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Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context I have sought information from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised in this Question and I will respond to the Deputy when I receive the relevant material.

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: As I have previously stated in my responses to PQ numbers 485 and 521 of Tuesday, 14th February, 2012, 543 of Tuesday, 28th February, 2012 and 74 of Tuesday, 13th March, 2012, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence is a detailed Convention with a very broad scope across a number of policy areas. Cosc, the National Office for...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416, 418 to 427, inclusive, 429 to 432, inclusive, 434, 435, 460, 462 to 471, inclusive, and 473 to 480, inclusive, together. I wish to inform the Deputy that since taking office I have made every effort to provide Deputies with the information requested in their Parliamentary Questions, including, on occasions, information concerning matters in respect of...

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the requested information and I will write to the Deputy when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wrote to the Deputy on the 16 March, 2012 providing the detailed information sought in Parliamentary Questions 182 and 183 of 25 January 2012.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have now received information from the Garda authorities about the matters referred to by the Deputy. In relation to Parliamentary Question No. 133 regarding a Garda investigation into alleged fraud at the National Education Welfare Board, I am informed by the Garda authorities that the complaint in question was originally received by An Garda Síochána in 2006. An investigation was...

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 440 and 441 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 442 to 456, inclusive, together. I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the Legal Aid Board currently employs 340.7 staff, of whom 109.5 are solicitors. The information set out shows the locations of, and the number of staff, solicitors and administrative, working in all of the Board offices and law centres. While the Board has no immediate plans for additional recruitment, it does have a limited and temporary derogation from the...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that a new Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill is being drafted which will transfer the management and administration of criminal legal aid to the Legal Aid Board. This is in keeping with practice internationally and is intended to achieve a more dedicated focus to the management and delivery of all of the schemes. Subject to drafting, my intention is to transfer the...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that there has been a very significant increase in demand for civil legal aid services from the Legal Aid Board. In 2007, just over 10,164 persons sought legal services from the Board in relation to general civil (non asylum) matters while 2,650 persons sought legal services for asylum related issues. In 2011, the demand for general civil matters had increased to a...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Property Registration Authority: Property Registration Authority (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand. Questions Nos. 473 to 480, inclusive, answered with Question No. 416.

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and deployment of Garda resources, including specialist units, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the costs of the Garda Dog Unit, the Garda Mounted Unit and the Garda Water Unit for the years requested by the Deputy were as set out in the following tables: Garda Dog Unit Subhead Description 2008 2009 2010 2011 Salaries, Wages...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The provision and deployment of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am advised by the Garda authorities that an order for 40 new Garda cars has recently been placed and that these vehicles are currently being rolled out. In addition, a tendering process is under way to put in place a contract which will allow for the provision of further Garda...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 was enacted in July 2009 to put in place certain additional legislative measures to tackle organised crime. Among those measures was section 8 which provides that certain organised crime offences under Part 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 are scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the Offences against the State Act 1939. In effect, this...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for a period of five years on the 11 June 2008 on the basis that he was the Spouse of an EU citizen who was residing in the State and in exercise of her EU Treaty Rights. However, the grounds under which he was granted permission to remain no longer apply as his EU citizen spouse, is no longer...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions: Residential Institutions (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 179 on 16 February last. The matter remains under consideration. As stated in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 139 on 8th February, 2012, the Government has charged the inter-departmental committee with clarifying any State interaction with the Magdalen institutions and producing a narrative detailing such interaction....