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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83, 84 and 88 together. As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the deployment of Garda personnel and Garda operations in tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre. From my discussions with the Garda authorities I am assured that Garda management in the Dublin Metropolitan Region keep this deployment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Marriage Equality Referendum (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: There is no delay in setting the date for the marriage equality referendum. As the Deputy is aware, the Government decided, in November 2013, that a referendum should be held in the first half of 2015 on the issue of marriage equality. Preparatory work is under way in this regard. The Government will decide and announce a date for the referendum in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that the first intake since 2009 of 100 new recruits entered training at the Garda College in Templemore on Monday 15th September 2014. This marked a positive step forward for policing in Ireland. It is my intention that there will be ongoing seamless recruitment and I am discussing the details of this with my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda stations is based on accommodation priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. The programme is advanced in close cooperation with the Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. In that context, I am advised that proposals for refurbishment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Dealing (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter raised and will be in further contact with the Deputy when that report is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Confidential Recipient (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I presume the Deputy is referring to the system whereby members of An Garda Síochána can report instances where they believe there may be corruption or malpractice within the Garda Síochána. The Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or Malpractice) Regulations 2007 provided for the appointment of an independent Confidential Recipient to whom...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have included the data relative to the Deputy's request in the table. This data is for agencies which have been part of my Department's ICT Shared Service during the period in question. The amounts shown represent total costs incurred by those agencies for all information and communications technology services in the years specified. These services are provided across a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide relevant statistics and information directly to the Deputy. In relation to the deployment of Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The question of residency status does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection the Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 to 97, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person was granted permission to remain in the State as the Spouse of an EU National who was exercising their EU Treaty Rights in this State. This permission to remain was valid until 24th January 2012. This...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that insufficient information was provided by the Deputy to enable them to identify the person referred to. The reference number provided by the Deputy relates to a different person. If the Deputy wishes to furnish further details, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service will advise him of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the parents of the person concerned were granted permission to remain in the State in 2001 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for one year, on a stamp 4 basis from 23...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 101 together. The funding provided by my Department to support the operation of the Community Alert Scheme for the years 2010 to 2014 is set out in the table below. This funding is provided to support the national administration of the scheme, including the work of its regional development officers, and it is not allocated on a county basis. As can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Data (9 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: From a procurement perspective, no contracts of indefinite duration have been sought or granted by my Department from 2007 to 2014. My Department operates within EU and National legal procurement guidelines and all contracts are subject to periodic review.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commissions of Investigation (8 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to Commissions of Investigation, inquiries and similar investigations established under, or otherwise falling under the remit of my Department, during the past 12 months is contained in the table below. In regard to the Commission of Investigation into matters arising from the report by Seán Guerin SC, I have been conscious that this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am examining the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, the advices of the Attorney General and the views of the Minister for Health regarding a new approach to prostitution legislation. As the Deputy is aware, prostitution raises a wide range of issues and when I have had the opportunity to complete consideration of the issues, any proposals will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (8 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution of personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. I have asked the Garda Commissioner for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Oct 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990, the possession of specified offensive weapons is prohibited and it is an offence for any person to manufacture, import, sell, hire or loan such weapons. Specifically, under Section 9 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, it is an offence to possess any knife or any other article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed in any...