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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that applications for certificates of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in September 2011 and May 2010 respectively. The application from the first named person is currently being processed with a view to establishing whether he meets the statutory...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The principal objectives of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, which entered into force on 1 April 2011, are to ensure the timely transfer of the common areas of multi-unit developments to owners' management companies and to facilitate the fair, efficient and effective management of such companies. As Minister for Justice and Equality, I have no statutory powers over the functions or...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I can inform the Deputy that in response to his question the following is the position since I took up office on 9 March 2011: 1. Expert Group on Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights was established on 17 May 2011. It was established following the European Court of Human Rights findings against Ireland in the McFarlane case. 2. ICT Governance Group - this has been been...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The Civil Defence Board was established under the Civil Defence Act 2002. Legislation is currently being drafted to dissolve the Board and transfer its functions back into the Department of Defence. In the context of settling the Estimates for the...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I thank the Senators for their interest in these important immigration initiatives and I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the new programmes and their potential value to the Irish economy and to the Irish immigration system. These programmes have been under development for some time within the Department of Justice and Equality and have been the subject of wide consultation...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Yes.

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: We will have to find one for Shamrock Rovers as well.

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The time allotted for this debate seemed to pass very quickly. I thank all the Senators who contributed and thank all sides of the House for the substantial support shown for the scheme. I was interested and amused by what I would put in tabloid terms as the shock and horror that the Department of Justice and Equality has an idea to create jobs. The truth is that there is a great deal of...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: Obviously the scheme will develop based on the experience we have. The great benefit of the scheme is that it is essentially non-statutory. If we identify difficulties in its administration or an area that has job creation potential but does not neatly fit into the terms of the scheme we will be able to review it. Obviously the scheme will have to be in place for a reasonable period before...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: In regard to the visa issue generally, 91% of visa applications are accepted and a small number are not. Some people run into difficulties with their visa applications because they do not fill out the forms correctly or provide the necessary back-up documentation. I saw this in my constituency prior to becoming Minister, when people would tell me they had difficulties getting visas but the...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: If the Senator gets someone to provide €4 million or €5 million, the former England manager might take on the job for Finn Harps. Senator Burke asked an important question. We are still getting through the backlog of citizenship applications which built up and I believe we will have substantially dealt with it in the next two or three months. There is an exceptional group of...

Seanad: Immigrant Investor Programme and Start-Up Entrepreneur Scheme: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The arrangement in the visa system at present is that when a short-term visa is granted to enter the United Kingdom, the person may enter the Republic of Ireland and from here travel to the North of Ireland. The ideal would be to have a reciprocal arrangement in place, that is, where a person who received a visa to enter the Republic of Ireland would be able to gain access to the United...

Written Answers — Parental Rights: Parental Rights (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Guardianship of Children Acts 1964 to 1997 set out who may have parental responsibility for a child. The position is that the married mother and father of a child are jointly guardians of the child. In relation to a child born outside marriage, the mother is sole guardian unless she and the father make a statutory declaration appointing him joint guardian of the child, or the father...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I would refer the Deputy to my reply below to Parliamentary Question 498 of 31 January 2012. The position remains unchanged. I would direct the Deputy to my press release on Government approval for the two immigration programmes for investors and entrepreneurs. This press release outlines the available information on the programmes and may be viewed on my Department's web-pages. The...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Figures are taken from the Annual Reports for the Irish Prison Service. Year Total Persons committed 2008 7,140 2009 9,371 2010 10,877 2011* 11,285 * The 2011 figure is provisional pending the publication of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report. There has been a consistent increase in the total prisoner population in...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: A breakdown of the number of persons imprisoned for non-payment of fines for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 is set out in the following table. Year Number of Persons 2008 2,344 2009 4,350 2010 5,995 2011* 6,725 * The 2011 figures are provisional pending the publication of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report. I can advise the Deputy that the number of such persons held in...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The Deputy may wish to note that the average cost of an available staffed prison space is published annually in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report. The most recent figures are contained in the 2010 Annual Report which is available on the Prison Service's website www.irishprisons.ie The average cost of an available staffed prison space during the calendar year 2010 was €70,513...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: The allocation of Garda resources in any particular location is a matter for Garda management. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the area referred to is within the Whitehall Garda Sub-District. Local Garda management is aware of an increase in the number of burglaries recorded in the area. The area is the subject of regular patrols by uniform and plain clothes personnel, including...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question 179 on 9th February, 2012. The position remains as stated. Reply to Parliamentary Question 179 of 9th February, 2012 I am advised by the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that applications for certificates of naturalisation were received from the persons referred to by the Deputy in...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (14 Feb 2012)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the number of Gardaí by rank and Regions, on the 31 December 2011, was as set out in the table hereunder: A/Comm C/Supt Supt Insp Sgt Gda Dublin Metropolitan Region 1 7 22 98 527 3555 Northern Region 1 3 18 26 219 1155 South Eastern Region 0 4 15 21 175 1027 Eastern Region 0 4 14 29 212 1259 Southern Region 0 4 18 39 322 1874...