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Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: His firm.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: No, it is Standing Order 57(3).

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: It was Standing Order 57.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I got it today.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda authority legislation.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is due shortly.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Is that what he is saying?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: In January, 2014, my predecessor, Deputy Alan Shatter, introduced a Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. Contained therein is a stated business target that visa applications to join Irish citizens should be dealt with within six months of receipt of application. A target of twelve months applies to other applications for family reunification. However, it must be made clear that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that payroll costs for new Garda recruits include a basic allowance of €184 per week plus a living allowance of €77.92. After 32 weeks of training, Garda recruits are attested and move on to the first point of the Garda pay scale starting at €23,171 and rising to a maximum of €45,793 per annum after 19 years. They may also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Quality (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities and I will be in contact with the Deputy again when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government intends to proceed to ratification of the Convention as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. As the Deputy is aware, Ireland has a dualist legal system and therefore does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Regulations (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I wish to advise the Deputy that possession of a mobile phone in prison is a criminal offence under section 36 of the Prisons Act, 2007. A prisoner found to be in possession of a mobile phone is liable to be dealt with under the prison disciplinary system and the matter referred to an Garda Síochána for investigation and possible prosecution. My officials in the Irish Prison...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (28 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 to 79, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, yesterday I published the Garda Professional Standards Unit Examination of the Procedures, Policy and Decision Making Processes in Relation to Cancellations on the Fixed Charge Processing System of Road Traffic Offences. This report represents a further important milestone in addressing concerns...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Deputy again for raising this most important matter. The timeframe provisions can be waived by GSOC where it is a matter of particular public interest, and I can also refer a case to GSOC. I will bear that in mind when I get the full report. The Deputy has described the injuries and, unfortunately, victims of domestic and sexual violence suffer horrific injuries. That is the...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Investigations (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank Deputy Martin for raising this matter. I share his concern about the shocking allegations of sexual assault in 2006 and that what has been reported in the media is properly addressed. I can only agree with what he said about the report and the photographs. Like him, I have a profound abhorrence for sexual and domestic violence in all its manifestations and I have worked in many...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: Community Alert groups are key partners in relation to the Garda Text Alert Scheme, which was launched in September 2013 and was piloted initially in a number of locations in cooperation with Muintir na Tíre, Neighbourhood Watch, the Irish Farmers Association and related stakeholders. It provides a further mechanism for Gardaí to provide crime prevention information to community...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Government is committed to full implementation of the Quirke Report. Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the Magdalen Scheme. To date, a decision has been made on 87% of the applications received and 498 applicants have received their lump sum at a cost of over €18m. Judge Quirke recommended that the women should have access to an enhanced medical card....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer to my responses to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 352 of 16 December 2014 and 1,355 of 14 January 2015. As I indicated in those responses, the reason that the General Scheme requires the assisted reproduction treatment to be carried out in a clinical setting is because there is very clear case-law on the situation of a donor father where the treatment takes place outside a clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the situation remains as set out in my reply to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question of 10 July 2014 in relation to the person concerned. To-date, the person concerned has still not submitted a valid Australian national passport to allow for their application for residency in the State, arising from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (27 Jan 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is not clear from the Deputy's question what the nature or purpose of the threats to which he refers are. There are already a number of provisions in the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997, which address the question of threats of violence and in serious cases they can attract penalties up to 10 years imprisonment. There are also relevant provisions in the Criminal...