Richard Bruton
Ceist:158 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit. [20830/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 19 May 2010
Ceisteanna (133, 134)
Freagraí scríofa
Information on the number of staff employed in carrying out inspections in the agencies or bodies referred to by the Deputy is provided below.
Equality Tribunal: 11.
Office of the Inspector of Prisons: 1.
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner: 1.
Garda Síochána Inspectorate: 9.
An Garda Síochána is obliged to carry out a wide range of inspections in a number of different areas and it would be impractical to try to quantify those involved in this work.
There are no staff involved in inspection work in the Garda Síochána Complaints Board, Probation Service, Forensic Science Laboratory, Mental Health Review Board, Irish Human Rights Commission, Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal.
The Office of the Ombudsman/Information Commissioner does not come within the remit of my Department. The secretariat functions of the Censorship of Publications Board and the related Appeals Board functions are now merged with the Irish Film Classification Office.
Finally, I would mention that there are a few areas or agencies of my Department not referred to by the Deputy that have staff involved in inspection work. The number of such staff and the areas concerned are as follows:
Private Security Authority: 4.
Government Inspectors of Explosives: 3.
Irish Film Classification Office: 1.
Reception and Integration Agency: 10.
Richard Bruton
Ceist:159 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit. [20851/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to inform the Deputy that the information he requires in respect of the number of persons employed in the issuing of licenses within the areas specified is as follows:
Private Security Authority (PSA)
The PSA has 14 staff employed in the issuing of licences to the private security industry.
Fireworks Import Licence
2 staff in my Department are directly involved in the issuing of importation licences to professional fireworks operators in respect of pyrotechnics/fireworks (although it should be noted that this only constitutes part of their overall workload).
Licence to Change Name
Under Section 9 of the Aliens Act 1935, a person who is a non-Irish citizen and wishes to assume a name other than that by which he/she was ordinarily known prior to reaching the age of majority is required to obtain a change of name licence from my Department. In order for this name change to take legal effect a deed poll would also need to be executed after the licence is issued.
There are a relatively small number of applications per annum and the staff resources to administer the scheme amounts to approximately 10% of 1 staff member's time.
Liquor Licence
Applications for initial licences for new venues where alcohol is to be consumed are processed in the Circuit Court while applications for renewals and special exemptions are processed in the District Court. In most cases staff work on licensing matters as part of their normal work. There are 2 staff who work full-time on licensing matters in the District Court in Dublin.
In addition to the above, an Garda Síochána also has a role in the issuing of licences and permits under the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2008 and the Private Security Services Act 2004. Given the broad nature of the assignment of such duties across the Garda Síochána, and the varying circumstances in which they take place, it is not possible to comprehensively or concisely quantify the particular number of members of the force consistently involved in either the specific areas in which the Deputy is interested, or in other licensing duties conferred on the organisation.