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Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (29 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The number of times that Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams from the Defence Forces have been called out to date in 2011 is set out, on a county basis, in the tabular statement. EOD teams are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the country to deal with specific requests made by An Garda Síochána to the relevant Defence Forces Brigade for assistance in dealing with a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The table outlines the number of whole time equivalent staff in the Department of Defence broken down annually from 2008 to 2011. The figures reflect the number of staff serving at the end of December each year and on 31 October 2011. 31.12.2008 31.12.2009 31.12.2010 31.10.2011 385 351 329 326

Written Answers — Departmental Legal Costs: Departmental Legal Costs (29 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The Chief State Solicitor's Office and the State Claims Agency manage and provide legal representation in relation to all cases taken against the Minister for Defence. In cases where the State is considered liable or which involve an apportionment of liability as between the State and the claimant, I am informed that both the State Claims Agency and Chief State Solicitor's Office approach is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the necessary information requested by the Deputy. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 18 October 2011. It was refused by the Visa Officer on the 11 November 2011 for the following reasons: 1. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application, specifically financial statements were not provided as per visa documentation guidelines; 2. The Visa Officer had...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the number of Gardaí, by rank, who retired in 2009, 2010 and to-date in 2011 and the number who have declared their intention to retire in the remainder of 2011 is as set out in the following table. Rank 2009 2010 2011(to-date) 2011(29/11 - 31/12) Commissioner - 1 - - Deputy Commissioner - - - - Assistant Commissioner 3 2 2 1 Chief...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: In the time available it has not been possible for the Garda authorities to supply the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with the Deputy as soon as the information is to hand.

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that Operation Oak, which commenced in November 2005, was an operation targeting a person suspected of being involved in organised criminal activity and his associates. The subject of the investigation was considered at that time to be a senior figure in an organised crime gang and his suspected activities included armed robbery, the importation and...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a positive decision issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on 13 September 2011. 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 specifically established for this purpose. This service enables...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that valid applications for certificates of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in January, 2009. The applications are currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicants meet the statutory conditions for the granting of...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: In reply to the Deputy's question, following the refusal of this individual's application for a declaration as a refugee, he made an application for subsidiary protection. This was considered and refused. His case was then examined under the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement....

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in August, 2011. The application is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether the applicant meets the statutory conditions for the granting of naturalisation...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Nov 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 then 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...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: It would be a condition of the immigration permission granted to persons on Stamp 0 basis that they have private medical insurance to cover their period of residence in the State. The whole purpose of the new stamp is to facilitate the presence in the State of persons for a temporary and limited purpose and clearly the State should not be exposed to significant cost in return for doing this....

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: My Department provides support for 25 websites related to the work of the department and some bodies under its remit. Details of visits are not recorded for all sites but figures recorded in the past year indicate that there was an average of 26,726 unique visits per month to my Department's main site (www.justice.ie) and that there was an average of 54,015 unique visits per month to the...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Nov 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 October 2011. 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 certain statutory conditions...

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 to 166, inclusive, together. There are already specific provisions in place in the Domestic Violence Act 1996 which provide protection to children. In particular, in an application for a safety order or a barring order the court may grant an order to an applicant where it is of the opinion that the safety or welfare, including both the physical and...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: There are robust legal provisions in place relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor to persons under the age of 18 years. Section 31 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988, as amended, contains provisions which prohibit a licensee from selling, or permitting any person from selling, intoxicating liquor to such persons. The Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 also provides An Garda Síochána with...

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: There are five websites under my remit. The following table provides the information requested in relation to each of these websites. Site Name Average Hits Per Month Annual Cost € Department of Defence defence.ie 11,3481 €5,712 Civil Defence civildefence.ie 9,6221 €1,920 Office of Emergency Planning emergencyplanning.ie 343 €7,536 Office of Emergency Planning winterready.ie...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (30 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: Officials from Enterprise Ireland and the IDA recently visited the barracks and on the 16th of this month I met with a deputation from Kildare Chamber of Commerce to discuss possible future uses. In terms of disposal the Deputy will appreciate that the market remains extremely difficult. Whilst I am open to any suggestions on the future use and development of the site I would like to...