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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Given that the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, he was, by letter dated 31st October, 2012, notified that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making written representations to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my replies to him in Parliamentary Questions Nos. 363 of 10 December 2013 and 572 of 15 January 2014. I am advised by the Garda authorities that the position remains as set out in those responses as follows."I am informed by the Garda authorities that the incident referred to by the Deputy was fully investigated by An Garda Síochána. I am further informed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the areas referred to are within the Raheny Garda District. Local Garda management closely monitor all crime trends in the area, including with respect to the number of burglary incidents. In that regard I am further informed that Garda data shows a decrease in burglaries in the Raheny District, in line with the national trend. As the Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Security Checks (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that for obvious reasons it is not the practice to comment on security related matters.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Order Offences (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: 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 statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The provision and allocation of Garda vehicles are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the light of his identified operational demands and the availability of resources. In that context, I am advised by the Garda authorities that the number of vehicles purchased and decommissioned during the periods referred to by the Deputy is as shown in the following table: YEAR New Vehicles...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, I recently secured a further investment of €9 million in the Garda fleet. This investment resulted in the purchase of 305 new Garda vehicles towards the end of 2013, at a cost of €5 million. These were in addition to the 133 Garda vehicles which had already been procured during the year. The remaining €4 million has been made available for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies Establishment (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the information sought in relation to organisations and agencies created under the remit of my Department since 9 March 2011 is set out below.Property Services Regulatory Authority The Property Services Regulatory Authority was established on 3 April 2011 in accordance with the provisions of the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011. The Authority is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 provides for the use of reasonable force by a householder against an intruder entering the dwelling with criminal intent. Section 2 of the Act sets out the criteria whereby the householder must believe that the intruder has entered the dwelling to commit a criminal act and the force used against the intruder must only be such as is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The position with regard to periodic payment orders is that the Government, at my request, approved the drafting of a General Scheme to implement the recommendations contained in the High Court Working Group Report on Periodic Payment Orders in catastrophic personal injuries cases with respect to awards made against the State and agreed that the extension of any such scheme to non-State...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will appreciate that I have no role in the investigation of alleged offences, which is a matter for An Garda Síochána, nor do I have a role in respect of any internal investigation along the lines referred to by the Deputy within the organisation in question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Following a pilot project, a Text Alert scheme was launched in September, 2013 by An Garda Síochána with the support of a number of existing community networks including Community Alert, Neighbourhood Watch, the Irish Farmers Association and related stakeholders. It provides a further mechanism by which An Garda Síochána can provide crime prevention information to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to advise the Deputy that as members of the Government are not officially responsible to the Dáil for interpreting or stating the law I have no responsibility for the matter he has raised.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Broad programmes of education are provided in each prison, which generally follow an adult education approach. The aim of the Education Service is to deliver a high quality, broad, flexible programme of education that helps prisoners cope with their sentence, achieve personal development, prepare for life after release and establish an appetite and capacity for life-long learning. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has responded on a number of occasions to correspondence concerning the case in question and I myself wrote to the person referred to on 1 October. While I fully appreciate the distress felt by all concerned, I do not believe there is any further action open to me in this matter. In particular, as has been set out in the previous correspondence, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Meetings (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, the concerns raised regarding this case were the subject of an independent examination and, in keeping with that review's findings, I do not believe that there are grounds for me to take this matter further. In light of this, and while I have considerable sympathy for the person concerned, I have responded to requests for a meeting to the effect that such a meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I have asked the Garda Commissioner for a report in relation to this matter and will write to the Deputy when I have further information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that fees charged in the courts are set by means of Statutory Instrument. Court fees orders are made by myself as the Minister for Justice and Equality with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. During 2013, the Courts Service carried out a comprehensive review of court fees. The review considered areas in which court fees were unduly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland, by Hannah McGee and colleagues in association with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, was published in 2002. The publication has become known as the SAVI report. The cost of approximately £500,000 or €635,000 for this research was borne by Atlantic Philanthropies, the then Department of Health and Children and the then Department of Justice and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Money Laundering (18 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Section 42 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 requires designated persons (which includes banks and property service providers) to report suspicious transactions to An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners. This includes information regarding verification of identity, the nature of business relationships and certain circumstances where...