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Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am currently in the process of appointing members to the Legal Aid Board. I expect that the new Board will be in place in the coming weeks. Members will be appointed in accordance with section 4 of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995. In making these appointments I will be mindful of the requirements of the Board and select members who will bring a balance of...

Written Answers — Public Liability: Public Liability (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: While there is no legal obligation on residents to clear snow and ice from public footpaths outside their homes, the Government encourages community groups, residence associations and individuals to do so in order to help to alleviate the effects of severe weather. The legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General to the Office of Emergency Planning is that if a footpath is cleared in...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: In the past three years the Organisation of National ex-Servicemen (O.N.E.) received a subvention of €40,000 per annum from my Department and the Irish United Nations Veterans Organisation (IUNVA) received a subvention of €10,000 per annum from my Department. The Department of Defence provides annual subventions to support and encourage the two officially recognised veteran groups,...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Medical Service: Defence Forces Medical Service (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 to 188, inclusive, together. Malaria is a serious disease which can cause serious complications and death. It is estimated by the World Health Organization that approximately 1 million people die every year from malaria. It has long been recognized as being a serious threat to any military force operating in a malarious area. For the individual,...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: At this point in time, I do not envisage that there will be a role for the Reserve Defence Force (RDF) if a period of severe weather occurs during this winter. Unless a situation was to arise that is far worse than has been the case in recent years, I am satisfied that the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) will once again be in a position to carry out all tasks assigned to it. Preparations to...

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: We already dealt with this matter in some detail on Committee Stage. The Deputy says he has tabled the same amendment again. What he leaves out in his comment where he refers to the transcript of what was said on Committee Stage is a reference to the exclusion from the provision he has tabled to a very important aspect of this particular legislation, section 2(1)(a). Before someone engages...

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The proportionality of response in this context is important in determining whether someone has behaved reasonably. There may be circumstances where there is imminence and a necessity to respond and where, due to the subjective perception of the individual and out of fear, he may conduct himself in a manner that others distanced from the event may objectively view as disproportionate....

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: By and large, it is my view that the three factors – imminence, necessity and proportionality – will have to be complied with but that there may be exceptional circumstances in a particular case in respect of which, despite an individual's failure to fully meet one of the criteria, a court may hold the view that his behaviour or conduct was reasonable in the specific circumstances that...

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: In dealing the Deputy's previous amendment, I misread a note on the trespass issue. Of course, that amendment did incorporate the trespass matter which had been the subject of exchanges on Committee Stage. That would not have made the Deputy's amendment any more acceptable for the reasons I gave with regard to the application of the test of reasonableness. As for the amendment before us,...

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy essentially is revisiting the issues dealt with on Committee Stage. For the reasons I gave, I cannot accept the Deputy's amendment. The Deputy has raised issues about the European Court of Human Rights and was correct to cite me as having stated that the legislation has been proofed in that context by the Attorney General and that I have been advised the legislation is in order....

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: If I was the Deputy, I would not refer to what he left behind.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: They left behind the ECB and the IMF.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: They left the country in receivership.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Fianna Fáil did not publish one in 14 years.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Deputy Ó Cuív should seek an Academy Award for this performance.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Mattie left the sinking ship.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy has not learned that when he is in a hole he should stop digging.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: That was all very convincing.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question Number 321 of 2 November, 2011 which indicated the following: "In line with a commitment in the Programme for Government the Personal Insolvency Bill is in the course of being developed in my Department to provide for a new framework for settlement and enforcement of debt and for personal...