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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Mar 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 August, 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation. As...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (21 Mar 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 — Regulation of Charities: Regulation of Charities (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: Though the Charities Act was passed in 2009, it did not come immediately into force. Any sections that it is possible to commence in advance of the establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority have been commenced. To date, the following sections of the Act have been commenced, by way of two commencement orders, SI 284 of 2009 & SI 315 of 2010: Sections 1, 2, 4, 5,10 (other than...

Written Answers — Regulation of Charities: Regulation of Charities (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am sure the Deputy is aware that under the Troika agreement, the Irish Government is committed to reducing public service numbers, not increasing them. It is committed to increasing the efficiency of service delivery, which the Government is doing, for example, in the case of the legal profession. It is committed to reducing bureaucracy, and reducing the number of State bodies. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Regulation of Charities: Regulation of Charities (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: In taking on the charities regulation function, in the context of the reorganisation of Government Departments in May last year, I recognised that full implementation of the Charities Act 2009, which would necessitate the establishment of a new regulatory body for charities, presented a challenge, particularly given the moratorium on public service recruitment. The Irish Government, under the...

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation: Legal Services Regulation (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The new Legal Services Regulatory Authority to be established under the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 will be independent of the legal professions and of the Government in the performance of its functions. This will include new and independent procedures relating to allegations of professional misconduct by either solicitors or barristers. Such complaints will be dealt with under the...

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

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has requested that my Department conduct a review of what services or parts of services are suitable for outsourcing. While that is ongoing, the Irish Prison Service is also conducting a detailed Task Review Process under the Public Service Agreement which is seeking to identify areas that can demonstrate clear...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I intend to publish the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 very shortly. The Bill will allow former offenders to withhold details of certain qualifying convictions once certain conditions have been met and an appropriate conviction-free period has been completed. The Bill will not entail the deletion of a criminal record but rather the non-disclosure of the conviction in certain...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 to 497, inclusive, together. In my reply to Question No. 231 of 15 February, 2012, I drew the Deputy's attention to some significant features of the asylum caseload in 2010 which accounted for a large proportion of the negative determinations made at first instance in that year. My purpose in highlighting these features was not to draw comparisons in...

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

Alan Shatter: As you are aware the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2012, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5 December 2011, sets out the future opening hours of 10 Garda Stations and the closure of 39 Garda Stations. Miltown Malbay Garda Station is not on this list. The only station in the Clare Garda Division which is due to close is Carrigaholt Garda Station. In preparing the Policing...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed that the Garda authorities continue to focus their enforcement activities on the main causes of death and serious injury on our roads. Driving while holding a mobile phone is a Fixed Charge Penalty Offence and subject to ongoing enforcement by An Garda Síochána. In this regard, I am also informed that there were a total of 33,279 fixed charge penalty notices issued by An...

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

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2012, which I laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 5 December 2011, sets out the future opening hours of 10 Garda Stations and the closure of 39 Garda Stations. Rhode, Clonbologue and Daingean Garda Stations are not on either of these lists. The only station in the Laois/Offaly Garda Division which is already closed and is...

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

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the information sought is set out in the following table: Agencies/Bodies/Other Audit Committee of the Department of Justice and Equality Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime Committee Appointed to Monitor the Effectiveness of the Garda Diversion Programme under Section 44 of the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: The mileage/kilometres expenses paid in monetary terms on the basis of claims submitted in respect of Ministers of State attached to this Department in the period 2005 to 2010 are set out in the table that follows. The details relate to amounts paid in a particular year and in some cases may include travel undertaken in a prior financial year. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Minister of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: An application for residency in the State based on family dependency of an Irish National was received in the Spouse of Irish National Unit of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) on the 24 February 2012 arising from the recent naturalisation of the parents of the person concerned on 3 February 2012. The application was acknowledged and the person in question was advised...

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

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the provision of firearms for Garda personnel. In that context I have sought information from the Garda authorities in relation to the matters raised in this Question and I will communicate with the Deputy when I receive the relevant response.

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

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there are established procedures within An Garda Síochána regarding the selection of firearms. These procedures include the technical and operational evaluation of the firearms. In relation to the purchase of firearms the position is that contracts are dealt with in accordance with the relevant procurement requirements which include advertising...

Written Answers — Submissions to Departments: Submissions to Departments (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will no doubt appreciate, my Department receives a substantial number of submissions from bodies and members of the public on a daily basis. Given the sheer volume of these submissions, the collation of this information would represent a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort which can not be justified where there are other significant demands on...

Written Answers — Public Liability Insurance: Public Liability Insurance (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I must inform the Deputy that motor insurance policy, as well as policy relating to the area of public liability insurance, does not fall within my remit as Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Garda Disciplinary Proceedings: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (21 Mar 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that, arising from the investigation referred to by the Deputy, disciplinary proceedings are currently ongoing under the Garda Discipline Regulations.