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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces actively manage both landline and mobile services. This management has delivered significant efficiencies and cost savings. Expenditure on landline and mobile services in the Department of Defence fell by 13% between 2009 and 2010 and by a further 21% between 2010 and 2011. Expenditure on landline and mobile services in the Defence Forces fell...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The primary responsibility for the maintenance of law and order rests with An Garda Síochána. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence (2000) is to provide Aid to the Civil Power (ATCP) which, in practice, means to assist An Garda Síochána when requested to do so. Armoured personnel carriers, which can carry up to 11 personnel...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Airport Development Projects (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The establishment of facilities for civil aviation purposes in this country is primarily a matter for the Minister for Transport. The Deputy will appreciate therefore that this is not within the remit of the Minister for Defence to consider the development of a second airport for the Dublin area irrespective of its location.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Veterans (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence does not provide ongoing support services directly to former members of the Defence Forces. However, the Department does provide an annual subvention to support and encourage the two officially recognised veteran groups, O.N.E. and IUNVA. O.N.E. is dedicated to looking after the welfare of all ex-service personnel of the Irish Defence Forces. A main objective of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Ambulance Service Provision (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24 and 27 together. A twelve-month pilot Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service was established by agreement between the Department and the Department of Health in support of the Health Service Executive National Ambulance Service. The purpose of the pilot is to assess the level and type, if any, of dedicated emergency aeromedical support needed to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provisions of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 expanded the potential candidature for the post of military judge to persons other than members of the Defence Forces. Under the provisions of the 2011 Act the post of military judge was advertised in March of this year. Following an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service, Mr Michael Campion was recommended for appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Remuneration (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Department of Defence includes civil servants, military personnel and civilian employees and employs 9,799 staff. Of these, 19 individuals are in receipt of annual salaries in excess of €100,000 per annum; 4 Civil Servants, 1 Civilian Employee and 14 members of the Defence Forces. Salary Band Civil Servants Civilian Employees Defence Forces > €100,000 4 1* 14...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure in 2011, I secured the agreement of the Government to maintain the strength of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) at a level of 9,500 serving personnel. While this represents a very significant commitment on the part of Government, at this strength level it was not possible to maintain the then organisational structure of the Permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulation (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 repealed the Auctioneers and House Agents Acts 1947 to 1973 which previously governed the licensing of auctioneers and house agents. The new legislation provides for the establishment of the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) to license, control and regulate Property Service Providers (i.e. auctioneers/estate agents, letting agents and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Legislation (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: No statutory provision has been made for the abolition of the common law offence of misconduct in public office.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ethics in Public Office Prosecutions (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 161 together. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy. With regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (20 Sep 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 (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. In turn, at Garda Divisional level, the allocation of Garda vehicles is a matter for the Chief Superintendent who may make and revise arrangements for the deployment of vehicles throughout the Division in response to policing demands. This flexibility in allocating and re-allocating...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Application Numbers (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the provision of legal aid falls within two separate categories, i.e criminal legal aid and civil legal aid. Details in respect of each category are as follows: Criminal Legal Aid The Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962 provides that free legal aid may be granted, in certain circumstances, for the defence of persons of insufficient means. Under the Act, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the documents presented to the immigration officer by the person referred to by the Deputy were confiscated on suspicion of breaches of Immigration Law. These documents are now no longer valid and will not be returned. The person's case is currently under active consideration by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in the context of his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Age Identity Cards (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Age Card is a voluntary proof of age card issued to persons over the age of 18 years under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (Age Card) Regulations 2010. The purpose of the card is to verify a person's age in relation to matters referred to in the Intoxicating Liquor Act, as provided for in section 40 of the Act. I can inform the Deputy that I have no plans to introduce measures...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 18 August, 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The case of the persons concerned will shortly be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. Various headings set out in Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), include family and domestic circumstances, the length of time the persons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending. Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (20 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned claimed asylum in the State in April 2004 and had his claim examined by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner. Following an appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, it was recommended that he should be recognised as a refugee. Based on this recommendation, the person concerned was advised of my decision to issue him with a formal declaration of refugee...