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Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that as of Monday 16th July, there were a total of 163 women in custody, with 29 on remand. 38 women are serving a sentence of less than one year.

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the number of transfers that were effected within the prison system in 2011 was 9,060. It is not possible to provide the Deputy with the breakdown of information requested in relation to the number of transfers that were involuntary, as this would require the manual examination of records. Such an examination would require a disproportionate and inordinate amount...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. 2008 2009 2010 2011 Highest Individual Transfers per prisoner 24 26 18 25 Number of prisoners with more than 5 transfers 165 197 277 244 Number of prisoners with more than 10 transfers 18 23 30 35 Common reasons for prisoner movements include court appearances, disruptive behaviour, conflict with other prisoners, to...

Written Answers — Prisoner Safety: Prisoner Safety (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: While seat belts are provided in passenger vehicles operated by the Irish Prison Service, they are not provided in cellular vehicles for operational and security reasons. This is to minimise the access of prisoners to materials which could be used to cause harm to themselves or others. The Irish Prison Service have a number of safety measures in place to ensure prisoner safety during...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: A breakdown of the number of committals imprisoned for non-payment of fines for the year 2011 and the first six months of 2012 is set out in the following table. Year Committals for non - payment of fines 2012 (inclusive of 30th June) 4,470 2011 7,514 * The 2011 figures are provisional pending the publication of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report. I can advise the Deputy that the...

Written Answers — Prisoner Gratuity Payments: Prisoner Gratuity Payments (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that a review of the prisoner gratuity payments and allowances system has been completed by the Irish Prison Service. The review covered all aspects of the current scheme including the daily allowance and approved work allowance. On foot of this review it is proposed that three different levels of daily gratuity be introduced, with the rates being paid dependent on...

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Regulations: Prison Visiting Regulations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 571 together. The number of visitors excluded from visits or offered a screened visit in 2011 was 306. Section 36 (9) of the Prison Rules makes provision for the Governor, where he or she believes it to be necessary in order to: (a) prevent the entry into the prison of controlled drugs or other prohibited articles or substances, (b) prevent a...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Director General of the Irish Prison Service that Prison Officers working in visiting areas, gates, security, screening units, external posts or any other area where there may come into contact with prisoners' families, receive 'area specific' training. All of these training programmes highlight the critical necessity for prison staff to behave in a professional,...

Written Answers — Prisoner Complaints Procedures: Prisoner Complaints Procedures (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested is not readily available and requires a manual examination of records. The information is however being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon possible.

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Irish Prison Service Training and Development Centre (IPSTDC) supports the operation of the Irish Prison Service through the development of training for prison staff. The IPSTDC training programmes emphasise the inherent human rights and dignity of every member of the prison community which includes persons in custody and prison staff. All prison officers are provided with training in...

Written Answers — Prison Regulations: Prison Regulations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that all prisoners are allowed to make telephone calls and write correspondence in their chosen language.

Written Answers — Prison Religious Services: Prison Religious Services (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that a chaplaincy service is available in each prison. Full-time Roman Catholic Chaplains are attached to all prisons in the Archdiocese of Dublin, in addition to Limerick, Castlerea, Portlaoise, and Midlands Prisons. Part-time Roman Catholic Chaplains are attached to Cork, Loughan House and Shelton Abbey. Chaplains of other Churches, such as the Church of Ireland and...

Written Answers — Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been advised that the Irish Prison Service does not specifically record details from prisoners regarding their number of children. It has been estimated, however, that approximately 200,000 adult family and friend visits to prisoners take place every year and about 80,000 children visits. Based on these estimates, and the age profile of prisoners, the number of children who have a...

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that every effort is made to inform the prisoner's family if the prisoner is transferred. It should be noted that all prisoners have an allocated amount of phone calls per week and have the option of contacting family members if they so wish. As is the current practice in relation to the prisoner visitor system all persons nominated to the prisoner's visitor...

Written Answers — Sex Offender Treatment Programme: Sex Offender Treatment Programme (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 to 582, inclusive, together. It is not possible, in the time available, to collate the information requested by the Deputy. I will furnish the information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is, of course, inevitable that at any given time there will be a significant number of warrants awaiting execution. Unavoidably, even in the most straightforward cases there must be some lapse of time between the issue of a warrant by the court and its execution by An Garda Síochána. Apart from the huge volume of warrants which are issued, there can be a multiplicity of reasons why...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 584 to 590, inclusive, together. The number of applications processed for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2011 was approximately 15,000. The number approved was approximately 13,000 and refused was approximately 600. In addition, almost 1,200 applications were deemed to be ineligible. The primary aim since I was appointed Minister in March 2011 has...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again when the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that there are four marked and five unmarked Garda cars currently assigned to the Carlow District. Two of these cars are assigned to traffic duty. With regard to the relevant cars, one is projected to be decommissioned by 31st December 2012 and two are projected to be decommissioned by 30th June 2013.

Written Answers — Ministerial Allowances: Ministerial Allowances (17 Jul 2012)

Alan Shatter: Since 1 March 2010, in common with other Departments, members of the Oireachtas that are office holders in this Department receive a Parliamentary Standard Allowance through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The details of this allowance are a matter for the Houses of the Oireachtas. There have not been any expenses in respect of either domestic or foreign travel claimed by Ministers attached to...