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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the necessary information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the necessary information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputies on all sides of the House for their contributions to the Second Stage debate on this important Bill. The debate has provided us with an opportunity to consider the shape and content of the Bill in some detail, while taking account of the views of various stakeholders, including those of consumers and the legal profession as represented by the Law Society of Ireland and the...

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Referral to Select Committee (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and paragraph (8) of the Orders of Reference of Select Committees.

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy is wrong on both issues.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Under various legislative provisions derived from EU Directives non-EEA family members of EEA nationals can live in Ireland on a permanent basis. There are also other administrative arrangements in place which enable long-term non-EEA lawful residents in the State to remain here on a permanent basis provided they meet self-sufficiency requirements. On the wider question of putting in place...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of difficulties being experienced by residents as a result of public disorder and anti-social behaviour. I am further informed that, as part of the District Policing Plan, the area has been designated as a 'hot-spot' for anti-social behaviour and...

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The law on divorce is set out in the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996. Section 5 of the Act prescribes the conditions under which a court may grant a divorce. Those conditions are that the court must be satisfied that, at the date of the institution of the proceedings, the spouses have lived separately for an aggregate of four years out of the previous five, there must be no reasonable prospect...

Written Answers — Debt Settlement Systems: Debt Settlement Systems (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Personal Insolvency Bill, the Heads of which I published on 25 January 2012, introduces a number of new non-judicial debt settlement systems. The Debt Settlement Arrangement (DSA) provides for a system of debt settlement between a debtor and two or more creditors to repay an amount of unsecured consumer type debt only (of €20,001 and over) over a set period. With the required assistance...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of Wednesday, 30th November, 2011 - set out beneath. The position is unchanged since then. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30th September, 2005, that the then...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 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 — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The legal basis for Council Directive 2011/95/EU of 13 December 2011, on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted, ("the Qualification Directive") is Article 78 of the Treaty on...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy has not been granted leave to remain in the State. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 25 January 2005, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised that an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in November, 2007 and my predecessor, in his absolute discretion, decided to refuse the application. The person concerned was informed of this and the reasons for it in a letter issued...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda records in relation to sporting fixtures, concerts and festivals are not maintained in a format which provides a breakdown of the costs incurred in policing these events. I am further informed that the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Gardaí are devoting all the necessary resources to the investigation of the serious crimes referred to by the Deputy and have my full support. An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan for 2012 reflects the priorities which I set for the current year and includes as a strategic goal the objective of confronting serious crime in all its forms. The Gardaí employ multi-disciplinary,...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 to 211, inclusive, together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Questions 169 to 174, inclusive, of 26 January 2012, in which I have set out the position in relation to the papers of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning some of which have been lodged by the Commission at Boston College. I have no function in relation to the entirely...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 213 together. As I have previously outlined to the House the consolidation of the Defence Forces formations into a smaller number of locations is a key objective in the ongoing defence modernisation programme and has been recommended in many reports over the past number of years. This was a key consideration of Government in addressing this issue as...

Northern Ireland Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputy McHugh for raising this important matter. The conflict in Northern Ireland, which dominated politics in both jurisdictions on this island for decades, was sadly characterised by a savagery that never lost its potential to shock us. Thousands lost their lives to violence and many thousands more - the families and friends of those victims of violence - were left to grieve,...

Northern Ireland Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I will briefly respond. People have suffered terrible unexpected tragedy in their lives during the course of what occurred on this island during the terrible years of violence and conflict. Families are entitled to know the whereabouts of the remains of their loved ones, they are entitled to have the opportunity for a burial service, and they are entitled to some closure, in so far as it is...