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Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: I adjourn the debate, Sir, and in doing so I hope that before the Dáil adjourns we will hear from a Green Party Minister in this House today.

Consultancy Contracts (20 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: With the agreement of the House I will go ahead of Deputy Deenihan, who will be with us in a few moments. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue, which is of some considerable importance. Before I deal with the substance of the issue, I emphasise that I am not in any way casting aspersions on any of the law firms involved in the matter. To the best of my knowledge,...

Consultancy Contracts (20 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: -----while advising the Catholic church on issues in which it is accused of child sexual abuse.

Consultancy Contracts (20 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: I will conclude and thank the Acting Chairman for his forbearance. This is an issue of fundamental seriousness that should not have been dealt with in this way. What is the extent of the Government's involvement in this matter? Will the events in this case be the subject of a review?

Consultancy Contracts (20 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Minister of State is reading the same reply I received in a parliamentary question on the matter.

Consultancy Contracts (20 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: What about the lawfulness of the HSE delegating this function to a private law firm? Why did the Chief State Solicitor's office have no involvement in this process?

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2011)

Alan Shatter: Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, participated in a series of meetings with the Jack & Jill Children's Foundation during the period May 2010 to December 2010, inclusive, during which the financial needs of the organisation were discussed with...

Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: That is the typical claptrap the Deputy comes out with.

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: Do not exaggerate.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: Officials in the Citizenship section of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned made an application for Family Reunification on behalf of her husband in January 2010. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 969 of Wednesday 29 September, 2010. The status of the person concerned, as set out in that reply, remains unchanged. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 12 July 2004, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim, and a detailed examination of the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

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 11 November 2009, that the 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 — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: The housing requirements of individual asylum seekers are dealt with on a case by case basis by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases, including accommodation status at the RIA, can be made directly to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), of which the RIA is a division, by Email using...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 1108 of Wednesday, 25 September 2010, Parliamentary Question No. 149 of Thursday, 25 November 2010 and Parliamentary Question No. 517 of Wednesday, 12 January 2011. The status of the person concerned, as set out in that reply, remains unchanged. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order following a...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: Arising from the refusal of her 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 31 August 2009, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

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 9 February 2009, that the 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a wife and husband. They lodged separate asylum applications, in 2008 and in 2007 respectively. Arising from the refusal of their respective asylum applications, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), they were separately notified, she by letter dated 25 November 2009 and he by letter dated 13 May 2009, that the...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

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 14 November 2005, that the 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2011)

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 27 July 2009, that the 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...