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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Policing Plan of An Garda Síochána for the year 2012 sets out the continued commitment of An Garda Síochána to pro-actively target groups and individuals engaged in criminal activity, including organised criminal activities. In targeting such activity An Garda Síochána continue to develop and implement strategies to dismantle and disrupt criminal networks,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The total number of retirements in An Garda Síochána in 2009, 2010, 2011 and this year up to 31 August is as set out in the table hereunder: Year Voluntary Compulsory Medical Discharge *CNER 2009 719 3 9 n/a 2010 353 9 16 1 2011 428 8 6 2 2012 322 2 4 2 *Cost Neutral Early Retirement As of the 31 July 2012, the latest date for which figures are readily...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: While figures available from the Central Statistics Office show some reduction in recent years in the number of recorded crimes where the suspected offenders were on bail, 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....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Staff (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: Mr. Dermot Ahern served as Minister in my Department during the years in question. The staffing of his Private and Constituency offices for the years 2009 and 2010, and the salary ranges of the staff concerned, was as follows: Private Office Salary (as of December 2009) 1 Private Secretary €35,132 - €62,210 + appropriate Private Secretary allowance 0.5 Executive Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: In accordance with Section 22 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner must each year prepare a policing plan setting out the proposed arrangements for the policing of the State for the following year, including any proposal to cease stationing members in a Garda station. With regard to Whitehall station, the Deputy will be aware that this was one of a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: EU Battlegroups (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 to 188, inclusive, together. Ireland is currently participating in the Austro-German led Battlegroup, which will be on stand-by until 31 December 2012. In 2010, the then Government approved Ireland’s participation in this Battlegroup. The other members of the Austro-German Battlegroup are Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia and the Former...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The gross total allocated for Defence related expenditure (including Army Pensions) in 2012 was €902m. At the end of August 2012, gross expenditure was in the order of 65% of the total allocation.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Staff (19 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy, is set out in the table below: Minister for Defence, Mr. Willie O’Dea, T.D. 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2009. Offices Salary Cost 2009 (inc ER PRSI) Special Advisors €219,487 Minister for Defence Private Office €207,218 Minister for Defence Constituency Office €296,895 Minister for Defence, Mr. Willie...

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Order for Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I want to begin by congratulating Deputy Collins on his appointment as justice spokesperson for Fianna Fáil.

National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish him well in his brief. I am sure there will be all kinds of issues he will pursue me on but I hope that in the national interest there will be issues on which we can co-operate. I am sure we will have some interesting exchanges in the House. I am pleased to be here today to present the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 to the House. I would like...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Communications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that all calls within the Galway Division are dispatched from the Divisional Control Room at Galway Garda Station using the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System. The introduction of the Computer Aided Dispatch System in the Galway Division has significantly improved management of human and mobile resources within the Galway Division. The objective is to ensure that calls are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rent Reviews (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1149 and 1150 together. As the Deputy will be aware, Section 132 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 prohibits upward only rent reviews in respect of leases entered into on or after 28 February 2010. The Deputy will also recall that the Government announced in December last that it had decided not to proceed with legislation to abolish upward...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2012)

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 August, 2012. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 3 January, 2001 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis and is currently valid until 4 October, 2012. I would advise the person concerned to seek renewal of her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: All monies collected by the Criminal Assets Bureau are returned to the Exchequer in accordance with the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Acts 1996 and 2005. Such funds are paid into the Government's Central Fund, from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment. From time to time, it has been suggested that such monies should be used to fund...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1154, 1187 and 1275 together. The Charities Act 2009 provides for an integrated system of mandatory registration and proportionate regulation and supervision of the charities sector in Ireland. The various sections of the Charities Act are subject to implementation through commencement orders. Sections that it was possible to commence in advance of the...

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

Alan Shatter: The position is that the High Court judgment to which the Deputy refers has been appealed to the Supreme Court. Consultations between my Department and the Office of the Attorney General regarding the implications of that judgment and more recent High Court judgments concerning the rights of lending institutions are ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1156 and 1256 together. I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in December, 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Sep 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1157 and 1257 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the person referred to had his application granted and was presented with a Certificate of Naturalisation at a citizenship ceremony held at the Convention Centre, Dublin on 30 August 2012.