of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gangland Killings (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I share the widespread outrage at the type of criminality to which the Deputy refers. The brutal nature of these crimes is a stark reminder to us of the mentality of those involved in organised criminality and the danger which they pose to our society. I am in ongoing contact with the Garda Commissioner about all aspects of serious crime and the Gardaí will continue to bear down...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Charities Act 2009 was enacted with the objective of strengthening the regulation of charitable organisations and increasing their transparency and accountability in order to maintain and enhance public confidence in the sector. The Act provides for the financial reports of registered charities to be made publicly available. However, these provisions are contingent on the establishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Dec 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to his earlier Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 15 November, 2012, which relates to the same person. The position in relation to the application referred to by the Deputy remains the same. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...