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Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 20 April 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations he submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Further representations were received from the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in May 2010. The application is at an advanced stage of processing. The person concerned will be informed of my decision on her application in due course. As the processing requirements and time...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The informal purchase of jewellery is not specifically regulated in criminal legislation; however the circumstances under which jewellery is being bought and/or sold may indicate the commission of certain offences, for example handling stolen property and / or possession of stolen property under sections 17 and 18 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001. My Department is...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of his 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 8 January 2009, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee plications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee peals Tribunal (RAT) both of which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice and Equality on whether such status should be granted. I presume that the "six month" guideline mentioned by the Deputy refers to the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may be aware that the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010, which I restored to the Dáil order paper, comprehensively reforms and simplifies the current refugee status determination process. The Bill provides for the introduction of a single application procedure for the investigation of all grounds for protection and any other grounds presented by applicants seeking...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In 2011, the number of persons removed from the State on foot of Deportation Orders made under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 was 280. These persons included those whose applications for asylum were refused as well as those who were in breach of the provisions of immigration legislation. In addition during 2011, just under 3,700 refusals of entry into the State for one or more reason...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that an application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in April, 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The matter raised by the Deputy is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar T.D. However, to be of assistance, I have been advised that while current legislation permits local authorities to clamp vehicles in public places, either directly or by contract with a clamping company, there is no legislation covering clamping on private property. In line...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy when the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by officials in my Department that they can find no record of a current visa application for the person referred to. When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This detail must be provided where a query on the status or other enquiry regarding a visa application arises....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that photographic services are only used by my Department to mark high profile events and when considered absolutely necessary. Consideration is given at all times to the cost involved and best value for money is always a priority when sourcing such services. The photography costs for my Department since my appointment is set out in the following table: Occasions...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. I will be in contact with the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Commissioner is the Accounting Officer for the Garda Vote. In that context I am advised by the Garda authorities that records in relation to repairs for the Garda fleet are not maintained in a format which provides a breakdown of the costs incurred by each Garda Division. I am further informed that the extraction of such data would require a disproportionate use of Garda...

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that the budget allocation provided in the 2012 Garda Vote for the purchase of vehicles is €2.267m.

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The deployment of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner. I am advised by the Garda authorities that Garda patrol cars are retired for a variety of reasons, including having reached an odometer reading of 300,000 kilometres. The decommissioning of cars is carried out to ensure that all operational vehicles fully meet the safety requirements of both...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities and I will write to the Deputy directly when it is to hand.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service. The Act provides that the Service is independent in the performance of its functions, which includes the provision of statistics. However, in order to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have had enquiries made and the Courts Service has...

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office, as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (21 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The total number of persons deported or removed from the State in accordance with the enforcement of our immigration legislation for the years in question was 21,666. These figures include persons who were returned to where they came from having been refused permission to enter the State at airports and ports of entry, persons transferred to another EU state under the Dublin II Regulation and...