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Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that a review of the prisoner gratuity payments and allowances system has been completed by the Irish Prison Service. The review covered all aspects of the current scheme including the daily allowance and approved work allowance. I am currently considering the recommendations from that review and hope to conclude this shortly.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: A decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the court, which is, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of its judicial functions. There is a constitutional presumption in favour of bail, since, in the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. The provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights also restrict the...

Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Director General of the Irish Prison Service is in the process of preparing a draft Strategic Plan 2012-2014 which I expect will be presented to me for consideration in April. It will contain a Capital Expenditure Plan.

Written Answers — Probation and Welfare Service: Probation and Welfare Service (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Probation Service is in the process of conducting initial research in order to measure the recidivism rates of offenders under their management. Preliminary findings from the work done to-date indicate that the percentage of offenders who did not commit an offence in the 12 and 24 month periods after their initial conviction is high. However, as I have said before, this is a complex...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 1 December 2011, I undertook to write directly to the Deputy who put down the original question. The information sought was provided by letter to the Deputy's Parliamentary colleague on the 13 January 2012.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the further information, he required, has been recently provided directly to him.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: There are 31 individuals in senior positions in my Department who receive salaries of over €100,000 as follows: Job Title/Position Number Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretaries 7 Director of COSC 1 Head of Anti-Human Trafficking Unit 1 Principal Officers 21

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: As advised in my answer to Parliamentary Question 187 of 14 December 2011 there are currently six overseas offices in operation run by staff members of my Department. These are located in Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow and New Delhi. Visa fee income in respect of the 46,500 visas processed in the offices in question in 2011 was approximately €2.3m. Precise figures in respect...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions: Residential Institutions (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that Section 35 of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002 provides that, for the avoidance of doubt, a person who was detained in an industrial school as a child in circumstances where no criminal offence was committed by him or her is not to be regarded as having a criminal record. Section 258 of the Children Act, 2001 also provides that any person...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that since I took up office, I have made appointments to a number of State bodies under the remit of my Department. Details of these appointments, including remuneration, if any, are set out in the following table. Entity First Name Last Name Remuneration€ p.a./per diem Start Date Children Detention Schools Board of Management Dan Kelleher No fee paid 20/09/11...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The position is that no meetings of the Ministerial Council on Integration were held in 2011 as the future of the Council is under consideration and I will make a decision on the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) which make recommendations to me on whether such status should be granted. If an application for refugee status has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will be aware that it is not the...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: 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 14th May, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In reaching a decision on the closure of Garda stations, the Commissioner reviewed all aspects of the Garda Síochána's policing model, including the deployment of personnel, the utilisation of modern technologies and the operation of Garda stations, both in terms of opening hours and possible closures. In addition, all Divisional Officers were asked to assess the level of activity in each...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: It is the responsibility of all non-EEA nationals who are resident in the State to ensure that they have an appropriate permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality. Individuals who do not have a permission to be in the State are liable to be subject to the deportation process as provided for in Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999. I am aware of proposals for schemes for...

Written Answers — Interdepartmental Committees: Interdepartmental Committees (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Inter-Departmental Committee, under the independent chairmanship of Senator Martin McAleese, submitted an interim progress report last October which was considered by Cabinet and published on my Department's website www.justice.ie. The Committee, which is receiving the full co-operation of Government Departments, the religious orders, and representative groups of women who were formerly...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: At the present time, applicants for Long Term Residence are required to be resident in the State for a period of five years and to have five consecutive work permits. This requirement is in place for all applicants. In relation to the specific category of immigrants referred to by the Deputy, I have asked my officials to examine his proposal and I will revert to him in due course.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I announced in the Autumn my intention to arrange a consultation process to help inform the future direction of legislation on prostitution. A detailed discussion document to facilitate the consultation process is being prepared. It will be appreciated that the discussion document, if it is to fully inform the public, needs to be prepared carefully. Drafting of the document is progressing...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: A detailed breakdown of the number of public servants in my Department and the agencies under my remit who have retired or have indicated their intention to retire in the period from 01 January 2012 to 29th February 2012 is set out in the table. Department/Agency Place of Employment Grade Total Number Department of Justice and agencies staffed by the Department Department Head Office...

Written Answers — Legal Services: Legal Services (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the course of my opening contribution to the Second Stage debate on the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011, which is nearing completion, I recalled to the House the decision taken in May 2011 not to proceed with the appointment of a Legal Services Ombudsman. This is because the oversight model proposed in the Legal Services Ombudsman Act 2009 was that of supervised self-regulation. Such...