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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned has submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information on file, will be fully considered, under Section 3 (6) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), dated 3rd July, 2013, the person concerned has submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information on file, will be fully considered, under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), dated 3rd July, 2013, the person concerned has submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information on file, will be fully considered, under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The question of residency status or entitlement to naturalisation does not arise at this time in the case of the person whose details were supplied. As the Deputy is aware, if the person has made an application for asylum or subsidiary protection, the position is that it is not the practice to comment on such applications for so long as they remain in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (26 Jun 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy entered the State on 26 July 2007 and was registered in their own right as a student from 20 August 2007 to 19 October 2013. This person's current residency status is that they are without permission to be in the State. They have an application pending with INIS...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369, 408 and 436 together. The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) of my Department is responsible for the accommodation and protection of applicants in accordance with the Government policy of direct provision and dispersal. As at 8 June 2014, there were 4,353 persons availing of direct provision accommodation in 34 centres under contract to the Reception...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: For many years my Department has provided funding for the Community Alert programme which is operated by Muintir na Tíre in partnership with the Garda authorities, and supports the operation of over 1,300 local groups. My Department does not provide direct funding to local groups, but funding is provided in relation to the employment and associated costs of a National Coordinator and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The General Scheme of the Children and Family Relationships Bill was published on 31 January this year and referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for pre-legislative scrutiny. The Committee's report, containing a number of recommendations, was received on 29 May 2014. The recommendations, together with the recommendations of the Ombudsman for Children...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: After considering the recommendations of the Convention on the Constitution, Government agreed at its meeting on 5 November 2013 to hold a referendum on marriage equality. My Department is engaged in the early stages of developing the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment and the accompanying legislation including a General Scheme of an Implementation Bill that will be required if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Equality Act (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: Proposals to amend section 37 of the Employment Equality Act are contained in the Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013 which is currently before the Seanad at Committee Stage. The objective of the Bill is to better balance the right of religious freedom and the right of employees to protection from discrimination. The Government, as announced previously, has accepted the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The programme of refurbishment of Garda stations is based on priorities which are established by An Garda Síochána. The programme is advanced in co-operation with the Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation. Funding for such works is met by the Office of Public Works. In that context, I am informed by the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Garda authorities that in circumstances where controlled drugs including cannabis have been seized and are subsequently made the subject of a court destruction order, or in circumstances where no offender is prosecuted in relation to the seizure of the controlled drugs, they are destroyed in a safe and secure manner in accordance with the policy of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am assured by the Garda authorities that any complaints made to the Gardaí in relation to anti-social behaviour by a person's neighbours are fully investigated. In this regard there is a range of strong legislative provisions available to an An Garda Síochána, including provisions under the Criminal Damage Act 1991, Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, the Criminal...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 to 379, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that the Garda investigation into the death of the person referred to is the subject of a complaint which has been received by my Department. I am currently considering my response and I will contact the Deputy again in relation to it. I should point out, however, that I do not have a role in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Investigations (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will be aware, Mr. Dominic McGinn, Senior Counsel, is at present carrying out an independent examination of the report of the Serious Crime Review Team relating to the Garda investigation into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy. In accordance with its terms of reference, this independent examination comprises two elements. Firstly, Mr. McGinn is to examine the Review Team's...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can advise the Deputy that prisoners being considered by the Irish Prison Service for a transfer from a closed prison to an Open Centre are identified by a number of different means but primarily on the recommendation of the Prison Governor or the therapeutic services in the prisons. The prisoner, their family or their legal representative can also apply for consideration of such a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Career Breaks (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that all members were invited to make an application for the incentivised career break. In the invitation, the Commissioner pointed out that Divisional and District Officers may make recommendations to grant or refuse a career break. While Divisional and District Officers are asked to facilitate applications for career breaks as far as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy will appreciate, as well as being a significant event in the life of its recipient, the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation as provided for in law is also a major step for the State which confers certain rights and entitlements not only within the State but also at European Union level and it is important that appropriate procedures are in place to preserve the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: On the 1 August 2009, the remaining sections of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 and Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 relating to firearms were commenced. The legislation now provides for three year certificates, rather than the one year certificates which applied up to 2009 and which expired on 31 July each year. According to PULSE (Garda computer) Records, from 1 January...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (1 Jul 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: As the Deputy is aware the primary purpose of section 63 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 is to ensure that the driving licence number of individual offenders is recorded to enable the application of appropriate penalty points to the licence on conviction by the court. As indicated in my response to Question 324 of 6 May 2014 where an accused is brought before a Court in relation to a penalty...