Results 3,241-3,260 of 19,162 for speaker:Alan Shatter
- Written Answers — Commercial Rent Reviews: Commercial Rent Reviews (25 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 149 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government indicates that legislation will be introduced to end upward only rent reviews for existing leases. I am engaged in on-going consultations with the Attorney General in order to determine how this matter can best be dealt with. That consultation process will, of course, take...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 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 December 2008. 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 — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: As set out in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 36 on 18 May 2011, following the completion of the pilot project which tested the use of electronic monitoring technology in this jurisdiction, a comprehensive review of its viability in the management of offenders along with a cost benefit analysis is underway. This process will be completed by the end of September. In addition, I expect...
- Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: The criminal law treats the offence of rape extremely seriously. A person convicted of rape is liable to imprisonment for life. An Garda SÃochána is acutely aware of the special care and attention which complaints of rape require because of the vulnerable circumstances in which victims find themselves and attaches great importance to combining professionalism with sensitivity and...
- Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that a statement of complaint made on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy has been received and the matter is under investigation. An investigation file is currently being prepared and will be submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions for directions. The Deputy will appreciate that, as the matter is under investigation, it would not...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 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 February, 2009. 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 — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: In reply to the Deputy's Parliamentary Question, he should note that the individual who was the subject of his Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 17 May, 2011 has only resided in Ireland since 2009. 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 been...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: The person concerned was approved under the IBC/05 Scheme which resulted in her being granted permission to remain in the State for a two year period, valid to 7th October, 2007. A request for the renewal of this permission to remain was refused as the person concerned was not living continuously in the State. Arising from the refusal of her application for the renewal of her permission to...
- Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (26 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 concerning the acquisition of easements based on reform recommendations of the Law Reform Commission. Section 35 of the Act, which entered into operation on 1 December 2009, provides that easements shall be acquired at law by prescription only on registration in the Land Registry or...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 17 May, 2011. The position remains the same. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 5 February 2009, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of her asylum claim, and a detailed examination of the representations she submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 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 March 2008. 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 (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: An 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. On examination of the application submitted it was determined that the person in question did not meet that statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended. The...
- Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: I share the Deputy's concern about 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. A number of immediate measures are being taken to improve the situation. The sanction of the Department of Finance has...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 May 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 15th June, 2005, that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of her, her daughter and her nephew. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving...
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (26 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. Section 15 of 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...
- Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: The Deputy can be assured that the procedures followed and to be followed in the case of the person concerned are as set out in the relevant asylum and immigration legislation and take account of the State's international obligations in this area. I refer the Deputy to my detailed reply (see below) to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 117 of Thursday, 12th May, 2011. The position is...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 May 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 29th September, 2008, 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,...
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a decision was made on the Family Reunification application of the person in question and this decision issued on 24 May 2011. 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...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (26 May 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 30th May, 2007, 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...
- Leaders' Questions (31 May 2011)
Alan Shatter: It would not work to operate to the standards the Deputy showed in government.