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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Both An Garda Síochána and the Central Bank have in place a range of measures in relation to the detection and investigation of counterfeiting offences. I am awaiting a report from the Garda authorities with respect to the specific information sought by the Deputy and I will contact him directly to set out the position in full when I have received the report.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Insofar as the figures cited are concerned, the position is that 'white collar crime' is not a distinct category of offences under the classification system applied by the Central Statistics Office in the official Recorded Crime Statistics. It appears that the figures referred to by the Deputy may be those for one of the sub-categories of 'Fraud Offences', under the CSO classifications....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: On 24th January 2014 I issued a call for Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for appointment to the Board of a new Charities Regulatory Authority, with a view to making appointments before Easter. Arrangements are also being made to appoint an interim CEO to the new Authority and a number of other administrative staff from within existing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy is aware, if the person whose details were supplied has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they are in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Spoke is an operation conducted within the Bridewell Garda District for specific periods of time on an ongoing basis. It was last put into effect on 11 and 12 February, 2014. I am further informed that Operation Spoke has resulted in 33 arrests resulting in 39 charges and 21 convictions. The main objective of the operation is to ensure a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Ombudsman Commission that the position remains as previously outlined in the response given to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question Number 144 of the 5th February, 2014. While acknowledging that the Deputy has narrowed the focus of his query in his current question, the information requested is not readily available and the generation and collation of that information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Due to the sensitive and personal nature of the applications I am not in a position to provide details on individual cases. I can advise that applications to the ex gratia scheme, established by the Government, for the benefit of those women that were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen laundries, St Mary's Training Centre, Stanhope Street and House of Mercy Training School, Summerhill,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Immigrants (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: Accurately estimating the number of illegal migrants working in Ireland is immensely difficult due to the clandestine and covert nature of the activity. In this respect Ireland is no different to any other jurisdiction. As a consequence, there no reliable estimates for this category of migrant worker. I do not therefore propose to make what would be essentially a guess at the figure. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: There are no plans to grant an amnesty to asylum seekers based on the length of time spent in the asylum system. The Deputy might wish to note that at EU Level, the Member States, in agreeing the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at the European Council in October 2008 made specific commitments "to use only case-by-case regularisation, rather than generalised regularisation, under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 has not yet been commenced as provisions relating to the disclosure of convictions have had to be reviewed in the light of legal developments. In particular, a judgment of the UK Court of Appeal in (On the Application of) T and others v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester [2013] raised new legal issues regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Not all asylum seekers stay in RIA accommodation: some choose to stay with friends or relatives or live on their own resources. Extensive statistical information on the Direct Provision system is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Charities Act 2009 provides for an integrated system of registration supervision of charities in Ireland. This includes homelessness charities. The various sections of the Charities Act are subject to implementation through commencement orders. Sections that it was possible to commence in advance of the establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority, as provided for under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the Constitution, judges are appointed by the President on the advice of the Government. The current process for the appointment of judges in Ireland is set out in sections 12 to 17 of the Courts and Courts Officers Act 1995 which established the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board. Under the existing system of judicial appointments, the Board submits...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The court poor box is a non-statutory system used mostly by the District Courts to impose a financial charge on a defendant to be used for a charitable purpose, usually instead of imposing a criminal conviction. Payments made to the court poor box are accounted for by the court office concerned and the accounting procedures are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,355 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The numbers of asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the outsourcing of work to external service providers which is ordinarily undertaken by civil servants. Since 2009 there have been two occasions where work has been outsourced in the asylum area, the details of which are below: - Establishment of a Presenting Panel of legally qualified persons in 2009 to represent the Refugee Applications...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will appreciate, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the distribution, direction and control of all personnel among the Garda Regions, Divisions, and Districts. Garda management keep this distribution under continuing review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities so as to ensure that the best possible use is made of these resources. The Deputy will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I can assure the Deputy that the incidence of violent crime continues to be monitored closely by Garda management and that appropriate measures are in place to target this type of criminality. He will be aware that the most recent recorded crime statistics show that total recorded crime was down 7.1% over the 12 months to the end of September 2013, which reflects well on the policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Representations were received on behalf of the person concerned asking that his Deportation Order be revoked, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(11) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (13 Feb 2014)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of her asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 8th July, 2010, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within...