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

Alan Shatter: I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 114 of 19 May 2011. The current position is that a response is awaited from the person concerned to correspondence issued from my Department on 22 June last. On receipt of same, the case file of the person will be considered further and a decision made regarding his future status in the State. I should remind the Deputy...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply (set out beneath) to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of Tuesday, 22nd March, 2011 in this matter. The position is unchanged since then. 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 10th July, 2007, that...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 Jul 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 April 2008. I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question 138 on 18 June, 2009 in which he was advised that on examination of the application submitted it was determined that the application form had not been fully completed....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply (set out beneath) to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of Wednesday, 20th April, 2011 in this matter. The position is unchanged since then. 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 27th March, 2009,...

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to refer the Deputy to the detailed information provided in Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1 and 15 of 23 June, 2011 in which I explained the background to the increased waiting times and the measures that the Legal Aid Board has taken to try to alleviate the problem. I would specifically like to draw the Deputy's attention to the following extract from my reply to Question No. 1 of 23...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily to hand and has been sought from the Garda authorities. I will contact the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am awaiting information in relation to the matters referred to by the Deputy and I will contact him when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The detailed allocation of Garda resources, including transport, is a matter for the Garda Commissioner to decide in accordance with his identified operational requirements and priorities. I am informed by the Garda authorities that 35 vehicles were allocated to the Emergency Response Unit and the Regional Response Units in the period 2008 to May 2011. Of these, 4 were allocated to the...

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

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that they are not aware of any difficulties in the processing of persons arrested on suspicion of drink driving offences. I am further informed that there have been no incidents where, due to the absence of a medical professional to test an individual, a suspect had to be released without charge.

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Discussions are currently under way with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to establish the approved number of staff in each of the senior Garda ranks in the context of the current and anticipated strength of the Garda Síochána. The outcome of these discussions will determine the number of fillable vacancies in the senior ranks, and the extent to which exceptions will be made...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: As well as meeting with members of the Management Advisory Committee (MAC) of my Department, since my appointment I have endeavoured to meet as many as possible of the staff at all levels working in my Department. My interactions with members of the MAC, in various formats, are a daily occurrence.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: In the time available for answering Parliamentary Questions it has not been possible to compile the information sought by the Deputy. I am arranging to have the information compiled and will correspond with the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The position is that the processing of payments in respect of the Garda expenditure arising from the visits referred to by the Deputy is nearing completion and a final figure for the policing and security costs involved should be available shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Secretary General of my Department was appointed to the Board of the Institute of Public Administration in June 2010 and this appointment will end on his retirement from Office at the end of this month. He has received not any remuneration arising from the appointment.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: Subhead D of the Defence Vote includes payments for Reserve Defence Force (RDF), training, gratuities, allowances and also includes grants paid into unit funds. The cost of the RDF as charged to Subhead D for 2010 was €4,014,369 and the provision for 2011 is €4,386,000. The following table shows costs relating to the RDF as charged to the Defence Vote for 2009 and 2010. The table...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Reserve Defence Force's primary role is to support the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) in its contingency defence roles in an emergency situation. In peacetime, the main function of the Reserve centres on training and preparing for these contingency roles. Over the past number of years, the Defence Forces have met operational requirements from within the capacity and resources of the...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Defence Forces are primarily deployed on overseas missions in support of international peace and security under UN mandates. On 20 December 2001, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1386 under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, authorising the establishment of an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Ireland has participated in the NATO–led UN...

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together. Emergency Planning in this country is structured around the 'Lead Department' principle, which means that the Department that is responsible for an activity in normal conditions will maintain that responsibility in an emergency. It is a model that is followed in many countries and it means that the lead Department is responsible for...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Emergency Powers (No. 362) Order, 1945 provided for members of the Defence Forces who had deserted or absented themselves without leave during the Emergency period commencing on 3 September 1939, for a period of not less than 180 days, to stand dismissed from the Defence Forces for desertion in a time of national emergency. In common with armies throughout the world, desertion from...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (5 Jul 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Department is engaged in ongoing capital building and maintenance programmes designed to modernise and enhance the living, training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. The capital building programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment of existing buildings. The...