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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Immigration and Naturalisation Service (INIS) that the person concerned was granted a 'Without Condition As To Time' stamp on the 14 April 2010 which was endorsed on her national passport. The person concerned was advised at the time to attend her local Registration Office to complete the necessary registration requirements as required under the Immigration Act,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy is the sibling of an Irish born child of non-EEA parents born in the State prior to 1 January, 2005. Under the direction of the INIS the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on the basis of family dependency by the local Immigration Officer on 20 April,...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department is finalising a report on criminal justice aspects of the "Cash for Gold" trade and this report will be submitted to me shortly for consideration. Following consideration of the report I will make an assessment as to what, if any, action, legislative or otherwise, may be required. I will, in due course, make known the report's findings and any proposals which may arise.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Under national immigration arrangements, permission to reside in the State is normally granted to a non-EEA national for 12 months at a time and on a renewable basis. Longer periods may also be allowed to migrants who have been granted long term residence. While Ireland enjoys a particularly close relationship with the United States of America, there would be no valid basis for departing...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 27 September, 2005 for a 2 year period, under the Revised Arrangements applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005, more commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission to remain was renewed in 2007 and again in 2010. A decision by INIS to grant the...

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Neither my Department, the Irish Prison Service nor Financial Shared Services lease any servers. The management of servers within agencies of my Department currently not availing of the IT Shared Service is an operational matter for the agencies concerned and is not a function for which I have responsibility.

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department's IT Division provides a centralised IT Shared Service to approximately 2,000 direct customers in the Department across 27 national and international locations using 234 servers (both physical and virtual). The capacity of individual servers varies widely depending on the role and function of that server. In general the servers behind the Shared Service would have a cumulative...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Garda Síochána Training and Development Review Group Report forms part of the Croke Park agreement which sets out that An Garda Síochána "will constructively engage in the enhancement of Garda training, in line with the Report of the Training and Development Review." Implementation of the recommendations of the Report is ongoing.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The preservation of peace and public order is one of the core functions of the Garda Síochána and the management of this function in situations of crowd protest or civil disobedience requires, among other factors, skilled personnel to ensure the safety of all concerned. I am informed by the Garda authorities that public order training forms part of the Garda student/probationer training...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy will be aware, there are already a number of safeguards covering the exercise by the accused of his or her right to silence, in the limited number of circumstances where an inference may be drawn from such silence. In particular, a person must be cautioned in ordinary language as to the possible consequences of his or her failure to answer questions from which inferences can be...

Written Answers — Court Procedures: Court Procedures (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the procedures introduced by the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 whereby judges dealing with applications to extend the detention of suspects may hear particular information from members of the Garda Síochána in the absence of the suspect and legal representatives. The 2009 amendments are intended to protect sensitive information relating...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 434 together. As the Deputy is aware, the moratorium on Public Service Recruitment continues to apply to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The nature and complexity of the GSOC's remit, coupled with operational protocols and procedures and its legislative obligations, can at times result in lengthy investigations. However, it is necessary...

Written Answers — Deaths in Prison Custody: Deaths in Prison Custody (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: All deaths in prison custody are the subject of a Garda investigation and an inquest held in a Coroner's Court. The cause of death is determined by a jury on the basis of the information presented to the Court. There are also procedures in place within the Irish Prison Service for the investigation of deaths in custody. New procedures have been drawn up which will be supported by changes...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Coroners Bill 2007 is before the Seanad having been restored to the Order Paper on my initiative. The Bill is in the course of being reviewed in my Department with a view, among other matters, to making it as cost-effective as possible. The Bill, as published, provides for the comprehensive reform of the existing legislation and structures relating to coroners and provides for the...

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The provision of a recovery and reflection period for victims of human trafficking is required by Article 13 of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. While Article 13 specifies a recovery and reflection period of at least 30 days, my Department's Administrative Immigration arrangements for the Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking provides for a...

Written Answers — Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors: Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have no plans to establish a comprehensive framework for the rehabilitation of torture survivors.

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy will be aware that significant reforms to the Domestic Violence Act 1996 have been introduced over the last two years. The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 allows civil partners to apply for a safety order or a barring order subject to the same rules as a spouse. Further reforms were introduced by me in the Civil Law (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that at present the situation with regard to Non-EEA women in the situation outlined by the Deputy is that each applicant is dealt with on a case by case basis and independent status is granted where the known circumstances of the case warrant it. In considering the circumstances of each such application every effort is made...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Private Security Authority is the regulatory body with responsibility for the regulation and licensing of the security industry in Ireland. The Authority is an independent body under the aegis of my Department and so I have no involvement in the processing of private security licences. However, I understand that the Authority will be in touch with the individual concerned in an effort...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to the Public Service Reform Plan published by the Government on 17 November 2011 - this may be accessed via www.per.gov.ie. This deals, inter alia, with the rationalisation of State Agencies. In so far as my Department is concerned, it is proposed to merge the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission to form a new Human Rights and Equality Commission. The...