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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the visa application referred to was approved on the 12 May 2011.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed reply (set out beneath) to his earlier Parliamentary Question, No. 73 of Thursday, 31st March, 2011, in this matter. The position is unchanged since then. However, the Deputy might wish to note that a representative of my Department's Repatriation Division wrote to the person concerned on 6th May, 2011 to advise him of the documentation and information which...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: In line with the commitment in the Government Programme for National Recovery, I recently announced the establishment of a committee to review the Thornton Hall Prison Project. The full terms of reference for the committee are available on my Department's website at www.justice.ie The committee has been asked to examine the need for new prison accommodation that meets required standards and...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Central Vetting Unit that it is not possible to check the status of the application referred to in the question in the absence of a date of birth. If the Deputy will provide the additional information, I will have further enquiries made in the matter.

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Children Act 2001, as amended, provides for civil proceedings to tackle anti-social behaviour by children. These provisions set out an incremental procedure for An Garda Síochána to address anti-social behaviour by children using a behaviour warning, followed by a good-behaviour contract, followed, where appropriate, by a behaviour order. The scheme is essentially part of the process...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I do have concerns at the length of time currently being taken to process vetting applications. I recognise that it is important to process these applications within a reasonable time frame both for the benefit of the applicants and the organisations involved. I am informed by the Garda authorities that at present there are a total of five Gardaí, 76 full-time Garda civilian personnel and...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (17 May 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 30th September, 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 — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Fines Act 2010, which is being commenced on a phased basis, includes provision for the payment of fines in excess of €100 by instalment. Section 15, when commenced, will allow a person on whom such a fine has been imposed to make an application to the court to discharge payment in this way. If the court is satisfied that to require payment in full by the due date would cause undue...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: There are currently thirteen credit cards in use in Vote 19 (Office of the Minister for Justice and Equality) operated through Allied Irish Banks, who has been the service provider for a number of years. Credit cards are issued to a small number of senior officials and areas where specific business reasons exist for their use, such as certain types of procurement transactions. The level of...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 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 November, 2008. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be finalised as expeditiously as possible. As I outlined in response to Parliamentary Question Number 69 of 7th April last, I can inform the...

Written Answers — Public Procurement Contracts: Public Procurement Contracts (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department's procurements operate within the legal framework of EU procurement directives and the guidance of the Department of Finance for procurements under EU thresholds - all tenders over €25,000 are publicly advertised either on e-tenders or in the EU Journal. As part of its procurement controls my Department has had in place a database for contracts placed over €25,000 for the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 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 May, 2008. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be finalised as expeditiously as possible. As I outlined in response to Parliamentary Question Number 69 of 7th April last, I can inform the Deputy...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No.109 of 12 May 2011. The position is unchanged since then.

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (17 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. I have been informed by the Garda authorities that currently there are no plans for the refurbishment of Cabinteely...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: Ireland does not have a separate category of tourist visa; therefore the information sought by the Deputy is unavailable. However, the statistics in respect of visit visas granted, which includes potential tourists, for the years in question are as follows: Abuja - 4,315 (2009 to 2011 Q1), Beijing 6,639 (2006 to 2011 Q1), Cairo 2,141 (2009 to 2011 Q1), Moscow 9,774 (2009 to 2011 Q1), New...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I must advise the Deputy that electronic records retained for the year 2006 do not facilitate extraction of the details requested. Furthermore, it is not possible to produce, in a reasonable time frame and with a proportionate use of staff resources, an exact figure for the number of study visa applications which could be described as pending. Visa applications are received at all Irish...

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Government's Programme for National Recovery has set a target for a reduction in the numbers employed in the public service between now and the end of 2015. I will be discussing with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and my other Cabinet colleagues, the details of how this reduction will be applied across those parts of the public service which I am politically responsible...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned has been granted permission to remain temporarily in the State for a three year period, to 11th May, 2014. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 11th May, 2011. I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: In the period in question, 1 December 2010 and 1 May 2011, a total number of 485 Deportation Orders were signed.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (17 May 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Garda authorities that an application in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers was received by the Garda Central Vetting Unit and is in the course of being processed. A response will issue to the registered organisation in due course.