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Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 6: In page 28, line 16, to delete "19(1)" and substitute "19(1)(b)". Amendments Nos. 6 and 7 propose to clarify the references in the Schedule to offences under sections 19 and 34 of the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995. Amendment No. 6 is a technical drafting amendment to refer more clearly to the offence under section 19(1)(b) of the Investment Intermediaries Act...

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 7: In page 28, line 16, to delete "34(1)" and substitute "34". Amendment agreed to.

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 8: In page 30, after line 10, to insert the following: "SCHEDULE 2REDRESS FOR CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 20(1) Complaints to rights commissioner 1. (1) An employee (or, in the case of an employee who has not reached the age of 18 years, the employee's parent or guardian, with his or her consent) or any trade union of which the employee is a member, with the consent of the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank both of the Deputies opposite for their co-operation in the enactment of this Bill, and for the constructive and helpful comments they made on Second Stage. I hope this is very much a precedent for the way we continue to deal with legislation in this House and that where there are constructive and helpful amendments proposed or suggested to future legislation, I look forward to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Government has charged the inter-departmental committee with clarifying any State interaction with the Magdalen institutions and producing a narrative detailing such interaction. There are presently no plans to expand its brief beyond those institutions. Magdalen institutions are not a particularly Roman Catholic phenomenon. Many such institutions were founded by lay people in the 19th...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together. Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by officials in the Visa Office of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a visa application was created on-line on 26th May, 2011 by the person referred to by the Deputy. However no supporting documentation was submitted by the applicant and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The monitoring of European Union policy developments in the Department of Justice and Equality and the consequent engagement with EU working groups and delegations are undertaken by staff in line Divisions of the Department with responsibility for specific policy areas. My Department is represented on some 20 EU working groups. There are seven staff in the International Policy Division of...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Programme for Government gives a commitment to tackle youth crime on a number of different fronts including giving a special emphasis to alternative programmes for young offenders through extensions to the Juvenile Liaison Officer Scheme and the Diversion Programme. The Deputy will be aware that the Diversion Programme, which is operated by An Garda Síochána under Part 4 of the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The recently published fourth report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection discusses the issue of sexual grooming in the context of his review of child trafficking and prostitution and recommends the introduction of a specific offence of sexual grooming. Under section 6 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007, any person who intentionally meets, or travels with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Policy issues arising at EU level in the context of the Union's Common Security and Defence Policy are dealt with by the International Security and Defence Policy Branch in my Department in Newbridge. The Branch also deals with and manages Ireland's participation in the European Defence Agency; in NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP); in the OSCE from a Defence perspective; and our engagement...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". I am pleased to present the Bill to the House. This is the first Bill I will take in the House in my capacity as Minister for Defence. Anyone seeking to join the Defence Forces chooses a challenging and demanding career but one that is also fulfilling and rewarding. Each member takes a solemn oath to be faithful to Ireland and loyal to the...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is regrettable that the Deputy is rerunning this issue.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: It does not do service to the Defence Forces or any individual.

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Is the Deputy making a speech or asking a question?

Government Accountability (13 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy is in need of a psychotherapy.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I thank Deputies on all sides who have contributed to the debate. As I stated, I appreciate the Bill is wide-ranging, genuinely miscellaneous in the context of the number of areas it covers and ranges across provisions in 40 different statutes. I also appreciate the welcome given by Deputies on all sides to a variety of the provisions contained in the Bill. I also express appreciation for...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (12 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a).

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (12 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Government has charged the inter-departmental committee with establishing the facts of the State's involvement and clarifying any State interaction with the Magdalen Laundries and with producing a narrative detailing such interaction. There are presently no plans to expand its brief beyond those institutions.

Written Answers — Refugee Appeals Tribunal: Refugee Appeals Tribunal (12 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Refugee Appeals Tribunal, which is a statutory independent body, operates an on-line system of access to previous decisions for applicants' legal representatives. I am informed by the Chairman of the Tribunal that the existing arrangements are designed to ensure that the confidentiality provisions of the Refugee Act 1996 are fully respected. As the Deputy may be aware, I recently restored...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (12 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Garda vehicles are covered by the State for insurance purposes. In that context, all claims involving Garda vehicles are handled by the State Claims Agency. The replacement of a vehicle in the circumstance outlined by the Deputy would fall to be funded from the budget of An Garda Síochána.