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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question was notified by letter in January 2012 that permission had been granted under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) to allow their family member to travel to the State to reside with them. I am further advised that the person in question was informed that they should...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that further to my reply to Parliamentary Question 143 of 10 April 2014, the applicant was informed by letter dated 28 February 2014 that their application for Long-Term Residency was deemed incomplete as they had failed to submit the appropriate additional documentation requested by letter dated 27...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of Tuesday, 27 May 2014. The position remains as stated. Reply to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of Tuesday, 27 May 2014. I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a valid application for a certificate of naturalisation has been received from the person referred to by the Deputy. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: English Language Training Organisations (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As I understand it, the private sector college referred to by the Deputy closed because of claimed financial difficulties rather than being implicated in immigration abuse. My colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, and I have established a task force to assist genuine students affected by these private sector college closures. Jointly chaired by the Department of Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (17 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 established the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to receive complaints from members of the public concerning the conduct of members of the Garda Síochána. The Act stipulates that the Ombudsman Commission is independent in the exercise of its functions. I have no role in the processing of individual complaints which are referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. The tragic human cost of the troubles on this island in terms of the lives lost, the people injured and the families bereaved, such as in the bombings in Dublin and Monaghan, is still felt to this very day. Our thoughts are with the victims of the many atrocities perpetrated over the course of the troubles and their families. Arising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Deputy will be aware that, as part of the Government's comprehensive programme of reform in the areas of policing and justice in the State, I have indicated my intention to bring forward new legislation to strengthen and clarify the remit of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. One of the issues that is being considered in the context of this project is the basis on which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The troubles on this island exacted a tragic human cost in terms of the lives lost, people injured and families bereaved. The impact of the many atrocities perpetrated over the course of the troubles lives long in our memory and is felt to this very day. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families. As part and parcel of addressing the legacy of conflict for victims, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. I will write to the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am currently considering the implications of this case for the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013. As the Deputy will be aware, the aim of the Bill is to safeguard the autonomy of individuals with capacity difficulties to the greatest extent possible. To that end, the Bill explicitly references the obligations regarding deprivation of liberty outlined in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Courts Service has advised that the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and could only be retrieved by way of a manual examination of each individual court record. As I am sure the Deputy will appreciate, this would require the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time and resources which cannot be justified. I have also asked the Garda Commissioner...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Council Meetings (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The June 2014 Justice and Home Affairs Council took note of the report from the European Commission on the operational actions of the Task Force on the Mediterranean. The Council welcomed the progress achieved so far in the five key areas identified for action: - Cooperation with third countries of origin or transit; - Regional Protection Programmes, resettlement and reinforced legal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was refused permission to remain in the State on the basis of their De Facto relationship with an Irish national on 03/06/2014. In accordance with the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification published on 31/12/2013 and available on www.inis.gov.ie, where an application is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons referred to by the Deputy are a family unit who have all consented to deportation. The precise arrangements are being made for the various family members and these are expected to be finalised in the near future. I am also advised that one of the adult members of this family unit has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am interpreting the Deputy’s question in a broad manner so as to provide the information which I believe he is seeking. The term State Boards is somewhat imprecise as it includes bodies with a wide and diverse range of functions many of which would not fall into the more commonly understood definition of Board which is a body with a governance oversight of an organisation. To be of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The detailed information...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. Below is a list showing RIA's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 165 together. The detailed historic information requested by the Deputy in relation to judicial reviews taken by persons in direct provision is not available as records were not maintained in a way which would facilitate the production of such information. However, I can tell the Deputy that in February 2014 there were approximately 900 judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The direct provision system is managed by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department. For the most part, this represents a cashless system with the State assuming responsibility for providing suitable accommodation for asylum seekers on a full board basis. Currently, there are 4,353 residents in 34 centres across the State under contract to RIA. The numbers of new entrants to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (18 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: There are no plans to grant an amnesty to asylum seekers based on the length of time spent in the asylum system. The Deputy might wish to note that at EU Level, the Member States, in agreeing the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum at the European Council in October 2008 made specific commitments "to use only case-by-case regularisation, rather than generalised regularisation, under...