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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy was received in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) in November, 2007. The application is at an advanced stage of processing and will be finalised as expeditiously as possible. The granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation is a privilege and...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda Authorities that as of the 31 August 2011, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 39 Garda Stations in the Mayo Division, and the Garda strength and opening hours for each station in the Mayo Division was as set out in the table below: Station Strength Mon-Fri Sat Sun Achill Sound 3 10am - 1pm 10am - 1pm 10am - 1pm Balla 2 11am - 1pm 11am...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This detail must be provided where a query on the status of a visa application arises. If the Deputy can provide the relevant detail I will ensure that officials in the Visa Office will make further enquiries and respond to the Deputy directly. I should remind the Deputy that queries in...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 criminalised the trafficking of persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation. With regard to prostitution, the criminal law is aimed at protecting society from the more intrusive aspects of such activity from a public order perspective, while also seeking to protect prostitutes from exploitation. Under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The persons concerned are a husband and wife who lodged separate asylum applications in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Their asylum applications were refused following the consideration of their individual cases by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Arising from the refusal of their respective asylum applications, and in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy was the subject of a family reunification application which was approved in July 2002. I am also informed by INIS that they will be writing in the coming days to the father of the person concerned regarding her residency status. I should remind the Deputy that queries in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is a failed asylum seeker. 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 August, 2007, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned is an asylum applicant. His asylum claim is currently the subject of judicial review proceedings taken against the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. As these proceedings are ongoing, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the asylum element of the case at this time. The person concerned has, separately, sought to have his case to remain in the State considered...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (29 Sep 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 7th April, 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 (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned applied for asylum on 7th September, 2005. His application was refused following a full consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 17th August, 2010,...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: I wish to inform the Deputy that the position in respect of the application referred to in the Deputy's Question remains as stated by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in an email communication to the Deputy on 12 September, 2011. An application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person concerned was received in the Citizenship Section of my Department in November,...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (29 Sep 2011)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. There is no remuneration attached to membership of these boards. Details of members of boards under the aegis of the Department of Defence who hold positions on other State boards is set out in tabular form. Name No of Memberships Held Board under aegis of...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: " — commends the Government's resolute action in facing the economic crisis and notes that this action is now bearing fruit; — supports the Government in taking the further difficult and unpopular decisions that are necessary to restore the public finances; — accepts that reform and...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have to begin with an expression of admiration. Courage was always in short supply when it came to taking tough decisions during the wasted years of the Celtic tiger boom. However, there was one area where the Deputies opposite showed a modicum of decisiveness. When in Government, they presided over the closure of no fewer than ten barracks, as Deputy Calleary boasted this evening....

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: As everyone knows, Fianna Fáil led coalitions destroyed the public finances and led our country into receivership. As a result, we have had to undertake a searching reappraisal of every aspect of public expenditure. The legacy we inherited is so dreadful that no area of expenditure can be excluded from review.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The proposers of tonight's motion know this. They also know that I cannot exclude barracks from this review. I have said so plainly in reply to questions in this House. I have never resorted to any sort of equivocation on the subject. The Exchequer is under extreme pressure and no amount of bluff and bluster will bridge the yawning gap between the Government's income and current...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The opportunistic motion tabled by Fianna Fáil deserves no credibility coming from the party responsible for the economic cataclysm that has impacted on our people. It starkly confirms that despite that party's unprecedented defeat in the general election and the passage of time, no lessons of any nature have been learned. All the more perplexing is the party's failure to acknowledge that...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: The implication of this motion is that we should conduct the comprehensive review of expenditure that is under way on the basis that the taxpayer should continue to invest in something that is not required. Does that make any sense of any nature to anyone? What I want to achieve in the comprehensive review of expenditure is the concentration of our investment in those areas of the Defence...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: After years of economic gloom, signs of hope are beginning to appear. Motions such as this are a profound disappointment, however, and a reminder that the Deputies opposite still have very little to contribute towards a solution to our very serious economic situation. As other Deputies have done and as I consistently do, I very much commend the work and commitment of our Defence Forces.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Alan Shatter: I regret that this is a time of some uncertainty for them. This uncertainty derives from the appalling financial legacy we have inherited from the party opposite-----