Alan Shatter TD
Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence
Contents
1. Criminal Justice Act 2011
2. Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011
3. Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
4. Twenty-Ninth Amendment Of The Constitution (Judges’ Remuneration) Act 2011
5. Defence (Amendment) Act 2011
6. Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
7. Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011
8. Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgements (Amendment) Bill
9. Mediation Bill 2012
10. Personal Insolvency Bill
11. Investor and Entrepreneur (Jobs) Schemes
12. Surrogacy Guidelines
13. Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011
14. Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2011
15. National Vetting Bureau Bill 2011
16. European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011
17. Civil Defence Board
18. The announcement to prepare a new Bill on Gambling
19. Ministerial Transport
20. State Visits
21. Cork Prison
22. Civilian Staff Dublin Airport
23. UNIFIL - Deployment 2011
24. Visit to Lebanon
25. Defence Forces Participation in Missions Abroad
26. Thornton Hall Prison Project Review Committee
27. Prison Reform
28. Human Rights and Equality Commission
29. Callanan Report 19th September
30. Cloyne Report
31. Reduction in fees payable under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
32. Consolidation and Closure of Garda Stations
33. Garda Retirements & Promotions
34. Recognition of Foreign Civil Partnerships and Gay Marriages
35. Upward Only Rent Reviews
36. Irish Red Cross
37. Zambrano Judgement
38. Landlord and Tenant Law
39. Visa Waiver Programme
40. Magdalene Laundries
41. Signing of Memorandum of Understanding to support cooperation between forensic science agencies on the island of Ireland
42. Garda Vetting
43. Progress on clearing of backlog of applications for citizenship and new Citizenship Ceremony
44. Visits to Prisons by the Minister
45. Criminal Assets Bureau
46. Victims of Crime
47. The White Paper on Defence
48. Implementation of the Defence Forces Medical Services Review
49. Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
50. Visits to Military Facilities by the Minister
51. Graduation Ceremonies
52. Irish and Finnish Perspectives on European Security and Defence Policy
53. Memorandum of Understanding – Ireland’s Participation in the Austro/German Battlegroup 2012
54. European Defence Agency (EDA) Projects
55. Opportunities in the European Security and Defence Markets
56. Cavalry Corp Day 3rd September
57. Ceremony to mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of Trooper Mullins in the Congo
58. Defence Forces
59. Appointments Advertised
60. Estimates Process
61. Councils of Europe
62. Attended various meetings with
63. Meeting with relatives of the disappeared
64. Winter Ready Campaign
Alan Shatter, TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence reports on work done during first 12 months of Government
Alan Shatter TD
Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence
In the first 12 months as Minister in the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Defence, Alan Shatter, TD, prioritised the enactment of the following pieces of legislation:
5. The Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 provides for amendments to the Defence Acts to expand the potential candidature for appointment to the post of Military Judge and the Director of Military Prosecutions to persons other than members of the Defence Forces and for an amendment to the powers of the Selection Committee to determine a candidate’s qualification for appointment to these posts. In relation to the alternative judge, it also provides for the appointment of a Circuit Court Judge to perform the functions of the Military Judge where the Military Judge is not available for whatever reason. The Bill has now passed all stages in the Oireachtas. Terms and Conditions for a competition for the post of military judge are being finalised at present.
17. The Civil Defence Board: On 12th July 2011 the Minister secured Government approval for the drafting of legislation to transfer the functions of the Civil Defence Board back into the Department of Defence. The Heads of the Civil Defence (Repeal) Bill were subsequently agreed by Government on the 30th August last. The Bill is currently being drafted and it is anticipated that it will be published in early 2012. This proposed transfer of functions will result in verifiable savings and will allow management to develop the provision of training support, which is a key demand in a voluntary organisation like Civil Defence rather than duplicating the corporate governance of the Department. If the proposed Bill is enacted, it will repeal the Civil Defence Act 2002, dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer its functions, property, rights, liabilities and other responsibilities back into the Department of Defence.
Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence
Contents
1. Criminal Justice Act 2011
2. Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011
3. Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
4. Twenty-Ninth Amendment Of The Constitution (Judges’ Remuneration) Act 2011
5. Defence (Amendment) Act 2011
6. Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
7. Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011
8. Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgements (Amendment) Bill
9. Mediation Bill 2012
10. Personal Insolvency Bill
11. Investor and Entrepreneur (Jobs) Schemes
12. Surrogacy Guidelines
13. Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011
14. Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes Against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill 2011
15. National Vetting Bureau Bill 2011
16. European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Bill 2011
17. Civil Defence Board
18. The announcement to prepare a new Bill on Gambling
19. Ministerial Transport
20. State Visits
21. Cork Prison
22. Civilian Staff Dublin Airport
23. UNIFIL - Deployment 2011
24. Visit to Lebanon
25. Defence Forces Participation in Missions Abroad
26. Thornton Hall Prison Project Review Committee
27. Prison Reform
28. Human Rights and Equality Commission
29. Callanan Report 19th September
30. Cloyne Report
31. Reduction in fees payable under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme
32. Consolidation and Closure of Garda Stations
33. Garda Retirements & Promotions
34. Recognition of Foreign Civil Partnerships and Gay Marriages
35. Upward Only Rent Reviews
36. Irish Red Cross
37. Zambrano Judgement
38. Landlord and Tenant Law
39. Visa Waiver Programme
40. Magdalene Laundries
41. Signing of Memorandum of Understanding to support cooperation between forensic science agencies on the island of Ireland
42. Garda Vetting
43. Progress on clearing of backlog of applications for citizenship and new Citizenship Ceremony
44. Visits to Prisons by the Minister
45. Criminal Assets Bureau
46. Victims of Crime
47. The White Paper on Defence
48. Implementation of the Defence Forces Medical Services Review
49. Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
50. Visits to Military Facilities by the Minister
51. Graduation Ceremonies
52. Irish and Finnish Perspectives on European Security and Defence Policy
53. Memorandum of Understanding – Ireland’s Participation in the Austro/German Battlegroup 2012
54. European Defence Agency (EDA) Projects
55. Opportunities in the European Security and Defence Markets
56. Cavalry Corp Day 3rd September
57. Ceremony to mark the 50th Anniversary of the death of Trooper Mullins in the Congo
58. Defence Forces
59. Appointments Advertised
60. Estimates Process
61. Councils of Europe
62. Attended various meetings with
63. Meeting with relatives of the disappeared
64. Winter Ready Campaign
Alan Shatter, TD, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence reports on work done during first 12 months of Government
Alan Shatter TD
Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence
In the first 12 months as Minister in the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Defence, Alan Shatter, TD, prioritised the enactment of the following pieces of legislation:
5. The Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 provides for amendments to the Defence Acts to expand the potential candidature for appointment to the post of Military Judge and the Director of Military Prosecutions to persons other than members of the Defence Forces and for an amendment to the powers of the Selection Committee to determine a candidate’s qualification for appointment to these posts. In relation to the alternative judge, it also provides for the appointment of a Circuit Court Judge to perform the functions of the Military Judge where the Military Judge is not available for whatever reason. The Bill has now passed all stages in the Oireachtas. Terms and Conditions for a competition for the post of military judge are being finalised at present.
17. The Civil Defence Board: On 12th July 2011 the Minister secured Government approval for the drafting of legislation to transfer the functions of the Civil Defence Board back into the Department of Defence. The Heads of the Civil Defence (Repeal) Bill were subsequently agreed by Government on the 30th August last. The Bill is currently being drafted and it is anticipated that it will be published in early 2012. This proposed transfer of functions will result in verifiable savings and will allow management to develop the provision of training support, which is a key demand in a voluntary organisation like Civil Defence rather than duplicating the corporate governance of the Department. If the proposed Bill is enacted, it will repeal the Civil Defence Act 2002, dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer its functions, property, rights, liabilities and other responsibilities back into the Department of Defence.
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