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Written Answers — Fireworks Seizures: Fireworks Seizures (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The table sets out the estimated value of fireworks seized for the years 2008 to 2011 (to date): Year No. of Seizures Estimated value 2011 (to 3 Nov.) 170 €11,670 2010 169 €43, 350 2009 169 €29, 424 2008 91 €40, 446 Following the submission in 2004 of a report and recommendations by an expert group on crime statistics, it was decided that the compilation and publication of...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service and I have no role in the matter. Section 4(3) of the 1998 Act provides that the Courts Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of statistics. However, in order to be of assistance to the...

Written Answers — Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the terms of the Scheme of Compensation for Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal is entirely independent in the matter of individual applications under the Scheme. In this regard, I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that it would be inappropriate for me as Minister for Justice and Equality to have any...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 388 together. The person referred to by the Deputy created a 'C type' i.e. short-stay visa application (on-line) on 3 August, 2010. Following full consideration by a Visa Officer this application was refused on 9 September, 2010 for the following reasons: 1. The Visa Officer had concerns surrounding the authenticity of documentation regarding...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that it has not been possible to provide the information required in the time available. The information is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have not appointed any former Government office holder to any position since taking up office in March of this year.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the civilian employees of the Department involved in the maintenance of military installations. In line with the relevant provisions of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009, the employees in question are subject to the deduction from remuneration set out in section 2 of that Act.

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: It was not possible to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy in the time available. My Department is currently seeking to compile the relevant data and I will provide the information directly to the Deputy once it comes to hand.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. In July, the Government approved a proposal to begin drafting legislation to transfer the functions of the Civil Defence Board back into the Department of Defence. The Heads of the Civil Defence (Repeal) Bill were subsequently agreed by Government in August....

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The three field ambulances in the Western Brigade are located as follows: Finner Camp, County Donegal 1 x Ambulance Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co. Westmeath 2 x Ambulances In addition to the fleet of eleven field ambulances, eleven standard ambulances are currently in service with the Defence Forces. The standard...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware of the restrictions on recruitment to the public service generally arising from the necessity to restore balance to the public finances. In the context of this challenge, the Government intends to maintain the operational efficiency of the Defence Forces to the greatest extent possible. I am advised by the Military Authorities that the strength of the Permanent...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 397 together. I can confirm that no former Government office holder has been appointed to any agency under the aegis of the Department.

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (3 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 386 of 20 September 2011. The position is unchanged since then apart from the following two initiatives: A pack for the Civil, Social and Political Education curriculum in Secondary schools was developed and sent out to 750 schools in September 2011. Each pack contained leaflets, a poster, a booklet for teachers and...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Nov 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 September 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Nov 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 November 2010. 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 — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (3 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the licensing requirements of the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009 will, when enacted, apply to providers of property services, including the letting of land. As the Interpretation Act 2005 already contains a definition of "land", which includes houses and buildings, there is no legal requirement to include a definition in this legislation. However, in order to...

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation: Legal Services Regulation (3 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I would draw the attention of the Deputy to sections 69 and 70 in Part 6 of the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 which makes provision for the imposition of a levy on the Bar Council and Law Society to cover the expenses of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority and of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. As a general rule, the total amount of the levy payable in each financial...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (3 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: A final decision on whether station closures will take place will be taken in the coming weeks when the Commissioner's Policing Plan for 2012 is finalised. That policing plan will be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. I must stress that as with every other public sector organisation, the Garda Síochána is going to have to manage with reduced resources. The Garda Commissioner is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The estimated annual cost of issuing hard copy payslips to 754 employees in my Department and in its associated offices amounts to €8,655 in 2011. Options for the increased use of electronic payslips are currently under consideration and I would expect a significant reduction in these figures during 2012.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The estimated annual cost of issuing hard copy payslips to the 20,799 employees and 9,026 pensioners of the agencies accountable to me amounts to €510,641 in 2011. Options for the increased use of electronic payslips are currently under consideration but there are particular technical, logistical and cost challenges in providing electronic payslips for the majority of these people since...