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Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Government has decided to accept my recommendation that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force will be maintained at 9,500. I believe that this is the optimum level required to fulfill all roles assigned by Government. The Military Authorities have advised that the strength of the Permanent Defence Force at 30 April, the latest date for which details are available, was 8,885...

Written Answers — Erection of Memorial Plaque: Erection of Memorial Plaque (16 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: My Department has previously dealt with representations made on behalf of the family in question regarding a proposal that a plaque be erected in honour of their relative who was executed in 1798. The response that issued at the time indicated that despite extensive research undertaken by my Department in an effort to establish the exact location of the execution, this could not be...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the specific information requested regarding the issue of licences for small public service vehicles to certain categories of people according to their immigration status is not available and would necessitate a disproportionate deployment of Garda time and resources to collate.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 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 October, 2009. 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 — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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.

Written Answers — Charitable Organisations: Charitable Organisations (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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. A number of sections have already been commenced. Those sections that require charities to provide financial information to a...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 385 together. The small claims procedure of the District Court is an alternative method of dealing with a civil proceeding in respect of a small claim. The majority of claims are dealt with by administrative staff in the local District Court offices. Typical claims are: · a claim in respect of goods or services purchased from somebody selling them...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am aware that the Article 29 Working Group, the European Data Protection Supervisor and other interested parties have submitted views on aspects of the Commission's proposals to update the Union's data protection standards. Both the Chairman of the Working Group and the Supervisor have already presented their views to member state representatives in the relevant working group. Their...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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 September, 2011. 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 — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

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

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Act 1962, the Courts, through the judiciary, are responsible for the granting of criminal legal aid. An applicant for legal aid must establish to the satisfaction of the court that his/her means are insufficient to enable him/her to pay for legal representation him/herself. The Court must also be satisfied that, by reason of the gravity of the charge or...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the Policing Plan for 2012, the Garda Commissioner proposed the closure of a number of Garda stations, including Whitehall Garda Station, after a detailed review of all aspects of the stations and a careful analysis of the potential for the more efficient deployment of Garda members in the areas concerned. Commenting on the closures in the Policing Plan, the Commissioner said that "these...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: Ireland signed the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination in 1968 and ratified it in January 2001 whereupon it became binding on Ireland in international law. Ratification occurred after the enactment of the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000. Once the Treaty obligations have been legislated for, those legislative provisions are binding in...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that judges are independent in the matter of sentencing as they are in other matters concerning the exercise of judicial functions, subject only to the Constitution and the law. The decision reached in any case or the sentence imposed, including the factors taken into account, are matters for the presiding judge. Statistics on reports of racially motivated crime are...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that valid applications for a certificate of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in, June 2008 and February 2009 respectively. The applications are currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for...

Written Answers — International Terrorism: International Terrorism (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: My statement issued on 4th May referred to the action of the group mentioned by the Deputy, as reported in the national press, in directing its members to "target" a musical group in order to intimidate the group into cancelling their proposed concerts in Israel which they proposed to undertake "to promote love between two divided communities". While I understand the group's action in...

Written Answers — Prisoner Releases: Prisoner Releases (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: My replies to previous Parliamentary Questions explained the criteria which applies including the circumstances when temporary release may be provided and what matters must be taken into account. Candidates for temporary release are identified by a number of different means but primarily on the recommendation of the Prison Governor or the therapeutic services in the prisons. The prisoner,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ No. 72 of the 8th May 2012: When I came into office just over a year ago one of my first objectives was to address the length of time taken to process applications for naturalisation and to significantly reduce the number of cases on hand. At that time there were over 22,000 cases on hand and applications were taking an average time of over two years to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (15 May 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has confirmed his availability to attend a citizenship ceremony on 14 June, 2012 at which I intend to grant him a Certificate of Naturalisation. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail...