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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: A valid application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's Question was received in the Citizenship Division of my Department in September 2009. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation and will be submitted to me for decision as...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (4 May 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. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee peals Tribunal (RAT) which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice and Equality on whether such status should be granted. During 2010, the median processing time for asylum applications by the ORAC was 6 to 7 weeks...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that there is currently a Garda CCTV scheme in operation at the location referred to by the Deputy, consisting of 9 cameras. Any proposals to further extend this system are a matter for the Garda Commissioner in the context of his identified operational requirements and priorities.

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: CCTV systems installed for the purposes of crime prevention and as aids to policing in areas to which the general public routinely have access, such as town centres, fall into two distinct categories: Community-based CCTV systems and Garda CCTV systems. The Community-based CCTV Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a community...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Community-based CCTV Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a Community CCTV system. To date, two major rounds of the scheme have been advertised, in 2005/2006 and 2007, under which 45 substantive schemes have been approved funding. I am advised by Pobal, who administer the Scheme on behalf of my Department, that no...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Community-based CCTV Scheme was launched in 2005 to provide financial assistance towards the capital costs of establishing a Community CCTV system. To date, two major rounds of the scheme have been advertised, in 2005/2006 and 2007, under which 45 substantive schemes have been approved funding. I have been advised by Pobal, who administer the Scheme on behalf of my Department, that a...

Written Answers — Employment Regulations: Employment Regulations (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Trainee solicitors are paid at present on the basis of general regulations made under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and, while I have no direct function in the matter, I will bring the Deputy's Question to the notice of the Law Society and will ask it for views in view of the exceptional circumstances that exist at present in the economy.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department made payments totalling €63,550 to the Institute of International and European Affairs between 2004 and 2011 in relation to membership of the Institute and the purchase of publications.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The only support given to the Institute for International and European Affairs is by corporate membership held by the Department since 1992. The annual subscriptions for corporate membership in the period 1992 to 2011 is set out in the following table: Years Subscription Per Annum Total Subscriptions Paid 1992 - 1998 £1,000 (€1,269.74) £7,000 (€8,888.17) 1999 - 2000 £3,000...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that there is already considerable scope for members of the Irish diaspora to claim Irish citizenship. A person whose great grandparent was born in Ireland may qualify for Irish citizenship by descent if one of the parents has registered their name in the Foreign Births Register prior to the person's birth. Responsibility for the Foreign Births Register falls under...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 May 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 persons referred to in the Deputy's question. The Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, grant an application for a certificate of naturalisation provided certain...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (5 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Abbey was set up to investigate organised prostitution and human trafficking in Ireland. The operation was led by a Detective Superintendent, with expert assistance provided by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB), the Garda National Immigration Bureau and the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI). Arising from links identified in...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Accidents: Road Traffic Accidents (5 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that it is the policy of An Garda Síochána to appoint a Family Liaison Officer to liaise with the family of victims of fatal road traffic accidents and provide timely and accurate information relating to the progress of the Garda investigation of the accident and any prosecutions arising therefrom. I am also advised by the Garda authorities that...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (5 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) provides employment vetting to organisations in Ireland registered with the Gardaí for this purpose and which employ persons in a full-time, part-time, voluntary or training capacity to positions where they would have substantial, unsupervised access to children and/or vulnerable adults. The employment vetting service provided by the Gardaí has been...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (5 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The programme of replacement and refurbishment of Garda accommodation is based on agreed priorities established by An Garda Síochána. This programme is progressed by the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Since August 2008 new Garda Stations have been provided in the Dublin Region at Irishtown, Finglas and Ballymun....

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (5 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to made a Family Reunification application with respect to his wife in January 2009. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The investigation was completed in June 2009 and a report was forwarded...

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Let the Deputy include in his contribution an apology for destroying the economy.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that Part 8 (Chapter 1) of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 has updated the law in relation to the acquisition of easements and profits a prendre in line with recommendations of the Law Reform Commission. Section 35 of the Act, which entered into operation on 1 December 2009, provides that such legal interests in land shall be acquired at law by prescription only...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (10 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that the Property Registration Authority (PRA), which manages the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds, is the registering body in relation to property in Ireland. A search has been carried out in the Land Registry and it appears that the address in question is an unregistered property. While it is possible to conduct a search in the Registry of Deeds, Henrietta...