Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Departmental Bodies
8:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 1198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the bodies under the aegis of his Department which have not provided him with a 2004 annual report; and in the case of each body from whom he has received such a report if same has been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [2286/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:
| Name of Agency — 2004 Report (Yes/No) | Has Minister been provided with a copy of the Report (Yes/No) | Have copies been laid before Houses of Oireachtas (Yes/No) | If No, why not |
| The Courts Service — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| The Probation and Welfare Service — No | No | No | The Probation and Welfare Service is in the process of managerial re-organisation following the appointment of a new Director of the Service in September 2005. It is expected that the Annual Report for 2004 will be available by the end of March 2006 |
| Forensic Science Laboratory — Yes | No | No | An internal Annual Report has been prepared in line with previous practice to date. A copy of same is available on request. |
| Legal Aid Board — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| National Disability Authority — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Film Censor's Office/Films Appeal Board — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Equality Authority — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Equality Tribunal — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal — Yes | No | No | Document currently being translated into Irish and will be laid before Houses of the Oireachtas in February 2006. |
| Garda Síochána Complaints Board — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Data Protection Commissioner — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Criminal Assets Bureau — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Interim Parole Board — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Inspector of Prisons and Places of Detention — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Arbour Hill Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Castlerea Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Cloverhill Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Cork Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Limerick Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Loughan House Place of Detention Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Midlands Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| St. Patrick's Institution Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Shelton Abbey Place of Detention Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Training Unit Place of Detention Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Wheatfield Prison Visiting Committee — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Irish Prison Service — Yes | Yes | No | The report will be laid before both Houses when printed copies become available in February 2006 |
| Land Registry — Yes | Yes | No | Not presented formally. However copies given to Deputies in the Houses of the Oireachtas |
| Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Refugee Appeals Tribunal — Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Independent Monitoring Committee for the Refugee Legal Service | Yes | No | No statutory obligation to lay report before the Oireachtas |
| Remembrance Commission — Yes | Yes | No | The Report is being translated into Irish and consideration is being given to compiling a combined 2004 and 2005 Report |
| An Garda Síochána | Yes | Yes | N/A |
The Office of the State Pathologist does not issue annual reports. It does, however, issue to my Department a list of all section 33 cases in respect of which the State pathologist or deputy state pathologist have been called out.
There is no statutory requirement that the Censorship of Publications Board or Appeal Board provide annual reports. The Private Security Authority was established on 29 October 2004 and, therefore, would not have completed its first year of operation until October 2005. Consequently no report was due in respect of 2004.
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