Results 8,561-8,580 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter

Topical Issue Debate: Residential Property Price Register (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I again thank the Deputy for raising the matter. What he has said is interesting and I will bear in mind what he has suggested. I do not believe, however, that it falls within the current requirements of the legislation which only prescribes the information currently on the register which has been furnished since 2010. Such information could not be obtained retrospectively. It may be at...

Topical Issue Debate: Residential Property Price Register (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I do not intend to make wild claims for it. I will not suggest we necessarily would not have had a property bubble or boom if such information was made available many years ago, as individuals might still have been stampeded into buying property and led to believe prices always increased and never collapsed. We might still have had banks failing to undertake due diligence assessments of...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. She placed particular emphasis on domestic violence against children as opposed to domestic violence against spouses. Violence against children by parents is an aspect of child abuse within the home. A feature of the spectrum of domestic violence is that spouses perpetrate violence against each other. More frequent is violence by the husband...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Part of the reform agenda is to provide updated and consolidated domestic violence legislation. Domestic violence legislation is now contained in more than one main Act. Piecemeal changes have been made to the legislation and it is important that it be consolidated. It is important to introduce additional reforms. It is, of course, important that victims of domestic violence, whether...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is in the Ashbourne Garda District. I am further informed that the area is subject to regular patrols by local uniformed and plain clothes personnel, augmented by the Regular Unit and the Detective Unit, together with the Divisional Traffic Unit and the Regional Support...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Numbers (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that on 8th November, 2012 there were 32 seventeen year old prisoners in custody in St Patrick's Institution, 11 of which were held on remand. As you will be aware the Government committed, in the Programme for Government to remove 16 and 17 year old offenders completely from the adult prison system. In this context, the practice of sending 16 year old boys to St...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Any proposals for the closure of Garda stations must be contained in the annual policing plan prepared by the Garda Commissioner and submitted to the Minister for Justice and Equality. While the policing plan for 2013 has not yet been finalised, it will be laid before the House in due course. Until then it would be premature to speculate on what it might contain. Everyone is aware of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been assured by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that the training needs of prison staff are constantly subject to review by the dedicated team attached to the Irish Prison Service Training and Development Centre. All Recruit Prison Officers complete an awareness programme on "Young People in Prison" as part of their initial training in the Irish Prison Service...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Welfare (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that I greatly valued the report prepared by the Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, last year following her discussions with young people detained in St Patrick's. Her work is much appreciated and she can be assured of my full support. My Department also appreciates the work of the Ombudsman for Children. Any issues relating to the health and welfare of children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I would like to inform the Deputy that payments to persons with disabilities and their families and carers do not fall under the remit of the Department of Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is within the Coolock Garda District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties in relation to parking in the area. I am further informed that the area referred to is patrolled by uniform and plain-clothes units, including the Community Policing Unit, supplemented as required by Traffic Corps personnel. The Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the examination of the incident referred to by the Deputy is ongoing. The Commissioner has assured me that each and every line of inquiry is being or will be pursued. Upon receipt of a final report from the Commissioner I will review the situation. I understand that the officers carrying out the examination are continuing to keep the family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Reform (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the radical streamlining of State bodies is a key deliverable of the Public Service Reform Plan, published in November 2011. This streamlining includes the rationalisation of 48 bodies by the end of 2012, as well as the critical review of a further 46 bodies to take place by the end of June 2012. Details of the bodies involved are set out in Appendices IIa and IIb of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: In July, the Government announced an infrastructure stimulus package which includes seven courthouse projects. As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts, including the provision of accommodation for court sittings, is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions. However, in order to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Promotions (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: In respect of the number of substantive promotions made in my Department for the grades and years identified by the Deputy the following table provides the relevant details: Year PO APO HEO EO SO 2009 1 1 33 - - 2010 4 3 - 7 - 2011 1 - 1 - - To date 2012 1 6 5 2 - I understand that the promotions to date in 2012 are temporary in nature with specific...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. The implementation of the major reorganisation of the Defence Forces in order to maintain their operational capability is progressing in full consultation with serving personnel and their Representative Associations. All options to avoid the need for personnel to relocate are being explored as part of this process. Personnel are...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Sector Reform (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Civil Defence Board is the only body under the aegis of my Department which was identified in the Public Service Reform Plan as a body to be abolished. The Civil Defence Board was established in 2003 following the enactment of the Civil Defence Act 2002. Legislation is currently before the Oireachtas for the dissolution of the Board and the transfer of its functions back to the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Promotions (14 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: Details of promotions and assignments to higher scales as requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table: Grade 2009 2010 2011 2012 Principal Officer Higher - - - - Principal Officer Standard - 2 - 1 Assistant Principal Officer Higher Scale - - - 1 Assistant Principal Officer Standard Scale 1 1 - 2 Higher Executive Officer Scale - - ...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: The deployment of vehicles will be based on decisions made by the Garda Commissioner and those working at divisional level regarding the operational requirements in particular areas. I want to leave it to those who are expert in policing to make those decisions and to do it with the flexibility necessary because the world changes in a policing context. We go through periods when particular...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Garda Transport (13 Nov 2012)

Alan Shatter: -----than he will have in his current position. He has not even been granted temporary release.