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Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service. The Act provides that the Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of statistics. The manner in which court cases are listed is a matter for the Presidents of the courts. The delivery of judgments following completion of...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that a scheme for the upgrading of restricted licences, including six-day licences, was included in section 19 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000. However, it was a condition of the scheme that applications to the Revenue Commissioners for such upgrading were made within one year of the entry into force of the legislation. Despite the scheme, I understand that a small number...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is within the Clontarf Garda Sub-District. Any incidents reported to An Garda Síochána will be fully investigated. A member of the local Community Policing Unit is allocated specifically to the area, including the locality referred to. The area is the subject of regular patrols by uniform and plain clothes personnel,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in March, 2008. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation....

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282, 285 and 290 together. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 criminalises the trafficking of persons for the purposes of labour exploitation, including forced labour. However, the legislation is primarily an anti-trafficking measure and was never intended to address forced labour outside the context of human trafficking. While forced labour is not...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 37544/11 of 29 November, 2011. The position has not changed since then. The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act, 2008 came into effect on 7 June 2008. It created offences in relation to trafficking of persons for the purposes of labour exploitation, as well as trafficking of persons for the purposes of sexual exploitation or...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned, a failed asylum applicant, applied to remain in the State on the basis of his marriage to an EU citizen. This application was approved, for an initial one year period, on 13th September, 2006. An application from the person concerned to have this permission to remain renewed was refused on the basis that the person concerned was no longer residing with his EU citizen...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy was not available in the timeframe allowed I will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that in 2011 it will receive about 28,000 applications for naturalisation. This is an historic high. Currently, just over 10,000 standard cases are awaiting a decision for more than 6 months. In addition, there are about 3,500 complex cases in the system for longer periods which require...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Yesterday I announced plans, prepared by the Commissioner under the draft policing plan for 2012 for the closure of 31 Garda stations throughout the country and for a reduction in the public opening hours of 10 Garda stations in the Dublin Metropolitan Region. The stations in Donegal which are to close are Culdaff and Dunkineely. In addition, Doochary which was already non-operational will...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that the number of female members of An Garda Síochána who have resigned over the past 5 years was as is set out hereunder: Year Number of Resignations of Female Members 2006 8 2007 8 2008 17 2009 6 2010 7 As at (2/12/11) 2011 7

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department is committed to promoting a culture of continuous learning and development and therefore offers financial assistance to staff pursuing a variety of courses under its refund of educational fees scheme. The vast majority of courses undertaken would fall into the categories of either public administration or legal studies. Such courses would have relevance across the Department....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The capital project referred to by the Deputy represents a joint venture between my Department and Dublin City Council to provide a facility for the Office of the State Pathologist and the Dublin City Coroner's Office at Marino, Dublin 3. Funding is being provided by my Department and Dublin City Council on a two-thirds to one-third basis, respectively. The site has also been provided by...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that a moratorium on recruitment and promotion is currently in place across the public sector. Since the moratorium came into operation 11.6 posts have fallen vacant in the NDA. This moratorium operates in tandem with the Employment Control Framework applicable to each Department, agency or body in the sector. The National Disability Authority is therefore subject to...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Road Safety Authority Act 2006 provides that the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is the State agency with statutory responsibility for the compilation of data regarding the causes of collisions and other relevant information related to road safety. There are arrangements in place between An Garda Síochána and the RSA for the provision of information relating to road collisions held by An...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the location referred to is within Coolock Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is not aware of ongoing difficulties of the nature referred to by the Deputy being experienced by residents in the area. An Garda Síochána pays particular attention to the area, given its proximity to local amenities, and will continue to do so over the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: Section 4 of the Immigration Act, 2004, empowers an immigration officer, on behalf of the Minister, to authorise a non-national to land or be in the State. Sub-section (3) of Section 4 enumerates, the circumstances which an immigration officer may, on behalf of the Minister, have regard to in refusing to give such authorisation. The number of non-nationals refused permission to enter Ireland...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the following table sets out the number of marked and unmarked Garda vehicles, including vans, allocated to each Garda District in the Dublin region as of 1 December 2011. Marked vans Other marked vehicles Unmarked vans Other unmarked vehicles Total Blackrock 1 16 1 10 28 Dun Laoghaire 6 7 2 10 25 Balbriggan 2 5 0 4 11 Ballymun 14 15 3 31 63...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2011)

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 — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (6 Dec 2011)

Alan Shatter: There is sufficient accommodation in Custume Barracks, Athlone to provide for personnel relocating from the barracks in Cavan and Mullingar who choose to live in barracks (Single Living In). These personnel will be accommodated in the separate male and female billets blocks currently situated within Custume Barracks. Mess, dinning and other welfare facilities will also be available to these...