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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (17 Sep 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. RIA currently provides full board accommodation and ancillary services to just over 4,300 persons in 34 centres across...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. RIA affords the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to promote policies which integrate minority ethnic groups in Ireland, and which promote social inclusion, equality, diversity and the participation of immigrants in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities. A significant level of activity is taking place in pursuit of this commitment. The Office for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Garda Síochána Act 2005 makes provision for the compilation and publication of crime statistics by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, and the CSO has established a dedicated unit for this purpose. I have requested the CSO to provide statistics directly to the Deputy.

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

Frances Fitzgerald: Officials in the Citizenship Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) inform me that there is no record of an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question. Section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, provides that the Minister may, in her absolute discretion, grant an application...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. The article in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (17 Sep 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 persons concerned have submitted written representations. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Directive, which covers all victims of crime, is due to be implemented by the Member States by the 16th of November 2015. I believe that the provisions of the Victims of Crime Directive will strengthen supports to victims of crime in Ireland. Work is continuing in the Justice system to put appropriate arrangements in place to give effect to the provisions of the Directive. My Department...

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

Frances Fitzgerald: It is open to any visa required national to make a visa application for any purpose, the onus resting on the applicant to satisfy the visa officer as to why a visa should be granted in a particular case. All information that the applicant wishes to have taken into consideration should be submitted with their application. The Deputy will, however, be aware that our visa system is not a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Contracts (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I regret to inform the Deputy that I am not in a position to provide the information he is seeking as it is unclear as to what precise information is required. Should the Deputy provide further details as to the information sought I will be happy to try to be of assistance.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 647, 650, 680 and 681 together. A Deportation Order requires a person to remove themselves from the State and it is only where they fail to do so that the State is forced to remove them and enforce the rule of law. The process leading to deportation is extensive with many avenues of appeal, including judicial review in the High Court, open to persons subject...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The first recourse of any householder faced with an intruder should be, where circumstances permit, to the Garda Síochána. They are best placed to deal with such offenders and to investigate offences. The Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011 addresses those unfortunate situations where a householder comes face to face with an intruder and clarifies the law concerning...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: 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 are in the protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: This applicant arrived in the State on 2 October 2005, having been granted a study visa, before applying for asylum on 6 November 2006. His wife entered the State on 21 May 2005, and claimed asylum on the same date, and she gave birth to a child on 6 August 2006, on whose behalf asylum was claimed on 2 October 2007. The applicant's claim for asylum was refused on 22 January 2009. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. I am aware of the NASC...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) is a functional unit of the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department and is responsible for the accommodation of asylum seekers under the government policy of direct provision and dispersal. Currently, 4,311 persons are residing in 34 asylum accommodation centres under contract to RIA. RIA's House Rules and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 15th July 2011, and therefore he has no entitlement to residence in the state. Representations were received from the persons' legal representative asking that the Deportation Order be revoked, in accordance with the provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: The recently published Statement of Government priorities 2014-2016 includes the commitment to introduce a separate Protection Bill to establish a single application procedure for the investigation of all grounds for protection. This reform will simplify and streamline existing arrangements and provide applicants with a final decision on their protection application in a more straight forward...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets Bureau (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that all monies recovered by the Criminal Assets Bureau under its statutory remit are returned to the Exchequer. Such monies are not earmarked for any specific expenditure programme. The monies are paid into the Government's Central Fund, from which the Government draws for expenditure on all necessary public services and investment. As the Bureau operates with a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: I can inform the Deputy that the current review of key issues relating to firearms licensing will not affect arrangements for the licensing of CCTV monitoring centres. From 1 November 2014 those contractors who provide a CCTV monitoring centre service will require a licence from the Private Security Authority (PSA). The PSA is an independent agency under the remit of my Department...