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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: No jobs have been advertised for the Forensic Science Laboratory in the period referenced.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 22 February 2012. The type of visa sought was a multiple entry visit visa. Following consideration it was the decision of the visa officer to refuse the granting of the visa sought. The visa was refused as the visa officer was not satisfied with the obligations of the applicant to return to their...

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 503 together. The position in relation to this matter remains as indicated in my written Reply to Question number 313 of 8 May 2012. I have also addressed this matter in the course of my speech and open discussion of the modernisation and reform of the legal sector at the Annual Conference of the Law Society on 14th April - the full text of the speech...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The visa applications referred to by the Deputy were lodged in April 2012 and were processed in the Visa Office, Dublin. It was the decision of the visa officer on 21 May 2012 to refuse the granting of the visas sought. The visas were refused as the visa officer was not satisfied with the obligations of the applicants to return to their country of origin following the proposed visit. One...

Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 updated the law concerning the acquisition of easements, including rights of way other than public rights of way. Parts 12 and 13 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 contain amendments to the 2009 Act and the Registration of Title Act 1964 respectively which simplify the procedures for registering easements acquired by...

Written Answers — Casual Trading Regulations: Casual Trading Regulations (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have to inform the Deputy that my Department has no role in overseeing the regulations that govern the operation of ice-cream vans. However, I understand that the legislation which establishes the regime for the regulation of selling goods in public places is the Casual Trading Act 1995. Section 2 (1) of this Act defines casual trading as "selling goods at a place (including a public...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The position is that section 17 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 provides for the adoption of codes of practice for the purpose of setting standards for the display, sale, supply, advertising, promotion or marketing of intoxicating liquor. Subsection (9) of that section states that failure on the part of a licensee to observe any provision of such a code shall not of...

Written Answers — Liquor Licences: Liquor Licences (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together. Under the Courts (No.2) Act 1986, the grounds on which objection to renewal of a licence permitting the sale of intoxicating liquor may be made in the District Court include the good character of the licensee and the peaceable and orderly manner in which the licensed premises of the licensee were conducted in the year ending on the expiry...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: Drafting of the Vetting Bureau Bill is at an advanced stage. I expect that the Bill will be published before the summer recess. The reason for the delay in publication is due to the need to harmonise the provisions of the Bill with other impending legislation, in particular the Children First legislation and the Spent Convictions Bill. The Vetting Bureau Bill will also have impacts for a...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Jun 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 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 optimum...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (12 Jun 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 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 optimum...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are approximately 22,800 staff employed by my Department and Agencies under its aegis. This includes some 13,600 members of An Garda Síochána; 3,250 Prison Officers; and 270 Probation Officers, most of whom could be described as "front-line". The above numbers are expressed as whole time equivalents. It is not possible to provide the exact pay breakdown sought by the Deputy. However,...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have not appointed any special advisors in my role as Minister for Defence.

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Ministerial Air Transport Service (MATS) is primarily provided by the Gulfstream IV and Learjet 45 aircraft, which were specifically acquired for that purpose. The CASA maritime patrol aircraft have been used infrequently for Ministerial Air Transport missions where no MATS aircraft has been available for operational or technical reasons. Details of usage of the Ministerial Air Transport...

Written Answers — Green Paper on Defence: Green Paper on Defence (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The White Paper on Defence, published in February, 2000, provides the current Defence policy framework. As part of the process leading to the development of a new White Paper, I decided to expand the public consultative process by initiating a Green Paper on Defence. On publication, the purpose of the Green Paper will be to elicit an appropriate level of debate on Defence which will better...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: The personnel of the Defence Organisation comprise members of the Defence Forces, civilian employees and civil servants. The role of those personnel is to work together as an integrated team to provide the full range of defence outputs as laid down by Government. Given the wide variety of tasks performed by staff, it is not possible to categorise staff into categories as requested.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I again thank Senators for their considered contributions. I will first make a general point and then I will deal with the specific queries that have been raised. I wish to be absolutely clear, because there have been interesting reports in the media. I have seen two reports which contain a variety of different things. In one case there was a suggestion that the entire clergy in the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: I know the Senator did not mean it in that way.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2012)

Alan Shatter: Yes, but not in the context of civil law, the role of the State and legislation. The Catholic Church is entitled to have its own canon law and the Jewish religion is entitled to have its own tenets. All of the Muslim and various Protestant faiths have different tenets and principles but when it comes to civil law, the State is agnostic of those. The State's position is to enact laws in the...