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Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that in response to his question the following is the position since I took up office on 9 March 2011: 1. Expert Group on Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights was established on 17 May 2011. It was established following the European Court of Human Rights findings against Ireland in the McFarlane case. 2. ICT Governance Group - this has been been...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The Civil Defence Board was established under the Civil Defence Act 2002. Legislation is currently being drafted to dissolve the Board and transfer its functions back into the Department of Defence. In the context of settling the Estimates for the...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Yes.

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: We will have to find one for Shamrock Rovers as well.

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The time allotted for this debate seemed to pass very quickly. I thank all the Senators who contributed and thank all sides of the House for the substantial support shown for the scheme. I was interested and amused by what I would put in tabloid terms as the shock and horror that the Department of Justice and Equality has an idea to create jobs. The truth is that there is a great deal of...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Obviously the scheme will develop based on the experience we have. The great benefit of the scheme is that it is essentially non-statutory. If we identify difficulties in its administration or an area that has job creation potential but does not neatly fit into the terms of the scheme we will be able to review it. Obviously the scheme will have to be in place for a reasonable period before...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In regard to the visa issue generally, 91% of visa applications are accepted and a small number are not. Some people run into difficulties with their visa applications because they do not fill out the forms correctly or provide the necessary back-up documentation. I saw this in my constituency prior to becoming Minister, when people would tell me they had difficulties getting visas but the...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: If the Senator gets someone to provide €4 million or €5 million, the former England manager might take on the job for Finn Harps. Senator Burke asked an important question. We are still getting through the backlog of citizenship applications which built up and I believe we will have substantially dealt with it in the next two or three months. There is an exceptional group of...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The arrangement in the visa system at present is that when a short-term visa is granted to enter the United Kingdom, the person may enter the Republic of Ireland and from here travel to the North of Ireland. The ideal would be to have a reciprocal arrangement in place, that is, where a person who received a visa to enter the Republic of Ireland would be able to gain access to the United...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Senators for their interest in these important immigration initiatives and I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the new programmes and their potential value to the Irish economy and to the Irish immigration system. These programmes have been under development for some time within the Department of Justice and Equality and have been the subject of wide consultation...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Cynicism from one of the cronies, is it? We read this stuff every Sunday.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: When Willie O'Dea cannot pen an article, it might have you as a substitute.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy would have put Seán FitzPatrick on it.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Does the Deputy want jobs created in this country or not? There is no proposal to which he is not opposed.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy is turning the place into a kindergarten.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: There is no legislation.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: What has this to do with legislation?

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: This is a speech. He should ask a question.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: One would not think the Deputy's party had caused the financial collapse. Where was he two, three, four or five years ago?

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy had a bad time on "Morning Ireland" and he is continuing it here.