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[Deputy Jonathan O’Brien.] Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers the review of the gratuity payments and allowances system recently completed by the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7769/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I can advise the Deputy that a review of the prisoner gratuity payments and allowances system has been completed by the Irish Prison Service. The review covered all aspects of the current scheme including the daily allowance and approved work allowance. I am currently considering the recommendations from that review and hope to conclude this shortly. Proposed Legislation 502. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve the bail system; the date he will bring proposals on this to the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7770/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): A decision to grant bail in a particular case is a matter for the court, which is, subject only to the Constitution and the law, independent in the exercise of its judicial functions. There is a constitutional presumption in favour of bail, since, in the eyes of the law, a person is innocent until proven guilty. The provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights also restrict the extent to which the right to bail can be limited. Prior to the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution, bail could be refused essentially only on the grounds that a person would be likely to abscond or interfere with witnesses. The Bail Act 1997, which gave effect to the terms of the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution, provides for the refusal of bail to a person charged with a serious offence where it is reasonably considered necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offence by that person. I am conscious of public concern about the extent to which offences continue to be committed by persons on bail. I share that concern. I believe that bail law must be continually reviewed to ensure that all possible avenues are taken to protect the public against the commission of crime, particularly serious crime, by persons on bail. Accordingly, my Department has been engaged in work to consolidate and update bail law with a view to presenting a clear, accessible and modern statement of the law. In the context of that modernisation of the law, I will be seeking to restructure the law so that it has a focus on the protection of the individual and of the public. My intention is that the new proposals will provide better guidance to the courts on how such protection might be provided. I am also taking the opportunity to introduce some general improvements to bail law to improve the overall working of the bail system. I will bring proposals to Government on the matter in the near future. Prison Service 503. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the five-year capital strategy for the Irish Prison Service will be completed and published; and if he will lay a copy before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [7771/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The Director General of the Irish Prison Service is in the process of preparing a draft Strategic Plan 2012-2014 which I expect will be presented to me for consideration in April. It will contain a Capital Expenditure Plan. Probation and Welfare Service 504. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which 560
Questions— 14 February 2012. Written Answers the probation and welfare service will publish its research on the recidivism rates of offenders under their management. [7772/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): The Probation Service is in the process of conducting initial research in order to measure the recidivism rates of offenders under their management. Preliminary findings from the work done to-date indicate that the percentage of offenders who did not commit an offence in the 12 and 24 month periods after their initial conviction is high. However, as I have said before, this is a complex area of study and this research needs to be validated further before exact figures and findings can be published. Garda Training 505. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 1 December 2011, if he has received the requested information from the Garda Commissioner that is the recommendations of the An Garda Síochána training and development review group report that have been implemented and those which are outstanding; the date on which he expects all the recommendations to have been implemented; and the date when this information will be received. [7773/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): In the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 1 December 2011, I undertook to write directly to the Deputy who put down the original question. The information sought was provided by letter to the Deputy’s Parliamentary colleague on the 13 January 2012. Departmental Staff 506. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 14 December 2011, if he will supply the further information regarding expenses received by certain employees within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7774/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): I wish to inform the Deputy that the further information, he required, has been recently provided directly to him. 507. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed within his Department who receive salaries of more than €100,000 per annum; their job titles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7775/12] Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter): There are 31 individuals in senior positions in my Department who receive salaries of over €100,000 as follows: Job Title/Position Number Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretaries 7 Director of COSC 1 Head of Anti-Human Trafficking Unit 1 Principal Officers 21 Departmental Offices 508. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to 561
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