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Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputies know, the Programme of Government, at pages 47 to 51 inclusive, sets out a substantial agenda for reform in the area of Justice and Equality. The initiatives being pursued include those described in the following paragraphs. The scheme of a Legal Services Bill is currently in hand in my Department. A key objective of the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland is to...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to introduce a Garda Authority or a Policing Board and there is no such commitment in the Programme for Government. The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes clear that the Garda Commissioner is accountable to my Department and to me as Minister for the performance of his functions and those of the Force, and of course I am politically answerable in the House in respect of these...

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to say that one of the first things I did on becoming Minister was to visit the Mountjoy Prison campus. I conducted a full tour of Mountjoy Prison including the landings, workshops, school and medical facilities. I also visited the Dóchas Centre and St. Patrick's Institution. During my visit, I met with prison management and staff. I was impressed by the commitment and level...

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have requested a report from the Garda authorities in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy again as soon as the report is to hand.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in January 2009. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) that they have no record of an application for asylum under the details as supplied by the Deputy. All applicants for asylum are given an asylum reference number and I am informed by the ORAC that if the Deputy can provide this asylum reference number, it would facilitate the tracking of any such application in...

Written Answers — Magdalene Laundries: Magdalene Laundries (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can advise the Deputy that no funding was provided by my Department in the past five years to the religious orders to which he refers.

Written Answers — Immigration Service: Immigration Service (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, the question of fees for the provision of services is being examined in the context of the wider budgetary situation in my Department. The naturalisation process already generates significant fee income and I cannot rule out the possibility of a further contribution being made by it to my Department's budgetary arithmetic.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in July 2010. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 476 together. In line with the commitment in the Government Programme for National Recovery, I recently announced the establishment of a committee to review the Thornton Hall Prison Project. The full terms of reference are available on my Department's website at www.justice.ie. Advertisements were placed in the national press in the week commencing 11...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand. In relation to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), I should say that as Minister for Justice and Equality, I play no role in the prosecution of offences, and both the decision to initiate a prosecution and the subsequent conduct of that prosecution...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Members of the Garda Síochána have a wide range of common law and statutory powers available to them to effect entry to private property without either the consent of the occupier or a warrant. These powers are, however, restricted in terms of their purpose and the circumstances in which they may be used. Such restrictions arise from the need to balance, on the one hand, the duty of a...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The confidential reporting system under the Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or Malpractice) Regulations 2007 commenced operation in June 2008, and the system is continuing to operate. The Garda Commissioner has issued a Confidential Reporting Charter to all sworn members and civilian staff of An Garda Síochána. The Charter contains the contact details of the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a husband, his wife and their child. The husband and wife lodged separate asylum applications on 18 September 2009. The child made an asylum application on 28 July 2010. All three asylum applications were individually considered and it was found that none of the persons concerned met the criteria for recognition as a refugee. Arising from the refusal of their...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned made an EU Treaty Rights application which was received in my Department on 30 September 2010. This application was refused as the person concerned did not satisfy the relevant criteria. The person concerned was informed of this decision by letter dated 4 April 2011. Subsequently, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The detailed allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements and priorities. At Divisional level, the responsibility for the efficient deployment of all Garda vehicles is a matter for the Divisional Officer. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Waterville Garda...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Provisions relating to the sale and supply of intoxicating liquor are set out in the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2010. Under section 17(3) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 it is an offence for a licensee, with intent to evade the conditions of the license, to take alcohol from the licensed premises for the purpose of its being sold on the account or for the benefit or profit of the licensee, or...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I do not have a constituency office in the Department of Defence. My constituency office is based in the Department of Justice and Equality. The Minister of State at my Department, Deputy Paul Kehoe, does not have any staff from the Department of Defence in his constituency office, which is based in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (3 May 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. The Civil Defence Board was established in 2003. The Minister for Defence can directly appoint four persons to the Board who, in his opinion, have experience in business, industry, finance or administration relevant to the Board's functions. The Army Pensions...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (3 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Set out in the accompanying table are details of the number of occasions that the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams have been called out in the first quarters of 2010 and 2011. While details of the number of controlled explosions carried out are not available, details of the number of viable devices are included. YEAR TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLOUTS HOAXES (included in total)...